SD-Branch
Agile, on-demand network services for the branch
Transform the customer experience in your branch offices. Consolidate hardware network functions into a single software platform that can deploy business-critical services in minutes.
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Features and benefits
Deploy, monitor, and optimize network services with software and hardware that's purpose-built for branch deployments.
Network services on demand
Deploy services on demand and manage changes in minutes, not months, with centralized orchestration and management.
Reduced costs
Use virtualization so you don't need to deploy IT resources and truck rolls to remote locations. Free up IT resources to work on strategic needs.
Enterprise-grade services
Meet business objectives with enterprise-grade software services and hardware platforms purpose-built for the branch.
Components of SD-Branch
Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS)
Use this purpose-built platform to virtualize all your services in the branch, including routers. It provides service agility and density needed for the branch that has limited IT resources.
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center manages your SD-Branch solution and automates provisioning of network services on any hardware or virtual platform across your entire network.
Cisco Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)
Take advantage of Cisco's trusted network services as software, including routing, firewall, application acceleration, and wireless LAN (WLAN) controller software, as well as third-party services.
Third-party VNFs
Third-party software vendors can certify that their VNFs are interoperable using the Cisco NFV Open Ecosystem. We test each VNF to help ensure that it can be successfully created, deployed, and managed.
Deploy SD-WAN your way with Cisco DNA software
Simple, flexible software subscription suites help you achieve the latest software-defined WAN innovations and provide centralized management with security, application-aware policies, segmentation, and optimization for cloud connectivity.
Related solutions
Cisco SD-WAN
Help ensure a high-quality user experience at your branch offices while reducing costs and complexity.
Cisco Networking
Create an intent-based network with an open, extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations.
Cisco SD-WAN Cloud onRamp for Colocation
Extend the cloud edge to aggregate multiple branch-office locations and to securely, seamlessly connect them to multicloud environments.
Deliver exceptional routing performance
Build a resilient, highly secure routing infrastructure. Help enable high availability and less risk with services for routing solutions.
Recommended resources
Additional resources
Whitepaper
- Cisco SD-Branch white paper (PDF - 864 KB)
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