Software-Defined Access 1.0

June 11, 2018

The Cisco SD-Access 1.0 solution described here includes both the initial 1.0 (Controlled Availability) release, as well as the subsequent 1.1 (General Availability) and 1.2 releases. This document introduces the five basic layers of the SD-Access 1.0 architecture: Physical layer: Contains the hardware elements, such as routers, switches and wireless platforms, interfaces and links, and clusters or virtual switches, as well as server appliances. Network layer: Contains the control plane, data plane, and policy plane elements that make up the network underlay and fabric overlay. Controller layer: Contains the software system management and orchestration elements and associated subsystems, such as automation, identity, and analytics.

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