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Which policy is configured to ensure that a voice packet is always sent on the link with less than a 50 msec delay?

The correct answer is C. centralized data policy. A centralized data policy is the correct type of policy to ensure that voice packets are directed over links meeting specific performance criteria like a 50 msec delay threshold. These policies are applied to traffic flows across the entire SD-WAN fabric to enforce application-aw

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Question

Which policy is configured to ensure that a voice packet is always sent on the link with less than a 50 msec delay?

Options

  • Alocalized data policy
  • Blocalized control policy
  • Ccentralized data policy
  • Dcentralized control policy

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • C
    86% (19)
  • D
    9% (2)

Why each option

A centralized data policy is the correct type of policy to ensure that voice packets are directed over links meeting specific performance criteria like a 50 msec delay threshold. These policies are applied to traffic flows across the entire SD-WAN fabric to enforce application-aware routing.

Alocalized data policy

Localized data policies are applied to specific WAN Edge devices and influence traffic exiting interfaces on that device, but they do not provide end-to-end path selection based on network-wide link quality.

Blocalized control policy

Localized control policies are applied to specific WAN Edge devices to influence routing information exchanged between local interfaces or to filter routes, not to control data plane forwarding based on link performance.

Ccentralized data policyCorrect

Centralized data policies, configured on vManage and pushed to vSmart, are used to influence data plane forwarding decisions based on applications, VPNs, or specific traffic parameters, including link quality metrics like delay. By defining a centralized data policy with an SLA class that requires less than 50 msec delay for voice traffic, the SD-WAN fabric can dynamically route these packets to the best-performing path.

Dcentralized control policy

Centralized control policies are used to influence routing information (prefixes and TLOCs) within the overlay network, affecting the control plane's understanding of topology and reachability, not directly the data plane's forwarding path selection based on real-time link performance for specific traffic.

Concept tested: Cisco SD-WAN centralized data policy for SLA

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/sdwan/configuration/sdwan-xe-gs-book/sdwan-xe-gs-book_chapter_0110.html#id_62516

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#SD-WAN Policies#Centralized Data Policy#QoS#Voice Traffic

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