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What is the centralized control policy in a Cisco SD-WAN deployment?

The correct answer is A. set of statements that defines how routing is performed. The centralized control policy in Cisco SD-WAN is a critical component that defines the routing behavior and traffic engineering across the overlay network.

Submitted by kev92· Mar 6, 2026Architecture

Question

What is the centralized control policy in a Cisco SD-WAN deployment?

Options

  • Aset of statements that defines how routing is performed
  • Bset of rules that governs nodes authentication within the cloud
  • Clist of ordered statements that define user access policies
  • Dlist of enabled services for all nodes within the cloud

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    92% (24)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)

Why each option

The centralized control policy in Cisco SD-WAN is a critical component that defines the routing behavior and traffic engineering across the overlay network.

Aset of statements that defines how routing is performedCorrect

A centralized control policy in a Cisco SD-WAN deployment is a collection of ordered statements configured on the vSmart controller that dictates how routing information is advertised and exchanged among devices, thereby influencing the traffic paths within the SD-WAN fabric.

Bset of rules that governs nodes authentication within the cloud

Node authentication in Cisco SD-WAN is primarily managed by the vBond orchestrator and digital certificates, not by the centralized control policy.

Clist of ordered statements that define user access policies

Centralized control policies govern network-wide routing and traffic flow, whereas user access policies are typically part of localized data policies or firewall configurations.

Dlist of enabled services for all nodes within the cloud

The list of enabled services for all nodes is typically managed through device and feature templates, not directly through the centralized control policy.

Concept tested: Cisco SD-WAN centralized control policy function

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

Topics

#SD-WAN#centralized control policy#vSmart#routing policy

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