Which two features are advantages of SD-WAN compared to MPLS-based connectivity? (Choose two.)

Cisco SD-WAN supports Forward Error Correction on BFD tunnels, sending redundant packets so the receiver can reconstruct lost packets without retransmission - a capability that improves reliability over lower-quality internet links beyond what native MPLS provides.

Separating infrastructure from policy describes SD-WAN's internal architectural principle but is not a transport-layer advantage over MPLS - the question asks for functional benefits SD-WAN provides that MPLS does not.

SD-WAN uses centralized, application-aware policies to steer real-time traffic such as voice and video to optimal paths based on live SLA metrics, achieving this with far less configuration complexity than equivalent MPLS QoS and traffic engineering policies.

Unifying the WAN backbone is a strength of MPLS as a single provider-managed fabric, not an SD-WAN advantage; SD-WAN typically leverages multiple diverse transports rather than unifying them into one backbone.

Managing failures through backup links is a capability shared by both MPLS (via RSVP-TE fast reroute and diverse circuits) and SD-WAN, so it is not a differentiating advantage of SD-WAN over MPLS.