Sftwr-Dfnd Wd r Ntwrk (SD-WN) s wd r ntwrk tht ss sftwr-dfnd ntwrkng tchnlgy, sch s cmmnctng vr th ntrnt sng vrly tnnls whch r ncryptd whn dstnd fr ntrnl rgnztn lctns.
f stndrd tnnl stp nd cnfgrtn mssgs r spprtd by ll f th ntwrk hrdwr vndrs, SD-WN smplfs th mngmnt nd prtn f WN by dcplng th ntwrkng hrdwr frm ts cntrl mchnsm. Ths cncpt s smlr t hw sftwr-dfnd ntwrkng mplmnts vrtlztn tchnlgy t mprv dt cntr mngmnt nd prtn. n prctc, prprtry prtcls r sd t st p nd mng n SD-WN, mnng thr s n dcplng f th hrdwr nd ts cntrl mchnsm.
ky pplctn f SD-WN s t llw cmpns t bld hghr-prfrmnc WNs sng lwr-cst nd cmmrclly vlbl ntrnt ccss, nblng bsnsss t prtlly r whlly rplc mr xpnsv prvt WN cnnctn tchnlgs sch s MPLS.
Whn SD-WN trffc s crrd vr th ntrnt, thr r n nd-t-nd prfrmnc grnts. Crrr MPLS VPN WN srvcs r nt crrd s ntrnt trffc, bt rthr vr crflly-cntrlld crrr cpcty, nd d cm wth n nd-t-nd prfrmnc grnt.