Cisco SD-Routing Data Sheet
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Cisco® SD-Routing (short for software-defined routing) simplifies traditional routing deployment with agile workflows for device lifecycle orchestration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Cisco SD-Routing enables Cisco routing devices to be managed through Cisco Catalyst™ SD-WAN Manager.
SD-Routing brings operational simplicity and agility to traditional routing deployments by avoiding truck rolls for routine operational tasks. It also reduces OpEx by leveraging Catalyst SD-WAN Manager as the unified management platform for Catalyst SD-WAN as well as routing deployments. Future cloud and security integrations will provide a pathway for modernizing traditional routing.
Cisco SD-Routing
Cisco SD-Routing provides intuitive device lifecycle orchestration workflows for secure device onboarding as well as secure device software upgrades. Leveraging the rich monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities of Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, administrators can quickly isolate and resolve network problems. With Cisco IOS® XE 17.12.1, customers can manage their routing devices in a flexible manner through on-premises controllers. SD-Routing will also be offered through cloud-delivered controllers in the near future.
Table 1. Features and benefits
| Feature |
Benefit |
| Secure zero-touch provisioning |
Allows routing devices to be provisioned easily as soon as they connect to the WAN |
| Software image management |
Upgrades the software image on devices in bulk through intuitive workflows, saving time and truck rolls |
| Monitoring dashboard and reporting |
Provides a comprehensive summary of the health of all devices in the network, with network-wide alarms and alerts and a geographical representation of the network, as well as report generation for all of the monitoring information |
| Device monitoring |
Provides extensive monitoring for device-specific attributes such as CPU usage, memory usage, interface status, and interface statistics |
| Troubleshooting tools |
Simplifies troubleshooting through built-in tools such as Ping, Traceroute, SSH-to-device, and device admin-tech generation |
| Flexible controller hosting |
Enables either cloud-delivered or on-premises management of routing devices, based on customer requirements |
| Unified management |
Unifies management for Catalyst SD-WAN and routing deployments, providing a single-pane-of-glass user experience and, if required, paving the way for seamless migration from routing to Catalyst SD-WAN in future |
| Comprehensive and open APIs |
Integrates easily with third-party operations support systems and business support systems, leveraging comprehensive and open APIs from Catalyst SD-WAN Manager |
| Third-party IDP integration |
Integrates with third-party identity providers through Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, in order to seamlessly leverage the customer’s existing identity infrastructure |
Table 2. SD-Routing platform support
| Product family |
Platforms supported |
| Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms Family |
Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series, 8300 Series, and 8500 Series Edge Platforms, Catalyst 8000V Edge Software |
| Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers |
Cisco 116x, 113x, 112x, 111x, and 110x ISRs |
| Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers |
Cisco 4461, 4451, 4431, 4351, 4331, 4321, and 4221 ISRs |
| Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers |
Cisco ASR 1002-HX and ASR 1001-HX Routers |
SD-Routing with on-premises controllers requires a Cisco DNA Software subscription on the device. The Cisco DNA Software subscription can be ordered within the specific Catalyst 8000 edge platform SKUs or through L-DNA-C8300, L-DNA-C8200, L-DNA-C8500, or L-DNA-C8000V. For Cisco 1000, 4000, and ASR 1000 Series routers, Cisco DNA Software subscription can be ordered through L-DNA-TIER-ADD. If the device already has an active Cisco DNA subscription, it can be onboarded straightaway in on-premises controllers for SD-Routing. For more information on Cisco DNA Software subscriptions, refer to https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/products/software/sd-wan-routing-matrix.html. The management capabilities for Cisco 4000 and ASR 1000 Series routers are limited to device monitoring and troubleshooting and device software upgrades.
SD-Routing will also be offered through ready-to-consume cloud-delivered controllers, where Cisco will not only host the controllers in the cloud but also manage controller lifecycle orchestration, controller scaling, and certificate management. Ordering for SD-Routing with new cloud-delivered controllers will be enabled in the near future.
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Table 3. Environmental sustainability
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See how Cisco SD-Routing can be implemented at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/cloud_edge/c8300/software_config/cat8300swcfg-xe-17-book/managing-the-device-using-vmanage.html.
| New or Revised Topic |
Described In |
Date |
| Initial data sheet creation for SD-Routing with 17.12 release |
New |
26 September, 2023 |