SD-AVC Overview

SD-AVC Overview

Cisco Software-Defined AVC (SD-AVC) is a component of Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC). It functions as a centralized network service, operating with specific participating devices in a network.

As an SDN solution operating network-wide, Cisco SD-AVC complements solutions such as:

  • Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN)

  • Cisco EasyQoS

  • Application Assurance

Features and Benefits

Some of the current features and benefits provided by SD-AVC:

  • Network-level application recognition consistent across the network

  • Improved application recognition in symmetric and asymmetric routing environments

  • Improved first packet recognition

  • Protocol Pack update at the network level

  • Secure browser-based SD-AVC Dashboard over HTTPS for monitoring SD-AVC functionality and statistics, and for configuring Protocol Pack updates network-wide

See: SD-AVC Features and Benefits

No Change to Topology

Deploying SD-AVC within an existing network does not require any changes to the network topology.

New Features and Changes

Table 1 New and Changed Features, SD-AVC Release 2.0.0

Feature

Description

Updated user interface

  • Improved interactive display of traffic data

  • Improved presentation of warnings and errors affecting devices

Improved control of Protocol Pack deployment

  • Can update Protocol Packs for individual devices, for segments, or for all devices in the network

  • Ability to revert to the Protocol Pack built into the Cisco IOS release

See: Protocol Packs Page

Improved Microsoft Office 365 traffic classification

MS-Office365 Connector is a component introduced in this release that improves classification for Microsoft Office 365 traffic. The SD-AVC Dashboard displays the status of the component.

This feature requires connectivity to a DNS server. By default, SD-AVC uses Cisco OpenDNS servers: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220

Support for more devices

Support for 4000 network devices operating with SD-AVC