Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN or SDWAN) technology connects data centers and branch offices to deliver economical and easier-to-manage WAN technologies. read more
The software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN or SDWAN) is a specific application of software-defined networking (SDN) technology applied to WAN connections, which are used to connect enterprise networks – including branch offices and data centers – over large geographic distances. read more
Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) is a technology that distributes network traffic across wide area networks that uses software-defined networking concepts to automatically determine the most effective way to route traffic to and from branch offices and data center sites. read more
They’re related – both software-defined, but whereas SDN is meant for internal data centers at a campus or headquarter location, SD-WAN takes those similar software-defined concepts and the decoupling of the control plane from the data plane to the WAN. read more