Which Cisco SD-WAN feature centralizes governance of network policies across the SD-WAN fabric?

Which Cisco SD-WAN feature centralizes governance of network policies across the SD-WAN fabric?

• A. App-aware routing
• B. Centralized data policy
• C. Zero-touch provisioning
• D. Device templates

Answer: (B)

Centralized data policy provides a single point of governance for how traffic is handled across the SD-WAN fabric. Administrators define data-plane rules—such as path selection, QoS, application behavior, and security—and push them from a central controller to all edge devices, ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere. This goes beyond a single routing decision or onboarding task, giving the entire fabric a uniform policy framework. App-aware routing focuses on routing decisions tied to applications rather than broad policy governance across the network, while zero-touch provisioning and device templates deal with onboarding and standardization rather than centralized policy control.

Centralized data policy provides a single point of governance for how traffic is handled across the SD-WAN fabric. Administrators define data-plane rules—such as path selection, QoS, application behavior, and security—and push them from a central controller to all edge devices, ensuring consistent policy enforcement everywhere. This goes beyond a single routing decision or onboarding task, giving the entire fabric a uniform policy framework. App-aware routing focuses on routing decisions tied to applications rather than broad policy governance across the network, while zero-touch provisioning and device templates deal with onboarding and standardization rather than centralized policy control.