What are vEdge devices and how do they differ from vEdge Cloud?

• A. vEdge devices are physical routers at sites; vEdge Cloud is a cloud-based virtual appliance.
• B. vEdge devices are virtual routers deployed in data centers; vEdge Cloud is physical hardware appliance.
• C. vEdge devices are only hardware appliances; vEdge Cloud is a software-only platform that runs in the cloud.
• D. vEdge devices are physical/virtual routers at sites; vEdge Cloud is the virtualized SD-WAN edge deployed in cloud environments; the main difference is deployment location and integration.

Answer: (D)

The essence is that SD-WAN edges come in two flavors that differ where they run and how they connect to cloud resources. A vEdge device is the edge at a site that handles traffic from the local LAN and connects it to the SD-WAN fabric; it can be a physical router or a virtual appliance deployed at a site or data center. vEdge Cloud is the virtualized SD-WAN edge that runs in cloud environments, allowing direct integration with cloud networks and services. The main distinction is deployment location and integration: on-site edge devices connect the branch to the fabric, while the cloud-edge runs in the cloud to extend the SD-WAN into cloud resources.