Which component is typically deployed at customer sites as the WAN edge device?

• A. vSmart
• B. WAN Edge
• C. vManage
• D. vBond

Answer: (C)

The key idea is that the device at each customer site that terminates the transport networks and runs the data-plane for the SD-WAN is the WAN edge device. In Cisco SD-WAN this role is fulfilled by the WAN Edge (often implemented as a vEdge device). It handles the actual forwarding of customer traffic into the SD-WAN overlay and exchanges routing and security information with the fabric controllers.

vManage, on the other hand, is the centralized management plane. It provides the GUI, config, and monitoring for all devices in the fabric and is typically deployed in a data center or cloud, not at the branch site. vSmart handles the control plane within the fabric, and vBond handles bootstrap and initial authentication. So the component deployed at customer sites as the WAN edge device is the WAN Edge device itself.