Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router Software Configuration Guide

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Updated:: April 21, 2026

Cisco SD-WAN Support

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Cisco SD-WAN Overview

Provides an overview of the Cisco SD-WAN solution, which consists of vOrchestrator, vManage, vSmart, and vEdge components.

The following components perform specific roles within the SD-WAN solution:

vOrchestrator: Responsible for launching all controller VMs in the cloud.
vManage: Acts as the management plane for the overall SD-WAN solution and uses netconf/YANG to communicate with vEdge devices.
vSmart: Serves as the control plane for the overall SD-WAN solution, acting as the route reflector, key reflector, and policy engine for vEdge devices.
vEdge: Functions as the data plane of the SD-WAN solution, where the IR8100 platform communicates with vSmart and vManage as part of the network.