MPLS vs SD-WAN

Comparison Table: MPLS vs SD-WAN
Below table describes the difference between MPLS and SD-WAN:
PARAMETER |
MPLS |
SD-WAN |
Abbreviation for |
Multiprotocol Label Switching | Software Defined – Wide Area Network |
Provisioning time |
High | Very low |
Configuration |
Manual Configuration | “Zero Touch provisioning” allows no need to perform manual configuration |
Management |
Decentralized control over variety of networking equipment | Centralized control of devices |
Cost impact |
High | Low since Internet links are used which are much cheaper than MPLS |
Security |
Good | Very High |
Application Level Visibility |
Low visibility of application performance | Deep application visibility |
Bandwidth Scaling |
Time consuming | Immediate |
Geographical Reach |
Limited to reach of Provider MPLS Cloud | Much Wider spread and highly scalable than MPLS |
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