SDN vs SD-WAN

Difference between SDN and SD-WAN

Below table describes the difference between SDN and SD-WAN.

Comparison table: SDN vs SD-WAN

PARAMETER

SDN

SD-WAN
Abbreviation for Software-Defined Networking Software-Defined Wide Area Network
Target Area Focused on Customer LAN or Data Center environment Focused on providing software defined routing over WAN
Programming Configuration and management is performed by customer itself Configuration and management is performed by Service provider and not customer.
Chronology Was developed 1st and is building stone for SD-WAN SD-WAN came later and is based on SDN technology.
Key vendors •OpenDaylight

•VMware

•Juniper

•ConteXtream

•Big Switch Networks

•Cyan

•Alcatel-Lucent/Nokia

•Cisco

 •Aryaka

•Cisco

•Citrix

•CloudGenix

•FatPipe

•Riverbed

•Silverpeak

•Talari

SOURCE:https://ipwithease.com

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