A municipal hospital campus must choose where SD-WAN policy decisions are authored versus where they are applied on the Edge. Which statement is accurate?
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Short Explanation
Centralized policy is the playbook the coaches hand out from the sideline; localized policy is the timeout call the Edge makes on its own sideline. Controllers push the big routing and traffic rules, while on-box localized policy covers site-specific exceptions.
Full Explanation
In Cisco SD-WAN, centralized control and data policies are defined in the overlay controller fabric and distributed for consistent multi-site behavior. Localized policies—such as local ACLs or local route policies—are configured to take effect on the individual Edge. Understanding that split prevents operators from hunting for a site ACL inside a vSmart-centralized template or vice versa.