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DNA confusion

Abdul salaam
Level 1
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Hello Guys

I really confused with SDA / SDN / DNA.... Please make it clear 

Thank you

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marce1000
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 - FYI : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/difference-between-sdn-sda-dna-mustafa-el-shalkany/

 M.



-- Each morning when I wake up and look into the mirror I always say ' Why am I so brilliant ? '
    When the mirror will then always repond to me with ' The only thing that exceeds your brilliance is your beauty! '

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marce1000
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 - FYI : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/difference-between-sdn-sda-dna-mustafa-el-shalkany/

 M.



-- Each morning when I wake up and look into the mirror I always say ' Why am I so brilliant ? '
    When the mirror will then always repond to me with ' The only thing that exceeds your brilliance is your beauty! '

Patrick Colbeck
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Level 3

SDN = Software Defined Network, these days that's usually an underlay with VXLAN overlays that can be configured and monitored with some kind of GUI and / or programmatically via an API.

SDA = Software Definded Access, Cisco's SDN solution for  access networks (ACI is another Cisco SDN but for datacentres)

DNA = Digital Network Architecture - Cisco marketing speak for a raft of things such as their current licensing model and access switch range (including WiFi). Can also refer to DNA Center which is the current Cisco management appliance for access networks (Catalyst + WiFi + Routers) that is also only supported way of configuring Cisco SDA (though you don't need to be doing SDA to use DNA Center it does a lot of other cool things too).