Reduce Private WAN Traffic
Read the Remote Sites Using Local Internet Access Technology Design Guide (PDF - 8.5 MB)
Meet the WAN Services CVDs
Learn how CVDs support enterprise WANs, including Cisco Intelligent WAN (PDF - 2.1 MB)
View SummaryCisco Validated Designs (CVDs) for Enterprise WAN interconnect remote-site LANs to a primary-site LAN or data center. These designs include technologies such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Layer 2 WAN, and VPN WAN over the Internet. Additionally, these designs support multiple resiliency options depending on the operational requirements of the remote sites.
Regardless of the technology used, these WAN designs provide users with connectivity to the applications they need to do their job. The designs support network access for wired and wireless users in remote sites. It doesnt matter whether they are only a few workers in a small office or they number 5,000 in a large enterprise branch office.
Cisco Validated Designs (CVDs) provide system designs based on common use cases or current engineering system priorities. They incorporate a broad set of technologies, features, and applications to address customer needs. Cisco engineers have comprehensively tested and documented each CVD in order to ensure faster, more reliable, and fully predictable deployment.
Framework CVD Guides
These guides describe best practices for establishing a WAN.
- MPLS WAN Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 4.5 MB)
- Layer 2 WAN Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 2.9 MB)
- VPN WAN Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 6.7 MB)
- Remote Sites Using Local Internet Access Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 8.5 MB)
- VPN Remote Site over 3G/4G Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 5.8 MB)
Additional CVD Guides
These guides describe Cisco technologies that improve network performance, efficiency, and security.
- Application Optimization Using Cisco WAAS Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 14.6 MB)
- Application Optimization Using Cisco ISR-WAAS Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 3.6 MB)
- Application Monitoring Using NetFlow Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 2.8 MB)
- Cloud Web Security Using Cisco AnyConnect Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 2.3 MB)
- Cloud Web Security Using Cisco ASA Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 2.5 MB)
- GET VPN Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 3.2 MB)
- Hosted Cloud Connector Using Cisco UCS E-Series Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 8.8 MB)
- Video Quality Monitoring Using Medianet Technology Design Guide - December 2013 (PDF - 2.4 MB)
The CVD guides below have been superseded by newer guides. This archive is maintained as a convenient reference for organizations that have implemented the designs in these older guides. For new implementations, we strongly recommend that you use the most recent CVD guides for enterprise WAN.
- MPLS WAN Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 2.3 MB)
- Layer 2 WAN Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 1.7 MB)
- VPN WAN Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 3.2 MB)
- VPN Remote Site over 3G/4G Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 3.3 MB)
- Application Optimization Using Cisco WAAS Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 1.6 MB)
- Application Monitoring Using NetFlow Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 4.1 MB)
- Cloud Web Security Using Cisco ASA Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 1.9 MB)
- GET VPN Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 2.4 MB)
- Video Quality Monitoring Using Medianet Technology Design Guide - August 2013 (PDF - 1.9 MB)