Enterprise Branch Architecture Design Overview

This design guide provides an overview of the Enterprise Branch Architecture, which is one component in the overall Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA). SONA is a comprehensive framework to provide guidelines to accelerate applications, business processes, and profitability. Based on the Cisco SONA framework, the Enterprise Branch Architecture incorporates networked infrastructure services, integrated services, and application networking services across typical branch networks. This design guide provides an overview of the entire Enterprise Branch Architecture as it applies to the SONA framework. This Enterprise Branch Architecture framework is evolving. Cisco has adopted a phased approach to help meet customer needs accordingly. Individual proven design guides provide more detailed design and implementation descriptions for each of the major services.

Cisco Enterprise Systems Engineering (ESE) is dedicated to producing high-quality tested design guides that are intended to help deploy the system of solutions more confidently and safely. This design overview is part of an ongoing series that addresses enterprise branch solutions using the latest advanced services technologies from Cisco and based on best practice design principles that have been tested in an Enterprise Systems environment.