Mastering Traffic Steering and Routing in SD-WAN Networks

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Which type of links does FortiGate use to steer traffic sourced from the LAN and destined to cloud applications and websites on the internet?

IPsec tunnels

Overlay links (correct)

AD-VPN tunnels

Underlay links

What are the underlay links used for in the SD-WAN deployment?

To establish overlay links

To carry internet and MPLS traffic (correct)

To offload site-to-site traffic

To monitor link quality

What is the purpose of shortcut tunnels in AD-VPN?

To perform security inspections

To monitor link quality

To offload site-to-site traffic (correct)

To establish overlay links

What type of routing protocol is often used in SD-WAN deployments?

BGP Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended routing protocol for AD-VPN deployments?

IBGP Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of speed tests in SD-WAN deployments?

To determine upstream speed Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the hub FortiGate in SD-WAN deployments?

To perform security inspections Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of RIA in SD-WAN deployments?

To provide remote internet access Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of using SD-WAN for corporate site-to-site traffic?

More scalable Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of using AD-VPN in SD-WAN deployments?

Enhanced security Signup and view all the answers

Which type of physical interfaces can be used to connect internet links to FortiGate?

Physical port Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common use case for SD-WAN?

Direct internet access (DIA) Signup and view all the answers

How are sensitive traffic and non-critical traffic treated in terms of link selection?

Sensitive traffic is expedited and steered over best performing links, while non-critical traffic is distributed across one or more links using a best effort approach. Signup and view all the answers

What are costly internet links commonly used for?

Backup links or to steer critical traffic only Signup and view all the answers

What is typically used for routing in this scenario?

Static default routes Signup and view all the answers

When would BGP be used between the ISP and FortiGate?

When the site must advertise a public IP prefix Signup and view all the answers

How can administrators prevent link saturation during traffic distribution?

Manually define the upstream and downstream speeds of each link Signup and view all the answers

What can administrators use to automatically adjust link speeds based on speed test results?

SD-WAN bandwidth monitoring service Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the multiple physical internet links?

Underlay links Signup and view all the answers

What type of traffic leaves the organization boundaries directly on the local site?

Internet traffic Signup and view all the answers