CiscoSD-WAN

    Catalyst SD-WAN Edge Platforms

    The Catalyst 8000 and ISR routers that run the Catalyst SD-WAN fabric.

    Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Edge Platforms are the physical and virtual devices that terminate the Catalyst SD-WAN fabric — the Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms and ISR routers running Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN. Spanning small branch to large enterprise and available as virtual instances in the cloud, they deliver secure overlay connectivity, integrated security, and zero-touch automation at every site. Faltrox sizes, deploys, and operates them.

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    Overview

    What Catalyst SD-WAN Edge Platforms is

    Catalyst SD-WAN is the fabric; the Catalyst SD-WAN Edge Platforms are the routers that run it. The portfolio spans the Catalyst 8200 (small branch), 8300 (medium/large branch), 8500 (aggregation and data centre), and the ISR 1000 (small branch/SOHO) — plus the Catalyst 8000V virtual edge for the cloud — so every site and cloud region gets a right-sized device terminating the same overlay.

    All run Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN with integrated multilayer security, embedded IPsec acceleration, flexible WAN interfaces (including 5G/cellular), zero-touch provisioning, and Trustworthy Solutions 2.0 platform integrity. Managed through Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, they present one consistent operating model from the smallest branch to the cloud. Faltrox sizes the edge per location, deploys and secures it, and operates it as part of the managed fabric.

    Coverage

    What it protects

    The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.

    01

    Branch to Data Centre

    Right-sized edge devices from small branch (8200/ISR) to aggregation (8500).

    02

    Virtual Cloud Edge

    The Catalyst 8000V virtual edge terminates the fabric inside public clouds.

    03

    Overlay Connectivity

    Every platform runs IOS XE SD-WAN to terminate the secure overlay at its site.

    04

    Integrated Security

    Multilayer security and embedded IPsec acceleration at every edge.

    05

    Flexible & 5G WAN

    Wide interface choice including 5G/cellular for resilient transport.

    06

    Platform Integrity

    Trustworthy Solutions 2.0 verifies integrity and remediates threats to each device.

    How it works

    The mechanism

    How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.

    1. 01

      Size

      Select the right edge per location — 8200, 8300, 8500, ISR 1000, or the 8000V virtual edge for cloud.

    2. 02

      Provision

      Zero-touch provisioning onboards each device into the Catalyst SD-WAN fabric from SD-WAN Manager.

    3. 03

      Terminate

      Each platform runs IOS XE SD-WAN to terminate the secure overlay and connect its site to the fabric.

    4. 04

      Secure

      Integrated multilayer security and embedded IPsec acceleration protect traffic at the edge, verified by Trustworthy Solutions 2.0.

    5. 05

      Operate

      Faltrox sizes, deploys, and manages the edge estate through SD-WAN Manager as part of the fabric.

    Capabilities

    Key capabilities

    Full Platform Range

    Catalyst 8200, 8300, 8500, and ISR 1000 cover small branch to aggregation and data centre.

    Virtual Cloud Edge

    The Catalyst 8000V virtual edge extends the fabric into public cloud regions.

    IOS XE SD-WAN

    A consistent, programmable software stack runs the overlay across every platform.

    Integrated Security

    Multilayer security and cloud-delivered SASE services at every edge device.

    Embedded IPsec Acceleration

    Hardware IPsec and crypto acceleration deliver high encrypted throughput per platform.

    Flexible & 5G WAN

    Wide interface choice including 5G/cellular for primary or backup transport.

    Zero-Touch Provisioning

    Onboard any edge device with zero touch from Catalyst SD-WAN Manager.

    Trustworthy Solutions 2.0

    Integrity verification and threat remediation secure every platform against tampering.

    Works with

    Part of the platform

    Cisco products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.

    Delivery

    You buy the outcome, not the console

    Managed by Faltrox

    Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Edge Platforms for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.

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    FAQ

    Common questions

    01What is the difference between Catalyst SD-WAN and the Edge Platforms?

    Catalyst SD-WAN is the overall solution and fabric — the overlay, policy, security, and SD-WAN Manager. The Edge Platforms are the physical and virtual routers (Catalyst 8000 and ISR 1000) that terminate that fabric at each site. You need both; Faltrox designs them together.

    02Can the SD-WAN edge run in the cloud?

    Yes — the Catalyst 8000V is a virtual edge that terminates the SD-WAN fabric inside public cloud regions, so cloud workloads join the same overlay and policy as physical sites.

    03How do we pick the right platform for a site?

    By throughput, interface, and service needs: ISR 1000 for small branch/SOHO, Catalyst 8200 for small/medium branch, 8300 for medium/large branch with high IPsec throughput, 8500 for aggregation and data centre. Faltrox sizes each location.

    04Are the platforms themselves secured?

    Yes — every platform ships with Trustworthy Solutions 2.0 infrastructure, providing integrity verification and threat remediation to protect the device against tampering, alongside the integrated traffic security.

    05How does Faltrox operate them?

    We size the edge per location, deploy and secure each device, and manage and monitor the whole edge estate through Catalyst SD-WAN Manager as part of the managed SD-WAN fabric we run for you.

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    Speak with the engineering team to define scope, walk through the methodology, and decide whether Faltrox is the right team to test and run your environment.

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