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Cisco CCNP Enterprise core exam (ENCOR) 350-401 v1.2 · Domain 1: Architecture

SD-Access: control plane (LISP), data plane (VXLAN), policy plane (TrustSec), fabric node roles

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Cisco SD-Access is the campus fabric solution managed by Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center). Instead of stretching VLANs across the campus and relying on spanning tree, SD-Access builds a routed underlay and an overlay fabric on top of it. Each plane of the fabric uses a specific protocol, and ENCOR expects you to match them.

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