Path Isolation & DIA Lab

The Path Isolation & DIA Lab is a capability of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience applying path isolation with Cisco's SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.

This lab is to help you develop proficiency in deploying path isolation on the Cisco SD-WAN platform. Through deploying a combination of feature and device templates, users will learn how to isolate network segments using VPNs, and demonstrate how to apply DIA (Direct Internet Access) through policy. By the end of the lab you should gain enough knowledge to begin applying these technologies to your own use cases.

The purpose of the lab guide is to help you develop proficiency in deploying path isolation on the Cisco SD-WAN platform.  Through deploying a combination of feature and device templates, users will learn how to isolate network segments using VPNs, and demonstrate how to apply DIA (Direct Internet Access) through policy. By the end of the lab you should gain enough knowledge to begin applying these technologies to your own use cases. 

The modules included in this version are:

• Path Isolation
• Direct Internet Access

Cisco SD-WAN Software

• Version 20.12.5/17.12.05a

Cisco SD-WAN Devices

• 1x SD-WAN Manager
• 2x SD-WAN Controller
• 2x SD-WAN Validator
• 7x cEdge c8000V

Infrastructure Devices

• 5x c8000V
• 9x Windows 11 Desktop
• 2x Ubuntu server
• 2x TrafficJam