Silver Peak SD-WAN Deployment Guide

Interface Labels

To make it easier for you to identify your connections, you can create descriptive interface labels for each link type in your environment. Labels are used for configuration tasks.

There are two types of labels:

• LANLocal Area Network. - for application traffic, such as Voice or WiFi
• WANWide Area Network - for service traffic, type of network or connection, such as MPLSMultiProtocol Label Switching is an IETF initiative that integrates Layer 2 information into Layer 3 (IP) packets., InternetA global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels., or LTE.

For example, you would choose labels for a traffic access policy in a Business Intent OverlayThe complete set of logical connections, making use of tunnels and physical connections in the underlay network between Silver Peak appliances. These are associated with a particular Business Intent Overlay (BIO). Each set of overlay connections between sites in a particular BIO might make use of multiple underlay connections. An overlay might make use of some or all of the physical networks, and tunnels, with differing overlays using different tunnels for different data types. (BIO), which in turn is applied to an appliance with those LANLocal Area Network. labels. All traffic matching those interfaces are automatically processed by that BIO. If you use an ACLAccess Control List. for a traffic access policy, then the LANLocal Area Network. label is ignored for that BIO.

The WANWide Area Network labels are used by OrchestratorFormerly GMS. Silver Peak global management software. Manages, provisions, and monitors Silver Peak devices within a network. and BIOs to determine which interfaces on different appliances should be connected by tunnelsEncapsulating one type of network protocol (called the payload protocol) within a different delivery protocol. A logical connection between two devices, in our case, two Silver Peak appliances. built by OrchestratorFormerly GMS. Silver Peak global management software. Manages, provisions, and monitors Silver Peak devices within a network..

OrchestratorFormerly GMS. Silver Peak global management software. Manages, provisions, and monitors Silver Peak devices within a network. automatically pushes the labels to the appliances it manages so you don't have to.

To Create a Label

1. From the Configuration tab, choose Interface Labels.

   

   The Interface Labels form appears.

2. Choose either WANWide Area Network or LANLocal Area Network. from the Type drop down list, then enter a descriptive name in the Label field..

   

3. Click Add.
4. Repeat for each link type, then click Save. The form closes and the labels are applied.