This paper provides an overview of the Enterprise Branch Architecture, which is one component in the overall Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA). SONA is a comprehensive framework to provide guidelines to accelerate applications, business processes, and profitability. Based on the Cisco SONA framework, the Enterprise Branch Architecture incorporates networked infrastructure services, integrated services, and application networking services across typical branch networks. The paper provides an overview of the entire Enterprise Branch Architecture as it applies to the SONA framework. It also describes the overall strategy of the Enterprise Branch Architecture framework.
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