Chapter 16

Cisco DNA Analytics Components

Chapter 15, “Introduction to Cisco DNA Analytics,” presented Cisco DNA analytics as a key building block of Cisco Digital Network Architecture. Now let’s examine the different elements of Cisco DNA Analytics.

This chapter explains:

  • The sources of useful analytics information

  • Instrumentation

  • Distributed network analytics

  • Telemetry and analytics engine

  • How these components come together to form a complete solution

Analytics Data Sources

Analytics is about data. Data is defined as any valuable information carried by the network, such as

  • User context

  • Device and application information

  • Network device–related data

  • Environmental information from sensors

The data may be consumed by multiple “users”: network ...

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