Which statement correctly identifies who owns and operates the endpoint in SD-WAN?

• A. Service Provider
• B. End User
• C. Subscriber
• D. UCS provider

Answer: (C)

In SD-WAN, the endpoint at each site is the customer edge device that the end user administers and controls. The end user owns the device, configures its policies, and handles traffic steering, security, and application-aware routing at their sites. The service provider supplies the underlying transport and typically the central management plane or a hosted edge if offered as a managed service, but ownership and day-to-day operation of the endpoint itself stay with the end user. This separation lets the enterprise enforce its own requirements across multiple links and locations, independent of the transport provider. The other terms don’t fit as precisely: the service provider handles the network and orchestration, while “UCS provider” isn’t a standard SD-WAN role.