Cisco Wired Router
Cisco Systems ® is redefining best-in-class enterprise and small- to-medium-sized business routing with a new line of integrated services routers that are optimized for the secure, wire-speed delivery of concurrent data, voice, and video services. Founded on 20 years of leadership and innovation, the modular Cisco ® Series of integrated services routers (refer to Figure 1) intelligently embed data and security into a single, resilient system for fast, scalable delivery of mission-critical business applications. The best-in-class Cisco Series architecture has been specifically designed to meet requirements of small-to-medium-sized businesses, small enterprise branch offices, and service provider-managed services applications for delivery of concurrent services at wire-speed performance. The integrated secure systems architecture of the Cisco Series delivers maximum business agility and investment protection. Product Overview Cisco Series integrated services routers are the next evolution of the award-winning Cisco Series modular access routers. The Cisco router (Figure 1) is designed for secure data connectivity and provides significant additional value compared to prior generations of Cisco Series routers by offering more than a fivefold performance increase and integrated hardware-based encryption enabled by an optional Cisco IOS ® Software security image. The Cisco dramatically increase interface card slot performance and density over the Cisco Series while maintaining support for more than 30 existing WAN interface cards (WICs) and multiflex trunk cards (voice/WICs [VWICs]-for data only on the Cisco router). The Cisco router features secure, fast, and high-quality delivery of multiple, concurrent services for small-to-medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices. The Cisco router offers embedded hardware-based encryption enabled by an optional Cisco IOS Software security image; further enhancement of VPN performance with an optional VPN acceleration module; an intrusion prevention system (IPS) and firewall functions; interfaces for a wide range of connectivity requirements, including support for optional integrated switch ports; plus sufficient performance and slot density for future network expansion and advanced applications as well as an integrated real-time clock. Support of high-density WICs (HWICs) is optional.