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Routers are the core of connectivity infrastructure, intelligently steering data packets between networks. Cisco Systems makes the vast majority of the industry's routers and has developed an extensive product line that features routers built to provide the protection, performance, and dependability features required by organizations of all sizes. Routers from Cisco have built-in support for redundancy, automatic failover, and redundant power for improved availability and system productivity. These features help companies to build a strong foundation for an information network that is easy to expand as you support new users, open new sites, install new services, give access to your system to clients and partners, and support an increasingly mobile workforce.
Cisco Routers Designed for Small, Midsized and Enterprise Companies
Cisco's routers provide an advanced solution that reduces network downtime and stabilizes connectivity to your most vital applications. Cisco's focus on integrating innovative services with performance enables companies to create WANs that are more intelligent, more robust, and more reliable. For businesses of any size that need fast, secure connectivity to their mission-critical applications as well as a foundation for continuing growth, Cisco routers provide a product line engineered for secure, wire-speed transmission of simultaneous voice traffic. Cisco's integrated services routers incorporate protection and voice services into a single routing solution that accelerates application installation and lowers maintenance expenses and complexity.
SB 100 Series Routers Cisco's SB 100 Series of secure broadband routers provides an affordable Cisco router for data-only networks in small business customers with up to five users. SB 100 options include ADSL, ADSL, or an Ethernet WAN interface with a four-connection 10/100 Ethernet switch. Every version provides secure connectivity with built-in firewall and support for Multiprotocol Label Switching-based VPNs. In addition, simple configuration utility, Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM), permits users to configure the router and its built-in firewall, while remote administration capabilities in IOS Software facilitate easy installation and centralized management.
Cisco Small Business 100 Series Routers have been replaced by the Cisco 850 and 870 routers. Progent's Cisco-certified support experts can help your business to manage your existing SB 100 devices and show you how to upgrade to more advanced products.
Cisco 800 Series Routers with Integrated Services Cisco's 870 and Cisco 850 Series Routers are fixed-configuration routers that offer protected, concurrent services over fast connections in small remote offices, teleworker, and small business sites.
Cisco 850 Series access routers are targeted at small offices, recommended for as many as 10 workers or for teleworker sites where simply secure and affordable connectivity is needed. 850 Series routers offer protected access with Stateful Inspection Firewall and IP security Virtual Private Network support for small offices, four-connection 10/100 Ethernet switch, secure WiFi option with an antenna, plus easy setup and deployment and off-site management features via Web-enabled utilities and IOS Software.
Cisco 870 Series routers are ideal for small offices, well-suited for up to 20 workers or for telecommuter sites where high-quality VoIP and video and reliable access utilizing standby WAN. wide area network connections are required, in addition to protected access. Cisco 870 Series access routers offer high performance for broadband access in small offices plus tight security through capabilities that include Firewall, IP Security (IPsec) Virtual Private Networks, Triple Data Encryption Standard or Advanced Encryption Standard plus Dynamic Multipoint VPN and GETVPN, IPS, and antivirus support using Network Admission Control (NAC) and policing of secure access policies.
Cisco 870 Series access routers also provide industry-leading QoS, 4-port 10/100 switch with Virtual LAN support, protected WiFi option with use of multiple antennas, simple configuration and integration by means of Web-enabled tools and remote administration capabilities via Cisco IOS Software, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) support to work with IP phone sets or external wireless access points.
Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers The modular Cisco 1800 family of integrated services routers combine data and security within one resilient system for fast, expandable connectivity with mission-critical business programs. The 1800 Series architecture has been specifically engineered to meet the needs of small and midsize businesses, enterprise branch offices, and service provider-managed services applications for access to concurrent services at high-speed throughput. The integrated services systems architecture of the Cisco 1800 Series routers delivers maximum business agility and fast ROI.
Designed for protected data access, the Cisco 1841 router offers significant added value compared to older generations of 1700 Series routers by delivering more than a 5x performance increase plus built-in hardware-based encryption enabled by an available Cisco IOS Software security image. The 1841 router significantly improves interface card slot throughput as well as density in comparison to Cisco's 1700 Series while providing compatibility with dozens of available Wide Area Network interface cards and multiflex trunk cards (voice/WICs (VWICs)-for data only). The 1841 router offers additional improvement of VPN speed via an available VPN acceleration add-in; an intrusion prevention system and firewall functions; compatibility with a broad array of connectivity needs, including support for optional switch ports; and enough performance and expansion slot density for ongoing network growth and next-generation applications.
2800 Series Integrated Services Routers Designed for small to medium-sized businesses and corporate satellite offices, Cisco's 2800 Series routers consists of several platforms: the 2801 router, the 2811, the Cisco 2821, and the 2851. Cisco's 2800 Series routers provides significant added value compared to older models of Cisco routers at comparable prices by offering up to a 5x performance improvement, as much as a 10 times improvement in security and voice speed, embedded service features, and radically improved plug-in slot performance and capacity while preserving compatibility with most of the over 90 existing expansion modules available currently for the 1700, the Cisco 2600 Series, and Cisco's 3700 routers.
Cisco's 2800 Series routers can deliver a variety of high-quality simultaneous services at high data rates up to numerous T1/E1/xDSL connections. 2800 Series offer built-in rapid encryption and internal voice DSP expansion slots; intrusion prevention system and firewall functions; optional integrated call handling and voice mail management; high-capacity interfaces for a broad array of tethered and untethered connectivity options; and sufficient power and slot density to handle further system expansion requirements and advanced applications.
Cisco's 2800 Series offers an array of popular protection functions such as a Cisco IOS Software Firewall, an intrusion prevention, IP security Virtual Private Network, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN, advanced application inspection and control, SSH Protocol V 2.0, and Simple Network Management Protocol in a single protected solution set. Also, by integrating security functions within the router itself, Cisco can enable special intelligent security solutions other security devices can't, such as network admissions control for antivirus defense; Voice and Video Enabled VPN (V3PN) for QoS enforcement when combining voice, video, and VPN; DMVPN; Group Encrypted Transport; Virtual Private Networking; and Easy VPN for supporting increasingly scalable and easier to manage VPN networks.
Companies can utilize the Cisco 2800 router to deploy an integrated IP telephony environment for as many as 96 IP telephones, and can safely deploy data, voice, and IP telephony on a single platform for their small to midsize branch offices.
The Cisco 2800 Series router incorporates an integrated wireless access point for 802.11x wireless LAN connectivity, wireless Hotspot capability for public wireless access, and network services for portable WLAN telephony and for larger sites.
3800 Series Integrated Services Routers Cisco 3800 Series integrated services routers are engineered for small and midsize businesses and enterprise satellite offices to offer businesses the top levels of network agility, performance, and functionality. Cisco 3800 Series routers transparently integrate the latest network engineering, adaptive services, and protected corporate communications into one resilient system. The Cisco 3800 Series routers ease deployment and management, lower network cost and complexity, and provide investment protection. Cisco 3800 Series integrated services routers feature internal security processing, fast throughput and high memory capacity, and high-density interfaces that provide the speed, resilience, and reliability necessary for scaling mission-critical security, IP telephony, high-volume video, system monitoring, and web-based programs in the most competitive enterprise networks. Engineered for speed, the Cisco 3800 integrated services routers provide multiple concurrent services as fast as wired T3/E3 data rates.
The integrated services routing architecture of the Cisco 3800 Series router is designed to embed and integrate security and voice handling with advanced wireline and wireless support for fast installation of new applications, including application layer operations, smart network services, and converged communications. The Cisco 3800 Series integrated services router supports the bandwidth requirements for several Fast Ethernet interfaces per slot, TDM connections, and integrated power distribution to modules supporting 802.3af Power over Ethernet, while also supporting the existing portfolio of interface modules. This enables continuing investment protection by allowing network expansion or accommodating changes in technology as new applications are added. By combining the capabilities of multiple separate appliances into a single compact device, the 3800 router dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of administering remote networks.
Cisco 7200 VXR Routers The7200 VXR Series Integrated Services router offers high levels of performance, modularity, and expandability in a small footprint with a broad range of deployment options. With processing throughput up to 2 million packets per second, port and service adapters ranging from NxDS0 to GbE, plus OC-3 along with an unprecedented number of high-touch IP services, the Cisco 7200 VXR Integrated Services router is the ideal services aggregation WAN and MAN edge solution for large corporations and service providers.
The 7200 VXR Series router features services aggregation by handling up to 16,000 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) sessions per chassis, voice/video/data integration with TDM-enabled VXR frame and voice port adapters, direct IP-interconnections, and IPSec VPN scalable to 5,000 tunnels per device.
The Cisco 7200 VXR Series router combines into a compact chassis functions formerly performed by separate devices. Through this integration, the 7200 VXR Integrated Services router provides a single, cost-effective solution that supports high-density network interfaces plus high-speed subscriber services aggregation which includes PPP, RFC 1483 termination, and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) tunneling; digital T1/E1 time-division multiplexer trunk termination for and data; multichannel T3/E3 and T1/E1 with integrated channel service unit/data service unit; ATM, Packet over SONET, and DPT access; ATM IMA for mixed media; and low-density Layer 2 Ethernet switching.
7600 Series Routers The Cisco 7600 Series Integrated Services router benefits from the Catalyst 6500 Series infrastructure by using an NEBS-3 compliant chassis, 256-Gbps crossbar switch fabric, and 30-Mpps switching speed. Fault tolerance is implemented via logical and physical redundancy plus Cisco IOS Software functions. Also, the Cisco 7600 router provides a rich array of high-touch network services at optical speed via various Optical Services Modules (OSMs) powered by Cisco patented PXF technology.
The 7609 provides the choice to select a 256-Gbps Switch Fabric Module or the standard 32-Gbps bus, delivering centralized switching performance of 30 million packets per second or 15 million packets per second each. When the Switch Fabric Module is installed, the Cisco 7609 Series can also allow distributed switching with throughput up to 168 Mpps by using the Catalyst 6500 16-port Gigabit Ethernet network module, which is powered by the Distributed Forwarding Card and the SFM.
The 7603 offers exclusively the standard 32-Gbps bus option and provides 15 million packets per second switching performance. The Cisco 7603 Series router does not support Cisco's distributed switching capability.
Older Cisco Routers Supported by Progent's Network Professionals
Progent's Cisco certified consultants are familiar with legacy Cisco routers that are no longer offered by Cisco. Progent can show you how to manage these older routers and can also assist you to plan and carry out migrations to newer versions. Popular Cisco routers supported by Progent include:
Cisco 1700 Series Routers
1700 Series access routers are engineered to provide an affordable, integrated router platform for small and medium-sized businesses. 1700 Series provide versatility and manageability to meet demanding e-business requirements including data/voice/video/fax consolidation, high-speed wire-rate Internet access, and powerful security solutions.
Cisco 2600 Series
The Cisco 2600 Series is a family of modular multiservice access routers for branch offices, providing versatile LAN/WAN configurations, a wide array of protection features, and a range of high-speed processors.
Cisco 3700 Series Routers The 3700 Series routers is a family of multiservice access appliances for medium and large offices. With over 70 interface add-in products, the 3700 family provides a resilient platform for data, voice and video, Virtual Private Networks, and multiprotocol data routing.
How Progent Can Help Your Business with Cisco Routers
Progent's CCIE and CCNP qualified engineers can help you to plan, configure, and maintain a converged business network that can simplify operations, lower costs, and accelerate the path to profitability. By teaming Cisco integrated services routers with Cisco Catalyst switches expertise and Aironet wireless expertise, Progent can dramatically enhance the business value of your network infrastructure. Progent offers in-person and remote help and can provide data center support throughout Northern California and major cities nationally.
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Cisco's SB 100 Series of secure broadband routers provides an affordable Cisco router for data-only networks in small business customers with up to five users. SB 100 options include ADSL, ADSL, or an Ethernet WAN interface with a four-connection 10/100 Ethernet switch. Every version provides secure connectivity with built-in firewall and support for Multiprotocol Label Switching-based VPNs. In addition, simple configuration utility, Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM), permits users to configure the router and its built-in firewall, while remote administration capabilities in IOS Software facilitate easy installation and centralized management.
Cisco's 870 and Cisco 850 Series Routers are fixed-configuration routers that offer protected, concurrent services over fast connections in small remote offices, teleworker, and small business sites.
The modular Cisco 1800 family of integrated services routers combine data and security within one resilient system for fast, expandable connectivity with mission-critical business programs. The 1800 Series architecture has been specifically engineered to meet the needs of small and midsize businesses, enterprise branch offices, and service provider-managed services applications for access to concurrent services at high-speed throughput. The integrated services systems architecture of the Cisco 1800 Series routers delivers maximum business agility and fast ROI.
Designed for small to medium-sized businesses and corporate satellite offices, Cisco's 2800 Series routers consists of several platforms: the 2801 router, the 2811, the Cisco 2821, and the 2851. Cisco's 2800 Series routers provides significant added value compared to older models of Cisco routers at comparable prices by offering up to a 5x performance improvement, as much as a 10 times improvement in security and voice speed, embedded service features, and radically improved plug-in slot performance and capacity while preserving compatibility with most of the over 90 existing expansion modules available currently for the 1700, the Cisco 2600 Series, and Cisco's 3700 routers.
Cisco 3800 Series integrated services routers are engineered for small and midsize businesses and enterprise satellite offices to offer businesses the top levels of network agility, performance, and functionality. Cisco 3800 Series routers transparently integrate the latest network engineering, adaptive services, and protected corporate communications into one resilient system. The Cisco 3800 Series routers ease deployment and management, lower network cost and complexity, and provide investment protection. Cisco 3800 Series integrated services routers feature internal security processing, fast throughput and high memory capacity, and high-density interfaces that provide the speed, resilience, and reliability necessary for scaling mission-critical security, IP telephony, high-volume video, system monitoring, and web-based programs in the most competitive enterprise networks. Engineered for speed, the Cisco 3800 integrated services routers provide multiple concurrent services as fast as wired T3/E3 data rates.
The7200 VXR Series Integrated Services router offers high levels of performance, modularity, and expandability in a small footprint with a broad range of deployment options. With processing throughput up to 2 million packets per second, port and service adapters ranging from NxDS0 to GbE, plus OC-3 along with an unprecedented number of high-touch IP services, the Cisco 7200 VXR Integrated Services router is the ideal services aggregation WAN and MAN edge solution for large corporations and service providers.
The Cisco 7600 Series Integrated Services router benefits from the Catalyst 6500 Series infrastructure by using an NEBS-3 compliant chassis, 256-Gbps crossbar switch fabric, and 30-Mpps switching speed. Fault tolerance is implemented via logical and physical redundancy plus Cisco IOS Software functions. Also, the Cisco 7600 router provides a rich array of high-touch network services at optical speed via various Optical Services Modules (OSMs) powered by Cisco patented PXF technology.
