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Today's routers ordinarily incorporate L2 switches, and many modern switches have Layer 3 routing capability. Routers offered by Cisco, the source of the vast majority of the industry's routers, have advanced significantly in capability and performance and Cisco makes an extensive portfolio that includes routers built to handle the needs of customers ranging from households to nationwide service providers.
The most recent Integrated Services Routers released by Cisco have the performance and built-in functionality to support data voice and video as well as virtualization while also providing fault tolerance, remote management, easy extensibility, and advanced protection. Cisco's ISR routers enable your business to establish a solid foundation for an IT network that can grow smoothly as you add new workers, establish new sites, activate additional functions, extend your system to customers and partners, and build an an increasingly mobile user base. Progent's Cisco certified CCIE network engineers offer fast and economical online support to assist you to select, deploy, manage, upgrade, and troubleshoot Cisco's latest routers and can help you to maintain your legacy routers or move non-disruptively to Cisco's newer router solutions.
Cisco Routers for Home and Small Offices and Branch Offices
Cisco's routers for small companies and remote offices offer low-cost and dependable entry-level solutions that enable limited sets of users to have secure connectivity to the Internet. All these fixed-configuration desktop devices feature at least four 10/100 Ethernet ports with Wi-Fi options and built-in firewall to provide advanced protection. Designed for easy installation, management, and support, Cisco's entry-level routers minimize ownership costs by lowering equipment and maintenance investments. Progent's online support experts have extensive backgrounds delivering fast and affordable technical assistance for small businesses to set up and support these routers, and Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE network engineers can assist your company to understand ways these routers can increase the business value of your IT network.
Cisco ISR 900 Series Routers
The Cisco ISR 900 Series desktop routers are compact, quiet, fixed-configuration appliances intended for small to medium-sized businesses, branch offices, and home offices. These value-priced routers include four managed GE LAN ports and can support Metro Ethernet, LTE, and DSL WAN connectivity. Cisco's ISR 900 router family provides three times the IPsec performance of Cisco's ISR 800 Series routers. All ISR 900 models feature Group Encrypted Transport VPN, dynamic multipoint virtual private network VPN, Cisco FlexVPN, and firewall. VPN throughput is up to 250 Mbps. All models support up to 50 virtual LANs. Supported dynamic failover protocols for high availability and business continuity include Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol, Hot Standby Router Protocol, and Multigroup HSRP (MHSRP). Setup and management can be done with Cisco CP Express, Cisco DNA Center, and Cisco IOS. ISR 900 Series devices do not work with Cisco's SD-WAN solution.
The Cisco ISR 921 router features dual GE WAN, LTE Cat 4, and an internal power supply. GE WAN VPN performance is 150 Mbps. Cisco's ISR 926 and ISR 927 models have external power supplies and support a single WAN interface, LTE Cat 4, VDSL2 and ADSL2/2+ high-speed broadband. VPN throughput for both devices is 150 Mbps. The top-of-the-line ISR 931 supports dual GE WAN and includes an internal power supply. GE WAN VPN throughput is 250 Mbps.
Cisco Meraki MX Series SD-WAN Security Appliances
The Cisco Meraki MX portfolio of desktop routers combine software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and cloud-based unified threat management (UTM) in a single small-footprint appliance able to handle 50 to 200 users. Every MX router needs to be licensed for the Meraki cloud. For venues with multiple external network connections (e.g., MPLS, broadband, cellular), SD-WAN technology allows admins to assign the WAN connection a given app should use or to build performance-based rules to select the preferred connection. MX fixed-configuration desktop security appliances share key features that include:
- App and ID-based firewalling
- Content and web search filtering
- PCI-compliant Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) with sandboxing
- Load balancing to combine multiple WAN connections into one high-speed interface with policy-based Quality of Services, traffic shaping, and fast failover
- Works with all IPsec VPN devices and services
- USB port for fast 3G/4G failover
- Wi-Fi versions have 802.11ac Wave 2 2x2 MU-MIMO
Cisco 1000 and 1100 Series ISR Branch Routers
Cisco 1000 and 1100 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) running Cisco IOS XE software are a selection of fanless routers intended to deliver network connectivity, wireless access, and advanced security for small and midsize businesses, enterprise branch offices, retail stores, customer premises equipment (CPE), and M2M venues. Parallel CPU cores and compatibly with Cisco IOS XE software enable these routers to deliver capabilities consistent with Cisco's complete family of modern Enterprise routers. 1000 and 1100 Series ISR models are available with 4 or 8 LAN ports and provide GE packet forwarding. Various models include PoE and PoE+, auto provisioning, plus a selection of integrated or pluggable connections such as LAN, WAN, wireless LAN, G.fast DSL, LTE wireless, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and SFP. Cisco 1000 Series ISR routers can be used with Cisco's SD-WAN services for transparent multi-cloud connectivity, multilayer security, and centralized monitoring and management of hybrid networks.
Cisco's rackmount or desktop 1100-4G ISR router includes four integrated GE ports, built-in 3G/4G LTE with two LTE SMA connectors, and one micro-SIM plug-in slot. Encryption packet processing performance is 200 Mbps. The Cisco ISR 1100-6G router also includes two 1G SFP ports and delivers encryption performance of 520 Mbps. Cisco's desktop-only 1101-4P ISR router comes with four built-in switched GE interfaces, supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi as well as 3G/4G LTE wireless, and features encryption throughput of 280 Mbps. The Cisco ISR 1109-2P/4p desktop routers include two or four integrated GE connections and two pluggable 3G/4G LTE wireless ports. Encryption packet processing throughput is 200 Mbps.
Cisco's rackmount or desktop ISR 111x-4P/8P routers come with four or eight integrated GE interfaces (two or four with PoE) and support VDSL2/ADSL2+, 802.11ac, 3G/4G LTE, and 1G SFP. Encryption throughput is 280 Mbps. Cisco's 1RU or desktop ISR 1111X-8P router includes eight switched GE interfaces (four with POE) and supports 1G SFP. Encryption rate is 340 Mbps. The ISR 112x-8P router has eight integrated GE ports with Power over Ethernet and supports SHDSL, VDSL2/ADSL2+, 802.11ac, 3G/4G LTE wireless, and SFP. Encryption packet processing speed is 340 Mbps. Cisco's ISR 1161X-8P router includes eight switched GE connections with Power over Ethernet and supports 3G/4G LTE wireless and 1G SFP. Encryption speed is 450 Mbps.
Catalyst 8000 Series Branch and WAN Edge Platforms for SD-WAN and Routing
Cisco's Catalyst 8000 Series routers are modular appliances designed to work at the enterprise branche and the WAN edge to support hybrid networks that can incorporate multiple public and private clouds and SaaS applications. Catalyst 8000 routers are powered by Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software and offer expandability, advanced cybersecurity, and 5G access. Performance is optimized using custom hardware, a multicore design, high port density, and line-rate encryption. Cisco's subscription software suites provide ongoing access to current SD-WAN technology and enable unified management with enhanced cybersecurity, application-based policies, network segmentation, and cloud integration.
Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Enterprise Branch Edge Routers
Catalyst 8200 routers are upgrades to Cisco's 4300 Series Integrated Services Routers, delivering higher IPsec performance and scale, accelerated encryption, plus greater integrated WAN port density. These one-rack unit appliances are built to provide Cisco's Secure Access Service Edge, Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) and 5G-connection technology to enterprise branches and the enterprise access edge. The Catalyst C8200L-1N-4T model features four CPU cores, enables 500 Mbps IPsec performance, and allows 1,500 SD-WAN tunnels. Cisco's Catalyst 8200L router does not support container-based applications. Cisco's Catalyst C8200-1N-4T model features eight CPU cores, delivers 1Gb IPsec throughput, supports 2,500 SD-WAN tunnels, and allows edge computing with in-place container architectures. Both devices come with one NIM slot, one PIM slot, two 1 Gigabit Ethernet WAN copper ports, and two 1 Gigabit Ethernet WAN Small-Form-Factor Pluggable interfaces. Four-port and eight-port 1G Ethernet switch NIM modules are available for both 8200 routers.
Cisco Catalyst 8300 Enterprise Edge Routers
Cisco Catalyst 8300 WAN Edge routers are designed to supersede Cisco's 4400 Series Integrated Services Routers, providing Cisco's secure SD-WAN solution to medium-sized and large company branches seeking high WAN IPSec throughput combined with unified SD-WAN services. Advanced capabilities include 5G wireless support, integrated security, WAN MACSec, integrated enhanced Layer 2 switching, and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) with application optimization. Catalyst 8300 routers support edge computing for an existing container architecture for Cisco UCS-E modules offered on Cisco's 4000 Series ISR routers. All versions in the Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series line allow 4,000 SD-WAN tunnels and include backup power supplies for improved availability.
The Catalyst 8300-1N1S-6T router model is a 1RU appliance that features eight CPU cores and delivers 2G SD-WAN throughput and IPsec performance as high as 1.9Gbps. The unit comes with one SM expansion slot, a NIM slot, and six built-in 1-Gigabit Ethernet WAN ports. The Catalyst 8300-2N2S-6T appliance is a 2RU model that includes 8 CPU cores and offers 2G SD-WAN throughput and IPsec performance of up to 1.9Gbps. The unit has two SM expansion slots, two Network Interface Module slots, and six integrated 1G Ethernet WAN interfaces. The Catalyst C8300-1N1S-4T2X router model is a 1RU appliance that has 8 CPU cores and delivers 5G SD-WAN data rates and IPsec data rates up to 15Gbps. The router features one one SM expansion slot, a NIM slot, two built-in 10-Gigabit Ethernet WAN interfaces, and four fixed 1G Ethernet WAN ports. The Catalyst C8300-2N2S-4T2X model is a two-rack unit router that includes 12 CPU cores and delivers 5G SD-WAN data rates and IPsec data rates as high as 18Gbps. The device has two SM plug-in slots, two NIM slots, two integrated 10-Gigabit Ethernet WAN interfaces, and four built-in 1-Gigabit Ethernet WAN interfaces. LAN plug-in modules available from Cisco range from a 4-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet switch Network Interface Module module to a 50-port Catalyst L2 switch Service Module.
Catalyst 8500 Aggregation Edge Routers
The Cisco Catalyst 8500 Aggregation Edge routers are fixed form factor, 1RU aggregation routers for SD-WAN and colocation environments. Built-in features include route processor, embedded services processor (ESP), plus aggregation hardware for various interfaces and connectivity options. IPsec throughput is double compared to Cisco's prior generation ASR1001-X aggregation services router. Flexible interface options include 1GE to 100 GE WAN interfaces. 8500 routers include dual power supplies for improved availability. Software subscription packages provide ongoing use of Cisco DNA Center Software for SD-WAN and routing and offer unified management of cybersecurity, application-aware policies, network segmentation, and cloud connectivity optimization.
The Catalyst C8500L-8S4X Aggregation Edge router is intended to provide the same experience as Cisco's ASR 1000 router. The C8500L-8S4X comes with four 1/10GE WAN interfaces and can deliver as high as 20 Gbps Cisco Express Forwarding aggregate throughput. SD-WAN IPsec performance is up to 19Gbps. The Cisco Catalyst C8500-12X router includes 12 integrated 1/10GE WAN interfaces and delivers up to 120 Gbps aggregate throughput. SD-WAN IPsec performance can reach 51 Gbps. The C8500-12X4QC unit includes four integrated 1/10GE WAN ports and eight 1-Gigabit ports and can support up to 200 Gbps aggregate performance. SD-WAN IPsec performance can reach 68 Gbps. Cisco's C8500-20X6C router has 20 built-in 1/10GE ports and 6 x 40/100GE ports. The Catalyst C8500-20X6C supports as much as 500 Gbps Cisco Express Forwarding aggregate performance.
Cisco Integrated Services G2 Routers
Cisco's ISR Generation 2 routers are designed to provide branch offices of large businesses with enhanced collaboration, virtual networking, security, and dependable connectivity. Integrated Services Generation 2 routers feature an architecture that preserves prior investments in modules for older Integrated Services Routers and lowers down-the-line expenses by permitting field installation of additional modules when they are developed. Compared to older Integrated Services Routers, Cisco's ISR Generation 2 routers offer 2-7 times more throughput, substantially more, and easier maintenance. All ISR Generation 2 routers offer GE switching and incorporate multi-core CPUs and multigigabit fabric for faster performance. Integrated Services Generation 2 routers also support smart power management for improved energy conservation.
A notable innovation with ISR Generation 2 routers is the IOS Software Universal image which includes all of the Cisco IOS technology sets so that your company can rapidly authorize and activate extra services when desired without having to acquire and copy a new IOS image to yourCisco router. Progent's group of CCIE-certified network engineers can provide proven skills to help your business to plan, configure, and maintain multi-site deployments of Cisco Integrated Services Generation 2 routers that improve satellite office productivity and cut the costs of expansion and support.
Cisco's ISR 800 Line of Routers
The 800 Series of ISR routers has been superseded by the higher performance Cisco ISR 900 family but is still widely used. Cisco's comprehensive portfolio of 800 Series ISR routers consists of desktop, fanless devices intended for small organizations, branch locations, retail shops, telecommuters, and customers of ISPs. A wealth of devices in the 800 family of routers have been released with various options over the course of many years. The 881 line of ISR routers suggests the vast array of options available within Cisco's 800 Series line of routers. Models in Cisco's 881 router portfolio can support converged media networks by providing IP voice and video, wireless and data in one integrated appliance. Built-in security can include encryption, VPN tunneling, firewall, and URL filtering. For survivability, available options for 881 routers include redundant wide area network connections or support for landline broadband WAN links like DSL plus multiple different 3G and 4G wireless connections all on a single appliance.
The baseline Cisco 881 router includes a 4-port fast Ethernet managed switch that delivers 15 Mbps performance, support for up to 20 users, 2-port integrated Power over Ethernet, and IPv6 compatibility. The Cisco 881W router supports 802.11g/n Wi-Fi. Cisco's 881 SRST router features 4 FXS ports and 1 FXO port for PSTN failover with Cisco SRST. With a Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) license, Cisco's 881 ISR router supports SIP trunk connectivity as a replacement for outdated Primary Rate Interface (PRI) lines or FXO voice connectivity to a PSTN carrier. SIP trunks also support offsite call agents in Cisco Call Center environments.
4000 Series ISR Routers
The Cisco 4000 Line of Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) are compact modular and scalable platforms designed for businesses with multiple branch offices and offsite workers requiring direct communication with private data centers and public clouds across VPNs and the Internet. Cisco's 4000 series provides the bandwidth required for hybrid WAN environments to support mobile workers, Cloud-based services, and multimedia applications by utilizing network optimization, deep packet inspection, and advanced traffic-management technology. Models in the 4000 Series run Cisco's IOS XE operating system, come in a 1RU or 2RU package, can support Up to 2 Gbps of throughput, and can have up to 3 interface slots, 2 service module slots, 4 integrated Gigabit Ethernet switches, and 8 CPU core server modules. ISR 4000 models can support integrated Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1, T3/E3, PR1, xDSL and other interfaces. To handle unified communications, Cisco's 400o ISR provides extensive edge support technology for session border control, branch telephony fault tolerance, and Time Division Multiplexing gateways.
The major difference between Cisco's 4400 and 4300 Series is redundant power supply capability in the 4400 Series, offering a greater degree of availability. The 4321 ISR Router comes in a 1 RU desktop form factor with two network interface modules (NIMs), offers as much as 100 Mbps throughput, and can handle 240 Digital Voice/Video Channels. The 4331 model has a 1 RU package with two network interface modules, delivers as much as 300 Mbps throughput, and supports 360 Digital Voice and Video Channels. Cisco's 4351 model has a 2 RU package with three network interface modules, provides up to 400 Mbps performance, and allows up to 720 Digital Voice and Video Channels. Cisco's power-redundant 4431 Integrated Services Router features a 2 RU package and includes three network interface modules, offers up to 1 Gbps throughput, and supports 720 Digital Voice/Video Channels. Cisco's fault-tolerant 4431 router comes in a 2 RU package with three network interface modules, provides as much as 2 Gbps throughput, and supports 1200 Digital Voice and Video Channels.
Cisco's Midrange WAN Aggregation Routers and Service Provider Routers
Cisco's midrange and carrier routers can provide larger businesses with fast, protected head ends to manage branch office and off-site traffic and to offer service providers cost-effective WAN edge routing. Cisco's WAN aggregation and carrier router portfolio includes the Cisco ASR 1000 routers and the 9000 Series Aggregation Services family.
Progent's nationwide group of CCIE certified network experts have in-depth backgrounds working with enterprises and ISPs to design efficient installations and smooth expansion of Cisco's WAN edge routers. Progent's GIAC-certified information assurance consultants offer objective, independent security inventory evaluations, penetration testing and advanced Security information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions to help companies with Cisco's Aggregation Services Routers to comply with business guidelines and government mandates for network information security and reporting. Progent also can provide expertise with Horizon3.ai's NodeZero platform for pentesting. NodeZero relies on AI technology to simplify the vulnerability evaluation cycle of finding security gaps in network perimeters and within the internal network infrastructure, recommending remediation, fixing weaknesses, and verifying successful repairs.
Cisco ASR 1000 Aggregation Services Routers
Cisco's ASR 1000 Aggregation Services family of routers is positioned in the middle of Cisco's midrange products that focus on acting as headends at the WAN edge. ASR 1000 Series routers provide a small footprint, single-product solution for enterprises requiring branch office aggregation at multigigabit Ethernet performance. Cisco's ASR 1000 Series WAN Edge routers incorporate a revolutionary architecture that mixes on-board acceleration with software versatility in order to deliver a rich set of simultaneous services while preserving dependable responsiveness.
Cisco's ASR 1000 Series WAN Edge routers feature Cisco's proprietary QuantumFlow Processor incorporating 40 purpose-built Packet Processing Engines (PPEs) that together can support as many as 160 simultaneous threads. This multi-processing structure, combined with on-board acceleration for every service, enables the high-end ASR 1006 Aggregation Services router to expand up to 000 hardware queues, 32K clients, 4,000 IPsec VPN tunnels at 10K sessions/second, and 2M Netflow log records. This CPU capability permits Cisco's ASR 1000 WAN Edge routers to support a variety of sophisticated services concurrently in high volume while avoiding throughput decay that might threaten adherence to service level agreements. Examples of these services include IOS Firewall, intrusion-detection services, Network Address Translation, FPM, and deep packet inspection. The ASR 1000 also permits sophisticated traffic control for applying numerous levels of QoS to a packet in a single pass, enhancing responsiveness for high-bandwidth multimedia applications.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers are designed as WAN-edge routers for carriers who are required to support the highest quality data, voice and video services to home, commercial, and mobile customers by offering non-stop availability, high speed, and application-aware intelligence. All models in the Cisco ASR 9000 portfolio of Routers run the IOS XR, a self-healing, distributed OS designed for non-stop uptime. Throughput of the Cisco ASR 9000 line of Aggregation Services Routers can be expanded up to 96 Tbps per system. the Cisco ASR 9000 family of Routers can handle Gigabit Ethernet (GE), 10 GE, and 100 GE and feature fully redundant fabric and power modules, power entry modules, and fan trays plus redundant switch fabric.
The ASR 9001 model is a provider-edge router in a 6 RU form factor with 120 Gbps of nonblocking, full-duplex fabric capacity. The ASR 9001 has two bays which can accept port adapters for 1 Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet. The chassis has four 10 GE SFP+ ports and ports for GPS Stratum 1 clocking, building integrated timing supply (BITS), and management. The Cisco ASR 9904 Router comes in a 6 RU form factor and offers dense 10 GE and 100 GE connectivity in space-limited environments. The 4-slot router can support up to 4 Tbps of capacity in one box. The Cisco ASR 9912 platform has a 30 RU form factor and includes 12 slots slots that can handle 550 Gbps of throughput. The Cisco ASR 9912 has 2 route CPUs and 6+1 Fabric Cards for N+1 redundancy.
Ways Progent Can Help Your Business with Cisco Router Products
Progent's Cisco certified consultants can help you to plan, configure, and maintain an integrated network infrastructure that can streamline operations, lower costs, and speed time to positive return on investment. By teaming Cisco integrated services routers with Cisco Catalyst switches support and Cisco Catalyst and Meraki Wi-Fi wireless expertise, Progent can significantly enhance the strategic value of your information network. Progent offers in-person and off-site troubleshooting and can provide data center support throughout the U.S.
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