Cisco Systems 4430 specifications Introducing the Content Router, Introduction

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Introducing the Content Router 4430

This chapter provides a basic functional overview of the Content Router 4430 and describes the Content Router 4430 hardware, major components, and front and back panel indicators and controls.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Introduction, page 1-1

•System Hardware Features, page 1-2

•Specifications, page 1-9

•Regulatory Compliance, page 1-10

•Class A Warning Statements, page 1-10

Introduction

Cisco Content Routers are the content routing elements of a larger, Cisco Content Delivery Network (CDN) solution, which includes content switching, content distribution and delivery, content services, and content management, as well as content routing. The Content Router 4430 (CR-4430) is deployed at strategic locations within your network and operates in conjunction with Content Engines to redirect DNS requests to optimal Content Engines based on network proximity; presence of requested content; current Content Engine status, including load and availability; and current network conditions, including load.

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