Cisco Advanced Integration Modules

SECURITY MODULES

 

 

Supported Platforms

 

 

 

and Minimum Cisco

 

Product

Description

IOS Versions

Comments

AIM-VPN/BPII

Provides hardware-

2600XM Series – 12.3(5c)/

No reliance on other

DES/3DES/AES

accelerated DES/3DES/AES

12.3(6) Mainline or 12.3(7)T

network modules,

encryption (optimized for

1840 Series – 12.3(8)T4

WICs, encryption and

VPN Encryption and

Compression AIM

AES128 only) for the Cisco

1841 – 12.3(8)T4

voice interface cards, or

2600XM. Plugs directly

advanced integration

—base-performance

 

into one or both of the

 

modules.

 

 

 

two internal advanced

 

Requires Cisco Advanced

 

integration module slots

 

 

 

Security feature set.

 

for supported Cisco

 

 

 

 

 

routers. In addition,

 

 

 

the module supports

 

 

 

hardware-assisted Layer 3

 

 

 

IPPCP LZS compression.

 

 

 

Modular Router Solutions

 

 

 

VPN and Firewall

 

 

 

Bandwidth Management

 

 

 

 

Cisco Advanced Integration Modules

 

 

 

SECURITY MODULES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported Platforms

 

 

 

and Minimum Cisco

 

Product

Description

IOS Versions

Comments

NM-VPN/MP

Provides up to 10 times

3640 – 12.1(3)T

No reliance on other

DES/3DES VPN network

the performance over

3620 – 12.1(3)T

network modules, WICs,

module for Cisco 3620 and

software-only encryption

 

voice interface cards, or

by offloading the

 

advanced integration

Cisco 3640—

 

encryption processing

 

modules.

mid-performance

 

from the router central

Requires Cisco IPsec or

processing unit.

Advanced Security feature

 

Modular Router Solutions

set.

 

VPN and Firewall

 

AIM-VPN/BP

Provides up to 10 times the performance over

2600XM Series – 12.2(12),

No reliance on other

12.2(8)T1, 12.2(11)YT

network modules, WICs,

AIM-VPN/HP

DES/3DES VPN advanced integration module for Cisco 3660 and Cisco 3745 —high-performance

Provides up to 10 times the performance over software-only encryption by offloading the encryption processing from the router central processing unit. Plugs directly into one of the Cisco 3660’s two internal advanced integration module slots.

Modular Router Solutions

VPN and Firewall

3700 Series – 12.2(8)T

No reliance on other

3660 Series – 12.1(3)T

network modules, WICs,

 

voice interface cards, or

 

advanced integration

 

modules.

 

Requires Cisco IPsec or

 

Advanced Security feature

 

set.

DES/3DES VPN advanced integration module

for Cisco 2600—base performance

software-only encryption by offloading the encryption processing from the router central processing unit. Plugs directly into the Cisco 2600’s internal advanced integration module slot.

Modular Router Solutions

VPN and Firewall

2650 Series – 12.1(3a)XI1,

voice interface cards, or

12.2(1), 12.2(2)T

advanced integration

2620 Series – 12.1(3a)XI1,

modules.

12.2(1), 12.2(2)T

Requires Cisco IPsec or

2610 Series – 12.1(3a)XI1,

Advanced Security feature

12.2(1), 12.2(2)T

set.

 

MOD1700-VPN

Provides up to 10 times the performance over

1760 – 12.2(11)T

No reliance on other

 

network modules, WICs,

AIM-VPN/EP

DES/3DES VPN advanced integration module for Cisco 2600 and Cisco 3725

—enhanced performance

Provides up to 10 times the performance over software-only encryption by offloading the encryption processing from the router central processing unit. Plugs directly into the Cisco 2600’s internal advanced integration module slot.

Modular Router Solutions

VPN and Firewall

3700 Series – 12.2(8)T

No reliance on other

2691

– 12.2(8)T1

network modules,

2600XM Series –12.2(8)T1

WAN interface cards,

voice interface cards, or

2650

Series – 12.2.2T

advanced integration

2620

Series – 12.2.2T

modules.

2610 Series – 12.2.2T

Requires Cisco IPsec or

 

 

Advanced Security feature

 

set.

Hardware-assisted VPN encryption module for Cisco 1700

software-only encryption by offloading the encryption processing from the router central processing unit. Plugs directly into the Cisco 1700’s internal expansion module slot.

Modular Router Solutions

VPN and Firewall

1751 – 12.2(4)T

voice interface cards, or

1721 – 12.2(8)T

advanced integration

 

modules.

Requires Cisco IPsec or Advanced Security feature set.

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