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Cisco 2800 Series

Cisco 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, Cisco 2800 Series integrated services routers intelligently embed data, security, and voice services into a single, resilient system for fast, scalable delivery of mission-critical business applications. The unique integrated systems architecture of the Cisco 2800 Series delivers maximum business agility and investment protection.

Benefits and Advantages

Enhanced Architecture

The Cisco 2800 Series features support for new interface cards.. Depending on the router model, this can include up to four high-speed WAN interface card (HWIC) slots, up to one Enhanced Network Module (NME) slot, and up to one Extension Voice Module (EVM) slot.. Embedded on the motherboard of the router is a hardware- based VPN accelerator, up to three PVDM (Packet Voice DSP Module) slots for integrated digital signal processor (DSP) modules, two advanced integration module (AIM) slots, up

to two USB 1..1 ports, and two Fast Ethernet 10/100 ports (Cisco 2801, 2811) or two Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports (Cisco 2821, 2851).. Additionally, optional support for inline power (including 802..3af) is offered..

Investment Protection and Versatility

The Cisco 2800 Series provides significant additional value compared to prior generations of Cisco routers such as the Cisco 1700 and 2600 Series routers at similar price points by offering up to a five-fold performance improvement, up to a ten-fold increase in security and voice performance, new embedded service options, and dramatically increased slot performance and density while maintaining support for most of the more than 90 existing modules that are available today for the Cisco 1700 Series and Cisco 2600 Series..

Integrated Switching

With support of up to 64 ports of integrated switching with inline power, the Cisco 2800 Series offers an excellent platform for combining two of the most common components of any network infrastructure.. Additionally, with support for the 802..3af (Power over Ethernet [PoE]) standard, the 4- and 9-port Cisco EtherSwitch HWICs and the 16-, 24-, and 48-port EtherSwitch Service Modules can provide power to any 802..3af-compliant devices, greatly expanding the number and types of devices that can be powered from the router’s integrated switch ports.. An optional upgrade to the internal power supply provides power to the integrated switch ports..

Integrated Services

With the optional integration of numerous services modules, the Cisco 2800 Series offers the ability to easily integrate the functions of standalone network appliances and components into the Cisco 2800 Series chassis itself.. Many of these modules, such as the Cisco Network Analysis Module, Cisco Unity™ Express Voice- mail Module, Cisco Intrusion Prevention Module, and Cisco Content Engine Module, have embedded processors and hard drives that allow them to run largely independently of the router while allowing management from a single management interface.. This flexibility greatly

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