Cisco Systems ICS-7750 manual Feature Summary, 2-25

Chapter 2 Processor Cards Feature Summary

Analog Station Interface Cards

Feature Summary

Key features and benefits of the ASI81, MRP3-8FXS, ASI160, and MRP3-16FXS cards include the following:

•High-density analog port support—Enables you to continue to support analog telephones as you migrate to IP Phones.

•DSP support—Supports up to eight DSPs on the ASI160 and MRP3-16FXS, or ten DSPs on the ASI81 and MRP3-8FXS. Each DSP can handle multiple voice channels, depending on the codec complexity.

•SNMP support—The ICS System Manager supports SNMP to operate with CiscoWorks2000 to provide central monitoring and troubleshooting of remote Cisco ICS 7750 systems.

Additional benefits of the ASI81 and MRP3-8FXS include the following:

•Flexibility—The modular design encourages customization of the Cisco ICS 7750 to meet particular voice and data communication needs, easily adding capacity, Cisco IOS services, and redundancy as needs change.

•Reliability—Proven Cisco IOS technology delivers reliable, end-to-end QoS over the PSTN and WAN among your branch offices, customers, and partners.

•Investment protection—The architecture of the ASI81 and MRP3-8FXS incorporates VICs, WICs, and VWICs, a RAM memory expansion slot, and PVDM options.

•Internet and intranet access—Cisco IOS software provides features that make the ASI81 ideal for communications across both intranets and the Internet:

–Multiprotocol routing (IP, IPX, and AppleTalk), IBM/SNA, and transparent bridging over ISDN, asynchronous serial, and synchronous serial such as leased lines, Frame Relay, SMDS, Switched 56, and X.25.

–WAN optimization, including DDR, BOD, and OSPF-on-demand circuit, snapshot routing, compression, filtering, and spoofing to reduce WAN costs.

•Network security features—ACLs, user authentication, authorization, and accounting (such as PAP/CHAP, TACACS+, and RADIUS), and data encryption.

•Internal LAN security—Integrated Cisco IOS Firewall Feature Set using CBAC to protect internal LANs from attacks.

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