Cisco IR1101-A-K9 Industrial Router

Cisco IR1101-A-K9 Industrial Router

Product Code: IR1101-A-K9
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2026-07-02 :Updated

Introduction

The Cisco 1101 Industrial Integrated Services Router (ISR) represents a significant advancement in edge computing and secure connectivity for industrial environments. As organizations increasingly rely on the Internet of Things (IoT) to drive operational efficiency, the need for robust, reliable, and secure networking hardware has never been more critical. This router is specifically engineered to withstand the harsh conditions often found in manufacturing plants, utility substations, and remote field sites, where traditional enterprise-grade equipment would likely fail. By integrating advanced routing, switching, and security capabilities into a compact, fanless form factor, Cisco provides a versatile solution that bridges the gap between operational technology and information technology.

The primary objective of the Cisco 1101 ISR is to simplify the deployment of complex industrial networks while maintaining the highest standards of security and performance. It is designed to support a wide range of connectivity options, ensuring that businesses can maintain constant communication with their critical assets regardless of the physical environment. This device is not merely a router; it is a comprehensive platform that enables edge intelligence, allowing data to be processed closer to the source. This reduces latency, minimizes bandwidth consumption, and provides real-time insights that are essential for modern industrial automation and predictive maintenance strategies.

Furthermore, the Cisco 1101 ISR is built with the future in mind, offering modularity and scalability that allow it to adapt to evolving network requirements. Whether an organization is looking to implement a private 5G network, enhance its cybersecurity posture, or deploy containerized applications at the edge, this router provides the necessary foundation. By focusing on ease of management and seamless integration with existing Cisco ecosystems, the 1101 ISR empowers IT and OT teams to collaborate more effectively, reducing operational overhead and ensuring that industrial networks remain resilient against both physical and cyber threats.

Product overview

The Cisco 1101 Industrial Integrated Services Router is a cornerstone of the Cisco Industrial IoT portfolio, designed to address the unique challenges of industrial networking. It is a ruggedized, modular platform that supports a variety of WAN and LAN connectivity options, including Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and cellular technologies. The device is housed in a compact, fanless chassis that is IP30 rated, making it suitable for deployment in environments with extreme temperatures, high vibration, and electromagnetic interference. This physical durability ensures long-term reliability in mission-critical applications where downtime is not an option.

At the heart of the 1101 ISR is the Cisco IOS XE operating system, which provides a consistent, programmable, and secure foundation across the entire Cisco networking portfolio. This allows administrators to leverage familiar management tools and automation scripts, significantly reducing the learning curve and deployment time. The router supports advanced security features, including Cisco Trust Anchor technologies, which ensure that the hardware and software remain authentic and untampered. Additionally, the device is equipped with high-performance processing capabilities, enabling it to run edge applications via Cisco IOx, which supports Docker containers for localized data processing and analytics.

The product lineup includes several variations of the 1101 ISR, each tailored to specific connectivity needs. These include models with integrated LTE Advanced Pro capabilities, which provide high-speed wireless backhaul for remote sites where wired infrastructure is unavailable or impractical. The router also features multiple Gigabit Ethernet ports, allowing for flexible local connectivity to industrial sensors, PLCs, and other IoT devices. By combining these hardware features with comprehensive software support, Cisco has created a versatile platform that can be deployed as a standalone gateway or as part of a larger, software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) architecture, providing end-to-end visibility and control.

Features and benefits

  • Ruggedized design with IP30 protection ensures reliable operation in harsh industrial environments, including extreme temperatures and high-vibration settings.
  • Cisco IOS XE software provides a unified, programmable operating system that simplifies network management and enables advanced automation across the enterprise.
  • Integrated LTE Advanced Pro connectivity offers high-speed, reliable wireless WAN options, perfect for remote locations or as a secondary failover link.
  • Cisco IOx support allows for the deployment of containerized applications directly on the router, enabling edge computing and real-time data analytics.
  • Advanced security features, including Cisco Trust Anchor, secure boot, and hardware-based encryption, protect the network from unauthorized access and cyber threats.
  • Fanless cooling architecture reduces maintenance requirements and increases the overall lifespan of the device by preventing the intake of dust and debris.
  • Support for Cisco SD-WAN allows for centralized management, improved application performance, and simplified policy enforcement across distributed industrial sites.
  • Modular design provides flexibility to add or upgrade interfaces as network requirements evolve, protecting the initial investment for long-term use.
  • Comprehensive quality of service (QoS) capabilities ensure that mission-critical industrial traffic is prioritized over less important data, maintaining operational stability.
  • Low power consumption and compact form factor make it an ideal choice for space-constrained installations, such as utility cabinets or small control rooms.
  • Extensive support for industrial protocols ensures seamless integration with existing operational technology (OT) equipment and legacy industrial systems.
  • Zero-touch provisioning capabilities allow for rapid deployment and configuration of new routers, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with large-scale rollouts.
2026-07-02 :Updated

Easily scale connectivity to remote industrial assets with this highly modular 5G router— which also gives you advanced security capabilities. The Cisco® Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router or IR1101, is Cisco’s most compact, FirstNet Capable™ industrial router. Designed in a highly modular form factor makes it an ideal solution for remote asset management across multiple industrial vertical markets.

The IR1101 has an integrated 9.6 to 60V DC power input and is designed to withstand hostile environments, including shock, vibration, dust, humidity and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). The IR1101 also supports a wide temperature range: –40 to 60°C standard operation, –40 to 75°C in a forced air enclosure with 200 LFM of air, and type-tested at 85°C for 16 hours. This durability makes it ideal for harsh industrial and distributed IoT deployments such as transportation, oil and gas, distribution substations, industrial automation, and financial institutions.

Product highlights

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Figure 1.            

Product highlights

Figures 2, 3, and 4 offer visual views of product components and expansion modules.

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Figure 2.            

Cisco IR1101 base platform front view

The IR1101 offers even more flexibility to add or upgrade WAN and storage components through an expansion module.

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Figure 3.            

Expansion Modules

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IR1101 with expansion module offering more flexibility

Product overview

The Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router offers a broad range of features for the Internet of Things (IoT).

Table 1.        Key features and benefits

Feature

Benefit

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Modularity and investment protection. A single form factor with multiple WAN (LTE, LTEAdvanced, SFP Ethernet) and storage options enable flexibility to add or upgrade modules as technologies evolve.

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Dual active LTE-capable With two LTE modules (LTE and LTE-Advanced with carrier aggregation), the IR1101 enables concurrent connectivity to two cellular networks for WAN redundancy, enhanced data throughputs, load balancing, and differentiated services, making it a highly reliable and high-performance platform.

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Cisco IOS XE Software. IOS XE is a highly secure, standards-based and flexible operating system for a new era of IoT deployment. It’s an enterprise-class OS with advanced routing and security.

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Software Defined WAN (SDWAN) capable. For high WAN availability and simplicity for large-scale distributed networks.

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Industrial security. With Cisco Trust Anchor Technologyensuring authenticity of hardware and software, hardware-accelerated Next Generation Encryptionand Quantum Computer Resistant algorithms, firewall and VPN services, and alerts and notifications enabling physical and cyber security, the IR1101 offers a multi-layer security for mission-critical deployments.

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Edge computing. Speed up awareness and response to events and conserve network bandwidth by analyzing the most time-sensitive data at the network edge, close to where it is generated. A highly secure, extensible environment for hosting applications ensures authenticity of applications. An optional mSATA SSD field-replaceable unit on the expansion module enables storage of application data for recording and analysis.

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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). Supports migration of data from legacy control systems in an industrial environment to an IP-based network using DNP3 serial–to–DNP3/IP and IEC 60870 T101–to–T104 protocol translations.

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Smart grid-compliant. Designed for installation in harsh secondary substation environments. Complies with IEEE 1613 and IEC 61850-3 for distribution automation.

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GPS. Location-based services for tracking assets and protecting from theft and intrusion.

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Ease of management. On-premises and cloud-based network management solutions cater to businesses across multiple industry verticals. Tools such as Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND), simplify deployment and offer the breadth of cross-network management and the depth of multi-layer visibility.

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Multiple Packet Data Network (PDN). Gain connectivity to different Access Point Names (APNs) for traffic segregation over a cellular link. For example, public Internet traffic can be kept separate from mission-critical traffic emerging from the sensors and devices connected to the router.

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4G LTE/5G multiple-bearer QoS. Differentiated treatment of traffic with multiple simultaneous bearers as per 3GPP standards for an enhanced user experience.

Multi-bearer QoS depends on the cellular carrier’s ability to support the service in their network.

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Network Segmentation. Multi-VRF, VLAN, and VPN enable businesses to configure and maintain more than one instance of a routing and forwarding table within the same customer edge device, enabling dynamic changes in the network with a minimal maintenance window. Service providers can enable this feature to support two or more VPNs with IP addresses that overlap across the VPNs.

Business benefits and application examples

Industrial customers are looking for real-time monitoring and control of industrial assets to help increase operation efficiency.

Utilities

Utilities are seeking the capability to monitor tens of thousands of miles of electric distribution lines or water infrastructure often located in harsh environments over cellular networks to provide remote assets monitoring and reliable and secure SCADA traffic backhauling. In many cases, these are power constrained and space-constrained environments. Devices that enable this connectivity need to be highly reliable and able to be remotely monitored and configured. They also need to support traditional serial interfaces to interconnect with existing monitoring devices and fiber overlay for long-distance, intranetwork connectivity. Needless to say, the device is expected to have a long lifetime to support such a massive scale of deployment.

Oil and gas

Oil and gas companies need to monitor pipeline infrastructure across wide geographic areas and remote locations using 4G LTE and 5G cellular networks to collect data from remote terminal units and securely transport SCADA traffic to a Network Operations Center (NOC).

Transportation

Highways and transportation agencies require reliable, always-on communication between speed cameras, monitoring cameras, ticket terminals, and so on. Wireless devices to support such continuous communication need to support 4G LTE and 5G networks to help ensure good, wide coverage; continuous operation in very harsh environments; compact form factor for deployment in roadside cabinets and ticketing machines; local decision-making for a rapid response time; and serial interfaces to existing traditional devices.

Additional features and benefits

Table 2.        Additional features and benefits of the Cisco IR1101

Features

Benefits

IoT enablement

Lightweight, compact, modular, and ruggedized form factor

Designed for tight installation inside cabinets. All the Input/Output (I/O) ports and connectors are located on the front panel for easy wiring inside cabinets.

No additional power supply for the expansion module

Easily add an expansion module without requiring an additional power input.

Raw socket transport and

SCADA

The raw socket can be used to transport SCADA data from RTUs. This method is an alternative to the Block Serial Tunnel (BSTUN) protocol. The Cisco IR1101 also supports DNP3 serial–to–DNP3/IP and IEC 60870 T101–to–IEC 60870 T104 protocol translations, serving as a SCADA gateway.

Multiple mounting options

Surface and DIN rail mounting in horizontal or vertical orientations.

Increased performance to run concurrent services

The multi-core processor architecture allows businesses to take advantage of network-supported speeds.

Multiple WAN and LAN connections

Four fast Ethernet interfaces

  Allows multiple Ethernet devices (sensors, Remote Terminal Unit [RTU], PLCs) in an industrial environment to connect for visibility and management of assets
  IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
  Layer 3 support through VLAN interfaces
  4KV isolation for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection

WAN diversity

  Multiple WAN links for high reliability: Gigabit Ethernet layer 3 SFP (copper and fiber) and 4G LTE/5G provides WAN diversity and business continuity
  Gigabit Ethernet WAN interface can be configured for layer 3 routing or layer 2 switching

Dual active LTE interfaces

Concurrent connectivity to two cellular networks for high reliability, load balancing, and differentiated services.

Serial interface

A RS-232 asynchronous serial interface (RJ45 DTE) can be used with raw socket, protocol translation, and connections to locate Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), sensors, and PLCs for SCADA transport and management.

Transparent roaming between wireless networks

Dual Subscriber-Identity-Module (SIM) over cellular

Provides active and backup connectivity for high reliability over LTE and HSPA networks.

Cisco IOS® mobile IP

  Transparent roaming for mobile networks, enabling mission-critical applications to stay connected, even when moving between networks
  The assigned IP addresses to the home network are maintained in private and public networks
  Supports Proxy Mobile IP (PMIPv6) and Network Mobility (NEMO)

Cellular fallback

Multiple technologies (5G, 4G LTE, 3G, and 2G) are available to support connectivity to the best one available. 2G fallback is not supported in North America.

Software

Cisco IOS XE

Designed to enable businesses to deploy services more quickly with lower TCO and complexity.

  Openness and programmability: Standards-based programmable interfaces enable process and workflow automation. NETCONF, RESTCONF, IETF YANG, Python scripting, and custom libraries enable automation of event-based workflows
  Modular: Enables patching of software bug fixes and graceful insertion and removal of software modules for ease of maintenance
  Common software stack: Reduces business and network complexity while managing an array of Cisco devices

Table 3.        Network management solutions

Operational phase

Application

Description

Device staging and configuration for a few routers

Cisco WebUI

  A GUI-based device-management tool that simplifies provisioning of devices for a small-scale deployment through easy-to-use wizards.

Deploy, manage, monitor, and maintain IoT routers and assets at scale

Cisco IoT Field

Network Director (FND) for hosting on premises

  Rapid scaling - zero-touch deployment and secure enrollment for tens of thousands of gateways
  Enhanced security – role-based access and user audit trail and secure communications for data transport across networks, VPN tunnels, geo-fencing, alerts, and notifications for data and physical security
  Increased reliability – reliable communications over cellular or Ethernet networks, lifecycle management, and 24/7 real-time monitoring and alerts

Extend your enterprise network to configure, monitor, and manage industrial assets

Cisco Catalyst Center or

Cisco Catalyst SD-

WAN Manager

  Cisco Catalyst Center offers a network infrastructure that is not only fully programmable and open to third–party innovation, but can also fully and seamlessly integrate the cloud as an infrastructure component
  Simplifies and automates processes and workflow by bringing the notion of user-aware and application–aware policies into the foreground of network operations
  With Cisco Catalyst Center, the network can provide continuous feedback to simplify and optimize network operations
  Single management dashboard for configuration and management of WAN, that includes advanced security capabilities.
  Cisco SD-WAN automates application flexibility over multiple connections, such as the Internet, MPLS, and wireless 4G LTE/5G

Table 4.        Embedded management capabilities

Feature

Description

Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager (EEM)

A distributed and customized approach to event detection and recovery.

Provides the ability to monitor events and take corrective or any other desired action when the monitored events, such as a high or low threshold, occur.

Cisco IOS XE IP Service- Level Agreements (IP SLA)

Helps assure the performance of new, business-critical IP applications as well as IP services by actively monitoring and reliably reporting traffic statistics such as jitter, response time, packet loss, and connectivity.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Syslog, NetFlow

Open-standards-based network monitoring and accounting tools, such as SNMP for 3G, 4G and, provide a common management platform for many different devices.

LTE network management and diagnostics

A dedicated diagnostic port on a cellular module enables logging of data during debugging sessions that can be analyzed by industry-standard tools such as Qualcomm CDMA Air Interface Tester (CAIT) and Spirent Universal Diagnostic Monitor (UDM).

Product specifications

Table 5.        Cisco IOS XE Software Features on the IR1101

Feature

Description

Cisco IOS Software requirements

  Cisco IOS XE Software: Universal Cisco IOS Software image
  Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.10.1 or later

IPv4 and IPv6 services features

  Routing Information Protocol Versions 1 and 2 (RIPv1 and RIPv2)
  Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) and Multipoint GRE (MGRE)
  Standard 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  Network Address Translation (NAT)
  Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, relay, and client
  Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
  DNS proxy
  DNS spoofing
  Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  IPv4 and IPv6 multicast
  IP Service-Level Agreement (IP SLA)
  Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)
  Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
  Virtual Route Forwarding (VRF) Lite
  Next-Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP)
  Serial data encapsulation and relay
  L2TPv3 over sub-interfaces and VLAN

Security features

Secure connectivity

  Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN for secure remote access
  Hardware-accelerated encryption with minimal impact to system performance
  Next Generation Encryption (NGE) and Quantum Computing Resistant (QCR) algorithms such as AES-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512
  Public-Key-Infrastructure (PKI) support
  IPsec tunnels
  NAT transparency
  Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
  Tunnel-less Group Encrypted Transport VPN
  Flex VPN
  IPsec stateful failover
  VRF-aware IPsec
  IPsec over IPv6

Cisco IOS-XE Application Aware Firewall

  Zone-based policy firewall
  VRF-aware stateful inspection routing firewall
  Stateful inspection transparent firewall
  Advanced application inspection and control
  Secure HTTP (HTTPS), FTP, and Telnet Authentication Proxy
  Dynamic and static port security
  Firewall stateful failover
  VRF-aware firewall
  Integrated Threat Control
  Control-Plane Policing (CoPP)
  Flexible packet matching
  Network foundation protection

QoS features

  Provides LTE QoS with support for up to 8 concurrent bearers on each cellular WAN interface for traffic classification and prioritization
  Provides traffic precedence to delay-sensitive and mission-critical services
  Facilitates low-latency routing of delay-sensitive industrial applications
  Supported on all LAN and WAN interfaces, including cellular
  Low Latency Queuing (LLQ)
  Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)
  Class-Based WFQ (CBWFQ)
  Class-Based Traffic Shaping (CBTS)
  Class-Based Traffic Policing (CBTP)
  Policy-Based Routing (PBR)
  Class-Based QoS MIB
  Class of Service (CoS) to Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) mapping
  Class-Based Weighted Random Early Detection (CBWRED)
  Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
  Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) header compression (cRTP)
  Differentiated Services (DiffServ)
  QoS pre-classify and pre-fragmentation
  Hierarchical QoS (HQoS)

High-availability features

  Dual active LTE backhaul with expansion module
  Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) (RFC 2338)
  Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
  Dual SIM support on the LTE module for cellular failover

IPv6 features

  IPv6 addressing architecture
  IPv6 unicast and multicast forwarding
  IPv6 ACLs
  IPv6 over cellular
  IPv6 routing
  IPv6 domain name resolution

Software licensing

The IR1101 offers two software tiers - network Essential and Network Advantage. The Network Essential license offers the essential elements of routing and security necessary for typical IoT deployments. The Network Advantage license enables advanced features, including Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) for a highly scalable and cost-effective solution; mobile IP for seamless migration between networks; and application-aware QoS policies for built-in intelligence. The Network Advantage license also entitles users to Cisco Edge Intelligence, starting in EI Release 2.0.

A single Cisco IOS XE universal image encompassing all functions gets delivered with the product. Software feature licenses are pre-installed in the factory depending on the selection made at the time of purchase, thereby simplifying software delivery and decreasing operational costs of the deployment.

Licenses can be upgraded after deployment by going through the Cisco Smart License activation process.

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Cisco IOS XE software features and benefits

Table 6.        System specifications for Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router

Feature

Specification

Memory

Default and maximum DRAM

4 GB

Default and maximum Flash memory

4 GB (usable)

Ingress protection rating

IP30

Physical characteristics

Physical dimensions (H x W x D) Chassis

Expansion Module (IRM-1100-SP or IRM-1100-SPMI)

Expansion Module (IRM-1100-4A2T or IRM-1100-4S-8I)

2.36 in. x 5.22 in. x 4.92 in. (60 x 132.5 x 124.9 mm)

1.3 in. x 5.2 in. x 4.9 in. (33 x 132 x 124 mm)

0.9 in. x 5.2 in. x 4.9 in. (23 x 132 x 124 mm)

Weight

Chassis

Expansion Module

IRM-1100-SPMI:

IRM-1100-SP:

IRM-1100-4A2T or IRM-1100-4S8I:

2.25 lbs (1.02 kg)

1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)

1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)

0.94 lbs (0.43 kg)

Mounting options

Panel, wall, and din rail (vertical and horizontal) mount

Power specifications

Nominal voltage: +/-12V to +/-48V DC

Minimum and maximum input voltage: 9.6-60V DC

Maximum and minimum input current: 1.24A (9.6V DC) and 0.26A (60V DC)

Power consumption

At idle: 6.6W

Typical: 9.8W

Maximum: 12W

Additional 10W (typical) with -SP or -SPMI expansion module and 2nd cellular

Additional 6.4W with IRM-1100-4S8I expansion module

Interfaces on the base platform

Console

Mini type-B USB

WAN interfaces

Combo 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port (RJ45 and SFP) on the base platform

An additional 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet SFP on the expansion module. Refer to Table 8 for supported SFPs

5G/LTE: Modular with options for single and dual active LTE and LTE-Advanced

LAN interfaces

  Four 10/100BASE-T Fast Ethernet ports

Input and output

  ALARM input port

Interfaces on Serial and Ethernet Expansion Module

Serial Interfaces

  4 x Isolated asynchronous serial ports (RS232/RS485/RS422)(DCE)

Ethernet Interfaces

  2 x GE RJ45 LAN ports on serial expansion module

LEDs

  System OK
  Link for Ethernet WAN ports
  VPN
  Tricolor user-configurable LED
  ALARM

Serial interface

Isolated RS-232 RJ45 DTE port

Support for asynchronous mode with speeds up to 115,200 baud

Serial protocols

SCADA, DNP3, T101-104, Raw Socket TCP, and UDP

Interfaces on SFP and GPIO Expansion Module

SFP Interfaces

  4 x GE L2/L3 SFP ports

GPIO Interfaces

  8 x dry/wet contact GPIO ports

Environmental characteristics

Environmental operating temperature range

  –40 to 140°F (–40 to 60°C) in a sealed NEMA cabinet with no airflow
  –40 to 158°F (–40 to 70°C) in a vented cabinet with 40 Linear Feet per Minute (LFM) of air
  –40 to 167°F (–40 to 75°C) in a forced air enclosure with 200 LFM of air
  Type tested at 85°C for 16 hours

Operating altitude

  40°C up to 13,800 ft (operating) per IEC 68-2-41

Non-operating temperature

  -40 to 185°F (-40 to 85°C)

Non-operating shock and vibration

  50-60G (3.76 m/s minimum)
  3-500Hz at 1.12 GRMS (BP at 10 and 100 Hz)

Standard safety certifications

  UL 60950-1, 2 nd edition
  CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1, 2 nd edition
  EN 60950-1, 2 nd edition
  CB to IEC 60950-1, 2 nd edition with all group differences and national deviations

Hazardous locations standards

  ANSI/ISA 12.12.01 (Class 1, Div 2 A-D)
  CSA 213 (Class 1, Div 2 A-D)
  IEC 60079-0 and -15 IECEx test report (Class I, Zone 2, gas groups IIC)
  EN 60079-0 and -15 ATEX certification (Class I, Zone 2, gas groups IIC)

Industry standards

Public Safety:
  FirstNet Capable
  Verizon Frontline
Smart Grid:
  IEC 61850-3
  IEEE 1613
Railway:
  EN 50121-4 Security:
  FIPS 140-2
  Common Criteria
Department of Defense
  DoDIN APL
IPv6
  USGv6

EMC emissions CLASS A

  47 CFR Part 15 B
  EN 55032:2015
  CISPR 32 Edition 2
  CNS13438: 2006
  EN 300 386 V1.6.1
  ICES-003 Issue 6: 2016
  KN 32: 2015
  TCVN 7189: 2009
  V-2/2015.04
  V-3/2015.04
  AS/NZ CISPR32

EMC immunity

  EN 61000-4-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, and 29
  CISPR24: 2010 + A1: 2015
  EN 300 386 V1.6.1
  EN 55024: 2010 + A1: 2015
  EN 55035:2017
  KN35: 2015
  TCVN 7317:2003
  QCVN 18:2014

Cellular Modules

Table 7.        LTE (3GPP Category 4) Modules Available with IR1101

Features

P-LTE-GB

Countries/Regions

Europe

LTE Bands

LTE Bands

B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28

FDD LTE

700 MHz (B28), 800 MHz (B20), 900 MHz (B8), 1800 MHz (B3), 2100 MHz (B1), and 2600 MHz (B7)

Backward Compatibility

UMTS, HSPA+ (B1, B8), EDGE, GSM, GPRS (900/1800)

Theoretical Download and Upload Speeds1

150 Mbps/50 Mbps

Carrier(s) Certified

Europe - Generic Carrier Firmware (GCF)

FirstNet Capable (B14)

-

Table 8.        LTE Advanced (3GPP Category 7) Modules Available with IR1101

Features

P-LTEA7-NA

P-LTEA7-EAL

P-LTEA7-JP

Countries /Regions

United States, Canada, North America

Europe, LATAM, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates

Japan

LTE Bands

B2, B4, B5, B7, B12, B13, B14, B25, B26, B41, B42, B43, B48, B66, B71

B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28, B32, B38, B40, B41, B42, B43

B1, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B39, B41, B42, B43

3G HSPA+ Bands

B2, B4, B5

B1, B5, B8

B1, B5, B6, B19

Theoretical Download and Upload Speeds1

300 Mbps/150Mbps

300 Mbps/150Mbps

300 Mbps/150Mbps

Carrier(s) Certified

US - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, PTCRB6

Canada – Rogers, Bell, Telus

LATAM, Europe, APJC - Generic Carrier Firmware (GCF)

-

Carrier(s) Coming Soon

Australia - Telstra

NTT Docomo, KDDI, Softbank

FirstNet Capable (B14)

Approved by AT&T FirstNet

-

-

Table 9.        5G NR RedCap (3GPP Release 17) Modules Available with IR1101

Features

P-5GS6-RC-GL

Countries/Regions

United States, Canada, LATAM, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, India, China

RF Bands

5G NR Sub-6

n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79

LTE Bands

B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B30, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B43, B48, B66, B70, B71, B106

Theoretical Download and Upload Speeds1

5G DL/UL: ~220 Mbps / ~120 Mbps

LTE: DL/UL: ~195 Mbps / ~75 Mbps

Carrier(s) Certified

US - AT&T, T-mobile, PTCRB, Verizon

LATAM, Europe, APJC - Generic Carrier Firmware (GCF)

Carrier(s) Coming Soon

Canada - Bell, Telus, Rogers

Australia - Telstra

Japan - NTT Docomo, KDDI

FirstNet Capable™ (B14)

Coming soon with AT&T FirstNet

Frontline Capable™ (B13)

Coming soon with Verizon Frontline

eSIM SGP.32 Capable

Supports GSMA SGP.32 remote SIM profile swaps OTA via 3FF removable eSIMs (eUICC) 

GPS/GNSS Capable

ANT-3-5G2G1-P-O (3-1 antenna) ANT-GNSS-P-OUT-SMA (single port)

Designed for passive GPS/GNSS antenna as part of low-power architecture. Active antennas requiring bias voltage are not supported.

Table 10.      Standalone/Non-Standalone 5G Sub 6 GHZ Module Available with IR1101

Features

P-5GS6-R16SA-GL5

Countries/Regions

United States, Canada, LATAM, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, India, China

RF Bands

5G FR1

n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29-n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79

LTE Bands

B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B29, B30, B32, B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B43, B46(LAA), B48(CBRS), B66, B71

Theoretical Download and Upload Speeds1

4.9 Gbps/660 Mbps

Carrier(s) Certified

US - AT&T, Verizon, T-mobile, PTCRB6

LATAM, Europe, APJC - Generic Carrier Firmware (GCF)

Carrier(s) Coming Soon

Canada - Bell, Telus, Rogers

Australia - Telstra

Japan - NTT Docomo, KDDI

FirstNet Capable (B14)

Approved by AT&T FirstNet

450MHz LTE Module

Extending connectivity to remote sites can be challenging, especially when connectivity requirements differ depending on location and use case. As organizations are automating and establishing remote operations, Cisco is expanding the capabilities of the Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Router (1101-A-K9 only) to meet the connectivity requirements of businesses wherever they operate. Network Advantage license is required.

Cellular communications in the 400-450MHz band, also called 450MHz LTE, have a longer wavelength, lower frequency and lower energy requirements compared to the traditional LTE and 5G. Due to the physical properties of the frequencies, it has benefits of covering a larger geographical area. It has been employed across several parts of Europe for connecting utility grids, maritime and other mission critical networks.

Cisco has partnered with Intelliport, a Hungary based technology provider in developing a module for the IR1101 to meet the market needs. The 450MHz LTE band provides high resiliency and deep indoor signal penetration to connect the Catalyst IR1101 anywhere onsite. Datasheet for the module is available here - https://www.intelliport.hu/dinamic/P-LTE-450%20datasheet%20v1dot0.pdf.

Cisco Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFPs) modules

The IR1101 Ethernet SFP module provides connections to other devices. These field-replaceable transceiver modules provide the uplink interfaces. Local connectors provide the fiber-optic connection. RJ-45 connectors allow for copper connections.

Table 11.      Supported Ethernet SFP modules

GE SFP

Distance

Fiber

Classification

GLC-SX-MM-RGD

220-550 m

MMF

Industrial (-40C to +85C)

GLC-LX-SM-RGD

550m/10 km

MMF/SMF

Industrial (-40C to +85C)

GLC-ZX-SM-RGD

70 km

SMF

Industrial (-40C to +85C)

GLC-SX-MMD

220-550m

MMF

Extended (-5C to +85C)

GLC-LH-SMD

550m/10 km

MMF/SMF

Extended (-5C to +85C)

GLC-ZX-SMD

70 km

SMF

Extended (-5C to +85C)

GLC-BX-U

10 km

SMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-BX-D

10 km

SMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-LH-MMD

550m/10km

MMF/SMF

Extended (-5C to +85C)

GLC-EX-SMD

40 km

SMF

Extended (-5C to +85C)

GLC-FE-100FX-RGD

2 km

MMF

Industrial (-40C to +85C)

GLC-FE-100LX-RGD

10 km

SMF

Industrial (-40C to +85C)

GLC-FE-100FX

2 km

MMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-FE-100LX

10 km

SMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-FE-100EX

40 km

SMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-FE-100ZX

80 km

SMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-FE-100BX-U

10 km

SMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-FE-100BX-D

10 km

SMF

Commercial (0C to +70C)

GLC-TE

100m

NA (RJ45)

Extended (-5C to +85C)

Note:  The IR1101 is designed to operate in the industrial temperature range (-40C to +85C internal component temperature range) and therefore, using a non-industrial or commercial-rated SFP modules could bring down the temperature profile of the system.

Ordering information

Table 12.      Ordering information for Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Router

Hardware

Description

IR1101-K9

Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router with SL-IR1101-NE software license

IR1101-A-K9

Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router with SL-IR1101-NA software license

Management

SKU

Description

Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) for hosting on premises

IOTFND-SOFTWARE-K9

IOTFND-IR1100

FND Top Level Subscription

IoT FND License for Managing IR1101 Router

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and Catalyst Center

IOT-IRDNA

Cisco IoT DNA Subscription License for IR1101 with Catalyst SD-WAN Manager or Catalyst Center

FirstNet Bundle

Hardware PID

Cloud manager (subscription PID)

FirstNet Capable LTE Module

Description

RF band information

Expansion Module

Description

IRM-1100-SPMI

Expansion module for dual active LTE, local storage for applications, SFP and input/output ports

IRM-1100-SP

Expansion module for dual active LTE and SFP

IRM-1100-4A2T4

Serial and Ethernet Expansion Module for Asynchronous Serial and GE interfaces

IRM-1100-4S8I

Expansion module enabling 4 L2/L3 SFP ports and GPIO expansion

Software license

Description

SL-IR1101-NE

Network Essentials for core routing and security features

SL-IR1101-NA

Network Advantage for advanced routing and app-based policy management

SL-IR1101-NE-NPE

Network Essentials tied for No Payload Encryption software

SL-IR1101-NA-NPE

Network Advantage for No Payload Encryption software

SL-IR1101-NA=

Upgrade license from Network Essentials to Network Advantage

Cellular module

Description

P-5GS6-RC-GL (=)

5G Reduced Capbility module for North America, LATAM, Europe and Asia Pacific

P-5GS6-R16SA-GL(=)

5G (SA/NSA) Sub 6 GHZ module for North America, LATAM, Europe and Asia Pacific

P-LTEA7-NA(=)

Category 7 LTE module for North America

P-LTEA7-EAL(=)

Category 7 LTE module for Europe, LATAM, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, China

P-LTEA7-JP(=)

Category 7 LTE module for Japan

P-LTE-GB(=)

Category 4 LTE module for Europe

Mounting

Description

IR1101-DINRAIL(=)

Din-rail clip for vertical or horizontal mounting

IR1101-WALLMNT(=)

Wall-mount kit

IRM-1100-DINRAIL(=)

Din-rail kit for Expansion Module

Power supply

Description

PWR-IE50W-AC-L=

AC power adapter for 110/220V AC and 88-300V DC input (temperature profile: -40C to 60C)

PWR-IE50W-AC=

Expansion power module: Input AC 100-240V/1.25A or DC 125-250V/1A, Output DC 24V/2.1A, DIN-Rail Mount.

PWR-IE50W-AC-IEC=

Power Module supporting input AC 100-240V/1.25A 50-60Hz, Output DC 24V/2.1A, IEC Plug, DIN-Rail Mount

Antenna and lightening arrestors

Description

Refer to the Cisco Antenna and Options Guide

Note: Antennas and other accessories are not included automatically with the IR1101.

For more information

For more information about the Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers visit https://www.cisco.com/go/IR1101.

Footnotes reference

1Throughput degradation may be observed at a high temperature.
2Advance hardware replacement is available in various service-level combinations. For example, 8 x 5 x NBD indicates that shipment is initiated during the standard 8-hour business day, 5 days a week (the generally accepted business days within the relevant region), with NBD delivery. Where NBD is not available, same-day shipment is provided. Restrictions apply. Review the appropriate service descriptions for details.
3Cisco OS updates include maintenance releases, minor updates, and major updates in the licensed feature set.
4The ethernet ports of IRM-1100-4A2T will work only when the module is attached on the top side (expansion module) of IR1101.
5PTCRB stands for ‘PCS Type Certification Review Board’
IR1101-A-K9
Cisco 800 Series
Cisco 800 Series Chassis
Cisco IR1101 Industrial Integrated Services Router Rugged
1,105.50
2021-08-09

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