Cisco MEM1841-128D Router DRAM

Cisco Systems 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, the modular Cisco 1800 Series of integrated services routers (refer to Figure 1) intelligently embed data and security into a single, resilient system for fast, scalable delivery of mission-critical business applications. The best-in-class Cisco 1800 Series architecture has been specifically designed to meet requirements of small–to-medium-sized businesses, small enterprise branch offices, and service provider-managed services applications for delivery of concurrent services at wire-speed performance. The integrated secure systems architecture of the Cisco 1800 Series delivers maximum business agility and investment protection.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Cisco 1800 Series integrated services routers are the next evolution of the award-winning Cisco 1700 Series modular access routers. The Cisco 1841 router (Figure 1) is designed for secure data connectivity and provides significant additional value compared to prior generations of Cisco 1700 Series routers by offering more than a fivefold performance increase, integrated hardware-based encryption enabled by an optional Cisco IOS Software security image, and a dramatic increase in interface card slot performance and density while maintaining support for more than 30 existing WAN interface cards (WICs) and multiflex trunk cards (voice/WICs [VWICs]—for data only on the Cisco 1841 router) of the Cisco 1700 Series.

The Cisco 1841 router features secure, fast, and high-quality delivery of multiple, concurrent services for small-to-medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices. The Cisco 1841 router offers embedded hardware-based encryption enabled by an optional Cisco IOS Software security image; further enhancement of VPN performance with an optional VPN acceleration module; an intrusion prevention system (IPS) and firewall functions; interfaces for a wide range of connectivity requirements, including support for optional integrated switch ports; plus sufficient performance and slot density for future network expansion and advanced applications as well as an integrated real-time clock.

Support of high-density WICs (HWICs) is optional.

Figure 1

Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers

APPLICATIONS

Secure Network Connectivity for Data

Security has become a fundamental building block of any network, and Cisco routers play an important role in embedding security at the customer’s access edge. The Cisco IOS Software security feature sets for the Cisco 1841 router that enable the hardware-based encryption on the motherboard provide a robust array of features such as Cisco IOS Firewall, IPS support, IP Security (IPSec) VPNs (Digital Encryption Standard [DES], Triple DES [3DES], and Advanced Encryption Standard [AES]), Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), network admissions control (NAC) for antivirus defense, Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Version 2.0, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) in one solution set. In addition, the Cisco 1841 router offers bundled network security solutions with a VPN encryption-acceleration module, making it the industry’s most robust and adaptable security solution available for small-to-medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices. As Figure 2 demonstrates, the Cisco 1800 Series routers help enable customers to deliver high-performance, concurrent, mission-critical data applications with integrated, end-to-end security.

Figure 2

Secure Network Connectivity with Cisco 1841 Router

Integrated Services

The new, high-performance and secure integrated services architecture of the Cisco 1841 router (as shown in Figure 2) helps enable customers to deploy simultaneous services such as secured data communications with traditional IP routing at wire-speed performance. By offering a hardware-based encryption on the motherboard that can be enabled with an optional Cisco IOS Software security image and the flexibility to integrate a wide array of services, modules, and interface cards, the Cisco 1841 router helps enable businesses to incorporate the functions of a standalone secure data solution.

PRIMARY FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Architecture Features and Benefits

The Cisco 1841 modular architecture has been specifically designed to meet requirements of small-to-medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices as well as service provider-managed applications for concurrent services at wire-speed performance. The Cisco 1841 router, together with other Cisco integrated services routers such as the Cisco 2800 Series, provide the broadest range of secure connectivity options in the industry combined with availability and reliability features. In addition, Cisco IOS Software provides support for a complete suite of transport protocols, quality of service (QoS), and security. Table 1 gives the architecture features and benefits of the Cisco 1841 router.

Table 1. Architecture Features and Benefits of Cisco 1841 Router

Modularity Features and Benefits

The Cisco 1841 router provides enhanced modular capabilities while protecting customer investments. The modular architecture has been designed to provide the increased bandwidth and performance required to support concurrent, secure applications. Most existing WICs, multiflex trunk interface cards (for data only), and Advanced Integration Modules (AIMs) are supported in the Cisco 1841. Table 2 lists the modularity features and benefits of the Cisco 1841 router.

Table 2. Modularity Features and Benefits of Cisco 1841 Router

Secure Networking Features and Benefits

The Cisco 1800 Series features a built-in hardware-accelerated encryption on the motherboard that can be enabled with an optional Cisco IOS Software security image. The onboard hardware-based encryption acceleration offloads the encryption processes to provide greater IPSec 3DES and AES throughput. With the integration of optional VPN AIMs, NAC for antivirus defense, and Cisco IOS Software-based firewall and IPS support, Cisco offers the industry’s leading robust and adaptable security solution for small to medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices. Table 3 outlines router-integrated security features and benefits.

Table 3. Features and Benefits of Secure Networking

Cost of Ownership and Ease of Use

The Cisco 1841 router continues the heritage of offering versatility, integration, and power to small-to-medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices. It offers many enhancements to support the deployment of multiple integrated services in the branch office. Key features and benefits that lower the cost of ownership and improve ease of use are outlined in Table 4.

Table 4. Cost of Ownership and Ease of Use—Features and Benefits

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

As companies increase their security requirements and their need for integrated services, more intelligent office solutions are required. The bestin-class Cisco 1800 Series architecture has been specifically designed to meet these requirements for secure concurrent services at wire-speed performance. The Cisco 1800 Series integrated services routers, consisting of the Cisco 1841 Router, offer the opportunity to consolidate the functions of separate devices into a single, compact solution that can be remotely managed. By providing integrated services, as well as great modular density and high performance, the Cisco 1841 router provides security, versatility, scalability, and flexibility for multiple applications to the small-to-medium-sized office and small enterprise branch office, and the service provider customer edge. The Cisco 1841 router easily accommodates a wide variety of network applications, such as secure branch-office data access including NAC for antivirus defense, VPN access and firewall protection, business-class DSL, IPS support, inter-VLAN routing, and serial device concentration. The Cisco 1841 router provides customers with the industry’s most flexible, secure, and adaptable infrastructure to meet both today’s and tomorrow’s business requirements for maximum investment protection.

SPECIFICATIONS

Table 5 gives product specifications of the Cisco 1841 Router.

Table 5. Product Specifications of Cisco 1841 Router

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Modular Support

Table 6 gives the modules and interface cards that the Cisco 1841 router supports.

Table 6. Modules and Interface Cards the Cisco 1841 Router Supports

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Table 7 lists the modules and cards not supported on the Cisco 1800 Series.

Table 7. Modules and Cards Not Supported on Cisco 1841 Router

Availability

The Cisco 1800 Series currently consisting of the Cisco 1841 router will be orderable on September 16, 2004, with first customer shipments expected on September 30, 2004.

ORDERING INFORMATION

To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering Home Page.

Table 8 gives ordering information for the Cisco 1841 Router.

Table 8. Ordering Information for Cisco 1841 Router

For Cisco 1841 Security, DSL, and other bundle solutions, contact your Cisco representative or go to www.cisco.com/go/1800.

To download the Cisco IOS Software for the Cisco 1800 Series, visit the Cisco Software Center.

Table 9 gives the Cisco IOS Software images for the Cisco 1841 router.

Table 9. Cisco IOS Software Images for he Cisco 1841 Router

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Router, visit www.cisco.com/go/1800