Comprehensive security services embedded within the Cisco Integrated Services Routers provide a single, resilient platform to rapidly deploy secure networks and applications that connect security, routing, and other services.

• Comprehensive Router Security Features
• Security Features of the Cisco Integrated Services Routers
• Cisco Configuration Professional

Integrated VPNs

A variety of router-based VPN options supports diverse deployments. With highly resilient and secure site-to-site VPNs, and remote-access VPNs, the integrated services routers provide flexibility for highly secure transport of voice, video, and data applications.

Related Links to Advanced VPN Technologies:

• Group Encrypted Transport (GET) VPNs
• Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
• SSL-VPN

The Cisco Integrated Services Router is the ideal platform for delivering IP communications in enterprise branch offices, commercial offices, and small or medium-sized business offices. Through the integration of security, voice gateway, call processing, voicemail, automated attendant, conferencing, and transcoding capabilities, Cisco Integrated Services Router platforms deliver a complete IP communications solution for office environments.

Video Data Sheet

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Organizations of all sizes can bring together best-of-class data, voice, and security services in a single, scalable system that enables rapid services deployment, as well as opportunities to protect, grow, and optimize their businesses.

• Cisco IP Communications Services for Cisco Integrated Services Router Platforms
• Cisco Unified CallManager Express
• Cisco Unity Express
• Cisco Interoperability Portal

Cisco Integrated Services Routers bridge the gap between the wired and wireless LAN and 3G WAN to provide smooth and secure connectivity backed by enterprise wide policy and manageability.

3G Wireless WAN

The Cisco Integrated Services Router is the first platform in the industry to offer integrated wireless 3G WAN connectivity in a branch office routing platform. Coupled with Cisco IOS, the Cisco 3G Wireless HWIC provides an enterprise-class broadband wireless solution for true multi-path WAN backup or for primary WAN connectivity.

• 3G Wireless WAN High-Speed WAN Interface Card

Integrated Wireless LAN Services

Cisco Integrated Services Routers bridge the gap between the wired and wireless LAN, providing smooth, secure connectivity backed by enterprise wide policy and manageability.

• Wireless LAN Services on Cisco Integrated Services Routers
• Wireless AccessPoint HWIC for Modular Integrated Services Routers
• 802.11n Wireless LAN Controller Module

Bandwidth and application optimization capabilities embedded within the Cisco Integrated Services Routers accelerate the WAN, improving network performance and efficiency along with delivering sustained quality of service (QoS) as new functions are added.

WAN Acceleration

Bandwidth and application optimization capabilities accelerate the WAN, improving network performance and efficiency. Cisco has focused on delivering sustained quality of service (QoS) on integrated services routers as new functions are added.

Wide-Area Application Services (WAAS) improves branch network and application performance.

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• Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Network Modules Data Sheet
• WAN Optimization Integrated with Cisco Branch Office Routers Improves Application Performance and Lowers TCO
• Performance Routing (PfR) Data Sheet

Apart from impeccable routing capabilities, the Cisco Integrated Services Router also supports integrated switching on Cisco 2800 and 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers using the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules. These innovative solutions reduce total cost of ownership by optionally integrating switch ports within a router, offering both routing and switching on a single platform and providing fewer points of management for the branch.

Related Links:

• Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules for Cisco 2600, 2800, 3700, and 3800 Series Routers
• Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules

With the Cisco Configuration Professional tool network and security administrators and channel partners can quickly and easily deploy Cisco routers for integrated services such as dynamic routing, WAN access, WLAN, firewall, VPN, SSL VPN, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and quality of service (QoS). Cisco Configuration Professional also supports integrated configuration of router-based Unified Communications solutions.

Cisco Configuration Professional