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Cisco offers a comprehensive portfolio of routers that create a more intelligent, responsive, and integrated network.

     ▪︎   Cisco's extensive line of routing hardware provides everything from high-end routing platforms for building IP optimized backbones, to Ethernet LANs to WANs for small businesses and small branch offices, to cost-effective market entry and scaling options to route data, voice and video over HFC or fixed wireless networks.

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Cisco Router Portfolio

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The comprehensive portfolio of Cisco routers can help create a more intelligent, responsive, and integrated network.

Cisco routing provides intent-based networking for the WAN, LAN, and cloud. Network routers include advanced analytics, application optimization, automated provisioning, and integrated security to deliver a complete, proven solution.

 
Security across the WAN
Highly secure authentication, strong encryption, and segmentation help protect users, data, and applications from the WAN edge to the cloud.
On-demand network services
Respond to business needs faster and increase IT efficiency by deploying integrated network services on demand, wherever needed.
Transform the customer experience
Increase productivity by using real-time analytics, visibility, and control to optimize cloud and on-premises application performance.
Intent-based networking
Centralize management for easier deployment of SD-WAN and security while maintaining policy across thousands of sites.
 

 

Integrated Services Routers (ISR) /

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) revolutionize WAN communications in the enterprise branch. With built-in intelligent network capabilities and convergence, the routers address the growing need for application-aware networking in distributed enterprise sites. The Cisco 4000 Series contains six platforms: 4451, 4431, 4351, 4331, 4321, and 4221 ISR.

Previous-generation Cisco 1900 to 3900 Series Cisco Integrated Services Routers provide fast, scalable delivery of mission-critical business applications.

 
ISR 4000 Series
The Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers provide routing, hosting, security, and switching — all in a single, trustworthy platform. Build your digital branch to be secure, fast, and scalable. Quickly adopt the latest technologies, from SD-WAN to edge computing, while meeting the explosive network-performance needs driven by cloud applications and digital transformation.

ISR 1000 Series
Get wireless access, advanced security, and network services in one device. Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) are fixed, high-performance routers that are easy to deploy and manage. Small yet powerful, they provide highly secure broadband, Metro Ethernet, and wireless LAN connectivity.


ISR 800 Series
Best-in-class routing, voice and video, security, application performance, cloud connection, and wireless capabilities for limited space — Cisco 800 Series routers offer all that in a single device. They are well suited for customer premises and priced for small and midsize businesses.


ISR 3000, 2900, 1900, 1800 Series
These second generation ISR families have reached Cisco end-of-life, but still provide valuable service to many companies. Lightwire Systems is happy to provide a quote for any of these products.




ISR 900 Series
The Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) combine Internet access, comprehensive security, and wireless services in a single high-performance device that is easy to deploy and manage. They are well suited for deployment as Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) in enterprise small branch offices and in service provider managed-service environments.

ISR 1100 Series Rugged
The modularity and expansion capabilities of the IR1101 Integrated Services Router Rugged can help extend product lifetime. Its compact, modular, ruggedized design is excellent for mission-critical cases. It offers stronger industrial router security and simplified management with SD-WAN architecture, edge compute, and IOS XE.

 

 

Catalyst Series Edge Platform Routers /

Cisco Catalyst industrial routers portfolio extends the power of the enterprise network to the edge. Featuring 5G capabilities today, the portfolio enables organizations to run connected operations at scale with choice of management tools suited for both IT and operations. The unified architecture simplifies collaboration between IT and operations and streamlines their deployments from the enterprise to the edge.

 
Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platform
The Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms provide SD-WAN services that scale; security by design; custom silicon; and optimized multicloud networking for the cloud edge.

Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platform
Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms provide secure, flexible, and scalable connectivity to cloud applications. Get industry-leading SD-WAN and cloud security to accelerate your transition to a secure access service edge (SASE) architecture.

Catalyst IR8300 Rugged Series Router
The Catalyst IR8300 is designed to provide outstanding performance and modularity for mission-critical applications deployed in industrial environments. It supports robust cybersecurity, Cisco Edge Intelligence, 5G, SD-WAN, and more. Speed and scale are pillars of the IR8300 - it's the first Catalyst to integrate Cisco QuantumFlow and Unified Access Data Plane Technologies.

Catalyst IR8100 Rugged Series Router
Catalyst IR1800 Rugged​​ Series Routers deliver high performance, enhanced security, and unprecedented flexibility to help you accelerate your digitization at the edge. Adapt new technologies with a modular design and help protect your networking investments. Power seamless experiences and drive efficiency with high bandwidth and throughputs from 5G and Wi-Fi 6.
Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platform
The Catalyst 8300 transforms your branch with high-speed multicloud access, advanced wireless WAN capabilities, integrated compute and storage, flexible services, and more.


Catalyst 8000V Edge Software
Bridge the WAN edge and the cloud edge with Catalyst 8000V Edge Software. Apply policies from end to end. Optimize applications to enhance user experience. This virtual edge platform delivers agility, security, and visibility for the new, multicloud world.

Catalyst IR8100 Heavy Duty Series Router
These secure, multiaccess routers are built for many years in the field, delivering public and private LTE, 5G, Wi-SUN, and more. Their fully modular design means easy upgrades. With their support for SD-WAN, edge compute, and battery backup, you don't just get a new router. You get enhanced security and tools for better business outcomes.

Catalyst 8200 Series Edge uCPE
Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge uCPE is a flexible computing platform that provides industry-leading network functions virtualization (NFV) and secure edge connections to multicloud applications.
 

 

Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) /

To help service providers and enterprise edge networks simultaneously host resource-intensive integrated data, voice and video business and consumer services, Cisco offers the Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) Series. This platform features software virtualization to enable "instant-on" provisioning and simultaneous use of a wide range of service functionality, including firewall, IPSec VPNs, deep-packet inspection (DPI) and Session Border Control (SBC). Such capabilities eliminate the need to deploy multiple single-function appliances in addition to a router, offering savings in capital costs and operations expenses.

 
ASR 9000 Series
High performance routers built to serve demanding edge markets. Edge networks serve billions of devices with low-latency services. You need feature rich routers that economically scale with bandwidth demand. The ASR 9000 series is your edge routing device capable of supporting the application performance required to power 5G service needs.


ASR 920 Series
Full-featured converged access platforms. The Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers provide a comprehensive and scalable set of Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services in a compact package. They are temperature-hardened and have a small form factor. They also offer the high throughput and low power consumption ideal for mobile backhaul, business services, and residential voice, video, and data ("triple-play") applications.
ASR 1000 Series
Enhance your network with an industry-leading SD-WAN headend. The Cisco ASR 1000s are engineered for reliability and performance, with industry-leading advancements in silicon, throughput, and security to help your business succeed in a digital world that's always on.




ASR 900 Series
Full-featured, efficient aggregation platform The ASR 900 Series is a modular aggregation platform that delivers cost-effective converged mobile, residential, and business services. You get redundancy, a shallow depth, low power consumption, and high service scale in routers packed with useful features and optimized for small aggregation and remote point-of-presence (POP) applications.
 

 

Network Convergence System (NCS) Routers /

Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) is a family of integrated packet routing and transport Systems designed to help service providers capture thier share of the IoE Value at Stake. NCS is built on major innovations in silicon, software, and optics, and provides the building blocks of a multilayer converged network that intelligently manages and scales functions across its architecture.

 
NCS 6000 Series
The Network Convergence System (NCS) 6000 helps enable superior network agility, packet optical convergence, and petabits-per-second system scale. It facilitates the Cisco Evolved Programmable Network to support virtualization and programmability at low total cost of ownership and delivers high-bandwidth mobile, video, and cloud services to end users.

NCS 5500 Series
Mass Scale Metro and WAN Aggregation. The NCS 5500 Series offers industry-leading 100 GbE and 400 GbE port density to handle massive traffic growth. It is designed for operational simplicity and to efficiently meet the scaling needs of large enterprises, web, and service providers.



NCS 560 Series
Fully redundant, high scale routers designed for pre-aggregation and aggregation needs. A full-featured, programmable aggregation routers designed for the cost-efficient delivery of converged mobile, residential and business services or applications.


NCS 500 Series
Intelligently scale access networks. The NCS 500 Series offers a secure and highly available access-routing platform for service providers. Both fixed and modular form factors support advanced automation and programmability to provide 5G, Remote PHY, Carrier Ethernet, and FTTx.

NCS 5700 Series Line Cards
High performance routers for service provider, cloud and WAN. NCS 5700 line cards and routers bring scalability and flexibility to provider networks. Integrated Segment Routing supports performance-based service offerings and high-density 400G ports provide long-term network growth.


NCS 5000 System
Cloud scale for metro aggregation and data center networks. Get a high-density, small-form-factor MPLS aggregation router for metro aggregation and MPLS-enabled data center networks. The Network Convergence System 5000 Series is designed to economically scale large enterprise, over-the-top (OTT), and service provider data center networking architectures.
 

NCS 540 Series
Built for Mobile Backhaul, Remote PHY, Carrier Ethernet, and Private WAN MPLS. A converged access platform designed to cost-effectively deliver services and applications. The NCS 540 is temperature-hardened, low power consumption small form factor suitable for indoor or outdoor use.


 

 

12000 Series Routers /

Cisco 12000 Series Routers, service provider edge routers, offer rapidly deploy new services that can generate new revenue and reduce your capital and operating expenses. They can deliver up to 1.28 Tbps switching capacity. Overall, the 12000 Series offer deploy differentiated services while protecting investments.

 
12000 Series (EOL)
This product is nokonger supported by Cisco.
 
 

 

8000 Series Routers /

A new class of routing supporting the Internet for the future. Cisco 8000 Series routers are cloud-enhanced systems powered by groundbreaking Cisco Silicon One™ ASICs. These systems deliver the routing performance and functionality that scale to meet the needs of critical infrastructure.

 
8100 Routers
A fixed platform with up to 12.8 Tbps of capacity and optimized to reduce rack space and power costs.
8200 Routers
A fixed platform with 10.8 Tbps of capacity for deployment in space and power constrained facilities.
8800 Routers
A high performance, high density modular platform with up to 259.2 Tbps of capacity that can consolidate the number of routers needed and reduce overall complexity.
 

 

7600 Series Routers /

Cisco 7600 Series Routers, the WAN aggregation and Internet edge routers, offer integrated high-density Ethernet switching, carrier-class IP/MPLS routing, and 10-Gbps interfaces. They deliver high performance with up to 720 Gbps in a single chassis, or 40 Gbps capacity per slot. The 7600 Series are designed to benefit enterprises and help to deliver both consumer and business services over a single converged Carrier Ethernet network.

 
7600 Series (EOL)
This product is supported by Cisco, but is no longer being sold by the manufacturer.

The 7600 Series is very threatening in the multiservice services edge (MSE) router and carrier Ethernet markets due to its market leading range of features, performance and market penetration. The 7600 addresses the MPLS provider edge, the service provider edge (IPv4/IPv6), carrier Ethernet aggregation, Ethernet broadband, video transport, support for large enterprises and mobile backhaul.

 
 

 

7200 WAN Aggregation Routers /

Cisco 7200 Series Routers, offering the industry's most widely deployed universal services aggregation, are designed for data center interconnect platforms. They offer exceptional price/performance, a wide range of connectivity options and numerous features including serviceability and manageability, increased VPN performance and increased scalability and flexibility.

 
7200 VRX
With processing speeds up to 2 million packets per second, port- and service adapters ranging from NxDS0 to Gigabit Ethernet, and OC-3 as well as an unparalleled number of high-touch IP services, the Cisco 7200 VXR series is the ideal Services Aggregation WAN/MAN edge device for enterprises and service providers.
 
 

 

 


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