Everything you love about SD-WAN on vEdge, now on the ISR

Ever wish you could take the best of Cisco SD-WAN software and combine it with the best routing platform? Well, you’ll be pleased to know we’re introducing new models, the ISR 1100-4G and ISR 1100-6G, which run Viptela OS on ISR hardware. Now you get best-in-class SD-WAN with best-in-class hardware. All the SD-WAN features you’ve loved on vEdge devices are now available with the ISR 1000 Series.

The ISR 1100-4G and 1100-6G are feature-rich platforms with Cisco SD-WAN delivering WAN, security and multi-cloud capabilities. Viptela OS and Cisco SD-WAN’s vManage provide automated, network-wide deployment, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting as well as transport independence, network services, and endpoint flexibility. So, if you are looking to upgrade from the vEdge 100B or vEdge 1000 the ISR 1100-4G/6G provide a powerful replacement.

Give me the specs!

◉ Up to 4 built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports for WAN or LAN with SFP support

◉ 4 GB DRAM, 8 GB bulk flash

◉ Dedicated control plane for service reliability, multicore data plane for higher performance

◉ Embedded device security with high platform reliability

◉ Fanless, compact form factor perfect for branch offices

What can you accomplish with the ISR 1100-4G/6G?

◉ Create a secure automated WAN – Using Cisco SD-WAN you can automatically provision and maintain secure connections across the WAN.

◉ Optimize application performance – Provide a consistent user and application quality of experience for optimal performance across any transport, location and cloud.

◉ Provide secure Direct Internet Access – Multi-layer cloud security delivers comprehensive protection against external and internal threats and provides your users with direct internet access. With Cisco SD-WAN you’ll get cost effective and secure access over the internet and secure access to business critical applications for remote sites.

◉ Simplify management and operations – A single, centralized user interface that is open and programmable gives you the ability to easily scale to thousands of sites.

Not only do the new ISR platforms provide full SD-WAN feature parity with Cisco vEdge devices, they also offer investment protection with the ability to switch to IOS XE SD-WAN in the future.

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A New Type of WAN that Grows with Your Business

Wide Area Networking has seen disruption like never before in the past 5 years. The use of technology to transform how businesses interact with their customers and partners combined with the changing behavior of how employees connect and use the network is challenging existing WAN architectures. For those of us keeping score, there have been multiple disruptions impacting the WAN simultaneously:

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The Cisco ASR 9000 – Timeless Versatility for Future Growth

Cisco’s Aggregation Service Router 9000 (ASR 9k) has evolved into the cloud-scale, multi-service platform offering unprecedented flexibility, scale, programmability and security for Service Providers today.

When the ASR 9k was first announced in November 2008, it was a 6-slot and a 10-slot chassis—each of them capable of handling 3.2Tbps and 6.4Tbps of traffic, respectively.

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Introducing a New Era in Branch Routing

Why the ISR 1000 Series is a Really Big Deal.

Today Cisco is introducing a new addition to the Integrated Services Router (ISR) portfolio of branch routers. The ISR 1000 Series follows the new sleek design popping up across Cisco platforms, so it looks sexy, but that’s not why it’s so important. What’s so remarkable about the ISR 1000 Series is that for the first time it brings an architecture normally reserved for higher-end networking platforms down to a place accessible to branch offices of just about any size. Let me explain.

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Cisco RV340 and RV345 Dual WAN VPN Routers

I thought it would be a good time to provide a quick update on our Cisco RV Series. As amazing as Rafael Nadal is as he took his 10th French Open yesterday at Roland Garros, our new RV340 Series models continue to amaze as they make their way to your local Cisco Partners!

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New Addition to Cisco SMB Switch Family

We made another big step in completing our full vision of next generation SMB switches. The Cisco Small Business Team is pleased to announce 19 new models in the successful 550X and 350X series switching product line. These new models provide Gigabit or Fast Ethernet with 10-Gigabit uplinks and advanced features to deliver unmatched value for Small and Midsize businesses.

Together with the full 10-Gigabit 550XG and 350XG models already available on the market, we now have a comprehensive portfolio to help customers upgrade to 10 Gigabit and ride the wave of digital economy at an affordable price.

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Cisco Small Business Update: New Wireless and Routers models announced!

The new the Cisco WAP125 Wireless-AC Dual Band Desktop Access Point with PoE is an entry-level, business-class desktop access point offering cost-effective 802.11ac connectivity for 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz clients. Delivering speeds up to 867 Mbps, this model has a single Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Gigabit Ethernet port. The WAP125 is a do-it-yourself access point; delivering business-class features such as a captive portal for secure guest access, wireless access and control, and robust security to help safeguard business data and users. The Cisco WAP125 comes with a limited lifetime warranty.

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