3Com 3C8S400 - SuperStack II PathBuilder S400 Switch User Manual

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Routing at a Glance

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Routing at a Glance

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Cisco 800 Series

Integrated services routers allow small offices to operate secure concurrent services, including 

firewall, VPNs, and wireless LANs, at broadband speeds

• Wireless support—Optional IEEE 802.11 b/g on 850 and 870 Series

• Enhanced security features including stateful inspection firewall and hardware assisted 

encryption and QoS (Cisco 870 series) features for VoIP

• DMZ, Dial back up and out-of-band management (Cisco 870 series)

• SDM GUI tool for simple and advanced configuration

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Cisco 1800 Series

Modular and fixed architectures—Offers wide variety of LAN and WAN options; network 

interfaces on Cisco 1841 are field-upgradeable for flexibility and to accommodate future 

technologies

• Fixed configuration models offer 10/100 ethernet, ADSL over ISDN, ADSL over POTS, or 

G.SHDSL WAN interfaces with integrated ISDN BRI (1801, 1802, 1803, and 1812) or analog 

modem (1811) backup interfaces

• Wireless LAN access using IEEE 802.11 a/b/g is available for all models of the 1800 Series

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Cisco 2800 Series

Integrated services routers that are optimized for the secure, wire-speed delivery of concurrent 

data, voice, and video services for small- to- midsize business and enterprise branch routing

• Superior performance with multiple services enabled for 1-6 T1/E1 links

• Advanced security features including Stateful Firewall, IPS, VPN and NAC

• Built-in encryption using DES, 3DES, and AES

• Wireless support via integrated IEEE 802.11 a/b/g standalone access point HWICs 

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Cisco 3800 Series

Integrated Services Routers

• Highest performance and densities with the ability to run concurrent data, security, voice, and 

advanced services at wire speed up to T3/E3

• Higher availability and resiliency with Online Insertion and Removal (OIR); redundant system 

and inline power options

• High-speed WAN Interface Cards (HWICs) free up network module slots for other services

• Enhanced security

• Expanded default and maximum memory capacity with Error Correction Code (ECC) DDR 

SDRAM memory to detect and correct SDRAM errors without user intervention

• Wireless support via integrated IEEE 802.11 a/b/g standalone access point HWICs 

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Cisco 7200 Series

Optimized OC3/GE WAN-edge router providing intelligent services, high modularity, high 

performance, investment protection, and scalability in a small form factor

• Modular, 1-RU or 4-RU Chassis 

• 1-, 4-, or 6-slot models for Port/Service Adapters

• 1 I/O slot (for 4- and 6-slot model)

• Choice of system processors (NPE) for up to 2 Mpps performance

(7201 comes with built in NPE)

• Built in Gigabit Ethernet connectivity—copper or fiber (3-ports on NPE-G2 or 4 ports on 7201) 

Wide variety of LAN and WAN options, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Token 

Ring, serial, ISDN, HSSI, ATM, and Packet over SONET as well as voice support including 

IP-to-IP Gateway (Session Border Controller) and Quality of Service (QoS).

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Cisco 7300 Series

• 7304—Network Edge router with high performance IP services delivered at optical speeds for 

service providers and enterprise networks

• 7301—Broadband and WAN-edge router providing intelligent services, PA modularity, high 

performance, investment protection, and scalability in a 1-RU form factor

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Cisco 7600 Series

• Consolidated WAN/MAN/LAN in a single platform

• Scalable backplane bandwidth from 32 Gbps to 720 Gbps and performance from 30 Mpps to 

over 400 Mpps with new Sup720 or RSP720 engine and distributed forwarding line cards 

• High-volume aggregation of service-enabled Ethernet 

• Wide range of WAN/MAN interfaces from NxDS0, T1, T3 to OC-192 with line rate services.  

Support technologies including Serial, High-speed Serial, Channelize, POS, ATM and Ethernet.

• Ideal for service provider edge, metropolitan area network, & triple-play deployments, and 

high-end enterprise solutions

• Also supports Catalyst 6500 series line cards and 7500/7200 port adapters

• Supports a broad range of advanced service modules, such as IPSec SPA, DDOS, FWSM, and 

ACE(Server Load Balancing)

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