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Benefits & Advantages
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Benefits and Advantages
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Cisco 2600 Series
CAR, RSVP, and Custom and Priority Queuing,
voice traffic is digitized and encapsulated in
Frame Relay or IP packets and consolidated
with data traffic to extend multiservice infra-
structure to the branch office.
Virtual Private Networking/Security
Offers advanced tunneling features, including
L2F and L2TP, standards based, hardware
supported IPSEC encryption, Cisco IOS Firewall
feature set, and diverse WAN and dial
interfaces, ideal for both VPN entry points and
home gateways.
Power
High-speed routing performance up to 70,000
packets per second, for maximum scalability to
support more concurrent services.
Interoperability/Multiprotocol
support
Offers a comprehensive set of protocols and
services, including virtual private networking,
firewall protection, encryption, WAN optimiza-
tion, and enhanced multimedia
support features.
The new Cisco 2610XM, 2611XM, 2620XM, 2621XM, 2650XM, and 2651XM routers should be
deployed in scenarios that previously called for Cisco 2610, 2611, 2620, 2620, 2650, and 2651
routers, respectively. The new XM models offer improved performance and increased default mem-
ory and maximum memory at no additional cost. For more information on product transitions, see
page XX
Deploy the Cisco 2600 Series when you need:
•A cost-effective solution for the long term
that adapts to evolving network require-
ments;
•Virtual Private Network (VPN)/Extranet access
with firewall protection to reduce costs and
increase security for partners and employees;
Dial concentration with async, ISDN, or
analog modems;
Integrated routing and switching
functionality;
•Voice/fax/data multiservice integration;
•Serial device concentration of point-of-sale
devices, ATMs, alarm systems, SDLC con-
trollers with legacy terminals and LAN
devices sharing a single WAN connection;
Business requiring high-speed business-class
DSL connectivity on a secure, high-perform-
ance modular platform;
Support for advanced QoS features such as
the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP),
Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ), and IP
Precedence to reduce recurring WAN costs.
When to Deploy
Tr ansition Information
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