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Table 1 breaks out many of the features and benefits of the Cisco 4000 Family that create an intelligent WAN and
a converged branch infrastructure.
Table 1. Cisco 4000 Family ISR General Feature Highlights
Business Requirement(s)
Feature/Solution
Performance
● Throughput
● Service reliability
● Concurrent software services at speeds up to 2 Gbps. Backplane architecture supports high-
bandwidth module-to-module communication at speeds up to 10 Gbps.
● A multicore architecture with the industry’s first internal services plane.
● Remote installation of application-aware services, which run identically to their counterparts
in dedicated appliances.
Lower WAN expenditures
● Embedded IWAN solution for creating lower-cost, business-class Internet connections.
Pay-as-you-grow
● Performance upgrade model
● Investment protection
● CapEx budget management
● Router capacity can be increased with a remote performance-on-demand license upgrade
(no hardware upgrade) for exceptional savings.
Superior and secure user application
experiences
● ISR-AX “Application Experience” software bundle with advanced routing and network
monitoring services.
● Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), zone-based firewalls, and Cisco Cloud Web security
protect data, authentication credentials, and transmissions not backhauled through the data
center.
● Secure boot feature performs hardware-based authentication of the bootloader software to
prevent malicious or unintended software from booting on the system.
● Code signing verifies digital signatures of executables prior to loading to prevent execution
of altered or corrupted code.
● Hardware authentication protects against hardware counterfeiting by using an on-board
tamper-proof silicon, including field replaceable modules. If authentication fails, the module
is not allowed to boot.
IT consolidation, space savings, and
improved total cost of ownership (TCO)
● Single converged branch platform integrates routing, switching, virtual server, storage,
security, unified communications, WAN optimization, and performance management tools.
Business continuity and increased
resiliency
● ISR 4400 Series models (4451-X and 4431 ISRs) support dual integrated power supplies
for backup. The entire ISR 4000 Family supports optional power supply capable of
delivering additional PoE power to endpoints.
● Modular network interfaces with diverse connection options for load-balancing and network
resiliency.
● Modular interfaces with online removal and insertion (OIR) for module upgrades without
network disruption.
● Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST), which serves as a resiliency
complement to Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS), a Cisco cloud-based UC service.
● Support for multiple, diverse access links: T1/E1, T3/E3, Serial, xDSL, and Gigabit Ethernet.
Lower telephony costs with VoIP and rich
media experiences
● High-performance analog/digital gateway, allowing VoIP over less expensive Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunks.
● Integrated IP PBX (Cisco Unified Communications Express) and Session Border Controller
(Cisco Unified Border Element, or CUBE).
Easier manageability and support
● Single, universal software image for all features and performance-on-demand licensing
flexibility.
● No additional services and support needed for compute and storage.
● Supported by Cisco and third-party management tools, with programmability and
automation.
Platform Architecture
Table 2 lists the primary hardware architectural features and benefits of the Cisco 4000 Family. The routers run
modular Cisco IOS XE Software, widely deployed in the world’s most demanding networks. The software’s
comprehensive portfolio of services spans multiple technology areas, including security, WAN optimization, app
and network quality of service (QoS), and embedded management.