Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

Cisco XR 12000 Series routers combine the unparalleled innovation of Cisco IOS XR Software with the investment protection of the Cisco 12000 Series to offer secure virtualization, integral service delivery, continuous system operation, and multiservice scale. With upgradeable, intelligent routing solutions and platforms ranging from 2.5-Gbps to n x 10-Gbps capacity per slot, the Cisco XR 12000 Series facilitates the move to Next-Generation IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Networks.

Powered by Cisco IOS XR Software, the Cisco XR 12000 Series isolates public and private services. Cisco IOS XR Software is a unique self-healing, self-defending operating system that equips the Cisco XR 12000 with distributed processing intelligence and robust quality-of-service and multicast mechanisms that help you scale capacity while accommodating customers.

The XR 12000 Series also supports both fixed and modular line cards (LCs), including a flexible Multi-Service Blade (MSB), which provides integral, route-aware virtual firewall and video/voice Session Border Control (SBC), eliminating the need for external appliances. And the I-Flex design offers a new portfolio of modular interfaces featuring shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs).

Storage Area Networks Evolve

Storage area networks in enterprise infrastructures are evolving rapidly to meet three primary business requirements:

• Reduce capital and operating expenses
• Increase agility to support changing business priorities, application requirements, and revenue growth
• Improve long-distance replication, backup, and recovery to meet regulatory requirements and industry best practices

Cisco can help IT managers meet these requirements with an enterprisewide approach to deploying scalable, highly available, and more easily administered storage area networks.

Cisco solutions for intelligent storage area networks are an integral part of an enterprise data center architecture and provide a better way to access, manage, and protect growing information resources across a consolidated Fibre Channel, FCIP, iSCSI, Gigabit Ethernet, and optical network.

Deploy a Resilient, Reliable, Safe Network

Cisco Self-Defending Network is an architectural solution designed for the evolving security landscape. Security is integrated everywhere and with the help of a lifecycle services approach, enterprises can design, implement, operate and optimize network platforms that defend critical business processes against attack and disruption, protect privacy, and support policy and regulatory compliance controls. Using the network as the platform keeps people and IT assets safe, makes the organization more resilient and reliable, and enables maximum business impact from IT investment. You can use Cisco Self Defending Network to enable business initiatives to solve these requirements:

Simplify Router Deployments and Management

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) is a Web-based device-management tool for Cisco routers that can improve the productivity of network managers, simplify router deployments, and help troubleshoot complex network and VPN connectivity issues.

Cisco SDM supports a wide range of Cisco IOS Software releases and is available free of charge on Cisco router models from Cisco 830 Series to Cisco 7301. It ships preinstalled on all new Cisco 850 Series, Cisco 870 Series, Cisco 1800 Series, Cisco 2800 Series, and Cisco 3800 Series integrated services routers.

Network and security administrators and channel partners can use Cisco SDM for faster and easier deployment of Cisco routers for integrated services such as dynamic routing, WAN access, WLAN, firewall, VPN, SSL VPN, IPS, and QoS.

Reduce Total Cost of Ownership
Cisco customers can reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their Cisco routers by relying on Cisco SDM-generated configurations already approved by the Cisco TAC. Configuration checks built into Cisco SDM reduce errors. SDM also helps customers avoid potential network issues by proactively monitoring router performance statistics, system logs, and firewall logs in real time.

Cisco SDM offers smart wizards and advanced configuration support for LAN and WAN interfaces, Network Address Translation (NAT), stateful and application firewall policy, IPS, IPSec VPN, QoS, and NAC policy features. The firewall wizard allows a single-step deployment of high, medium, or low firewall policy settings. Cisco SDM also offers a one-click router lockdown and an innovative security auditing capability to check and recommend changes to router configuration based on ICSA Labs and Cisco TAC recommendations.

Cisco SDM is a valuable productivity-enhancing tool for businesses and channel partners and allows them to implement router security and network configurations with reduced cost and increased confidence and ease.

Cost-Effective Network Security

Make the most of your intrusion prevention investment with the Cisco IPS 4270 Sensor. Part of the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System family of products, this inline network security appliance provides up to 4 Gbps of intrusion prevention performance. With optional fiber or copper NIC cards for as many as 16 interfaces, you can monitor multiple segments for malicious traffic.

The Cisco IDS 4255

The Cisco IDS 4255 is a purpose-built IPS appliance that supports performance at 600 Mbps. It can be used to protect gigabit subnets and traffic traversing switches that are used to aggregate traffic from numerous subnets. This inline-ready security appliance also supports multiple interfaces.

Routers

Why Choose Cisco

The Value of a Systems Approach

A systems approach begins with a single, resilient platform such as the Cisco integrated services routers. A systems approach combines packaging with intelligent services within and between services, and weaves voice, security, routing, and application services together, so that processes become more automated and more intelligent. The results are pervasive security in the network and applications; higher QoS for data, voice, and video traffic; increased time to productivity; and better use of network resources.

With the integrated services router, Cisco offers a comprehensive, future-proofed solution that minimizes network outages and ensures access to the most business-critical applications. Cisco's focus on integrating new infrastructure services with performance enables companies to create networks that are more intelligent, resilient, and reliable. For organizations of all sizes that need fast, secure access to today's mission-critical applications as well as a foundation for future growth, Cisco routers:

• Provide the industry’s first portfolio engineered for secure, wire-speed delivery of concurrent data, voice, and video services
• Embed security and voice services into a single routing system
• Use an integrated systems approach to embedded services that speeds application deployment and reduces operating costs and complexity
• Provide unparalleled services performance and investment protection

Unlike specialized niche products, Cisco Integrated Services Routers embed security and voice services as a single resilient system for ease of deployment, simplified management, and lower operating costs. Cisco routers provide the secure communications solutions you need today, while laying the foundation for tomorrow's Intelligent Information Networks.

In addition, Cisco Integrated Services Routers:

• Provide fast, secure access to mission-critical business applications and unmatched investment protection for future growth, enabling organizations to easily deploy and manage converged communications solutions with end-to-end security for maximum end user productivity
• Feature industry-leading services densities, bandwidth, availability, and performance options for maximum configuration flexibility and scalability for the most demanding networking environments
• Provide a broad range of voice densities and services, allowing customers to easily enable end-to-end, best-in-class IP Communications solutions, while providing a foundation for future growth and investment protection
• Are the only routers that allow organizations to build a foundation for an intelligent, self-defending network, featuring best-in-class security services and routing technologies for the lowest total cost of ownership and highest return on investment.