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Cisco 1905 Series Integrated Services Routers
Product Names: CISCO 1905/K9 and CISCO 1905-SEC/K9
Cisco
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1900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) build on 25 years of Cisco innovation and product
leadership. The new platforms are architected to enable the next phase of branch-office evolution, providing rich-
media collaboration to the branch office while maximizing operational cost savings. The Cisco Integrated Services
Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) platforms are future-enabled with multicore CPUs, Gigabit Ethernet Switching with
enhanced Power over Ethernet (PoE), and new energy monitoring and control capabilities that enhance overall
system performance. Additionally, a new Cisco IOS
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Software Universal image enables you to decouple the
deployment of hardware and software, providing a stable technology foundation that can quickly adapt to evolving
network requirements. Overall, the Cisco 1900 Series offers exceptional total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and
network agility through the intelligent integration of market-leading security, unified communications, wireless, and
application services.
Product Overview
The Cisco 1905 builds on the best-in-class offering of the Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Routers. All Cisco 1900
Series ISRs offer embedded hardware encryption acceleration, optional firewall, intrusion prevention, and
advanced security services. In addition, the Cisco 1905 Integrated Services Router has an integrated serial
interface module and an enhanced high-speed WAN interface card (EWHIC) slot that supports a choice of LAN,
3G or ISDN modules (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Cisco 1905 Integrated Services Router
Key Business Benefits
The Cisco ISR G2 routers provide superior services integration and agility. Designed for scalability, the modular
architecture of these platforms enables you to grow and adapt with your business needs. Table 1 lists the business
benefits of the Cisco 1905 Series Integrated Services Routers.
Table 1. Key Features and Benefits of the Cisco 1905 Integrated Services Router
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The Cisco 1905 offers increased levels of services integration with data, security, wireless, and mobility services
enabling greater efficiencies and cost savings.
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A single Cisco IOS Software Universal image is installed on each Cisco ISR G2. The Universal image contains all
of the Cisco IOS Software technology sets that can be activated with a software license, allowing your business
to quickly deploy advanced features without downloading a new Cisco IOS Software image. Additionally, larger
default memory is included to support the new capabilities.
High performance with
integrated services
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The Cisco 1905 enables deployment in high-speed WAN environments with concurrent services enabled up to
10 Mbps.
