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quickly deploy new branch-office applications without deploying new hardware, reducing the cost of rolling out
branch-office services and helping ensure that the network applications will be compatible with future versions.
WAAS Express
Organizations today face several unique wide area network (WAN) challenges: the need to provide employees
with constant access to centrally located information, the requirement to continuously back up and replicate
mission-critical data to centrally managed data centers, the desire to provide satisfactory experience for IP phone
and video communication, and the mandate to control bandwidth costs without sacrificing application availability
and performance.
Cisco WAAS Express is designed to help organizations address these challenges. Cisco WAAS Express extends
the
Cisco WAAS product portfolio, with a small-footprint, cost-effective IOS-based software solution integrated into
the ISR G2 to offer bandwidth optimization and application acceleration capabilities. Cisco WAAS Express
increases remote user productivity, reduces WAN bandwidth costs, and offers investment protection by
interoperating with existing Cisco WAAS infrastructure. Cisco WAAS Express is unique in providing network
transparency, improving deployment flexibility with on-demand service enablement, and integrating with native
IOS-based services such as security, Netflow, and QoS.
Cisco WAAS Express is fully interoperable with WAAS on SM-SRE modules, WAAS appliances and can be
managed by a common WAAS Central Manager.
Cisco WAAS Express is available in IOS from version 15.1(2)T1
Further information on Cisco WAAS Express can be found at
http://wwwin.cisco.com/artg/products/waas/
Medianet for 3900 ISRs
As video becomes pervasive in an organization and more video devices are used, new demands are placed on
the network. It can be challenging to accommodate video needs while reducing complexity, planning for capacity,
and providing the best possible user experience.
Smarter Network, Endpoints, and Services
Traditional IP networks need to evolve to medianets to accommodate these changes. A medianet is an end-to-end
IP architecture that helps to enable pervasive media experiences.
The medianet architecture includes a smarter network, smarter endpoints, shared media services, cloud services,
and shared media services.
More Medianet Benefits
A medianet reduces total cost of ownership and scales video through features such as auto-configuration and
media monitoring. At the same time, it helps to ensure a quality user experience while optimizing bandwidth use
and efficiency.
For more information on Medianet for 3900 ISR, please go to
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1094/index.html
