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Secure Network Connectivity for Data, Voice, and Video
Security has become a fundamental building block of any network. Routers play an important role
in any network defense strategy because security needs to be embedded throughout the network.
The Cisco 2800 Series features advanced, integrated, end-to-end security for the delivery of
converged services and applications. With the Cisco IOS
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Software Advanced Security feature
set, the Cisco 2800 provides a robust array of common security features such as a Cisco IOS
Software Firewall, intrusion prevention, IPSec VPN, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN, advanced
application inspection and control, Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Version 2.0, and Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMPv3) in one secure solution set. Additionally, by integrating security
functions directly into the router itself, Cisco can provide unique intelligent security solutions other
security devices cannot, such as network admissions control (NAC) for antivirus defense; Voice
and Video Enabled VPN (V3PN) for quality-of-service (QoS) enforcement when combining voice,
video, and VPN; and Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), Group Encrypted Transport (GET) VPN,
and Easy VPN for enabling more scalable and manageable VPN networks. In addition, Cisco
offers a range of security acceleration hardware such as the intrusion-prevention network modules
and advanced integration modules (AIM) for encryption, making the Cisco 2800 Series the
industry's most robust and adaptable security solution available for branch offices. As Figure 2
demonstrates, using a Cisco 2800 Series uniquely enables customers to deliver concurrent,
mission-critical data, voice, and video applications with integrated, end-to-end security at wire-
speed performance.
Converged IP Communications
As shown in Figure 2, the Cisco 2800 Series can meet the IP Communications needs of small-to-
medium sized business and enterprise branch offices while concurrently delivering an industry-
leading level of security within a single routing platform. Cisco CallManager Express (CME) is
an optional solution embedded in Cisco IOS Software that provides call processing for Cisco IP
phones, including wired and cordless WLAN phones. This solution is for customers with data-
connectivity requirements interested in deploying a converged IP telephony solution for up to 96 IP
phones. With the Cisco 2800 Series, customers can securely deploy data, voice, and IP telephony
on a single platform for their small-to-medium sized branch offices, helping them to streamline
their operations and lower their network costs. The Cisco 2800 Series with optional Cisco CME
support offers a core set of phone features that customers require for their everyday business
needs and takes advantage of the wide array of voice capabilities that are embedded in the Cisco
2800 Series (as shown in Table 1) together with optional features available in Cisco IOS Software
to provide a robust IP telephony offering for the small to medium-sized branch-office environment.
Wireless Services
The Cisco 2800 Series can provide a complete wireless solution for branch offices, small/medium
sized businesses, and Wi-Fi hotspots. Wireless services enable greater mobility for employees,
partners, and customers, resulting in increased productivity. The Cisco 2800 Series supports an
integrated access point for wireless LAN connectivity, Wi-Fi Hotspot services for public access,
wireless infrastructure services for cordless WLAN telephony and for larger sites, and land mobile
radio over IP for radio users.
