Cisco 3600 Series - Cisco SOHO Series Quick Reference Manual

Cisco 3600 Series

The Cisco 3600 Series provides ideal multiservice platforms for medium and large
offices and smaller Internet service providers. This line is optimized for the broadest
application support, including legacy protocols, analog dial, high-density terminal
server aggregation, RAS, and ATM AAL2. With more than 70 modular interface
options, the Cisco 3600 Series provides solutions for data, voice, video, hybrid dial
access, virtual private networks (VPNs), and multiprotocol data routing, without the
time and expense of managing several devices.
Benefits and Advantages Benefits and Advantages
Integrated Flexible Routing
and Low-Density Switching
With the support of optional 16-port* 10/100
EtherSwitch network modules, branch offices
can take advantage of the flexibility of
integrated routing and switching functions
in one unit for low port densities.
This offers high-speed connections between
individual desktops, servers, and other network
resources in a single unit for Layer 2, and allows
WAN connection at Layer 3 through the router.
An optional external power chassis provides
power to IP phones and Cisco Aironet 802.11
base stations.
Versatility/Investment Protection
Includes regular introductions of network
modules addressing additional media and
applications support. Dozens of WAN interface
cards (WICs) and network modules (NMs) are
shared with the Cisco 1700, 2600, and 3700
series products. Modules can be interchanged
* Only Cisco 3660 also accepts the 36-port EtherSwitch network module.
between small, midsize, and regional branch
offices.
Advanced Multiservice Support
Delivers rich quality of service (QoS) features
of Cisco IOS, and the power to support them
at bandwidths in excess of multiple T1/E1.
Features such as Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ),
IP Precedence, Resource Reservation Protocol
(RSVP) and Committed Access Rate (CAR)
provide both the traffic shaping and
prioritization necessary for a robust
multiservice platform that can handle
mission-critical networking.
VPN/Security
Offers advanced tunneling features, including
L2F and L2TP , standards-based, hardware-
supported IPSec encryption, Cisco IOS Firewall
Feature Set, and diverse WAN and dial
interfaces, ideal for both VPN entry points and
home gateways.
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