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Primary Features and Benefits
The global economy is increasingly reliant on networked enterprise applications and the Internet
as indispensable tools for tackling urgent business challenges. Successful companies require
secure, high-performance networks that can quickly adapt to support volatile business conditions,
while helping boost competitive advantage and increase network efficiencies. They must invest in
network infrastructure that uses essential technologies and easily enables improved models of
communication without disruption to core business functions. The Cisco 3800 Series helps
companies operate securely in a networked economy and easily implement network services
that will improve their business without impacting existing operations or degrading network
performance. Table 1 gives further details regarding the features and benefits of the Cisco 3800
Series.
Table 1. Features and Benefits of Cisco 3800 Series
Feature Benefit
Architecture
Optimized for
Services Growth
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This high-performance architecture is optimized for concurrent service deployment.
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This architecture offers increased default and maximum memory for future services growth.
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PVDM slots accommodate digital-signal-processor (DSP) modules for packet voice
processing.
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Enhanced chassis interfaces help enable unprecedented performance and service densities.
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Advanced service interfaces integrate applications directly into the router, without the need for
separate appliances:
Network analysis module (NAM)—Integrated traffic monitoring helps enable application
level visibility into network traffic for remote troubleshooting and traffic analysis.
Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Module—The Cisco IDS Module provides the ability
to inspect all traffic traversing router interfaces; to identify unauthorized or malicious activity
such as hacker attacks, worms, or denial-of-service attacks; and to terminate illegitimate
traffic to suppress or contain threats.
The Cisco Content Engine Network Module delivers application layer services including
Web application acceleration, business video streaming, software distribution, and URL
filtering.
Embedded
Security
Processing and
Best-in-Class
Security Feature
Support
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Integrated hardware for offload of encryption services processing supports IPSec 3DES, and
AES 128, AES 192, and AES 256 encryption modes without the need for separate modules.
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Cisco IOS Software features offer support for identifying, preventing, and adapting to security
threats and maintaining a self-defending network, including Cisco Security Device Manager,
Network Admission Control, Dynamic Multipoint VPN, dynamic IPS, Cisco IOS Software
Firewall, and URL filtering capabilities.
Ideal Platform
for Integrated
IP Telephony
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Onboard DSPs-Integrated PVDMs support analog voice, digital voice, conferencing,
transcoding, and secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) media while enabling
network-module or AIM slots for switching, concurrent applications, content, and voice mail.
The DSPs help enable packet voice technologies, including VoIP protocols such as H.323,
Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP); voice over
Frame Relay; and voice over ATM (including ATM Adaption Layer 5 (AAL5) and AAL2
adaptation layers).
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The platform offers scalability for centralized and distributed call processing:
SRST with centralized Cisco CallManager-Up to 720 phones
Cisco Unity Express (CUE) voice mail-Up to 120 mail boxes
Cisco CallManager Express IP phones-Up to 240 IP phones
Small to large branch connectivity-Up to 24 T1/E1 trunks
Analog phones, fax machines, key systems, and conference stations-Up to 88 FXS ports
Local or long-distance calling with the EVM module-Up to 48 foreign exchange office (FXO)
or 32 Basic Rate Interface (BRI) ports
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Cisco IOS Software delivers customized features and applications, such as Tool Command
Language (TCL) and Voice Extensible Markup Language (VXML) support
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Secure calls are possible with Cisco CallManager and Cisco IP phones using the Cisco 3800:
Offers standards-based, secure media and signaling authentication and encryption from IP
phone to IP phone, IP phone to analog phone or public switched telephone network
(PSTN) gateway using IPSec, transport layer security (TLS), and Secure Real Time
Protocol (SRTP)
Maintains channel capacity for medium- and high-complexity codecs