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Companies using the Cisco 800 Series routers can take advantage of Cisco industry-leading support options that
ensure that the router stays up and running. These support services include the following:
• Cisco IOS Software updates in features such as protocol, security, and bandwidth
• Full access to Cisco.com for technical assistance and product information
• Twenty-four-hour-a-day access to the industry’s largest dedicated technical support staff, with the first 90 days
included at no charge
Low Cost of Ownership
Bandwidth Optimization Features
The Cisco 800 Series reduces cost of ownership by providing best-in-class WAN optimization features to reduce
networking charges. These features include:
• Dynamic advice-of-charge mode and permanent ISDN connections
• DDR dialing of the ISDN line only when needed, plus automatic termination of the connection at the end of a
user session
• MLP for standards-based B-channel aggregation (RFC 1717) and BACP for obtaining BoD
• Snapshotrouting forIP andInternetwork PacketExchange(IPX),whichprevents theISDN linefrom beingdialed
only to exchange periodic routing updates
• Industry-standard STAC data compression for throughput of up to 512 kbps on ISDN models
• ACLs by time of day
• Frame Relay-over-ISDN leased lines
• X.25 D-channel packet data for maximum use of all available bandwidth
The Cisco 800 Series supports ITU-compliant X.25 service over the ISDN D channel. With this feature, a Cisco 800
Series router cost-effectively supports transaction-oriented applications such as POS authorizations. In addition, the
Cisco 800 Series X.25 feature includes priority queuing to improve the responsiveness of traffic over this link.
All-in-One Solution
The Cisco 803 and 804 models provide an all-in-one solution to reduce equipment requirements and telephone
charges in a small office by combining their data, telephone, and fax communications on one device and a single
ISDN line. The Cisco 803 and 804 routers also provide the following features:
• Four-port 10BASE-T Ethernet hub for four direct connections to PCs or other network devices such as an
Ethernet hub, printer, or fax
• Two RJ-11 interfaces for telephone devices such as telephones, fax machines, and modems
• Support for supplemental telephone features such as call transfer, call conference, call hold, call retrieve, call
waiting (if offered by a user’s telephone company), and distinctive ringing