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Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Network Module
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Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Network Modules (NME) for Cisco Integrated Services
routers (ISR), and the second-generation (G2) Integrated Services Routers, are powerful application
acceleration and WAN optimization solutions that accelerates the performance of any TCP-based
application delivered across a WAN, providing the benefits of branch-office data consolidation, and
acceleration of centralized applications. Cisco WAAS allows customers to consolidate costly branch-office
servers and storage within data centers and deploy new applications centrally while still offering near-LAN
performance for remote users. Cisco WAAS offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for branch-
office and data center deployments, ease of integration through network transparency, reliable voice and
data interoperability, and greater overall security.
Cisco WAAS enables organizations to accomplish these primary IT objectives:
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Improve employee productivity by enhancing the user experience for important business applications
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Reduce the cost of branch-office operations by centralizing IT resources within the data center and reducing
the cost of WAN bandwidth
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Increase IT agility by reducing the time and resources required to deliver new IT services to the branch
location
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Simplify data protection and business continuance for regulatory compliance
Unlike other WAN optimization products, Cisco WAAS provides:
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Network integration that preserves existing network services and results in ease of operations
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Application-specific acceleration validated by application vendors
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A highly cost-effective solution
Product Line
Cisco WAAS platforms are available as appliances and as integrated modules for Cisco ISR and ISR G2 platforms.
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Appliance-based product lines include Cisco Wide Area Application Engine (WAE) and Wide Area
Virtualization Engine (WAVE) products.
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Integrated modules are available as Cisco SRE Modules for Cisco ISR G2 routers and Cisco WAAS Network
Modules (NMEs) for Cisco ISR and ISR G2 routers. NME adaptors are required to use network modules on
the Cisco ISR G2 platforms.
Addressing varying customer needs based on branch-office size, bandwidth availability, and use patterns, the Cisco
WAAS hardware product line is designed to scale from small to very large enterprise-wide deployments. Cisco
software on Cisco SRE modules and WAAS NMEs are typically are deployed as edge devices at branch locations.
The Cisco WAE and WAVE appliances are deployed symmetrically as edge devices at branch locations and as core
devices at the data center, as shown in Figure 1. For more information about Cisco WAE Appliances, please refer to
the
Cisco WAE Appliance data sheet
. The Cisco WAVE and WAE-674 appliances can host local branch IT services
on Cisco WAAS virtual blades. For more information about Cisco WAVE appliances, please refer to the
Cisco
WAVE Appliance data sheet
.