Cisco Cisco 1800 2800 3800 Series 16-Port Async High-Speed WIC

Router Best Practices and Selection Guide with Verizon Wireless 4G LTE

ISR Selection Summary

The Cisco ISR is a family of Integrated Service Routers, meant for extending an organizations I/T infrastructure and

applications to remote sites, in order to provide services to end-users seamlessly (similarly to end-users at the main

locations). ISRs achieve this by providing traditional network functions (IP routing, non-IP routing, IP multicast,

manageability, VPN, integrated/modular TDM/ATM/Optical/DSL/4G interfaces, integrated Ethernet switching) with

enhanced functions (WAN acceleration, automation/self-recovery, IPS, content filtering, enhanced VPN, advanced 4G

routing, hardware-accelerated encryption, and on-board virtualized services (VMs running on integrated servers).

Comparison of the ISR models are available at:

www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/3900-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/series-comparison.html

www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/4000-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/series-comparison.html

www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/routers/4000-series-integrated-services-routers-isr/enterprise-routing-portfolio-poster.pdf

party evaluation of ISR performance is available at the links below. Although every model was not tested, relative

performance of all models may be deduced by comparing the stated performance recommendations in the ISR data

sheets with the results reported here:

Overview:

www.miercom.com/pdf/reports/20091028.pdf

Detailed:

www.miercom.com/pdf/reports/20091001.pdf

Below is a brief summary of the ISR models for Verizon LTE:

ISRs with LTE are available as fixed (819, 809, 829, 899) and modular (1921, 1941, 1941W, 2901, 2911,

2921, 3925, 3945, 4321, 4331, 4351, 4431, 4451) models. Fixed models have factory installed interfaces;

modular models have available a variety of interfaces, accelerators and servers that can be embedded.

All ISR models above provide integrated LTE support with Verizon Wireless LTE Public service (Internet

access), Verizon 4G Private Network service, and Verizon Dynamic Mobile Network Routing service.

All models integrate firewall, intrusion detection, content filtering, WAN acceleration, QoS, IP routing and non-

IP gateway functions.

All models offer robust management and administration, including 4G MIBs, automation/self-healing, and

monitoring/configuration via SNMP, SMS, dial-up, Telnet, SSH, and open APIs.

Modular models allow integrated interfaces that make installation, configuration, operation and management

easier (e.g. built-in LTE, built-in T1/T3 CSU-DSU). No additional external devices and associated cables,

management complication, or availability issues.

Modular models integrate additional WAN and LAN interfaces, voice interfaces, voice/video processing/

gateway/“bridging”, and additional virtualized services via on-board servers.

800 series fixed port ISRs offer lower costs, size and power usage, with many advantages of modular ISRs.

The hardened model of the 819, IR809, IR829, CGR1240 and CGR2010 provide cost effective enterprise and

M2M LTE solutions to withstand conditions with significant vibration, heat, cold and humidity

Older model ISRs (launched 2005, end-of-support in 2014) do not have integrated/embedded LTE interfaces.

These can be replaced with current ISR models or with an 819 installed alongside the existing ISR to provide

router redundancy, WAN backup, additional bandwidth, and out-of-band management.