Cisco Cisco Application Extension Platform for SRE Information Guide
Q&A
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*Asterisk (*) means a NM adapter card is required for this module to work within this router, shown below. SKU information for this
adapter card is as follows: SM-NM-ADPTR.
adapter card is as follows: SM-NM-ADPTR.
Table 2.
Integrated Services Routers (89x,18xx, 28xx, 38xx)
AIM2 104
NME 302
NME 502
NME 522
891
Y
892
Y
1841
Y
2801
Y
2811
Y
Y
Y
2821
Y
Y
Y
2851
Y
Y
Y
3825
Y
Y
Y
Y
3845
Y
Y
Y
Y
Positioning Questions
Q.
What is the difference between AXP and Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)?
A.
They are very different products. AXP is purpose-built with one objective in mind: to provide a robust appliance
like hosting infrastructure inside an integrated services router for hosting custom or third-party applications. This
objective is enhanced with additional integration features such as virtual containers,
monitoring/configuration/Embedded Event Manager (EEM) APIs, integrated services router serial-port
virtualization, and a software development kit (SDK). WAAS is purpose-built to accelerate WAN traffic so as to
provide LAN-like performance to branch office application deployments.
Q.
What is the difference between AXP and WAAS virtual blades?
A.
Both AXP and WAAS virtual blades support application consolidation in the branch and can be used to meet
different customer needs. AXP provides application hosting and network integration capabilities in a module
form factor for Cisco integrated services routers, whereas WAAS virtual blades provide application hosting on
high-end WAAS appliances. Salient differences include:
●
Different form factor: The Integrated Services Router module compared to high-end WAAS appliance form
factor (virtual blades are not supported on WAAS modules in integrated services routers).
●
AXP supports hardened Cisco Linux to run multiple applications, whereas WAAS virtual blade provides OS-
level virtualization to run certified applications and Window’s services.
●
AXP provides an SDK to enable customers and partners to build custom applications using network APIs and
built-in tools, while WAAS virtual blade is targeted to host certified applications and Window’s services.
●
AXP is a low-cost solution for deploying branch applications, whereas WAAS virtual blades offer high-end
server-class hardware for applications that need more resources and/or could justify the price premium.
There are no extra costs of OS for AXP, and support is included in the Cisco SMARTnet
®
Service for the
router.