| ISR G2 | ASR 1000 | Catalyst 6500 | ASR 9000 | CRS | |
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Description |
Ideal for high-end deployments requiring business continuity, WAN flexibility, collaboration capabilities, and investment protection. | Ideal for service providers and enterprises seeking leading performance with a compact form factor. | Extends services from the campus to the WAN edge. Ideal for convergence of campus and WAN in a single system. | Industry's highest-density Carrier Ethernet system with superior edge and aggregation performance. | Offers industry-leading performance and scale for service provider core applications. |
| Branch | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Cloud access | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Industrial networking and machine-to-machine |
Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Data center interconnect | No | Yes | Yes (Sup720 and Sup2T) | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise WAN | Yes | Yes | Yes (Sup720) | Yes | No |
| Internet edge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Managed services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile Internet | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Service provider core | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Service provider edge | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 800 | 1900 | 2900 | 3900 | |
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Ideal for telecommuters and small offices. | Ideal for small offices requiring modular flexibility for highly secure mobility and customizable applications. | Ideal for mid-range deployments requiring business agility, WAN flexibility, and secure collaboration. | Ideal for high-end deployments requiring business continuity, WAN flexibility, superior collaboration capabilities, and investment protection. |
| 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated switching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi Access Point | Wi-Fi Access Point | Wireless LAN Controller on UCS E-Series | Wireless LAN Controller on UCS E-Series |
| VPN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Application and WAN optimization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unified Communications | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) | No | No | With UCS E-Series | With UCS E-Series |
| Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated branch computing | No | No | With UCS E-Series | With UCS E-Series |
| Application visibility | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud connectors | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ASR1000 | Catalyst 6500 | |
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Description |
Ideal for service providers and enterprises seeking leading performance with a compact form factor. | Extends services from the campus to the WAN edge. Ideal for convergence of campus and WAN in a single system. |
| VPN | Yes | Yes (Sup720) |
| WAN optimization | Yes with AppNav | No |
| Unified Communications | No | No |
| IP/integrated security | Yes | Yes (ASA Services Modules) |
| Wireless LAN | No | Yes WiSM-2 Modules |
| 3G/4G | No | No |
| VDI | No | No |
| Video | Multicast and medianet | Multicast and medianet |
| ASR 1000 | ASR 9000 | CRS | |
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Description |
Ideal for service providers seeking leading performance with a compact form factor. | Industry's highest-density Carrier Ethernet system with superior edge and aggregation performance. | Offers industry-leading performance and scale for service provider core applications. |
| VPN | Yes IOS XE | Yes IOS XR | Yes IOS XR |
| WAN optimization | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unified Communications | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated security | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless LAN | No | Yes | Yes |
| 3G/4G | No | No | Yes |
| VDI | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | Yes | Yes |