Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Router Data Sheet

Product highlights

The Cisco^® ESR6300 Embedded Series Router is a high-performance, ruggedized router designed for use in harsh environments, offering reliable operation in extreme temperatures and under shock and vibration conditions typical for mobile applications in rugged terrain. With onboard hardware encryption, the Cisco ESR6300 offloads encryption processing from the routing engine to provide highly secure yet scalable video, voice, and data services for mobile and embedded outdoor networks. The router offers high performance, six Gigabit Ethernet interfaces (two routed and four switched), and a rich Cisco IOS^® XE Software feature set, providing investment protection for customers deploying bandwidth-intensive applications in mobile or embedded networks in heavy industrial, public safety, transportation, defense, and energy markets.

The Cisco ESR6300 is an embedded router module with a compact form factor of 3.0 by 3.775 in. (76.2 by 95.885 mm). This module may fit in an enclosure that was originally designed for PC/104 modules with some additional adaptation. The more compact design simplifies integration and enables the module to be used in a wide variety of embedded applications. The ESR6300 card is available with a custom-designed cooling plate, as well as without the cooling plate for systems integrators who want to design their own thermal solution. The card is designed as a replacement for the Cisco 5915 and 5940 Embedded Services Routers.

Cisco has an ecosystem of partners and systems integrators that embed Cisco ESR6300s into industry-standard, commercially available enclosures as well as custom enclosures tailored to the unique environments in which these routers are deployed. Figures 1 and 2 show the Cisco ESR6300 NCP (no cooling plate) and ESR6300 CON (conduction-cooled) models, respectively.

Cisco ESR6300 NCP (no cooling plate)

Cisco ESR6300 CON model (with cooling plate)

ESR6300: The next-generation Gigabit Ethernet embedded router

Product overview

Table 1.        Key features and benefits

Product specifications

Table 2.        Hardware specifications

Table 3.        Software specifications

Software licensing

The Cisco ESR6300 offers two software tiers – Network Essentials and Network Advantage. The Network Essentials license offers the essential elements of routing and security necessary for typical IoT deployments. The Network Advantage license enables advanced features, including Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) for a highly scalable and cost-effective solution, mobile IP for seamless migration between networks, application-aware QoS policies for built-in intelligence, and Radio Aware Routing.

A single Cisco IOS XE universal image encompassing all functions is delivered with the product. Software feature licenses are preinstalled in the factory, depending on the selection made at the time of purchase, simplifying software delivery and decreasing the operational costs of the deployment. Licenses can be upgraded after deployment by going through the Cisco Smart License activation process.

Table 4.        Software licensing

Only key features are highlighted above.

^*To order Cisco Catalyst Center or Catalyst SD-WAN Manager License for the ESR6300 use:

For On-Prem Licenses use: L-IR-DNA-TIER-ADD

For Cloud Licenses use: IOT-IRDNA

Ordering information

The ESR6300 is a Smart License-enabled product. Cisco Smart Accounts and Virtual Accounts are required to order the product. For a more detailed overview on Cisco Licensing, go to cisco.com/go/licensing guide.

1.     ESR6300 board selection: Choose ESR6300 CON (conduction-cooled models) or ESR6300 NCP (no cooling plate).

2.     Mandatory purchase of one software tier/throughput license.

ESR6300 licensing and ordering

●      HSEC license is mandatory if the Boost license is selected, and is automatically included.

●      Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express per-seat license is optional and is required if a customer wants to use Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express.

●      Only key features under Network Essentials and Network Advantage are highlighted in Figure 4.

Table 5.        ESR6300 router

Table 6.        Performance tiers and software packages

Table 7.        Software option

Table 8.        Boost license requirement

Table 9.        License Upgrade Matrix

How to Read:

Example: If you have NE/50M license for ESR6300 and want to upgrade it to NA/UNC, you need the “SL-6300-NA/DB-K9=” upgrade license PID.

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Warranty coverage and technical service options

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For more information about the Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Services Router, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/esr6300 or contact your local Cisco account representative.

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