Provide a Better Branch Experience
Cisco Integrated Services Routers conserve bandwidth and simplify network management.
Deliver an Optimal Application Experience
Extend the role of the router to an application delivery platform with Cisco Integrated Services Router Generation 2 and Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers with Application Experience (AX). This integrated solution includes Cisco Application Visibility and Control and Cisco Wide Area Application Services. AX provides application services that:
- Deliver business applications faster
- Reduce bandwidth costs and latency by more than 50 percent
- Simplify IT management
Deploy Applications Faster
Simplify and speed delivery of your applications with Cisco ISR-Application Experience (AX). (3:02 min)
Watch VideoIn addition, Cisco AX:
- Delivers exceptional user experiences by meeting application-specific requirements
- Helps securely connect users to applications deployed anywhere at scale
- Provides application-level visibility and control of all passing traffic without probes
- Validates application response time and network readiness
Cisco AX offers a powerful suite of application services at up to 30 percent lower cost than standalone WAN optimization appliances. It also provides more capabilities, such as:
- Networkwide visibility to over 1000 applications
- Granular control on application prioritization and path control
- Enterprise-class optimization that increases application performance up to 70 percent
- Industry-leading security services, including VPN and threat defense
With the option to add Cisco UCS E-Series server blades and Cisco Cloud Connectors to Cisco ISR-AX, you can build a complete virtualized application platform in one branch router.
Cisco ISR-AX is available on Cisco 4451-X, 3900, 2900, and 1900 Series Integrated Services Routers and includes:
- Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC), with NBAR2, QoS, and PfR
- WAN optimization - Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
- Security, including firewall, IP Security (IPsec) and SSL VPN
- Cisco Services-Ready Engine (SRE) Modules or Max RAM (optional: UCS E-Series)
The Cisco ASR1000-AX is available on the ASR 1000 Series and includes:
- Cisco Application Visibility and Control (AVC), with NBAR2, QoS, and PfR
- WAN optimization - Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services (vWAAS) and Cisco AppNav
- Security, including firewall, IP Security (IPsec) and SSL VPN
- 5 Gbps Performance
Deploy Applications Faster
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