Cisco Systems®, Inc. redefines branch office routing with a portfolio of Integrated Services Routers optimized for secure, wire-speed delivery of concurrent data, voice, video, and wireless services. Founded on 20 years of innovation, the Cisco® 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers provide customers with unparalleled network agility, performance, and intelligence. The Cisco 3800 Series transparently integrates advanced technologies, adaptive services, and secure enterprise communications into a single, resilient system. The Cisco 3800 Series routers ease deployment and management, lower network cost and complexity, and provide unmatched investment protection. The Cisco 3800 Series routers feature embedded security processing, generous performance and high memory capacity, and high-density interfaces that deliver the performance, availability, and reliability required for scaling mission-critical security, IP telephony, business video, network analysis, and Web applications in the most demanding enterprise environments. Built for performance, the Cisco 3800 Series routers deliver multiple concurrent services up to wire-speed T3/E3 rates.
Figure 1. Cisco 3825 and Cisco 3845 Integrated Services Router
Product Overview
The integrated services routing architecture of the Cisco 3800 Series is designed to embed and integrate security and voice processing with advanced wired and wireless services for rapid deployment of new applications, including application layer functions, intelligent network services, and converged communications. The Cisco 3800 Series supports the bandwidth requirements for multiple Fast Ethernet interfaces per slot, time-division multiplexing (TDM) interconnections, and fully integrated power distribution to modules supporting 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), while still supporting the existing portfolio of modular interfaces. This ensures continuing investment protection to accommodate network expansion or changes in technology as new services and applications are deployed. By integrating the functions of multiple separate devices into a single compact unit, the Cisco 3800 Series dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of managing remote networks.
The two models, the Cisco 3825 and the Cisco 3845, are available with three optional configurations for AC power, AC power with integrated inline power support, and DC power.
Secure Network Connectivity for Data, Voice, and Video
An important component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network, the Cisco 3800 Series features
the industry's most comprehensive security services embedded and integrated within the router, providing customers with a single, resilient platform to rapidly deploy secure networks and applications.
Cisco Integrated Services Routers provide advanced security services and management capabilities such as built-in hardware encryption acceleration, IPSec, VPN (Advanced Encryption Standard [AES], Triple Digital Encryption Standard [3DES], DES and Multiprotocol Label Switching [MPLS]), stateful firewall protection, dynamic intrusion prevention (Intrusion Prevention System [IPS]), and URL filtering support. Cisco IOS security feature sets enable all of these rich security features, as well as applications such as Network Admission Control (NAC), Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), and Voice and Video Enabled VPN (V3PN).
For ease of management and configuration, the 3800 Series also features the intuitive, Web-based Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM). For secure services management, every Cisco integrated services router supports Secure Shell Protocol Version 2 (SSHv2) and Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) protocols to encrypt the management session.
Figure 2. Secure Network Connectivity with Converged IP Communications
Converged IP Communications
As shown in Figure 2, the Cisco 3800 Series meets the IP Communications needs of midsize to large enterprise branch offices, while delivering industry-leading security within a single routing platform. By embedding voice services inside the router, Cisco provides customers with maximum deployment flexibility, plus higher densities for stations, trunks, and conferencing.
The Cisco 3800 Series routers offer the award-winning Cisco IP Telephony solution for wired and cordless WLAN phones, with Cisco CallManager Express (CME), as an optional feature set embedded within Cisco IOS® Software. This solution is ideal for customers who want to decrease costs and complexity by converging voice and data networks. By adding a Cisco Unity™ Express advanced integration module (AIM) or network module to this solution, small offices and branch offices can take advantage of a complete, all-in-one data, voice-processing, voice-mail, and auto-attendant system. For larger, centralized IP Communications deployments, customers can deploy Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) in their Cisco 3800 Series routers with a central Cisco CallManager for highly scalable, highly available enterprise IP Communications. SRST is an important component of the Cisco end-to-end IP telephony offering, providing feature-rich call-processing redundancy, while taking advantage of the existing infrastructure at the branch office.
Cisco 3800 Series routers also feature the widest range of voice-gateway interfaces, scaling to meet the needs of the smallest to largest branch requirements for voice termination densities using a combination of network modules, extension voice modules (EVMs), voice interface cards (VICs), voice/WAN interface cards (VWICs), and onboard packet voice DSP modules (PVDMs). Customers have unprecedented scalability for supporting up to 24 T1/E1 trunks and 88 foreign-exchange-station (FXS) ports for analog phones, fax machines, key systems, and conference stations.
Wireless Services
The Cisco 3800 Series can provide a complete wireless solution for branch offices, small/medium sized businesses, and Wi-Fi hotspots. Wireless services enable greater mobility for employees, partners, and customers, resulting in increased productivity. The Cisco 3800 Series supports an integrated access point for wireless LAN connectivity, Wi-Fi Hotspot services for public access, wireless infrastructure services for cordless WLAN telephony and for larger sites, and land mobile radio over IP for radio users.
Integrated Services
Figure 2 also highlights the fact that with the unique integrated services architecture of the Cisco 3800 Series, customers can securely deploy IP Communications with traditional IP routing and still leave the network-module slots available for additional advanced services. With the optional integration of a wide array of services modules, the Cisco 3800 offers the ability to easily integrate the functions of standalone network appliances and components into the Cisco 3800 Series chassis itself. Many of these network modules, such as the Cisco Network Analysis, Cisco Intrusion Detection System, and Cisco Content Engine network modules, have embedded processors and hard drives that allow them to run largely independently of the router, while allowing their management from a single management interface. This flexibility greatly expands the potential applications of the Cisco 3800 Series beyond traditional routing while still maintain the benefits of integration: ease of management, lower solution costs, and increased speed of deployment.
Primary Features and Benefits
The global economy is increasingly reliant on networked enterprise applications and the Internet as indispensable tools for tackling urgent business challenges. Successful companies require secure, high-performance networks that can quickly adapt to support volatile business conditions, while helping boost competitive advantage and increase network efficiencies. They must invest in network infrastructure that uses essential technologies and easily enables improved models of communication without disruption to core business functions. The Cisco 3800 Series helps companies operate securely in a networked economy and easily implement network services that will improve their business without impacting existing operations or degrading network performance. Table 1 gives further details regarding the features and benefits of the Cisco 3800 Series.
Table 1. Features and Benefits of Cisco 3800 Series
Feature
Benefit
Architecture Optimized for Services Growth
• This high-performance architecture is optimized for concurrent service deployment.
• This architecture offers increased default and maximum memory for future services growth.
• Enhanced chassis interfaces help enable unprecedented performance and service densities.
• Advanced service interfaces integrate applications directly into the router, without the need for separate appliances:
• Network analysis module (NAM): Integrated traffic monitoring helps enable application level visibility into network traffic for remote troubleshooting and traffic analysis.
• Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Module: The Cisco IDS Module provides the ability to inspect all traffic traversing router interfaces; to identify unauthorized or malicious activity such as hacker attacks, worms, or denial-of-service attacks; and to terminate illegitimate traffic to suppress or contain threats.
• The Cisco Content Engine Network Module delivers application layer services including Web application acceleration, business video streaming, software distribution, and URL filtering.
Embedded Security Processing and Best-in-Class Security Feature Support
• Integrated hardware for offload of encryption services processing supports IPSec 3DES, and AES 128, AES 192, and AES 256 encryption modes without the need for separate modules.
• Cisco IOS Software features offer support for identifying, preventing, and adapting to security threats and maintaining a self-defending network, including Cisco Security Device Manager, Network Admission Control, Dynamic Multipoint VPN, dynamic IPS, Cisco IOS Software Firewall, and URL filtering capabilities.
Ideal Platform for Integrated IP Telephony
• Onboard DSPs-Integrated PVDMs support analog voice, digital voice, conferencing, transcoding, and secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP) media while enabling network-module or AIM slots for switching, concurrent applications, content, and voice mail. The DSPs help enable packet voice technologies, including VoIP protocols such as H.323, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP); voice over Frame Relay; and voice over ATM (including ATM Adaption Layer 5 (AAL5) and AAL2 adaptation layers).
• The platform offers scalability for centralized and distributed call processing:
• SRST with centralized Cisco CallManager-Up to 720 phones
• Cisco Unity Express (CUE) voice mail-Up to 120 mail boxes
• Cisco CallManager Express IP phones-Up to 240 IP phones
• Small to large branch connectivity-Up to 24 T1/E1 trunks
• Analog phones, fax machines, key systems, and conference stations-Up to 88 FXS ports
• Local or long-distance calling with the EVM module-Up to 48 foreign exchange office (FXO) or 32 Basic Rate Interface (BRI) ports
• Cisco IOS Software delivers customized features and applications, such as Tool Command Language (TCL) and Voice Extensible Markup Language (VXML) support
• Secure calls are possible with Cisco CallManager and Cisco IP phones using the Cisco 3800:
• Offers standards-based, secure media and signaling authentication and encryption from IP phone to IP phone, IP phone to analog phone or public switched telephone network (PSTN) gateway using IPSec, transport layer security (TLS), and Secure Real Time Protocol (SRTP)
• Maintains channel capacity for medium- and high-complexity codecs
Integrated Wireless Support
• WLAN connectivity:
• The 802.11b/g or 802.11a/b/g HWIC access point interface card can be used to provide integrated WLAN connectivity to mobile clients at sites requiring a single access point, resulting in mobility and enhanced productivity for users.
• Dual RP-TNC connectors enable diversity and allow for optimum coverage through the use of external antennas.
• Wireless Infrastructure Services:
• Telephony support for wired and WLAN IP phones is delivered by Cisco CallManager Express (CCME) or by Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) with Cisco CallManager. Cordless WLAN IP phones allow users to be mobile and more productive.
• Integrated switch modules with Power over Ethernet (POE) enable support for Cisco Aironet access points (for larger sites) as well as wired IP phones.
• Mobility for clients from WLAN to cellular networks is enabled by Mobile IP home agent support.
• IEEE 802.1x local authentication using LEAP provides enhanced reliability through survivable authentication for WLAN clients during WAN failures.
• Customizable guest access is enabled with the service selection gateway features, along with the Subscriber Edge Services Manager.
• Wireless LAN Controller:
• The Cisco WLAN Controller (WLC) module (WLCM) enables Cisco 3800 series routers to manage up to six wireless LAN (WLAN) access points (APs) and simplifies WLAN deployment and management.
• Land Mobile Radio over IP:
• LMR over IP support allows radio users (e.g., security personnel, maintenance personnel, police officers, etc.) to communicate via IP with phone and PC users, delivering improved communications and productivity.
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Services:
• The access zone router and service selection gateway services features can be used to deploy secure public WLAN access services with an integrated HWIC-AP for small sites or with Cisco Aironet access points for larger sites. Wi-Fi hotspot services can be offered for additional revenue for public locations (e.g., restaurants, hotels, airports, etc.) or a value-added service for customer satisfaction.
Investment Protection
Field-upgradeable, modular components are supported on the Cisco 3800 Series, allowing customers to easily change network interfaces without upgrading their entire branch-office network. The Cisco 3800 Series takes advantage of the existing portfolio of WICs, VICs, network modules and AIMs to reduce sparing, training, configuration, installation, and maintenance costs.
Availability
The Cisco 3800 Series minimizes downtime with availability features, including optional redundant power, Error Checking and Correction (ECC) memory for improved fault isolation and correction, USB Flash memory for ease of image recovery, advanced temperature monitoring and variable-speed cooling fans, Cisco IOS Software Warm Reboot for improved bootup times, network-module online insertion and removal, and field-replaceable components such as fan tray, motherboard, and power supplies (Cisco 3845 only).
Product Architecture
Table 2. Features of Cisco 3825 and Cisco 3845
Cisco 3800 Series Features
Cisco 3825
Cisco 3845
Network-Module Slots: These slots can accommodate a standard network-module, enhanced-network-module (NME), enhanced-extended-network-module (NME-X), and high-density extension module (EVM-HD). The NME-X, when available, will have a wider form factor than the NME. Two side-by-side NME slots can be combined to accommodate one double-wide network module (NMD) or when available, a double-wide enhanced extended network module (NME-XD).
• NM
• NME
• NME-X
• NMD
• NME-XD
• EVM-HD
• NM
• NME
• NME-X
• NMD
• NME-XD
• EVM-HD
Maximum Number of Network Modules, NMEs, and NME-Xs Supported
2
4
Maximum Number of NMD/NME-XDs supported
1
2
Maximum Number of EVM-HDs supported
1
2
Number of High-Speed WIC (HWIC) Slots: These HWIC slots also support VICs, VWICs, and WICs.
4
4
Number of Fixed LAN Ports (fixed RJ-45 port for 10/100/1000 connectivity)
2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Number of Fixed Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Ports (for SFP Gigabit Ethernet connectivity)
1
1
Number of AIM Slots (for optional AIMs for offloading compute-intensive features)
2
2
Number of PVDM Slots (for optional PVDM2s)
4
4
Number of USB 1.1 Ports (for future use with USB Flash memory, security tokens for secure Cisco IOS Software configuration distribution, and off-platform storage of VPN credentials)
Memory-External Compact Flash and internal DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM with ECC
• Default-64 MB Compact Flash; 256 MB DDR SDRAM
• Maximum-512 MB Compact Flash; 1 GB DDR SDRAM
• Default-64 MB Compact Flash; 256 MB DDR SDRAM
• Maximum-512 MB Compact Flash; 1 GB DDR SDRAM
Summary
The Cisco 3800 Series introduces best-in-class routing, security, and voice technologies embedded into the router fabric, making it possible for enterprises to securely deliver concurrent, mission-critical services and applications at wire-speed performance. The Cisco 3800 Series extends network capabilities and productivity from the corporate headquarters to the branch offices for increased operational efficiencies and end-user productivity. The advanced adaptability and modularity of the Cisco 3800 Series routers provides customers with the widest variety of network interfaces and services, including: VPN IPSec, intrusion detection, IP Communications, wireless LAN services, integrated switching, business video, URL filtering, application optimization, DSL, ATM access, and serial device aggregation. By consolidating the functions of multiple, separate services into a single, resilient platform that can be easily managed and deployed, Cisco is providing customers with the industry's leading routing platforms for growth and investment protection.
Product Specifications
Table 3 gives the specifications of the Cisco 3825 and the Cisco 3845.
Table 3. Specifications of Cisco 3825 and Cisco 3845
Cisco 3800 Series Features
Cisco 3825
Cisco 3845
Physical Specifications
Dimensions (H x W x D)
• 3.5 x 17.4 x 14.8 in.
• 2 Rack Unit (RU)
• 5.25 x 17.25 x 16 in.
• 3 Rack Unit (RU)
Weight (minimum)
23 lb
45 lb
Rack-Mounting
Yes, 19" and 23" options
Yes, 19" and 23" options
Wall-Mounting
No
No
Power Specifications
AC-Input Voltage
100-240 VAC, auto-ranging
100-240 VAC, auto-ranging
AC-Input Frequency
47-63 Hz
47-63 Hz
AC-Input Current
• 3A (110V)
• 2A (230V)
• Startup current 50A maximum (one cycle)
• 4A (110V)
• 2A (230V)
• Startup current 50A maximum (one cycle)
AC-IP-Input current
• 8A (110V)
• 4A (230V)
• Startup current 50A maximum (one cycle)
• 8A (110V)
• 4A (230V)
• Startup current 50A maximum (one cycle)
DC-Input Voltage
24-60 VDC, auto-ranging positive or negative
24-60 VDC, auto-ranging positive or negative
DC-Input Current
• 12A (24V)
• 5A (60V)
• Startup current 50A<10 ms
• 18A (24V)
• 7A (60V)
• Startup current 50A<10 ms
Output
• AC or DC power supply:
• 210W for system
• AC-IP power supply:
• 210W for system
• 360W for IP phones (-48V)
• AC or DC power supply:
• 300W for system
• AC-IP power supply:
• 300W for system
• 360W for IP Phones (-48V)
Redundant Power Supply (RPS)
External only (Cisco RPS 675)
Internal AC, AC-IP, or DC RPS
Recommended RPS Unit
Cisco RPS 675
-
Power Dissipations
Typical Power Dissipation
(No Modules)
52W (177 BTU/hr)
79W (269 BTU/hr)
AC Without IP Phone Support
300W (1025 BTU/hr)
435W (1485 BTU/hr)
AC With IP Phone Support-System Only
370W (1262 BTU/hr)
555W (1890 BTU/hr)
AC With IP Phone Support-IP Phones
360W (1128 BTU/hr)
360W (1128 BTU/hr)
DC
325W (1100 BTU/hr)
460W (1570 BTU/hr)
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature
32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
32° to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Non-Operating Temperature
-40° to 185°F (-40° to 85°C)
-40° to 185°F (-40° to 85°C)
Relative Humidity Non-Condensing
5-95% non-condensing
5-95% non-condensing
Maximum Operating Temperature at Altitude
40°C @ sea level
40°C @ 6,000 ft (1800 m)
30°C @ 13,000 ft (4000 m)
27.2°C @ 15,000 ft (4600 m)
Note: Derate 1.4°C per 1,000 ft above 6,000 ft
40°C @ sea level
40°C @ 6,000 ft (1800 m)
30°C @ 13,000 ft (4000 m)
27.2°C @ 15,000 ft (4600 m)
Note: Derate 1.4°C per 1,000 ft above 6,000 ft
Noise Level (minimum)
50 dBa typical, 53 dBa maximum
56 dBa typical, 58 dBa maximum
Regulatory Compliance
Safety
• UL 60950
• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950
• EN 60950
• AS/NZS 60950
• UL 60950
• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950
• EN 60950
• AS/NZS 60950
EMC
• 47 CFR, Part 15
• ICES-003 Class A
• EN55022 Class A
• CISPR22 Class A
• AS/NZS 3548 Class A
• VCCI V-3
• EN 300386
• EN 61000
• 47 CFR, Part 15
• ICES-003 Class A
• EN55022 Class A
• CISPR22 Class A
• AS/NZS 3548 Class A
• VCCI V-3
• EN 300386
• EN 61000
TELCOM
• 47 CFR, Part 68
• TIA/EIA/IS-968
• CS-03
• RTTE Directive
• 47 CFR, Part 68
• TIA/EIA/IS-968
• CS-03
• RTTE Directive
Supported Modules
Table 4 gives the modules supported by the Cisco 3800 Series.
Table 4. Modules Supported by Cisco 3800 Series
Feature
Benefit
Small-Form Pluggable (SFP) Optics for Gigabit Ethernet Port
