
Cisco 3600 Data Sheet
Data Sheet
Cisco 3600 Data Sheet (Cisco 3620, 3640, 3620-DC, 3640-DC, 36XX-RPS)
Cisco 3600 Multifunction Platform
The Cisco 3600 is the industry’s first true multifunction platform with the versatility
to support branch/enterprise dial access applications, LAN-to-LAN or routing
applications, and multiservice applications in a single server. It provides unprecedented
modularity options with a broad range of available network modules, enormous
flexibility with a variety of configurable options for customer-specific application
scenarios, and, above all, high performance to support any of these applications.
TheCisco3640serverisequippedwithfournetworkmodule
slots,theCisco3620withtwo.Dialconnectivityissupported
with a series of network modules offering Integrated Services
Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Interface (PRI), ISDN
Basic Rate Interface (BRI), integrated digital modems, very
high density asynchronous interfaces, and asynchronous/
synchronous serial interfaces. LAN and WAN connectivity
are provided by a series of mixed-media cards supporting
Ethernet, Token Ring, and a variety of WAN technologies.
Routing applications are supported with high-density
Ethernet and a single-port, autosensing, Fast Ethernet
network module. Finally, multiservice applications will be
supported by integrated voice network modules, which will
be available by Q4’97.
The Cisco 3600 is an ideal upgrade to branches that
have outgrown their current routing hardware and require
the next generation of hardware for their “power branch”
applications. The flexibility of the Cisco 3600 series enables
you to support a variety of solutions for the power branch
office environment. No matterhow much your requirements
may vary from place to place, the Cisco 3600 platform has
the performance and diversity to meet your needs, at a very
cost-effective price. For instance, a branch office using ISDN
to connect to the main office may require dedicated Frame
Relay service in a year’s time with increased traffic on the
network—without a forklift upgrade in the wiring closet.
As a multifunction solution, you can rely upon the
outstanding performance, reliability, security, and flexibility
of the Cisco 3600 platform to meet your needs for many
years. Multiple devices become quite expensive to manage,
configure, and support when compared to a single,
multifunction device with integrated management,
configuration, and single vendor support.
Finally, Cisco IOS
™
software contains many features
that provide security, reliability, and WAN optimization. In
anyapplication, the Cisco IOS featurescanbeusedtocontrol
ongoing WAN costs. For example, the Cisco 3600 server
supports dial-on-demandrouting (DDR) and dial backup,as
well as protocol spoofing and snapshot routing to reduce
unnecessary WAN traffic. To further reduce WAN costs and
increase effective bandwidth, Cisco IOS software supports
data compression over Frame Relay, dedicated leased line,
and dial networks.
Cisco IOS software has extensive multimedia
capabilities that enable companies to support new
applications such as teleconferencing over the WAN.
Features such as the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP),
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), and Weighted Fair
Queuing (WFQ) ensure a consistent quality of service and
high applications availability.
Multifunction Capabilities of the Cisco 3600 for the
Power Branch
The Cisco 3600 is targeted at meeting the evolving
requirements of the power branch. A power branch can be
defined as one that has outgrown its initial networking
hardware, and needs to add functionality such as
high-density dial access server support, additional routing
capabilities, and, at the same time, provide an open
architecture for future requirements such as Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL), voice, video, and Asynchronous
Transfer Mode(ATM). The Cisco 3600has the performance
built-in to handle these diverse needs, and also has power to
address thefuture branch requirements, in amodular chassis
with network module options that provide the ultimate
investment protection.
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