Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers-Series Comparison
Cisco users may have a general impression on the Cisco 4000 family. We also talked about the main features of Cisco 4000 ISR routers and the ordering guide. So in this article we will discuss the main model comparison of Cisco 4000 series that contains five platforms: the Cisco 4451, 4431, 4351, 4331, and 4321 ISRs, which differ primarily in performance capabilities and in the number of Network Interface Module (NIM) and Enhanced Service Module (SM-X) slots supported. What’s the main difference between these models? You can check the main table of Cisco 4000 model comparison.
Feature | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
Form factor | 1 rack unit (RU) | 1 RU | 2 RU | 1 RU | 2 RU |
Integrated WAN ports | 1 GE / SFP | 1 GE / SFP | 2 PoE GE / SFP | 2 PoE GE / SFP | 2 PoE GE / SFP |
Performance | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps | 200 Mbps | 500 Mbps | 1 Gbps |
Management port | 1 GE (Integrated Out of Band) | ||||
Network Interface Modules (NIM) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Enhanced Services Module (SM-X) | N/A | 1 single-wide | 2 single- or | N/A | 2 single- or |
Integrated Services Card (ISC) slots | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
USB ports (type A) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Default/max Flash | 4 GB / 8 GB | 4 GB / 16 GB | 4 GB / 16 GB | 8 GB / 32 GB | 8 GB / 32 GB |
Default/max DRAM | 4 GB / 8 GB | 4 GB / 16 GB | 4 GB / 16 GB | 4 GB / 16 GB | 4 GB / 16 GB |
Power supply type | External: AC, PoE | Internal: AC, PoE | Internal: AC, PoE or DC | Internal: AC, PoE or DC | Internal: AC, PoE or DC |
Redundant power supply | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Module online insertion and removal (OIR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Server virtualization platform (UCS E-Series) | N/A | 2-core single-wide, | 2 core single-wide, | N/A | 2-core single-wide, |
Advanced Security | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
Zone-based firewall and NAT services | VRF-Aware Firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) | ||||
Hardware VPN acceleration | No | ||||
IPSEC VPN services | FlexVPN, Easy VPN remote server, Enhanced Easy VPN, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), | ||||
SSL VPN | No | ||||
Intrusion prevention | Yes | ||||
Network foundation protection | ACL, FPM, control plan protection, control plane policing (CoPP), QoS, role-based CLI access, source-based RTBH, uRPF, SSHv2 | ||||
Cisco Cloud Web Security | Yes* | ||||
Identity-based networking | No | No | No | No | No |
Cisco TrustSec |
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Unified Communications | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
Local conferencing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Digital signal processor support | PVDM4 | PVDM4 | PVDM4 | PVDM4 | PVDM4 |
Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site | Up to 50 | Up to 100 | Up to 750 | Up to 1200 | Up to 2000 |
Cisco Unified Communications | Up to 50 | Up to 100 | Up to 250 | Up to 350 | Up to 450 |
Cisco Unity Express | Use Cisco Unity Connection on UCSE | Use Cisco Unity Connection on UCSE | Use Cisco Unity Connection on UCSE | Use Cisco Unity Connection on UCSE | Use Cisco Unity Connection on UCSE |
Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) | 100 | 400 | 1000 | 3000 | 6000 |
nano Cisco Unified Border Element (nanoCUBE) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Digital voice and video (T1/E1 channels) | Up to 240 | Up to 360 | Up to 720 | Up to 720 | Up to 1200 |
Analog/BRI voice | Up to 8 ports (FXS, FXO, E/M, BRi) | Up to 12 ports (FXS, FXO, E/M, BRi) | Up to 20 ports (FXS, FXO, E/M, BRi) | Up to 12 ports (FXS, FXO, E/M, BRi) | Up to 20 ports (FXS, FXO, E/M, BRi) |
Routing and Multicast | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
IPv4 routing protocols | RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, PBR, PfR | RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, PBR, PfR | RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, PBR, PfR | RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, PBR, PfR | RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, PBR, PfR |
Multicast routing protocols | PIM-SM, mroute (static route), and MLD | PIM-SM, mroute (static route), and MLD | PIM-SM, mroute (static route), and MLD | PIM-SM, mroute (static route), and MLD | PIM-SM, mroute (static route), and MLD |
IPv6 routing protocols | EIGRP, RIP, OSPFv3, IS-IS, | EIGRP, RIP, OSPFv3, IS-IS, | EIGRP, RIP, OSPFv3, IS-IS, | EIGRP, RIP, OSPFv3, IS-IS, | EIGRP, RIP, OSPFv3, IS-IS, |
Wireless LAN | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
Integrated 802.11 b/g/n access point | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n access point | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unified and autonomous mode | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
RP-TNC connectors for field-replaceable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Diversity (dual antennas) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wireless LAN controller module | Available on UCS E-Series | Available on UCS E-Series | Available on UCS E-Series | Available on UCS E-Series | Available on UCS E-Series |
Wireless WAN | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
3G /4G LTE cellular | Yes* | ||||
Outdoor antennas | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Integrated Switching | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
Maximum switched Ethernet ports | N/A | 24 | 48 | N/A | 48 |
Maximum switched Ethernet LAN ports with PoE | N/A | 24 | 48 | N/A | 48 |
PoE support (wattage) | 120 W | 250 W | 500 W | 250 W | 500 W |
PoE support (wattage) | 260 W | 530 W | 990 W | 500 W | 950 W |
EtherSwitch Service Module type (width) | N/A | 1 single | 2 single or 1 double | N/A | 2 single or 1 double |
Application Services | 4321 | 4331 | 4351 | 4431 | 4451 |
Intelligent Path Control | PfR | PfR | PfR | PfR | PfR |
Network Contention Control | QoS, HQoS | QoS, HQoS | QoS, HQoS | QoS, HQoS | QoS, HQoS |
Application Visibility | NBAR v2 | NBAR v2 | NBAR v2 | NBAR v2 | NBAR v2 |
WAN Optimization | ISR-WAAS | ISR-WAAS, | ISR-WAAS, | ISR-WAAS | ISR-WAAS, |
Akamai Connect | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure | Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) with Enterprise Module |
* Planned for 1H CY2015
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