Data Sheet Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Router Cisco® Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) are built on 30 years of our innovation and product leadership. Figure 1. Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Routers The Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Router revolutionizes the delivery of application-aware services in a branchoffice environment. This new member of the Cisco ISR Family provide extensive Layer 7 services hosted internally to the branch office while maximizing operating expenses(OpEx) savings. ® The Cisco 4451-X offers a multicore CPU architecture running modular Cisco IOS XE Software that dynamically adapts to the changing needs of your branch-office environment. The separation of the control and data planes provides the ability to deliver application-aware network services while maintaining a stable platform and a high level of performance during periods of heavy network load. With the ability to integrate application-aware services and the ability to scale performance without a complete equipment upgrade, the Cisco 4451-X offers exceptional total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and network agility through the intelligent integration of market-leading security, unified communications, and application services. Product Overview The Cisco 4451-X offers encryption acceleration, voice- and video-capable architecture, application firewall, call processing, and embedded services. In addition, the platform supports a range of wired connectivity options such as T1/E1, T3/E3, and fiber Gigabit Ethernet. This platform offers superior performance and flexibility for network deployments across large enterprise offices. Key Business Benefits Cisco ISRs provide superior services integration and agility. Designed for scalability, the modular architecture of this platform enables you to evolve and adapt with your growing business needs. Table 1 lists the business benefits of the Cisco 4451-X. Table 1. Cisco 4451-X Business Benefits Services integration ● The Cisco 4451-X Router offers service integration with voice, video, security, data, and embedded services. ● The Cisco 4451-X provides the highest performance among the routers in the Cisco ISR portfolio, enabling you to maximize services integration and reducing overall capital expenditures (CapEx) and OpEx. ● The Cisco 4451-X industry-first internal services plane allows for remote installation of application-aware services without compromise. Applications run and are managed identically to their counterparts in dedicated appliances. ● A single Cisco IOSXE Software Universal image is installed on each Cisco ISR. The Universal image contains all of © 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information.

Description the Cisco IOS XE Software technology sets, which you can activate with a software license. With the Universal image your business can quickly deploy advanced features without downloading a new Cisco IOS XE Software image. ● The Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) E-Series modules allow you to reduce CapEx and deploy a variety of application services in an integrated general-purpose server. High performance with integrated services ● The Cisco 4451-X enables deployment in high-speed WAN environments with concurrent services enabled up to 2Gbps. ● The backplane architecture...

Modularity Features and Benefits The Cisco 4451-X provides significantly enhanced modular capabilities (refer to Table 3) while maintaining investment protection for customers. A complete list of supported modules, including a list of supported SFPs for the Cisco 4451-X, is available at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10536/products_relevant_interfaces_and_modules.html. Table 3. Modularity Features and Benefits Architectural Features Cisco Enhanced Services Module (SM-X) Benefits ● Each service-module slot offers high data-throughput capability up to 10Gbps toward the router processor...

Four major technology licenses are available on the Cisco 4451-X; you can activate the licenses through the Cisco software activation process identified at http://www.cisco.com/go/sa. The following licenses are available: ● IP Base: This technology package is available as default. Application Experience (AX): This license includes data and application performance features. Unified Communications: This license includes voice, video, and additional rich-media services. Security (SEC) or Security with No Payload Encryption (SEC-NPE): This license includes features for securing network infrastructure....

The Cisco 4451-X enables a full range of existing and emerging video services, with scaling improvement to ® support Cisco TelePresence conferencing, security, and session control. Cisco Unified Border Element extends these capabilities for business-to-business telepresence communications. The Cisco 4451-X supports the new Cisco High-Density Packet Voice Digital Signal Processor Module (PVDM4), which has been optimized for concurrent voice and video support. The PVDM4 modules support all voice-gateway functions of earlier generations of PVDMs, and add higher density and more processing power...

The embedded Cisco ISR-CX (context-aware) firewall enforces differentiated policies based on the user, device, role, and application type. Based on the Cisco ASA-CX Series Adaptive Security Appliance, the Cisco ISR-CX provides parity within the Cisco firewall portfolio. Detailed information about the security features and solutions supported on the Cisco 4451-X is available at http://www.cisco.com/go/routersecurity. Application Services As organizations continue to centralize and consolidate their branch-office IT infrastructure in an effort to reduce cost and complexity, they are challenged...

The Cisco 4451-X also includes support for the One Platform Kit (Cisco onePK) set of universal application programming interfaces (APIs). Cisco onePK allows application developers to easily integrate the network with their applications. Refer to Tables 4, 5, and 6 for an overview of Cisco IOS XE Software features, network management, and manageability support on the Cisco 4451-X. Table 4. Cisco 4451-X with Cisco IOS XE Software Feature and Protocol High-Level Support ● IPv4, IPv6, static routes, Routing Information Protocol Versions 1 and 2 (RIP and RIPv2), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced...