The 4000 Series contains five platforms: the 4451, 4431,
4351, 4331, and 4321 ISRs.
The ISR 4000 platform
is modular and upgradable, so you can add new services without changing
equipment. It supports multiple application-aware services concurrently while
maintaining WAN performance of up to 2 Gbps, even during heavy traffic loads.
The backplane architecture supports high-bandwidth, module-to-module
communication at speeds up to 10 Gbps.
Model
Comparison-Cisco 4321 vs. 4331 vs. 4351 vs. 4431 vs. 4451
Feature
|
4321
|
4331
|
4351
|
4431
|
4451
|
Form factor
|
1 rack unit
(RU)
Desktop |
1 RU
|
2 RU
|
1 RU
|
2 RU
|
Integrated WAN
ports
|
1 GE / SFP
1 GE |
1 GE / SFP
1 GE 1 SFP |
2 PoE GE / SFP
1 GE/ SFP |
2 PoE GE / SFP
2 GE / SFP |
2 PoE GE / SFP
2 GE / SFP |
Performance
|
50 Mbps
Upgradable to 100 Mbps |
100 Mbps
Upgradable to 300 Mbps |
200 Mbps
Upgradable to 400 Mbps |
500 Mbps
Upgradeable to 1 Gbps |
1 Gbps
Upgradable to 2 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
1 double-wide |
N/A
|
2 single- or
1 double-wide |
Integrated
Services Card (ISC) slots
|
1
(PVDM 4) |
1
(PVDM 4) |
1
(PVDM 4) |
1
(PVDM 4) |
1
(PVDM 4) |
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
Internal RPS |
Yes
Internal RPS |
Module online
insertion and removal (OIR)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Server
virtualization platform (UCS E-Series)
|
N/A
|
2-core
single-wide,
4-core single-wide |
2 core
single-wide,
4 core single-wide, 4 core double-wide, 6 core double-wide, 8 core double-wide |
N/A
|
2-core
single-wide,
4-core single-wide, 4-core double-wide, 6-core double-wide, 8-core double-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
(DES, 3DES, AES) |
No
|
||||
IPSEC VPN
services
|
FlexVPN, Easy
VPN remote server, Enhanced Easy VPN, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN),
Group Encrypted Transport VPN (GET VPN), V3PN, MPLS VPN |
||||
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
|
|
||||
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
Telephony support |
Up to 50
|
Up to 100
|
Up to 750
|
Up to 1200
|
Up to 2000
|
Cisco Unified
Communications
Manager Express support |
Up to 50
|
Up to 100
|
Up to 250
|
Up to 350
|
Up to 450
|
Cisco Unity
Express
(NM, SM, or ISM) |
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)
(SIP/H.323 sessions) |
100
|
400
|
1000
|
3000
|
6000
|
nano Cisco
Unified Border Element (nanoCUBE)
(sessions) |
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,
BGP and PBR |
EIGRP, RIP,
OSPFv3, IS-IS,
BGP and PBR |
EIGRP, RIP,
OSPFv3, IS-IS,
BGP and PBR |
EIGRP, RIP,
OSPFv3, IS-IS,
BGP and PBR |
EIGRP, RIP,
OSPFv3, IS-IS,
BGP and PBR |
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
optional high-gain antennas |
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)
without PoE boost |
120 W
|
250 W
|
500 W
|
250 W
(with optional power supply redundancy) |
500 W
(with optional power supply redundancy) |
PoE support
(wattage)
with PoE boost |
260 W
|
530 W
|
990 W
|
500 W
(no power supply redundancy) |
950 W
(no power supply redundancy) |
EtherSwitch
Service Module type (width)
|
N/A
|
1 single
|
2 single or 1
double
|
N/A
|
2 single or 1
double
|
Application
Services
|
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,
vWAAS on UCS E-Series |
ISR-WAAS,
vWAAS on UCS E-Series |
ISR-WAAS
|
ISR-WAAS,
vWAAS on UCS E-Series |
Akamai Connect
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Cisco
Application Centric Infrastructure
|
Application
Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) with Enterprise Module
|
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Say More about the Cisco 4000 Series
Intelligent Services Reduce Bandwidth Costs
The 4000 Series
runs Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN), a comprehensive set of traffic control and
security features. With IWAN, you get all the business-grade capabilities of a
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN using other types of less-expensive
links. You get per-application traffic management, WAN optimization, and VPN
tunneling, for example, which you can put to work across Internet, cellular,
and other lowercost services as you add connections. And you can activate new
router services on demand through a simple licensing change. Remote application
installation and management capabilities mean you don’t need local IT staff to
deliver a fully comprehensive computing and networking experience in the
branch. That comes in handy in new or smaller sites where you don’t have IT
personnel already. All this plus convergence and stable, high-speed performance
means you can now roll out your branch services at the speed of business.
Near-Instant IWAN Configuration
You can now
configure your Cisco IWAN features in next to no time, thanks to Cisco’s
enterprise software-defined networking (SDN) controller, the Application Policy
Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (APIC EM). APIC EM allows you to
automate lots of tasks across the network. You can implement an SDN on your
Cisco WAN infrastructure without having to upgrade your equipment; you just
install the no-charge APIC EM software-based controller between your
applications and network infrastructure. The controller translates business
policy directly into network device-level policy for automatic compliance with your
corporate and industry-mandated polices. For additional WAN management
simplicity, customers can also use the IWAN app for APIC EM. The app automates
the configuration of Cisco Intelligent WAN features, such as quality of service
(QoS), WAN optimization, and security, in Cisco branch and edge WAN routers.
The app slashes what used to require 1000 command-line interface (CLI) steps to
just 10 mouse clicks per site. With the IWAN app’s template functionality, the
ability to configure, deploy, and manage large numbers of branch offices has
never been easier.
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