Cisco 3600 Series Multiservice Access Routers
The Cisco 3600 Series, as shown in Figure 1-16, is a family of modular, multiservice
access platforms for medium- and large-sized offices and smaller Internet service
providers (ISPs). With more than 70 modular interface options, the Cisco 3600 Series
provides solutions for data, voice, video, hybrid dial access, VPNs, and multiprotocol
data routing. The high-performance, modular architecture protects customers’ investments
in network technology and integrates the functions of several devices within a single,
manageable solution.
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Figure 1-16 Cisco 3600 Series
Cisco extended the Cisco 3600 Series with the Cisco 3660 multiservice access platform.
The Cisco 3660 platform provides higher densities, greater performance, and more
expansion capabilities. The additional power and performance of the Cisco 3660 platform
enables new applications, such as packetized voice aggregation and branch office
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) access ranging from T1/E1 inverse multiplexing
over ATM (IMA) to Optical Carrier 3 (OC-3). Go to http://www.cisco.com/go/3600 to
learn more about the Cisco 3600 Series multiservice access routers.