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Cisco Switches

The Right Network Switch Can Maximize Business Value

The network switches in the Cisco Catalyst Series offer some of the industry’s most intelligent and advanced technologies. These switches are designed to extend the value of network throughout the infrastructure. These innovative network switches are part of a continuously expanding portfolio of offerings that can strengthen and simplify network performance, and help deliver the greatest investment protection available. Available in modular, stackable and stand-alone configurations these network switches can be used anywhere they are needed in the network.

The Cisco network switch portfolio provides enhanced functionality and intelligence to help organizations automate complex tasks while supporting new application and business requirements.

Network Switch Services Deliver an Integrated End-to -End Solution

A valuable part of the network switch portfolio, Cisco Catalyst Intelligent Network Services strengthens the network infrastructure by delivering:

• Integrated security for end to end protection
• High availability for maximum network uptime
• Application delivery optimization to ensure a consistent user experience
• Enhanced manageability for more simple operations

Advanced Network Switches Provide Innovation

Cisco Catalyst Advanced Network Services provide switching innovation that enables organizations to offer capabilities they’ve never provided before, including:

• Advanced security
• IP Communications
• Mobile wireless

Routers

The Value of a Systems Approach

A systems approach begins with a single, resilient platform such as the Cisco integrated services routers. A systems approach combines packaging with intelligent services within and between services, and weaves voice, security, routing, and application services together, so that processes become more automated and more intelligent. The results are pervasive security in the network and applications; higher QoS for data, voice, and video traffic; increased time to productivity; and better use of network resources.

With the integrated services router, Cisco offers a comprehensive, future-proofed solution that minimizes network outages and ensures access to the most business-critical applications. Cisco's focus on integrating new infrastructure services with performance enables companies to create networks that are more intelligent, resilient, and reliable. For organizations of all sizes that need fast, secure access to today's mission-critical applications as well as a foundation for future growth, Cisco routers:

• Provide the industry’s first portfolio engineered for secure, wire-speed delivery of concurrent data, voice, and video services
• Embed security and voice services into a single routing system
• Use an integrated systems approach to embedded services that speeds application deployment and reduces operating costs and complexity
• Provide unparalleled services performance and investment protection

Unlike specialized niche products, Cisco Integrated Services Routers embed security and voice services as a single resilient system for ease of deployment, simplified management, and lower operating costs. Cisco routers provide the secure communications solutions you need today, while laying the foundation for tomorrow's Intelligent Information Networks.

In addition, Cisco Integrated Services Routers:

• Provide fast, secure access to mission-critical business applications and unmatched investment protection for future growth, enabling organizations to easily deploy and manage converged communications solutions with end-to-end security for maximum end user productivity
• Feature industry-leading services densities, bandwidth, availability, and performance options for maximum configuration flexibility and scalability for the most demanding networking environments
• Provide a broad range of voice densities and services, allowing customers to easily enable end-to-end, best-in-class IP Communications solutions, while providing a foundation for future growth and investment protection
• Are the only routers that allow organizations to build a foundation for an intelligent, self-defending network, featuring best-in-class security services and routing technologies for the lowest total cost of ownership and highest return on investment.

Security

Identify, Prevent, and Adapt to Threats

The most comprehensive approach to network security is an integrated solution that combines:

• Existing infrastructure devices with embedded security solutions
• Security devices that have native network intelligence
• Security policy in a collaborative and adaptive security system
• Security lifecycle services that maximize network effectiveness

Using the network to provide a common security architecture:

• Reduces complexity
• Enables tighter integration
• Closes risk gaps
• Provides greater visibility of end-to-end security
• Makes security easier to deploy and manage
• Enables you evolve to advanced security capabilities while protecting your investment

This approach is:

• Integrated: Every element in the network acts as a point of defense.
• Collaborative: Various network components work together to provide new means of protection.
• Adaptive: Innovative behavioral methods automatically recognize and adapt to new types of threats as they arise.