Cisco Enterprise Routers Review
Cisco Enterprise Router is the undisputed king in routing TCP/IP networks
Valuable Features:
A few things which I love about this product:
1) Service virtualization ability
2) High performance WAN services
3) Cisco cloud connected solutions
4) Higher QoS for video, voice traffic
5) Reduction in total network operation cost through nV technology.
6) Inbuilt security features for IPsec, VPN, tunneling, MAC etc.
Room for Improvement:
Few cons which can be improved on:
1) Pricing structure when it comes to Borderless Networks and PIX firewall routers
2) WAN integration can be made easier
3) Integrated VPN not present in all series
Other Advice:
Cisco has remarkably been the king in the networking and information technology stream till date. Cisco's routing technology has been a class apart from its competitors for its innovations including, RIP, BGP, CDP, IGRP or EIGRP. With the start of Cisco Borderless Networks for growing routing enterprise needs, Cisco routers continuously strive hard to deliver unmatched performance in the cloud computing and virtualization platforms.
**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Jul 01 2012
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it_user7665 (Network Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees)Consultant
Though Cisco products have an extra edge over other brands, but they are comparatively expensive in terms of the features they provide. For most of the popular Cisco products, you can easily get an alternative with equal or better features but priced relatively lower.
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It has provided us a more secure environment, especially the firewall. We've had multiple attempts of network intrusion which have been defeated due to the firewall rules in place.
Cisco has one of the best products in terms of routing because of the protocols in which they provide.
Most of the hardware is very stable.
The most valuable feature is that we can specify the routing policies for our traffic.
We achieve good performance in our data center.
The routing feature is the solution's most valuable aspect.
The VPN is the most valuable feature of this solution. The basic clients who don't use the VPN use it mostly for connectivity.
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