Unified Communications on Cisco Integrated Services Routers

Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) Platforms

Deliver modularity for unified communication services to teleworkers, small and medium-sized businesses, or branch offices.

- Cisco 3900 Series ISRs
  - Offers a high-performance gateway and session border control platform
  - Ideal for mid-size to large deployments
  - Modular setup offers the ability to host additional unified communications services
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- Cisco 2900 Series ISRs
  - Offers a high-performance gateway and session border control platform
  - Ideal for small to mid-size deployments
  - Modular setup offers the ability to host additional unified communications services
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- Cisco 1861E ISR
  - Designed for small offices that need a gateway, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME), or Cisco Unified SRST
  - Supports up to 15 users for Cisco Unified SRST or Cisco Unified CME
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- Cisco 800 Series ISRs
  - Designed for small offices that require session border control or Cisco Unified SRST
  - Supports ups 25 Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunk sessions or up to five users for Cisco Unified SRST
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Cisco Unified Communications Services on Cisco ISRs

Take full advantage of the flexibility of Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISR) when you deploy these Cisco Unified Communications services:

- Time-division-multiplexing (TDM) Gateway Interfaces and Modules
  - Connect IP voice networks to the PSTN
  - Get interface cards, digital signal processors, Cisco IOS & UC licenses
  - For use with the Cisco 2900 and 3900 Series ISRs
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- Analog Gateway Interfaces and Modules
  - Connect analog phones, faxes, and modems to an IP voice infrastructure
  - For use with the Cisco 2900 and 3900 series ISRs
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- Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)
  - Cisco's enterprise session border controller for SIP trunking deployments
  - Provides solutions for locations of any size
  - Offers flexibility for more control in your migration to SIP trunking
  - Interoperates with third-party IP PBXs and service providers
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- Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST)
  - Ideal for branch offices using centralized Cisco call control
  - Provides business resiliency through redundant, localized call processing
  - Offers intelligent and automatic failover without manual intervention
  - Provides automatic provisioning and maintenance
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- Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
  - For enterprise branch deployments of 450 users or less
  - Converges voice, video, and data with full-featured call processing
  - Supports Cisco IP voice and video endpoints
  - Provides features especially designed for retail and branch deployments
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- Cisco Unity Express
  - For enterprise branch deployments using Cisco's 2900 and 3900 Series ISRs
  - Affordably supports voicemail and greeting services with up to 500 mailboxes
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- Cisco UCS Express
  - Ideal for the branch office to host essential services locally
  - Compact, all-in-one computing and networking system
  - Easy-to-provision x86 blade servers
  - Enterprise- and production-class bare-metal hypervisor
  - Remote management with network and server separation
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All ISR Unified Communications Platforms and Services.

Cisco ISR Platforms for Unified Communications Services

Cisco Unified Communications Services

Benefits

The Cisco family of Integrated Services Routers and its unified communications services provide the intelligence that removes barriers to collaboration by enhancing linkages to people, devices, and applications. They provide:

Investment protection: Multi-service support provides the ability to repurpose assets as network needs change. An example includes moving from a time-division-multiplexing (TDM) gateway to session border control using the same platform.
Unparalleled connectivity and interoperability: Cisco ISRs support the vast majority of protocols, interfaces, and CODECs to provide connectivity to more than 90 percent of the world's PBXs and PSTN connection points. They interoperate with PBXs, IP PBXs, service providers, and analog endpoints.
Superior end-user experience: Provide background noise reduction, acoustic shock prevention, echo cancellation, and more. Priority based routing, Call Admission Control/Resource Reservation Protocol (CAC/RSVP), and, and media monitoring help deliver high-quality voice every time.
An intelligent path to SIP trunking: The integration of Cisco Unified Border Element into Cisco ISRs helps ensure a migration to SIP trunking that fits your business needs. CUBE on Cisco ISR supports TDM, mixed TDM and SIP, or full SIP environments on a single platform.
Integrated security protects against internal and external threats while maintaining high levels of network performance.

Customer Success Stories

Case Studies: Simplify SIP Migration, Increase Availability, and Improve Interoperability
See how three organizations benefitted from implementing Cisco® Unified Border Element (CUBE), a session border controller (SBC) deployed on Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISRs).

Telecom Carrier Offers First-of-its-Kind Cloud Security Solution (PDF - 672 KB) (Video - 2:35 min)
Learn how BT uses Cisco technology to quickly identify voice and data threats.

Northeast Community Bank: Cisco/Verizon SIP Trunking Solutions (4:03 min)
Watch how Northeast Community Bank builds network with more functionality and greater efficiency with SIP trunking solutions.

University Improves Caller Experience (PDF - 187 KB)
Learn how Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express helps Brandeis University.

Bank Lowers Costs and Boosts Productivity with Unified Communications (PDF - 272 KB)
WesBanco deploys Cisco Survivable Remote Site Telephony for business continuity.