Whats the Difference between Cisco 2901

and 2801?
Key Features
Cisco 2901
2 integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
4 enhanced high-speed WAN interface card slots
2 onboard digital signal processor (DSP) slots
1 onboard Internal Service Module for application services
Fully integrated power distribution to modules supporting 802.3af Power over
Ethernet (PoE) and Cisco Enhanced PoE
Security
1. Embedded hardware-accelerated VPN encryption for secure collaborative
VPN communications
2. Integrated threat control using Cisco IOS Firewall, Cisco IOS Zone-Based
Firewall, Cisco IOS IPS, and Cisco IOS Content Filtering
3. Identity management that uses authentication, authorization, and accounting
(AAA) and public key infrastructure
Voice
1. High-density-packet voice DSP module, optimized for voice and video
2. Standards-certified VoiceXML browser services
3. Cisco Unified Border Element capabilities
4. Cisco Unity Express voicemail support
5. Support for Cisco Communications Manager Express and Survivable Remote
Site Telephony
Cisco 2801
Mid/High-Density, High Performance Services
1. Security: On-board encryption, up to 800 VPN tunnels (AIM); IOS FW,
NAC, IPS, or Content Security
2. Voice: Mid/High-density analog/digital voice with IP Telephony, Voice Mail;
CallManager Express or Survivable Remote Site Telephony support for up to
24 IP phones
High-performance concurrent security, voice and advanced services to multiple
T1/E1 WAN rates
Integrated Dual 10/100 ports
Optional integration of L2 switching with PoE
Enhanced Modularity and Investment Protection
Flexible expansion ( 2 HWIC slots), additional concurrent services
Existing WIC/VIC/VWIC, AIM support
1

 Scalable services deployment and availability features

Appearance
Cisco 2901

Cisco 2801

Products Comparison
Cisco 2901

Cisco 2801

Default/maximum flash memory

256 MB/4 GB

64 MB/128 MB

Default/maximum DRAM

512 MB/2.5 GB

128 MB/384 MB

Feature Comparison

Compact flash slots

Built-in LAN connectivity

2
Gigabit 2 Fast Ethernet
Ethernet (GE)
(FE)

Integrated SFP slots

Multicore processor

Yes

No

USB host ports

USB console

Yes

No

WAN slots

4 EHWIC

4 HWIC

AIM slots

ISM slots

PVDM (DSP) slots on motherboard

Network-module slots

Service-module slots

Multigigabit fabric

Yes

No

Integrated encryption

Yes

Yes

Optional Cisco Inline Power (PoE)

Yes

Yes

Inline Yes

No

No

No

Optional
Cisco
Power(ePoE)

Enhanced

Redundant power supply

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