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Features and Benefits Summary
Table 2 G.shdsl WAN Interface Cards Features and Benefits Summary
Feature Benefits
Flexibility
Cisco IOS Support • Provides the industry's most robust, scalable, and feature-rich
internetworking software support using the de facto standard networking
software for the Internet and private WANs
• Part of the Cisco end-to-end network solution (including multiprotocol
routing (IP, IPX, AppleTalk, IBM/SNA) and bridging)
Integrated Voice and Data Networking
Voice and Data Integration • Reduces long-distance toll charges by allowing the data network to carry
interoffice voice and fax traffic
• Works with existing handsets, key units, and PBXs, eliminating the need for
a costly phone-equipment upgrade
• Support for critical IP QoS features in Cisco IOS
• See Table 1 for more details on supported IP QoS features
• Traffic management with ATM CoS
Digital Voice Interfaces • Provides toll-quality, award-winning derived VoIP; software-support VoIP/
AAL5 and VoATM/AAL2 (Cisco 2600 and 3700 only), AAL5
Analog Voice Interfaces • Analog voice is supported for VoATM/VoIP over AAL5
• Analog voice originating on NM-HDA is supported over AAL2
• Analog and BRI voice originating on the NM-1V/2V cards is not supported
over AAL2
Standards-Based H.323 Signaling • Allows an ecosystem of third-party vendors to develop applications for
a complete solution; allows rapid low-cost deployment of VoIP
DSPs and Voice-Compression
Codecs G.711, G.729a, G.723.1,
G.726
• Provide hardware-based compressed voice to fit significantly more voice
lines over a single copper-pair without breaking the end-to-end delay budget
Sub-Cell Multiplexing (AAL2)
(Cisco 2600 and 3700 only)
• Enables multiple voice channels to share an ATM cell leading to efficient
bandwidth utilization
Modular Architecture
Variety of WAN Interface Cards,
Voice Interface Cards (VIC), and
Network Modules
• Added flexibility and investment protection
• Provides easy migration from Frame or ADSL to SHDSL
Multiple Platform Support • G.shdsl WAN Interface Cards are supported across a variety of Cisco
Platforms including the 1700, 2600, 2600XM, 2691, 3600, and 3700 series
routers.
• Reduced cost of maintaining inventory
• Lowers training costs for support personnel
• Protects investments through reuse on various platforms
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