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What’s the New of Cisco ISR 4461 compared to other 4000 ISRs?


Cisco ISR 4461 was released in Nov.13, 2018. It’s the newest model of Cisco ISR 4000 series. What’s the New of Cisco ISR 4461 compared to other 4000 ISRs?

Compared to other models, ISR 4461 is the only one which provide 10GE SFP+. These are its features:

  • 10 GE SFP+, PoE GE/SFP, GE/SFP integrated WAN ports
  • 10-Gbps+ performance
  • 7-Gbps encrypted throughput
  • Cyberthreat protection through Trustworthy Systems framework

Table 1 shows the comparison of ISR 4000 models.

Technical Specifications

Cisco 4461

Cisco 4451

Cisco 4431

Cisco 4351

Cisco 4331

Cisco 4321

Cisco 4221

Aggregate Throughput

1.5Gbps

1 Gbps to

2 Gbps

500 Mbps to

1 Gbps

200 Mbps to

400 Mbps

100 Mbps to

300 Mbps

50 Mbps to

100 Mbps

35 Mbps to 75 Mbps

Total onboard WAN or LAN 10/100/1000 ports

4

4

4

3

3

2

2

RJ-45-based ports

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

SFP-based ports

4

4

4

3

2

1

1

Enhanced service-module slots

3

2

0

2

1

0

0

Doublewide service-module slots

2

1 (assumes no singlewide SM-X modules installed)

0

1 (assumes no singlewide SM-X modules installed)

0

0

0

NIM slots

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

OIR (all I/O modules)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Onboard ISC slot

1

1

1

1

1

1

No

Maximum memory DDR3 ECC DRAM (control/services plane)

32 GB

16 GB

16 GB

NA

NA

NA

NA

Default flash memory

8 GB

8 GB

8 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

8 GB

Maximum flash memory

32 GB

32 GB

32 GB

16 GB

16 GB

8 GB

8 GB

External USB 2.0 slots (type A)

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

USB console port -type B mini (up to 115.2 kbps)

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

Serial console port - RJ45 (up to 115.2 kbps)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 (combo CON/AUX port)

Serial auxiliary port - RJ45 (up to 115.2 kbps)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 (combo CON/AUX port)

Power-supply options

Internal: AC, DC and PoE

Internal: AC, DC (roadmap) and PoE

Internal: AC, DC, and PoE

Internal: AC, DC (roadmap) and PoE

Internal: AC and PoE

External: AC and PoE

External AC only

Redundant power supply

Internal: AC, DC and PoE

Internal: AC, DC (roadmap) and PoE

Internal: AC, DC, and PoE

N/A

N/A

N/A

NA

 

More related topics:

Cisco 4000 Series Routers: The King of ISR

Benefits of Migrating to Cisco ISR 4000 & Comparison of ISR 4000 Models

 

View the ISR4000 models: Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers


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