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Data Sheet

Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Router
Cisco® Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) are built on 30 years of our innovation and
product leadership.
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Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Routers

The Cisco 4451-X Integrated Services Router revolutionizes the delivery of application-aware services in a branchoffice environment. This new member of the Cisco ISR Family provide extensive Layer 7 services hosted internally
to the branch office while maximizing operating expenses(OpEx) savings.
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The Cisco 4451-X offers a multicore CPU architecture running modular Cisco IOS XE Software that dynamically
adapts to the changing needs of your branch-office environment. The separation of the control and data planes
provides the ability to deliver application-aware network services while maintaining a stable platform and a high
level of performance during periods of heavy network load. With the ability to integrate application-aware services
and the ability to scale performance without a complete equipment upgrade, the Cisco 4451-X offers exceptional
total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and network agility through the intelligent integration of market-leading
security, unified communications, and application services.

Product Overview
The Cisco 4451-X offers encryption acceleration, voice- and video-capable architecture, application firewall, call
processing, and embedded services. In addition, the platform supports a range of wired connectivity options such
as T1/E1, T3/E3, and fiber Gigabit Ethernet. This platform offers superior performance and flexibility for network
deployments across large enterprise offices.

Key Business Benefits
Cisco ISRs provide superior services integration and agility. Designed for scalability, the modular architecture of
this platform enables you to evolve and adapt with your growing business needs. Table 1 lists the business
benefits of the Cisco 4451-X.
Table 1.

Cisco 4451-X Business Benefits

Benefits

Description

Services integration

● The Cisco 4451-X Router offers service integration with voice, video, security, data, and embedded services.
● The Cisco 4451-X provides the highest performance among the routers in the Cisco ISR portfolio, enabling you to
maximize services integration and reducing overall capital expenditures (CapEx) and OpEx.

Services on demand

● The Cisco 4451-X industry-first internal services plane allows for remote installation of application-aware services
without compromise. Applications run and are managed identically to their counterparts in dedicated appliances.
● A single Cisco IOSXE Software Universal image is installed on each Cisco ISR. The Universal image contains all of

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