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73 Cards in this Set
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What is a switch? |
creates networks and operates at layer 2. creates broadcast domains and collision domains |
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What is a router? |
connects networks and operates at layer 3. |
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What is the difference between a routing protocol and a routed protocol? |
routers use a routing protocol to learn layer 3 networks that are not directly connected (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP). routed protocols allow us to encapsulate the data at the layer 3 level of the OSI model |
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Which router series are considered corporate/branch/teleworker? |
ISR 800, 1900, 2900, 3900, 4000 |
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What do network edge businesses use? |
ASR 900 or 1000 series routers |
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What routers do service providers use? |
Carrier Routing Systems (CRS-1, CRS-3 or ASR 9000 Series Routers) |
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what are the technology advances of the Cisco ISR G2 routers over the Cisco ISR G1 routers? |
G2 does Video, 1000mbps ethernet with PoE, single universal IOS Image, multi-core, redundant power supplies with field upgradable motherboards (starting with 3900), EnergyWise with slot based controls |
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what is the difference between the 800m series router for the other 800 series? |
800m is partially modular, limited availability (India, Latam, ASEAN), |
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What type of WAN interfaces does the 800m support? |
2 modular GE WAN ports (WIM 3g, WIM-1T) |
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what are the customer benefits of migrating to the 800 series router? |
802.11n wireless LAN, lower capex and opex, true WAN backup with 3G |
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what are the benefits and advantages of the Cisco ISR 819 router? |
it's the industry's most compact hardened mobile to mobile gateway. it's built to withstand humidity, splash water, temperature and dust. it is IOS based-ISR Compatible with a secure native SMS gateway. it's mobile IP and IPV6 ready |
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What might customers NOT like about the 800 series? |
they are all mostly fixed so to upgrade the customer must buy a new one |
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what is the target market of the Cisco ISR-G2 1900 series routers? |
small branch offices |
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what are the benefits of the G2 1900 series? |
modular, AVC (application visibility control), WAN optimization, multicore processors, hardware accelerated encryption |
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what differentiates the isr-g2 1941 over the isr-g2 1921? |
the 1941 has integrated 802.11n wireless, and internal PoE |
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why would a customer migrate from the ISR-G1 1800 series routers to the new ISR-G2 1900 series? |
more performance, Gigabit ethernet, more memory, scalable WAN service, modular WAN |
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what is the target market of the Cisco ISR-G2 2900 series routers? |
medium sized branch customers |
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when do we choose the 1941 over the 1921? |
when there is a need for an integrated PoE power supply, a need for integrated WLAN and a need to upgrade DRAM and flash in the future |
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what are the benefits of the ISR-G2 2900 series routers? |
services integration support for voice, video, wireless and mobility, integrated security services, WAN and QOS optimization |
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what are the differentiators between the ISR-G2 2900 series and the ISR-G2 1900 series? |
SFP support and 2 service modules slots (2901 has no service modules), DSP (digital signal processors), |
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what is the target market for the ISR-G2 3900 series? |
medium to large branch customers |
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what are the benefits of the ISR-G2 3900 series? |
increasing application demands, virtualized application experience, IWAN and QoS optimization, services integration for voice, wireless, video and mobility |
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what are the differentiators of the 3900 over the 2900? |
upgradable SPE's (service processor engines) and dual power supply option |
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what is the technology benefit of multi-gigabit fabric? |
there is no CPU involvement because it provides connectivity to internal modules or between services. superior scalability by providing direct high performance connectivity between services and modules |
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how does the cisco ISR-g2 3900 series routers offer customer investment protection |
upgradable SPE and dual power supply. no forklift upgrade |
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define NM |
network module - expands routers capacity
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define WIC |
wan interface card, provides different types of data connectivity |
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define VIC |
voice interface card, provides different types of voice connectivity to the network |
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define VWIC |
Voice/WAN Interface Card allows for voice and the WAN |
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what is the advantage of HWIC |
high speed WAN interface Card. HWIC can take every type of module |
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What is the advantage of EHWIC |
Enhanced high speed wan interface card, 1 gig switching, MGF enabled, PoE |
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define the advantages of the Cisco routers services modules |
SM's expand the capability of the router, adding higher density interfaces, adding more compute power, supports PoE plus |
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what is a PVDM? |
packet voice digital module provides DSP (digital signal processor) resources to the system. the DSP provides collaboration services including voice sessions, transcoding sessions, conference sessions and video. |
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what is a Cisco UCS- E-series module? |
virtualization ready server blades in ISR-G2 routers that extend the cisco UCS product portfolio to the branch office environment |
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what are the customer benefits of deploying the Cisco UCS E-Series module? |
hosts essential applications in the branch office on a lean platform. it provides survivability in case of WAN failure and reduces TCO. shortened time to deployment, wire-free plug and play, simplified infrastructure, on demand services, improved application uptime, VMWARE ESXi Hypervisor
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what are some services that can be used with the Cisco UCS E-Series module? |
DHCP, DNS, Linux, print services |
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what are the benefits of the Cisco IOS Universal Images? |
less cost for software upgrades, services on demand, single IOS Universal Image for all ISR-G2 |
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what are the licensing options for the Cisco IOS Universal Images for the ISR-G2 routers?
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security, UC and DataCenter, IP Base |
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Why do customers buy Cisco routers? |
because branches are growing, most employees work away from HQ, branch bandwidth growth and enterprises are looking to lower energy consumption |
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what is the difference between the Cisco IOS M verses the T software release? |
the M is extended maintenance releases for long-term support, the T is standard maintenance for newer faster feature delivery |
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what are some of the key sales opportunities for enterprise routing? |
end of support, voice and video enablement, store branch upgrades |
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what market trends and transitions are cisco customers facing when it comes to enterprise routing |
mobility, workplace experience, video |
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what is the target market of the Cisco ISR 4000 series routers? |
large enterprise |
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what are the benefits of the Cisco ISR 4000 series routers |
flexibility with pay as you grow, future proof all in one platform |
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what are the key differentiators of the cisco ISR 4000 series over the ISR G2? |
Cisco IOS-XE Universal Image , pay as you grow, multicore hardware-accelerated VPN encryption, embedded iWAN services, uses PVDM4, MGF is 10Ge data plane connection, integrated service cards |
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how does the ISR 4000 offer investment protection |
pay as you grow |
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what is the target market of the Cisco ASR 1000 series router? |
(CE) enterprise edge, (PE-entry level device) service provider edge and datacenter |
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What are the benefits of the Cisco ASR 1000 series routers? |
quantum flow processor, modular iOS-xe operating system, compact and powerful, business critical resiliency, instant-on services, simplified management, secure WAN & cloud, application quality of experience |
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what is the operating system that is supported on the ISR 4000 series? |
IOS-XE |
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what are the key differentiators of the cisco asr 1000 series over the ISR 4000 and ISR-G2 series? |
QFP, In service software upgrades (ISSU), hardware redundancy. this is possible because of dual route processors and dual ESP (embedded service processor) |
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how do the Cisco ASR 1000 series offer customer investment protection? |
through an upgradable ESP |
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how do you get more performance out of an ASR 1k? |
change the ESP (data plane) |
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define functions of RP |
route processor manages the chassis, runs the IOS and handles control plane traffic eg. RP1 and RP2 |
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define functions of ESP |
Embedded services processor is the forwarding engine, QFP and crypto engine. the silicon on the QFP is a cisco advantage.
Packet Buffering, Queuing & Scheduling ESP CPU managing QFP |
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define functions of SPA |
shared port adapter is the modular type of port adapter that inserts into a subplot of a SIP eg. ethernet and serial |
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define the function of the SIP |
Shared Port Adapter Interfact Processor is the carrier tray that will hold up to 4 SPA's. it's also the data engine that is connecting from the interfaces to the ESP |
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what is the function of the ASR 1000 series Quantum Flow Processor? |
handles the data plane. |
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what is the function of the ASR 1000 centralized forwarding architecture |
data plane...all traffic flows through the active ESP |
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what is the function of the ASR 1000 distributed control plane architecture? |
RP - control plane - all major system components have a powerful control processor dedicated for control and management planes |
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list the available redundancy features of Cisco ASR 1000 series? |
ASR 1001-x, 1002-x, 1004 is software redundancy 1006 and up are all hardware redundant. hardware redundant means the capability to have dual RP and ESP. All ASR routers have dual power supplies |
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what cisco IOS software is supported on the Cisco ASR series routers |
IOS-XE |
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what is the software architecture for the Cisco ASR 1000? |
multiple processes running in their own protected memory space for fault containment, restartibility, and ISSU of Individual SW packages |
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What is the function of ISSU and how does it work? |
In Service Software Upgrade is a procedure backed by Cisco IOS to accomplish an upgrade while packet forwarding continues. it uses redundant processors and handles upgrades and downgrades. customer benefit is minimal or no service interruption. ***you can't do this on ASR 1004 and below |
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what is Cisco WAAS? |
Wide Area Application Services is Application Optimization that helps with WAN bandwidth issues. It reduces load, uses data redundancy elimination, compression and TCP optimization |
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How does Cisco WAAS benefit the customer's WAN Infrastructure? |
they don't have to spend more money and can optimize their WAN connection without additional expenditure since WAN is high opex |
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How does WAAS work? |
with data compressions and LZ Compression and TCP flow optimization |
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What is Cisco iWAN? |
Intelligent WAN enables the business to deliver an uncompromised experience over any connection. |
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what are the different components of the Cisco iWAN solution? |
1. transport independent 2. intelligent path control 3. applications optimization 4. secure connectivity |
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what are the deployment models for Cisco iWAN? |
Hybrid (Internet and MPLS) and Dual internet |
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What are the iWAN business Use cases? |
wifi mobility guest, SaaS rollout, high bandwidth apps, opex savings |
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what is the Cisco Application Experience (AX)? |
tool that is available in the Cisco Integrated services Routers and Cisco ASR1k series aggregated services routers-----visualize, optimize and secure |
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what are the benefits of the Cisco AX solution? |
provides visibility, optimization and security |
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what software features make up the Cisco AX solution? |
WAAS, AVC (DPI-Deep Packet Inspection), Netflow |