Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000) vs Cisco 800 Series Industrial ISR (IR 800)

• These routers are very good at performing 24x7! This is key to running an organization where employees are working 24x7.
• The ZBFW feature works especially well to help lockdown and protect your network.
• Having the ability to perform in-service upgrades is a key feature in keeping your network up at all times.

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• Small factor
• Low cost
• Fast configuration
• Switch port

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• The ASR 1000 series routers can, as with most devices, improve with additional memory capacity and upgraded chip sets for faster processing.
• There seems to be limitations on the number of routing sessions the smaller ASR devices can handle, which can be overcome with proper planning and placement within the network.

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• Most are single power supply
• If they aren't a full 19" 1U device you have to purchase rack ears separately from the device
• VPN tunneling can be a bit of a configuration challenge

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• It is a healthy return on investment with planned packed size data. Average unicast latency is low and consistent with small and large packets (barring mid-sized).
• Cisco devices last longer and also have a decent trade-in policy to recover some value when equipment is replaced.
• Higher concurrent IPSec tunnels are offered, we tested for 1500+, fielding both encrypted and a mix of encrypted and cleartext traffic.

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• Investment in education
• High price
• Easy material

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