Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V) vs Cisco Routers

• Extends our network to a private cloud
• Gives us more security
• Provides more efficient connectivity

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• Security. You can run VPN services on these routers along with core function of routing.
• Rate limiting for DDOS or traffic on WAN links can help to prioritise the actual user traffic.
• Routing. This is main feature of these devices and they do it really well.

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• Would be nice if the license expiration simply limited throughput rather than removing features.
• Better compatibility with VMWare player would be nice. Specifically, making sure you open the serial console almost immediately after turning on the VM.

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• Firmware improvements as the routers (at least the models I used) can sometimes crash while setting up.
• In two RV042 that I had to configure and monitor, I had problems where they stopped working properly (crashes, loss of settings, bug). In another model, the VPN did not connect and only after a router restart did it work.
• Three WAN options on RV line.

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• We were able to quickly and efficiently setup connections to Azure.
• We outsource our network team so having a single platform makes our support costs less.
• We had no need to redesign our existing on-prem network to allow mesh connection to Azure.

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• It has helped increase IT productivity by making network management easier
• The yearly subscription fee is too expensive and isn't worth it

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