Cisco ISR 4000 | ISR4431/K9 ISR 4431, 4 onboard GE, 3 NIM slots, 1 ISC slot, 8GB Flash, 2GB DRAM (data plane), 4GB DRAM (control plane), IP Base

Features and benefits

Cisco 4000 Family ISRs provide you with Cisco^® Software Defined WAN (SDWAN) software features and a converged branch infrastructure. Along with superior throughput, these capabilities form the building blocks of next-generation branch-office WAN solutions.

Cisco Software Defined WAN

Cisco SDWAN is a set of intelligent software services that allow you to reliably and securely connect users, devices, and branch office locations across a diverse set of WAN transport links. SDWAN-enabled routers like the ISR 4000 dynamically route traffic across the “best” link based on up-to-the-minute application and network conditions for great application experiences. You get tight control over application performance, bandwidth usage, data privacy, and availability of your WAN links - control that you need as your branches conduct greater volumes of mission-critical business.

Cisco converged branch infrastructure

The Cisco 4000 Series ISRs consolidate many must-have IT functions, including network, compute, and storage resources. The high-performance, integrated routers run multiple concurrent services, including encryption, traffic management, and WAN optimization, without slowing your data throughput. And you can activate new services on demand through a simple licensing change.

Cisco intent based networking and digital network architecture (Cisco DNA)

The last few years has seen a rapid transformation and adoption of digital technologies. This puts pressure on the on the Network teams supporting this changing infrastructure - especially when provisioning, managing, monitoring and troubleshooting these diverse devices. Additionally innovations such as Software Defined WAN (SDWAN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Open APIs and Cloud Management show great promise in transforming Organizations IT networks. This transformation raises further questions and challenges for the IT teams.

The Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) is an open, extensible, software-driven architecture that provides for faster innovation, helping to generate deeper insights, and deliver exceptional experiences across many different applications. Cisco DNA relies on intent-based networking, a revolutionary approach in networking that helps organizations automate, simplify, and secure the network.

The intent-based Cisco DNA network is:

●      Informed by Context: Interprets every byte of data that flows across it, resulting in better security, more customized experiences, and faster operations.

●      Powered by Intent: Translates your intent into the right network configuration, making it possible to manage and provision multiple devices and things in minutes.

●      Driven by Intuition: Continually learns from the massive amounts of data flowing through it and turns that data into actionable insight. Helps you solve issues before they become problems and learn from every incident.

Cisco DNA Center provides a centralized management dashboard across your entire network — the branch, campus, data center, and cloud. Rather than relying on box-by-box management, you can design, provision, and set policy end-to-end from the single Cisco DNA Center interface. This allows you to respond to organizational needs faster and to simplify day-to-day operations. Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance and Cisco Network Data Platform (NDP) help you get the most from your network by continuously collecting and putting insights into action. Cisco DNA is open, extensible, and programmable at every layer. It integrates Cisco and third-party technology, open APIs, and a developer platform, to support a rich ecosystem of network-enabled applications.

Cisco 4000 Family ISR general feature highlights

Architectural highlights

Cisco DNA Center

Specifications of Cisco 4000 Family integrated services routers

Cisco IOS Software Licensing and Packaging

Universal IOS XE and XE-SDWAN Image

A single Cisco IOS XE Universal image encompassing all functions is delivered with the platform. Advanced features can be enabled by simply activating a software license on the Universal image. Technology packages and feature licenses, enabled through right-to-use licenses, simplify software delivery and decrease the operational costs of deploying new features.

Beginning IOS version 16.9.1, SDWAN support is provided for IOS image on the ISR4000 series router. The SDWAN features are provisioned through a separate image, the XE-SDWAN image. While the Universal IOS-XE image provides for routing features, the XE-SDWAN image provides support for OnPrem or Cloud based Software Defined WAN solutions. Unified Communications for XE-SDWAN will be supported in upcoming releases

Four major technology licenses are available on the Cisco 4000 Family and use the IOS-XE image; these licenses can be activated through the Cisco software activation process identified at https://www.cisco.com/go/sa. The following licenses are available:

●      IP Base: This technology package is available as default.

●      Application Experience (APPX): This license includes data and application performance features.

●      Unified Communications (UC)^[8]: This license includes voice features.

●      Security (SEC) or Security with No Payload Encryption (SEC-NPE): This license includes features for securing network infrastructure.

Cisco ISR 4000 bundles

Cisco ISR 4000 is available is several attractive bundles. The AX bundles integrate Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS), Security (SEC), and Data (DATA) licenses into a single bundle that is simple to order, configure, and deploy. For customers who are also interested in voice along with all of these features, AXV presents an attractive option. See Table 6 for details.

Cisco ISR 4000 feature bundles

Note:     ISR4221/K9 does not support UC (Voice), hence no V, VSEC, AXV bundles for ISR4221/K9

Warranty information

The Cisco ISR 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers have a 90-day limited liability warranty.