.Data Sheet© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 1 of 10Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers:Cisco 1841 Router (Modular)Cisco Systems® is redefining best-in-class enterprise and small- to-medium-sized business routing with anew line of integrated services routers that are optimized for the secure, wire-speed delivery of concurrentdata, voice, and video services. Founded on 20 years of leadership and innovation, the modular Cisco®1800 Series of integrated services routers (refer to Figure 1) intelligently embed data and security into asingle, resilient system for fast, scalable delivery of mission-critical business applications. The best-in-class Cisco 1800 Series architecture has been specifically designed to meet requirements of small-to-medium-sized businesses, small enterprise branch offices, and service provider-managed servicesapplications for delivery of concurrent services at wire-speed performance. The integrated secure systemsarchitecture of the Cisco 1800 Series delivers maximum business agility and investment protection.Product OverviewCisco 1800 Series integrated services routers are the next evolution of the award-winning Cisco 1700 Seriesmodular access routers. The Cisco 1841 router (Figure 1) is designed for secure data connectivity and providessignificant additional value compared to prior generations of Cisco 1700 Series routers by offering more than afivefold performance increase and integrated hardware-based encryption enabled by an optional Cisco IOS®Software security image. The Cisco 1841 dramatically increase interface card slot performance and density overthe Cisco 1700 Series while maintaining support for more than 30 existing WAN interface cards (WICs) and multiflextrunk cards (voice/WICs [VWICs]-for data only on the Cisco 1841 router).The Cisco 1841 router features secure, fast, and high-quality delivery of multiple, concurrent services forsmall-to-medium-sized businesses and small enterprise branch offices. The Cisco 1841 router offers embeddedhardware-based encryption enabled by an optional Cisco IOS Software security image; further enhancement of VPNperformance with an optional VPN acceleration module; an intrusion prevention system (IPS) and firewall functions;interfaces for a wide range of connectivity requirements, including support for optional integrated switch ports; plussufficient performance and slot density for future network expansion and advanced applications as well as anintegrated real-time clock.Support of high-density WICs (HWICs) is optional.Figure 1. Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers