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Cisco 3230 Rugged Integrated Services Routers (ISR)
The Cisco
®
3230 Rugged ISR is a rugged router that uses Cisco IOS
®
Software to
provide access, mobility, and interoperability across multiple wired and wireless networks.
The Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR has a flexible, compact form factor that is ruggedized to
withstand harsh environments. It offers highly secure data, voice, and video
communications in mobile and outdoor embedded networks. For mobile applications,
standards-based Mobile IP delivers transparent roaming across multiple wireless
networks capable of covering wide geographic areas. The components can also be
placed in customized enclosures or existing outdoor infrastructure to connect proprietary
network devices with an IP network.
The Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR offers public safety, transportation, defense, and energy customers
the following key benefits:
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A rugged router with a modular, compact form factor, designed for mobile and outdoor
embedded networks
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Standards-based connectivity for a wide range of LAN and WAN wired or wireless links,
including 4.9-GHz and 802.11a/b/g wireless capabilities, upgradable to future wireless
technologies
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Always-on wireless access for vehicle networks, with easy mobility through Mobile IP
regardless of location or movement
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Advanced IP services through standards-based Cisco IOS Software, offering robust
network security, reliability, quality of service (QoS), and remote management functions
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Optional rugged enclosure from Cisco for in-vehicle deployments
Comparison of the Cisco 3230 and 3270 Rugged ISRs
Cisco 3200 Series Rugged ISRs consist of the Cisco 3230 and the Cisco 3270 models. Figure 1
shows the Cisco 3230 card bundle and a Cisco 3230 Rugged Enclosure bundle. Figure 2 shows
the Cisco 3270 router card and a Cisco 3270 Rugged Enclosure bundle.
Figure 1. Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR (photos not to scale)
