Data Sheet
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Mobile Networks
The Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR offers a wireless, ruggedized, high-performance router designed to
extend the IP network from wired premises out to moving infrastructure, including vehicles, trains,
planes, and ships. The Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR creates a mobile network to establish a highly
secure IP network for remote devices in a moving or stationary vehicle. Remote users can
exchange voice, video, and data communications with a central site and securely access
resources in real time. The Cisco 3230 forms a wireless network in and around a mobile network
to allow users to roam while still maintaining a highly secure broadband connection.
To address the need for always-on, mobile access for mission-critical applications, the Cisco 3230
Rugged ISR uses standards-based Mobile IP features in Cisco IOS Software to allow the mobile
node or network to stay connected as it moves from one wireless network to another. Transition to
different wireless networks is transparent to the users and devices (such as laptops, personal
digital assistants [PDAs], and surveillance cameras), and applications maintain continuous
connectivity without the user having to manually intervene as WAN links change. In addition to
allowing a single node or device to stay connected, the Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR allows an entire
mobile network or subnet to stay connected.
Embedded Outdoor Networks
Utility and energy companies are discovering the benefits of bridging proprietary networks with IP
networks. The challenge arises when these proprietary networks are located in remote sites,
without temperature-controlled environments. With industrial-grade components, the Cisco 3230
Rugged ISR is an ideal platform for connecting these disparate networks to an IP network. The
Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR provides standard Ethernet, serial, and wireless interfaces used to
connect isolated networks or devices such as utility substations, traffic signal controllers, and video
cameras to an IP network.
Network Security, Reliability, and Manageability
Cisco 3230 Rugged ISRs run Cisco IOS Software which provide capabilities for network security,
manageability, and scalability. Cisco IOS Software offers integrated network security features,
including authorization and authentication, stateful firewall, intrusion detection, and Triple Digital
Encryption Standard (3DES) or Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption for VPNs.
Remote management capabilities give network managers visibility into and control over the remote
network, including devices connected to the router. Powerful debug and troubleshooting
commands allow network managers to quickly isolate network problems and securely make
changes to network configurations.
Primary Features and Benefits
Table 1 lists the features and benefits of the Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR.
Table 1.
Features and Benefits of the Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR
Feature
Benefits
Ruggedized Router in a Flexible and Compact Hardware Design
Single platform for multiple
embedded hardware solutions
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Offers hardware architecture capable of being embedded in different system designs.
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Allows for designs in unique environments for mobile or fixed outdoor networks.
Industry-standard hardware
design
PC/104-Plus architecture allows for the use of off-the-shelf third-party components for use
with the Cisco 3230 Rugged ISR.
