The Cisco® 815 Integrated
Services Router (Figure 1)
offers Cable Multi-Service
Operators (MSOs) a
cost-effective, standards-based,
integrated cable router solution
for business-class broadband
services. Designed for small
office, home office, and
teleworker environments, the
Cisco 815 complies with DOCSIS®
2.0 and delivers secure data
networking over hybrid
fiber-coaxial (HFC). The Cisco
815 allows cable MSOs to
simplify their customer premises
equipment (CPE) deployment by
consolidating a multibox
deployment into a single-box
integrated solution and maximize
revenues by offering multiple
services.
Figure 1. Cisco 815 Integrated Services Router
The Cisco 815 is the latest
addition to the Cisco Systems®
Integrated Services Router
portfolio, which delivers
multiple services, including
feature-rich Cisco IOS® Software
routing, LAN switching, and
advanced security with secure
cable WAN access technology.
Fully standards-based, the Cisco
815 operates not only in DOCSIS
bridge mode, but also in routed
mode, and includes advanced
routing and security features
such as Cisco IOS Firewall,
intrusion prevention systems (IPSs), and IP Security
(IPsec)
VPN features that transform the
device into a powerful cable CPE
solution.
The Cisco 815 with the HFC
offers a cost-effective
alternative to leased lines or
can be used to supplement leased
line or other broadband services
such as xDSL services for
critical WAN backup solutions.
Cable service providers and
small business customers can
also benefit from ease of
deployment and management by
deploying an integrated,
single-box cable solution,
including improved
quality-of-service (QoS)
enforcement, enhanced WAN
failover implementation, and
improved availability.
The Cisco 815 includes the
following:
• Integrated cable modem based on DOCSIS 2.0
• Optional hardware-based IPsec encryption for secure VPN connectivity (Cisco 815-VPN)
• One Fast Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX WAN port with autosensing and IEEE 802.1q virtual LAN (VLAN) support
• Integrated four-port, 10/100 Ethernet switch, fully manageable with IEEE 802.1q VLAN support
• Auxiliary (AUX) port (up to 115.2 Kbps asynchronous serial) for analog dial backup or out-of-band management
• Console port transmit/receive rates up to 115.2 Kbps (default 9600 bps, not a network data port)
• Advanced routing protocols such as Routing Information Protocol (RIP) v1 and v2, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), PIM, IGMPv2, NAT, PAT, DHCP
• Cisco IOS Software stateful firewall with Context-based Access Control (CBAC), IPS and IPsec VPN features
• Advanced QoS and bandwidth management
• Inter-VLAN routing
Table 1 summarizes the Cisco 815
features.
Table 1. Cisco 815 Product Summary
| Feature | Cisco 815 | Cisco 815-VPN (IPsec VPN) |
| DOCSIS 2.0-based cable interface | Yes | Yes |
| One Fast Ethernet (10/100BASE-TX) WAN port for backup WAN or network edge | Yes | Yes |
| 4-port managed switch | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware-based IPsec encryption | No | Yes |
| Auxiliary port for dial backup or out-of-band management | Yes | Yes |
| Console port (serial) | Yes | Yes |
Figure 2 illustrates business
broadband connectivity with the
Cisco 815.
Figure 2. Business Broadband Connectivity with Cisco 815
Applications
The Cisco 815 Integrated
Services Router is ideally
suited to be deployed where a
small office is going to be
connected to a larger network,
most often with a secure VPN
connection. These types of
offices can include the
following:
Small Remote Office: The Cisco
815 connects users in a small
remote office, such as insurance
agents, lawyer offices, or sales
offices. With an always-on cable
connection, Internet security is
vital to protect business
resources from malicious network
attacks. VPN encryption and
integrated security such as
firewalls and intrusion
prevention are critical to
protect the network at every
point. IT managers can centrally
manage the remote site to
quickly troubleshoot any network
problems. For added reliability,
customers can also use dial
backup, through an external
modem, if the primary broadband
link fails.
Teleworking: The Cisco 815 is
ideal for corporate teleworkers
and offers high-speed HFC cable
broadband access to the
corporate network, as shown in
Figure 3. The Cisco 815 gives IT
managers a standard platform to
manage at the employee's home
office. By integrating the cable
modem into Cisco IOS Software,
the Cisco 815 provides expanded
QoS features that adequately
allow voice traffic precedence
over data applications.
Remote Call Center Agent:
Similar to teleworking
applications, this solution
extends the Cisco IP Contact
Center solution for telephone
call center agents to remote
sites. With a high-quality,
secure connection through the
Cisco 815, call center agents
can be located away from costly
call center facilities while
maintaining secure and
productive voice and data access
from their home.
Retail VPN: Retail stores
migrating from dial-up or
satellite connections for
point-of-sale transactions can
use the Cisco 815 to use
low-cost broadband access with
the required security to
effectively use these public
networks. Multiple devices and
applications can then be added
to the store network to use the
increased bandwidth. (See Figure
4.)
In addition to providing an
excellent primary WAN link, the
Cisco 815 is also well suited to
be used as a secondary WAN link
to offload Web traffic directly
to the Internet, provide a
redundant option for a primary
link in case of failure, or
provide load balancing with a
xDSL or other type of link, as
shown in Figure 4.
Figure 3. Secure Broadband Teleworker Solution with Cisco 815
Figure 4. Cable Solution for Branch Office: Redundant WAN Access Options
Comprehensive Feature Set and Benefits
The Cisco 815 offers a broad set
of features designed to allow
businesses to maximize on their
investment and to easily deploy
a business-class broadband
solution. See Table 2 for
features and benefits.
Table 2. Cisco 815 Features and Benefits
| Features | Benefits |
| Hardware Features | |
| DOCSIS 2.0-based cable WAN interface | Provides standards-based, interoperable, high-speed data connectivity over HFC cable interface with HWIC-CABLE-D-2. |
| Integrated 10/100Base-TX port | Provides an alternate WAN link to supplement cable WAN. |
| Integrated 4-port 10/100BASE-T managed switch | Fully managed LAN switch ports with Layer 2 VLAN traffic separation between LAN segments. |
| Onboard hardware encryption | Provides Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) high-speed hardware encryption.1 |
| Auxiliary port | Allows for modem connection to the router, which can be configured and managed from a remote location. Supports up to 115.2 Kbps. Dial backup available using external analog modem. |
| Console port | Allows for router configuration and management with a directly connected terminal or PC. |
| Kensington security lock | Router can be secured to a desktop or other surface using Kensington lockdown equipment. |
| Software Features | |
| Full Cisco IOS Software support, including multiprotocol routing |
• Provides robust,
scalable, and
feature-rich
internetworking
software support
with RIPv1/v2, BGP,
EIGRP, OSPF, PIM,
IGMPv2, NAT, PAT,
DHCP, and
Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS)
customer edge
functions.
• Constitutes part
of the Cisco
end-to-end network
solution.
|
| Cisco QoS | Offers support for advanced QoS features such as the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Low-Latency Queuing (LLQ), Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ), and IP Precedence, Policing, and Traffic Shaping to reduce recurring WAN costs and improve performance. |
| DOCSIS-based QoS | Provides 1 primary and 15 secondary flows for voice, video, and data applications over a single HFC cable WAN connection. |
| PacketCable™ multimedia | Offers traffic prioritization or bandwidth reservation for delay-sensitive voice, video, and data services over the cable infrastructure. |
| AutoSecure | Facilitates rapid implementation of firewall and security policies to optimize network security with a single Cisco IOS Software command. |
| Access Control Lists (ACLs) | Helps filter traffic based on the specified criteria and prevents malicious attacks. |
| Complete Security and VPN Capability2 | |
| Cisco IOS Firewall and URL filtering | Application inspection, transparent and stateful firewall, ACLs, and URL filtering protect the network from unauthorized user access. URL filtering prevents inappropriate Websites from being accessed and downloading of offensive content. |
| IPS | Detects harmful network activity and generates alarms to warn of threats and intrusion attempts. New IPS signatures can be dynamically loaded. |
| Site-to-site VPN | Connects remote access clients and branch offices to central sites more cost-effectively and flexibly than networks using leased lines, Frame Relay, or ATM. |
| Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) | Allows users to better scale IPsec VPNs by combining generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnels, IPsec encryption, and Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP) while offering multicast and QoS. |
| VPN tunneling with IPsec, GRE, L2TPv3 | Allows any standards-based IPsec or L2TPv3 client to interoperate with Cisco IOS Software tunneling technologies. |
| Cisco Easy VPN | Allows the router to act as remote VPN client and have VPN policies pushed down from the VPN concentrator. |
| Network Admission Control (NAC) | Helps ensure client devices are using the most up-to-date antivirus application and signature files and protects the network from harmful threats by prohibiting network access if outdated versions are used. |
| Simplified Management and Ease of Deployment | |
| Independent router and cable modem management domains | Unique ability to manage and upgrade cable modem firmware and configuration using cable modem termination system (CMTS) independent of the router configuration. Offers cable operator independent domain of cable interface management. |
| IP Service-Level Agreement (SLA) | Provides the ability to monitor network performance and collect real-time statistics on delay, jitter, and response times to verify and report on SLAs. |
| Manageable using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v3 | Allows central monitoring, configuration, and diagnostics for all functions integrated in the Cisco router, reducing management time and costs. |
| Supported Cable MIBs |
• DOCSIS-IF-MIB
•
DOCSIS-CABLE-DEVICE-MIB
•
DOCSIS-CABLE-DEVICE-TRAP-MIB
• DOCSIS-QOS-MIB
• IF-MIB
• RFI-MIB
|
| Cisco Config Express (CX) | Enables direct shipment from Cisco to the end customer or branch office with factory-loaded configurations for high-volume deployments. |
| CiscoWorks3 | CiscoWorks network management software provides common management across all Cisco routers and switches |
| Cisco ConfigMaker support | Allows for network setup using the Cisco ConfigMaker application, a wizard-based software tool that helps to easily configure and address Cisco routers, access servers, hubs, switches, and networks. |
| LED status indicators | Provide at-a-glance indications for power, network activity, and interface status. |
| Reliability | |
| WAN link redundancy | Allows the 10/100Base-T Fast Ethernet port to be used as an alternate WAN link. |
| Dial-on-demand routing | Allows automatic backup of WAN connection using external analog modem in case of a primary link failure. |
| Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) | Provides high network availability. |
|
1Supported only
on Cisco 815-VPN
Secure Broadband
Cable Router.
22 Supported in
Advanced Security
Image.
3Supported
post-FCS
|
Network Management and Installation Tools
The Cisco 815 supports a range
of network-management and
ease-of-installation tools.
CiscoWorks, a Web-based network
management suite, provides the
ability to remotely configure,
administer, monitor, and
troubleshoot the Cisco 815. With
the increased visibility into
network behavior, customers are
able to quickly identify
performance bottlenecks and
track long-term performance
trends. CiscoWorks also provides
sophisticated configuration
tools to optimize bandwidth and
utilization across expensive and
critical WAN links in the
network.
CiscoView, part of CiscoWorks,
is a Web-based tool that
graphically provides real-time
status of the Cisco 815. It can
navigate to display monitoring
information on interfaces and
provide dynamic status,
statistics, and comprehensive
configuration information.
Product Specifications
Table 3. Cisco 815 Product Specifications
| Features | Specifications |
| Physical Interfaces/Ports |
• One F-type
standard coax
interface for HFC
network
• Designed to
support CableLabs®
DOCSIS 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
• One 10/100BASE-TX
Fast Ethernet port
(RJ-45)
• Automatic speed
detection
• Automatic duplex
negotiation
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN
trunking and
inter-VLAN routing
• One auxiliary
(AUX) port
• RJ-45 jack with
EIA/TIA-232
interface
• Asynchronous
serial data terminal
equipment (DTE) with
full modem controls:
Carrier Detect, data
set ready (DSR),
Request To Send
(RTS), Clear To Send
(CTS)
• Asynchronous
serial data rates up
to 115.2 kbps
• One console port
• RJ-45 jack with
EIA/TIA-232
interface
• Asynchronous
serial DTE
• Transmit/receive
rates up to 115.2
kbps (default 9600
bps, not a network
data port)
• No hardware
handshaking such as
RTS/CTS
• Hardware
encryption for IPsec
VPN on 815-VPN model
|
| Dimensions and Weight |
• Width: 11.2 in.
(28.4 cm)
• Height: 3.1 in.
(7.85 cm)
• Depth: 8.7 in.
(22.1 cm)
• Weight (maximum):
2.9 lb (1.32 kg)
|
| Power |
• Locking connector
on power socket
• AC input voltage:
100 to 240VAC
• Frequency: 47 to
64 Hz
• AC input current:
0.5 amps
• Power dissipation:
20W (maximum)
|
| Environmental |
• Operating
temperature: 32 to
104＜F (0 to 40＜C)
• Nonoperating
temperature: -4 to
149＜F (-20 to 65＜C)
• Relative humidity:
10 to 85%
noncondensing
operating; 5 to 95%
noncondensing,
nonoperating
|
| Safety |
• UL 1950
• CSA 22.2-No. 950
• EN60950
• EN41003
• AUSTEL TS001
• AS/NZS 3260
• ETSI 300-047
• BS 6301 (power
supply)
|
| EMI |
• AS/NZS CISPR-22
Class B
• FCC Part 15 Class
B
• EN60555-2 Class B
• EN55022 Class B
• VCCI Class V-3
Class B
• CISPR-22 Class B
• EN300-386
|
| Immunity |
• 55082-1 Generic
Immunity
Specification Part
1: Residential and
Light Industry
• EN61000-4-2 (ESD)
• EN61000-4-3
(Radiated Immunity)
• EN61000-4-4 (EFT
Electrical Fast
Transients)
• EN61000-4-5
(Surge)
• EN61000-4-6
(Conducted Immunity)
• EN61000-4-11
(Voltage Dips/Sags)
• EN61000-3-2
(Harmonics)
• EN55024
• CISPR-24
|
The Cisco 815 is in compliance
with the requirements of the
countries for distribution. The
Cisco 815 conforms to safety,
EMI, immunity, and network
homologation standards. Details
can be obtained through your
Cisco reseller or account
manager.
CMTS Interoperability
The Cisco 815 is DOCSIS-based
and designed to interoperate
with CMTSs supporting DOCSIS
1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 standards.
Software Support
The Cisco 815 is supported
starting with Cisco IOS Software
Release 12.4(6)XE.
The DOCSIS-based and Cisco IOS
Software features are supported
in the IP Base software image
for the Cisco 815, and in the
Advanced Security software image
for Cisco 815-VPN/K9 as shown in
Table 4.
Table 4. Ordering Information
| Product Part Number | Product Description |
| Cisco 815 | |
| CISCO815 | DOCSIS-based 2.0 broadband cable router with 4 10/100BASE-T switch ports, Cisco IOS Software IP Base image, 32 MB flash, and 64 MB DRAM |
| CISCO815-VPN-K9 | DOCSIS-based 2.0 secure broadband cable router with hardware encryption, 4 10/100BASE-T switch ports, Cisco IOS Software Advanced Security image, 32 MB flash, and 128 MB DRAM |
| MEM1700-64U96D | 64MB to 96MB DRAM factory Upgrade |
| MEM1700-64U128D | 64MB to 128MB DRAM factory Upgrade |
Service and Support
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Cisco services help you protect
your network investment,
optimize network operations, and
prepare your network for new
applications to extend network
intelligence and the power of
your business.
Cisco SMARTnet® technical
support for the Cisco 815 is
available on a one-time or
annual contract basis. Support
options range from help-desk
assistance to proactive, onsite
consultation.
All support contracts include:
• Major Cisco IOS Software updates in protocol, security, bandwidth, and feature improvements
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