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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
Data Sheet
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