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ASR1002-F VPN Bundle w/ AESK9, License, 4GB DRAM As enterprises expand globally, while simultaneously integrating a new wave of applications, the WAN edge has become a critical gateway for business success. The Cisco® ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers are new wide-area edge routers that represent a dramatic advance in technology innovation based on the company's understanding of evolving customer requirements. These routers set new expectations for industry-leading performance and scalability of embedded services atop a secure, resilient hardware and software architecture.

With this innovative series of platforms and the accompanying solution framework--Cisco Unified WAN Services--Cisco enters a new era for the enterprise WAN, providing best-of-class WAN services aggregation products, architectures, guidance, and support to help enterprises transform their network into the platform to aid business excellence.

The Network as the Platform for Business Opportunity

The Enterprise Landscape is Changing
Businesses are expanding globally. Industries are consolidating through mergers and acquisitions. Increasingly, IT managers are finding themselves with more locations to manage--in more geographically diverse regions of the world.

At the same time, the workforce is becoming more mobile, escalating the demand for anytime, everywhere access to network resources.

Emerging applications are being deployed globally as enterprises seek to take advantage of the benefits of Web 2.0. Voice, video, interactivity, online collaboration, and real-time responsiveness put new stresses on the existing network infrastructure.

As corporations expand into a 24-hour global market, requirements mount to comply with governmental, industry, and local regulations; provide heightened levels of security; and eliminate downtime.

Overall, the scale, scope, and complexity of enterprise networks are expanding. This outward expansion enables enterprise businesses to accelerate their growth potential significantly. At the same time, it defines a new set of challenges for network architects and designers.

At the nexus of these changing requirements is the network infrastructure, which acts as the platform for such exciting, business-enhancing opportunities as globalization, mobility, and Web 2.0. In particular, the WAN edge plays a pivotal role as the enterprise expands its global reach. Although the WAN edge was formerly considered a simple hub for reliable connectivity and data transport, it now has new, rapidly evolving responsibilities in the transformation of the enterprise business model.