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Perle
Routers Compared to Cisco 1610/1720 Competitive Models
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Perle |
CISCO |
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| Feature |
Perle
P1700 |
1610/1720
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| Flexibility |
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| Modularity |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Power
Supply |
Internal |
External |
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| WAN
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| WAN
Interfaces Supported |
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| Serial
(Sync) |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
Yes
Max. of 4 |
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| ISDN
BRI (S/T and U) |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
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| 56/64K
CSU/DSU |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
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| T1/Fractional
T1 CSU/DSU |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
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| E1
Fractional E1 CSU/DSU |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
No |
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| Frame
Relay leased line |
Yes |
Yes |
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| PPP
over Frame Relay |
Yes |
Yes |
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| ISDN
leased line (IDSL) at 64 and 128 Kbps |
Yes |
Yes |
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| ISDN
Dialup |
Yes |
Yes |
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| ISDN
caller ID callback |
Yes |
Yes |
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| LLC2,
LAPB |
No |
Yes |
Bridging
performs this function |
| Sync
PPP over leased line |
Yes |
Yes |
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| LAN
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| LAN
Interfaces Supported |
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| 10
Mbps Ethernet |
Yes
Max. of 2 |
Yes |
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| 10/100
Mbps Auto-sensing Fast Ethernet |
Yes
P1730 only |
Yes |
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| Dual
Ethernet |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Transparent
Bridging |
Yes |
Yes |
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| IP
Routing |
|
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| RIP
V1, V2 |
Yes |
Yes |
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| OSPF |
No |
Yes |
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| IGRP |
No |
Yes |
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| BGP |
No |
Yes |
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| Other
Routing |
|
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| IPX-RIP |
Yes |
Extra
$ |
|
| IBM/SNA |
No |
Extra
$ |
Bridging
performs this function |
| AppleTalk |
No |
Extra
$ |
Bridging
performs this function |
| Security
and VPN Capability |
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| Firewall |
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| Firewall |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Dynamic
Firewall Fittering |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Java
Blocking |
No |
Yes |
Rarely
used |
| Real-Time
Alerts |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Encryption |
|
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| IPSec
DES |
Yes |
Extra
$ |
|
| User
Authentication |
|
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| PAP/CHAP,
Local Database |
Yes |
Yes |
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| RADIUS |
No |
Yes |
P1700
will connect to other routers using RADIUS |
| Tunneling |
|
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| GRE |
No |
Yes |
Bridging
performs this function |
| WAN
Optimization |
|
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| Dial
on Demand |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Bandwith
on Demand |
Yes |
Yes |
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| ML-PPP |
Yes |
Yes |
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| PPP
compresion |
Yes |
Yes |
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| IPX
and SPX spoofing |
Yes |
Extra
$ |
|
| Frame
Relay FRF.9 |
No |
Yes |
CISCO
proprietary protocols |
| Management |
|
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| SNMP,
Telnet, Console Port |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Telnet |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Syslog |
Yes |
Yes |
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| SNMP
V2 support |
Yes |
Yes |
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|
SNTP |
No |
Yes
|
Rarely
needed |
| Ease
of Use and Installation |
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| Configuration
Tools |
Easy-to-use
menus |
IOS
command line |
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| Easy
IP (DHCP, IPCP and NAT/PAT) |
Yes |
Yes |
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