Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Models

The VPN 3000 Concentrators create virtual private networks (VPNs) by creating secure connection across a TCP/IP network, such as the Internet, that allows remote end users to connect to the corporate network. The VPN Concentrator can be used to create single-user-to-LAN connections for connecting traveling employees or telecommuters, plus LAN-to-LAN connections for connecting remote sites. The VPN 3000 family of VPN concentrators currently come in the following five models, offering support for a few secure connections up to 10,000 sessions:

The 3005 is a unique 1U rack-mountable nonupgradeable device. The others share a common 2U rack-mountable chassis that allows choices in number of power supplies and SEP units. These units support after purchase upgrade options that allow the VPN security architecture to grow with the organization.

The following features are common to all Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Models:

• 10/100 Ethernet autosensing interfaces:

  • Model 3005: Two interfaces

  • Models 3015-3080: Three interfaces

• Motorola PowerPC CPU

• SDRAM memory for normal operation

• Nonvolatile memory (NVRAM) for critical system parameters

• Flash memory for file management

  Note

  While each 3000 series device still specifies a T1/E1 optional interface, a Cisco Systems announcement is of the end of sale of Cisco VPN 3000 WAN Interface products, including all T1 and E1 WAN modules for VPN 3000 Concentrator Series products.