3Com 3C13840, 3C13880, 3C13804, 3C13801, 3C13860 Datasheet

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• Built for the enterprise secure
converged network environment

• Efficient and streamlined single
code base

• Flexible and feature-rich
enterprise performance from
the LAN to the WAN

3Com Router 6000 Family

Overview

DATA SHEET

The 3Com®Router 6000 family offers
flexible, feature-rich resilient routing,
from the core to the edge of a secure
converged network, delivering WAN
connectivity at a competitive value. A
convenient hot-swappable modular design
allows easy installation and maintenance
and flexible expansion options. These
routers integrate seamlessly into existing
networks to facilitate keeping pace with
rapidly changing business needs.
Organizations gain easily managed, robust
networks for reliable support of their key
business applications.

Flexible and Resilient Design

The Router 6000 family offers an attractive
network solution for enterprises wanting
to maximize throughput and resiliency
from the core to the edge. The flexible
modular design of the 3Com Router 6040
and Router 6080 offers multiple configura­tion options with a variety of LAN and
WAN interf

aces that adhere to strict
industry specifications. Interface modules,
kno

wn as Fle

xible Interf

ace Cards (FICs),
provide LAN and WAN support for high­speed serial,

T1/E1, T3/E3, ISDN PRI,
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), and
asymm

etric digital subscriber line (ADSL),

as well as a v

ariety of Ethernet options

.

The Router 6040 is housed in a 3U chassis
with four FIC slots; the Router 6080 comes
in a 5U chassis with eight FIC slots f

or
maximum flexibility and growth. For
maximum uptime, both routers offer two
embedded 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports,
hot-swappable FIC, and fan and power
supply modules. Powering down the
r

outer is not necessary when changing

these components.

Feature-Rich, Full Routing

The Router 6000 family helps enhance
ROI—protecting the purchase investment
and eliminating hidden upgrade costs by
providing maximum operating memory, a
complete routing and security suite, and
robust applications set. The router is
designed to meet present and future needs
without system memory or software
upgrade purchases; no late-night upgrades
or unplanned downtime are needed.

The routers include the full complement of
SDRAM and FLASH memory* to support
dual software images. This feature assists
in recovery and provides rollback capabili­ties. Also included as standard are: IP and
IPX Routing, OSPF, RIP V1/2, integrated
IS-IS, multicast routing, Quality of Service
(QoS), IEEE 802.1Q VLAN, IGMP v1, 2
and 3, stateful packet inspection firewall,
IPSec, BGP-4, and MPLS VPN.

Verified Interoperability

The 3Com Router 6000 family is “Tolly
Verified for Interoperability with Cisco

‡

”
and Tolly Verified for redundancy. This
functionality can reduce implementation
and testing tim

e, as the question of multi­vendor interoperability and router
r

esilience has been remo

v

ed.

* Routers 6040 and 6080 supplied with currently available maximum of 512MB SDRAM.

‡

See http://www.tolly.com/TVDetail.aspx?ProductID=172

3COM®ROUTER 6000 FAMILY DATA SHEET

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Key Features

Enterprise-Class Design

The 3Com Router 6000 family supports
enterprise-level routing in a secure
c

onverged network with:

· Advanced security and control

· Voice and data integration

· Standards-based interoperability

·

Next-generation network readiness

· Sophisticated management capabilities

· World-class service, support, and training

· End-to-end solutions

Advanced Security and Control

Today’s enterprises can reduce operational
spending by utilizing a mix of public and
private high-speed WAN connections. By
deploying an Internet-based WAN strategy,
a business can take advantage of available
high-bandwidth, yet low-cost offerings.
However, using the public Internet can expose
an organization's network to numerous secu­rity threats.

The 3Com Router 6000 family helps secure
sensitive client and company information
against unauthorized access by incorporating
3Com’s layered approach to security. These
security and control features include AAA,
RADIUS authentication support, stateful
packet inspection firewall, denial of service
blocking (DoS), Access Control Lists (ACLs).
L2TP and IPSec VPNs with 3DES and AES
encryption further help provide secure
networks.

The embedded stateful packet inspection
firewall also includes support for ACLs,
GRE (generic routing encapsulation), NAT
(network address translation), and NAT
tra

v

er

sal and application-specific fir

e

w

alls,
allowing mission-critical business applica­tions to operate through the firewall and
acr

oss the

VPN.

Voice and Data Integration

The Router 6000 family delivers advanced
Quality of Service (QoS), including DiffServ
s

upport for traffic management capabilities.
Utilizing IP differentiated services for
applications, the routers are equipped to
handle the most demanding voice and data
networking, helping assure the level of
service required for business operations.

Bundled with IEEE 802.1p prioritization
and IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support, the routers
help provide the service levels required to
maintain expected quality and productivity;
for example, just the right bandwidth and
frame latency for delay-sensitive traffic and
applications such as voice over IP or video.
The network is enabled to effectively
expedite application and data delivery—
even during times of heavy network use.

Voice modules deliver versatile support of
analog and digital voice. This lets enterprises,
managed service providers, and service providers
directly connect the public switched telephone
network (PSTN) and traditional telephony
equipment—private branch exchange (PBX),
key system, analog telephones, fax machines,
etc.—to the Router 6000.

Standards-Based Interoperability

3Com routers can be confidently used in a
mixed-vendor network, as they have been
designed to be standards-compliant and
interoperable. Independent third party
testing by The Tolly Group enables these
routers to display the “Tolly Verified” mark
of distinction.

Next-Generation Network Readiness

Utilizing Multiprotocol Label Switching
(MPLS) in the Router 6000, larger enterprises
can simplify the routing configuration of
an existing network infrastructure and
provide scalable Layer 2 or Layer 3 VPNs
thr

oughout their corporate networ

k.

This
benefit can increase network efficiency in
delivering services that utilize MPLS.

Sophisticated Management Capabilities

GUI management of the router is supported
by the 3Com Enterprise Management Suite
o

r by the 3Com Router Manager that is
included with 3Com Network Director.
These applications provide sophisticated
router management, including bulk-updating
of remote router code and configuration
backup, auto-trap setup and monitoring,
router system status, and historical reporting.

An intuitive and easy-to-use CLI interface
can be accessed directly, or remotely via
Telnet, Secure Shell, or Rlogin; other
management applications may also be used.
In addition, the Info Center diagnostic tool,
available through the CLI interface, quickly
diagnoses trouble spots and reports back for
quick and immediate action.

World-Class Service, Support, and Training

The 3Com Router 6000 family is backed
by 3Com Global Services and its authorized
partners’ expertise in network assessment,
implementation, and maintenance. Trained
personnel—competent in a variety of
network environments—provide assistance
through all phases of the network lifecycle
with services that include, but are not limited
to, project management, troubleshooting,
and training.

End-to-End Solutions

The Router 6000 family complements a broad
portfolio of 3Com enterprise and small office
secure converged network solutions:
TippingPoint™Intrusion Prevention Systems;
the 3Com Router 3000 and 5000 families,
SuperStack®switches, 3Com Switch 8800,
7700, and 5500, and VCX™and NBX®IP
telephony solutions for enterprises; and
OfficeConnect

®

routers, firewalls and switches

for small offices.