The AccessIron routers provide WAN connectivity and aggregation and are targeted primarily to enterprise and service provider uses. The devices feature from 4 to 16 T1/E1 ports (or 1-2 T3 ports) and a pair of 10/100 Ethernet ports for LAN connectivity, and can be used to facilitate point-to-point or multipoint Internet access or multi-site WAN connectivity.

The routers include built-in CSU/DSU and DSX-1 voice support, and can communicate via Point-to-Point (PPP) or Frame Relay (or Multilink PPP / Multilink Frame Relay). VRRP, BGP, and multihoming support provide for redundant path and router failover capabilities; and VLAN tagging and forwarding allow for the virtual extension of the LAN via WAN connections. Security is provided via support for Layer 3/4 access control lists, NAT, Secure Telnet (SSHv2), authenticated management access (TACACS+, RADIUS), PPP authentication protocol (PAP) and Denial of Service protection; and additional firewalling functions can be included via optional stateful packet inspection and intrusion detection features. QoS and traffic management features include support for 8 priority levels, configurable bandwidth contracts (Nx64kbps and NxT1/E1 provisioning), Diffserv and ToS support, and Random Early Detection packet discard for TCP flows.

The AccessIron devices are available in two primary categories: those providing T1/E1 access and aggregation (the AR1200 series) and those providing T3 ports (the AR3200 series).

The AR1200 series offers from 1-16 channelized T1/E1 ports. While the lowest entry in the series ships with 4 T1/E1 ports; the ports can be purchased and activated individually via software keys. Additionally, the AR1204 may be optionally configured with ICSA-certified IPsec.

The AR3200 series routers provide 1-2 T3 ports, and are available in both Clear Channel and Channelized configurations.

The AR3200 Series and the AR1208 (8 T1/E1 ports) and AR1216 (16 T1/E1 ports) are NEBS certified.

Contact Foundry Networks for further information.

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