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Midmarket Businesses

As network managers at midmarket companies---businesses ranging in size from 250 to 1000 employees---prepare their data networks for voice traffic, they need to design more robust networks than ever before.

For midmarket businesses that are poised to deploy IP Telephony, the Cisco Integrated Communications system (ICS) 7750 is the ideal platform. Built on the open and scalable Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data), the Cisco ICS 7750 is an ideal communications solution for branch-office and midmarket businesses wanting to deploy New World applications.

For those mid-sized companies that are considering IP telephony, but have a longer term migration strategy, Cisco has introduced the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL with integrated inline power to the Catalyst 3500 series XL family of stackable switches. This is the premium switch for branch office and midmarket customers to deploy in order to ready their LANs for IP telephony and other converged applications.

The Single Platform IP Telephony solution includes:

Integrated Communications System (ICS)

It gives businesses a cost-effective platform for quick deployment of powerful New World applications such as unified messaging, integrated Web call centers, data/voice collaboration and networked video, key solutions for becoming a competitive e-business.

In addition, Cisco's line of multiservice access routers provide products that are flexible and scalable to meet growing needs for IP telephony applications.

The key WAN components of the solution are:

Cisco 1750 Multiservice Access Router
The Cisco 1750 delivers a flexible, multiservice solution for midmarket businesses and small branch offices.

Cisco 2600 Series Modular Multiservice Platform
The Cisco 2600 series delivers performance, integration and versatility to midmarket businesses and branch offices.

Cisco 3600 Series Modular Multiservice Platform
The Cisco 3600 series offers 2, 4, and 6 module-slot options to provide performance and versatility to midmarket businesses and branch offices, and regional offices. See the datasheet for 3620/3640 or 3660

The Cisco Midmarket LAN Switching Solution is ideally suited to meet network requirements for deploying IP telephony, including end-to-end quality of service (QoS) and high availability, while ensuring an affordable total solution cost.

The key LAN components of the solution are:

Gigabit Ethernet Product Offerings:

Catalyst 3500 Series XL
The entire family of stackable 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet switch offers the most powerful QoS, high availability, integrated management and security for the wiring closet. The premier switch in this family for supporting IP telephony is the Catalyst 3524-PWR XL featuring integrated inline power and enhanced QoS.

Catalyst 4908G-L3
A high-performance multiprotocol Gigabit Ethernet L3 switch that offers wire-speed L2 and L3 performance for midsize high-availability, gigabit-optimized backbones.

Fast Ethernet Product Offerings:

Catalyst 2900 Series XL
This full line of 10/100 Ethernet autosensing switches offer outstanding performance, versatile modularity, and easy to use management in a very cost-effective stackable platform for the wiring closet.

Catalyst 2948G-L3
A multiprotocol 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch that offers wire-speed L2 and L3 performance for midsize backbones that do not require Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth.

Read the Planning Guide for Midsize Companies & Enterprise Branch Office considering the integration of voice, video and data. Cisco offers this planning guide to help prepare LANs for convergence applications.