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Cisco® 5940

Ruggedized 3U CompactPCI Embedded Router

Overview
Features
Technical Specifications

The Cisco® 5940 Embedded Services Router (ESR) is optimized for mobile and embedded networks that require IP routing and services. The CompactPCI form factor complemented by Cisco IOS® Software and Cisco Mobile Ready Net capabilities, provide highly secure data, voice, and video communications to stationary and mobile network nodes across wired and wireless links.

The Cisco 5940 ESR is a high-performance, ruggedized router designed for use in harsh environments-offering reliable operation in extreme temperatures and under shock and vibration conditions typical for mobile applications in rugged terrain. With on-board hardware encryption, the Cisco 5940 ESR offloads encryption processing from the router to provide highly secure yet scalable video, voice, and data services for mobile and embedded outdoor networks. The router offers high performance, four Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, and a rich Cisco IOS Software feature set, providing investment protection for customers deploying bandwidth-intensive applications in mobile or embedded networks in public safety, transportation, defense, and energy markets.

The Cisco 5940 ESR is a 3U CompactPCI (cPCI) router card that is available in both air- and conduction-cooled models. An optional rear transition module (RTM) is available for applications requiring access to the I/O connectors through standard RJ-45 connectors. X-ES provides the Cisco 5940 ESR integrated into development platforms and deployable systems.

Runs Cisco IOS software
Four integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME) support
Cisco Mobile Ready Net, which allows for mobile ad hoc networking and radio-aware routing
On-board hardware acceleration
Hardware encryption
Integrated threat control using Cisco IOS Firewall, Cisco IOS Zone-based Firewall, Cisco IOS Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), and Cisco IOS Content Filtering
Identity management using authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and public key infrastructure
3U CompactPCI form factor
Conduction- or air-cooled

Memory

1 GB DRAM
256 MB flash memory

I/O Interfaces

Four 10/100/1000 routed Gigabit Ethernet ports supporting auto-negotiation
One console port supporting RS-232 signaling

Hardware Encryption Support

On-board hardware encryption processor supporting IP Security (IPsec)
Secure Sockets Layer with transparent LAN services (SSL/TLS)
Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)
Triple Digital Encryption Standard (3DES)
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Internet Key Exchange (IKE)

Environmental

Operating temperature range, conduction-cooled -32°C to +85°C
Operating temperature range, air-cooled -18°C to +52°C
Non-operating temperature range -51°C to +85°C
Altitude up to 15,000 ft (4500m)

Routing Protocols

Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
RIPv2
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Cisco Discovery Protocol
IP Policy Routing
IP Multicast Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Versions 1 and 2
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Versions 1 and 2
IP Multicast Load Splitting
Cisco Group Management Protocol (GMP)

VLANs

Up to 32 VLANs supported per router

IPv4 and IPv6

IPv6 routing and Cisco Express Forwarding switching
IPv6 QoS
IPv6 tunneling support
Zone-based Firewall for IPv6 traffic

Encapsulations

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) client and server for Fast Ethernet
802.1q VLAN trunking support
Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Additional protocol support

Telnet

Asynchronous tunneling
Storage Allocation and Coding (STAC) compression
Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) header compression

Radio Aware Routing

Optimizes IP routing over fixed or temporary radio networks
Factors radio link metrics into route calculations
Immediately recognizes and adapts to changes in network neighbor status
Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP)
Router Radio Control Protocol (R2CP)
RFC 5578 (authored by Cisco)

Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

OSPFv3 enhancements for mobile ad hoc networks

Mobile IP

Home agent and mobile router redundancy
Mobile router preferred interfaces
Mobile router reverse tunneling
Mobile router asymmetric links
Mobile router static and dynamic networks
Static co-located care-of address
Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server
Cisco Mobile Networks Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal over Mobile IP
Support for Mobile IP tunnel templates, allowing configuration of IP Multicast and IPsec on Mobile IP tunnels
Mobile IP foreign agent local routing optimization

Suite-B support

Suite-B support in IOS SW crypto including Suite-B-GCM-128, Suite-B-GCM-256, Suite-B-GMAC-128, Suite-B-GMAC-256 as described in RFC-4869

Authentication

Route and router authentication
Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
Microsoft CHAP (MS-CHAP) local password
IP basic and extended access lists
Time-based access control lists (ACLs)

Secure connectivity

Secure collaborative communications with Group Encrypted Transport VPN, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), or Enhanced Easy VPN

Integrated threat control

Responding to sophisticated network attacks and threats using Cisco IOS Firewall, Cisco IOS Zone-based Firewall, Cisco IOS IPS, Cisco IOS Content Filtering, and Flexible Packet Matching (FPM)

Identity management

Intelligently protecting endpoints using technologies such as authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and public key infrastructure (PKI)

Security Protocols

IP Security (IPsec)
Secure Sockets Layer with transparent LAN services (SSL/TLS)
Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)
Triple Digital Encryption Standard (3DES)
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Internet Key Exchange (IKE)

Traffic Management

QoS
Generic traffic shaping
Class-based Ethernet matching and mobile access routing (802.1p Class of Service [CoS])
Committed access rate
Flow-based Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED)
Class-based Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)
Low Latency Queuing (LLQ)
Priority Queuing
Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)
Link Fragmentation and Interleaving (LFI)
Traffic Policing Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)

Unified Communications

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express with support for up to 48 phones

Management Services

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Versions 2 and 3
Telnet
Console port
RADIUS
TACACS+
Cisco Service Assurance Agent
Syslog
Response Time Reporter
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Client and Server
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Client and Server
DHCP Relay
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)