Cisco Routers and Switches Types Description

                     Cisco Routers and switches

Router Types Description

The are three types of routers:

1. SOHO Series 
2. ROBO Series
3. CO Series

SOHO: SOHO stands for Small Office/Home Office. SOHO routers are model of broadband router which are built and use by small business organization. These are often the same routers that we use for our home networking. Not all routers at our home are not SOHO router because all SOHO routers does not support WIFI.

ROBO: ROBO stands for Remote Office/Branch Office .ROBO routers are used when we want to connect  branch offices site to a central site through WAN implementation. The crucial factor when using a ROBO router is the amount of bandwith needed to support the site. These routers cannot be used at home.

CO: CO stands for Central Office. CO routers are more advanced than ROBO routers and are used in very large organization. The setup of CO routers are very costly and the cost of maintanence is also high.

Switches Types Description

There are three types of Switches :

1. ALS
2. DLS
3. CLS

ALS: ALS stands for Access Layer Switches. These are those switch through which our PC and servers are connected. This Layer is also known as Desktop layer. This layer ensures that packet are  delivered to end user computers.

DLS: DLS stands for Distribution Layer Switches. This layer is used for connecting layer 3 switches as well as LAN based router. This layer is also known as The workgroup Layer. The layer also ensures that the packet are properly routed between Subnet and 
VLAN's.

CLS: CLS stands for Core Layer Switches. It is considered as the backbone of the network. This layer connects the high-end switches and high speed fiber cables. This layer does not route traffic or packet manipulation in the network. This layer only ensures speed and ensures reliable delivery of packets.
 

Routers and Switches Models

Routers

The following models of roters are as follows :

1. SOHO (Small Office Home Office) series routers
2. ROBO (Remote Office Branch Office) Series routers
3. CO (Central Office ) series routers

SOHO: The SOHO series routers are as follows :

• 800 series
• 1000 series
• 1600 series

ROBO: The ROBO series routers are as follows :

• 1700 series
• 2200 series
• 2500 series
• 2700 series
• 2900 series

CO: The CO series routers are as follows :

• 3200 series  
• 3400 series
• 7200 series
• 10000 series
• 12000 series

Switches

There are three types of switches :

1. ALS (Access Layer Switches) series
2. DLS( Distribution Layer Switches) series
3. CLS(Core Layer Switches) series

ALS: The ALS series routers are as follows :

• 500 series 
• 600 series
• 700 series

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• 2700 series
• 2800 series 
• 2900 series

DLS: The DLS series Routers are as follows :

• 3500 series 
• 3600 series
• 3700 series

 CLS: The CLS series routers are as follows :

• 4500 series
• 4600 series
• 4700 series

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• 6300 series
• 6400 series
• 6500 series