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Product Evaluations, Reviews & Buying Guides:  The Cisco AS5XXX lines are regarded as the "gold standard" of VOIP and dialup remote access server gateways, and are especially noted for their voice prompt (IVR) capabilities. Popular, fully featured, well-supported, and widely deployed, price is commonly the main reason cited when buyers do not choose them. There are four basic versions - the AS5300, AS5350/AS5350XM, AS5400/AS5400HPX/AS5400XM, and the much larger AS5850. The AS5350/AS5400/AS5850 are all universal voice/data gateways supporting both SIP and H323 as well as other dialup/data and video/media protocols, and all use the same fundamental feature cards (PRI and VOICE/DATA hardware). Click here for a step-by-step guide to selecting the chassis and components you need to design an AS5350 series or AS5400 series gateway. Unlike the AS5350 and AS5400, the AS5300 must be configured as either a dialup gateway, or VOIP gateway, because it requires separate equipment for each. It provides an exception value for either, when exclusively voice (up to 4E1/4T1) or data (up to 8E1/8T1) are needed. Use the menu tabs below to learn more about each model.
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AS5350/AS5350XM 8PRI configuration (AS5350 or AS5350XM 8T1, AS5350 or AS5350XM 8CE1). Click for full-size image.AS5350/AS5350XM Product Evaluation and Review. The AS5350/AS5350XM is a 1U universal port access server with 3 expansion slots supporting 2 to 8 T1s or 7 E1s, and typically with single AC or DC power (Click here for a list of available AS5350 and AS5350XM power supplies). The original AS5350 has dual 10/100 ethernet and a 250MHZ CPU. DRAM configurations range from 128MB to 512BM, and Flash is normally 32MB or 64MB. The AS5350XM version has dual 10/100/1000 ethernet and 750MHZ processor speed, with 512MB DRAM and 128MB Flash, plus the ability to perform as a softswitch (IP-to-IP voice switching). It also support Cisco's new PVDM2-based hardware (discussed in more detail below).

 

Both the AS5350 and AS5350XM can be provisioned with one or two 2, 4, or 8PRI trunk cards, or CT3 card, and one or two 60NP or 108NP DSP cards - the main limitation being that only three expansion slots are available. These cards are identical to those used in the AS5400. The AS5350 shown here is configured with 8PRIs and 216 ports, can could be either the AS535-8T1-192-V or AS535-7E1-210-V. The AS5350XM supports Cisco's new high-complexity PVDM2-64 DSP modules (click PVDM2 tab selection above for details on this hardware), adding G.728 and Adaptive Multirate AMR-NB codec support to the AS5350, and increasing the AS5350's capacity to a full CT3. Since the AS5350/AS5350XM has only 3 expansion slots, the processor-based limitations of the AS5400 series doesn't apply. A summary of AS5350/AS5350XM bundles is listed below. Models configured with 60NP and 108NP cards are listed first, followed by those with PVDM2 hardware.

Cisco AS5350 and AS5350XM Buying Guide with NP108 and NP60 voice/data/fax DSP modules
Cisco AS5350 Product Comparison: 108NP and 60NP Bundles
Cisco AS5350 Product Features: Low Density Easy Order Bundles: 2 T1/E1 Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535-2T1-48-V or D AS5350 2T1, 60 universal DSPs, Single AC (DC optional for all bundles)
AS535-2E1-60-V or D AS5350 2E1, 60 universal DSPs, Single AC
Cisco AS5350 Product Features: Med Density Easy Order Bundles: 4 T1/E1 Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535-4T1-96V or D AS5350 4T1, 108 universal DSPs, Single AC
AS535-4E1-120-V or D AS5350 4E1, 120 universal DSPs, Single AC
Cisco AS5350 Product Features: High Density Easy Order Bundles: 8 T1/E1 Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535-8T1-192-V or D AS5350 8T1, 216 universal DSPs, Single AC
AS535-8E1-210-V or D AS5350 8E1, 216 universal DSPs, Single AC
Cisco AS5350XM Product Comparison: 108NP and 60NP Bundles
Cisco AS5350XM Product Features: Low Density Easy Order Bundles: 2 T1/E1 Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535XM-2T1-48-D or V AS5350XM 2T1, 60 universal DSPs, Single AC (DC optional for all bundles)
AS535XM-2E1-60-D or V AS5350XM 2E1, 60 universal DSPs, Single AC
Cisco AS5350XM Product Features: Med Density Easy Order Bundles: 4 T1/E1 Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535XM-4T1-96-D or V AS5350XM 4T1, 108 universal DSPs, Single AC
AS535XM-4E1-120-D or V AS5350XM 4E1, 120 universal DSPs, Single AC
Cisco AS5350XM Product Features: High Density Easy Order Bundles: 8 T1/E1 Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535XM-8T1-192-D or V AS5350XM 8T1, 216 universal DSPs, Single AC
AS535XM-8E1-210-D or V AS5350XM 8E1, 216 universal DSPs, Single AC

 

Cisco AS5350XM Buying Guide with AS5X-FC Carriers and PVDM2-64 DSPs
Cisco AS5350XM Product Features: Voice (PVDM2) T1 Bundles Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535XM-2T1-V-LC AS5350XM G711 High-Density Voice w/ 2T1, 1 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-2T1-V-HC AS5350XM High Complexity Voice w/ 2T1, 2 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-4T1-V-LC AS5350XM G711 High-Density Voice w/ 4T1, 2 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-4T1-V-MC AS5350XM Medium-Complexity Voice w/ 4T1, 4 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-4T1-V-HC AS5350XM High-Complexity Voice w/ 4T1, 5 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-8T1-V-LC AS5350XM G711 High-Density Voice w/ 8T1, 3 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-8T1-V-LC AS5350XM Medium-Complexity Voice w/ 8T1, 6 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-8T1-V-LC AS5350XM High-Complexity Voice w/ 8T1, 8 AS5X-PVDM2-64
Cisco AS5350XM Product Features: Voice (PVDM2) E1 Bundles Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535XM-2E1-V-LC AS5350XM G711 High-Density Voice w/ 2E1, 1 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-2E1-V-MC AS5350XM Medium Complexity Voice w/ 2E1, 2 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-2E1-V-HC AS5350XM High Complexity Voice w/ 2E1, 3 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-4E1-V-LC AS5350XM G711 High-Density Voice w/ 4E1, 2 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-4E1-V-MC AS5350XM Medium-Density Voice w/ 4E1, 4 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-4E1-V-HC AS5350XM High-Density Voice w/ 4E1, 5 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-8E1-V-LC AS5350XM G711 High-Density Voice w/ 8E1, 8 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-8E1-V-LC AS5350XM Medium-Density Voice w/ 8E1, 16 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-8E1-V-LC AS5350XM High-Density Voice w/ 8E1, 10 AS5X-PVDM2-64
Cisco AS5350XM Voice (PVDM2) G.711 High-density Bundles Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535XM-CT3-V-LC AS5350XM Voice G.711 w/ CT3, 11 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-16T1-V-LC AS5350XM Voice G.711 w/ 16T1, 6 AS5X-PVDM2-64
AS535XM-12E1-V-LC AS5350XM Voice G.711 w/ 12E1, 6 AS5X-PVDM2-64
 
Cisco AS5350/AS5350XM Feature Card Buying Guide, including Product Features and Description Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS535-DFC-2CT1 AS5350 Dual T1/PRI DFC card
AS535-DFC-2CE1 AS5350 Dual E1/PRI DFC card
AS535-DFC-4CT1 AS5350 Quad T1/PRI DFC card
AS535-DFC-4CE1 AS5350 Quad E1/PRI DFC card
AS535-DFC-8CT1 AS5350 Octal T1/PRI DFC card
AS535-DFC-8CE1 AS5350 Octal E1/PRI DFC card
AS535-DFC-CT3A AS5350 CT3 DFC card
AS5X-FC AS5000 Feature Card with Six PVDM DSP Module Slots
AS5X-PVDM2-64 AS5000 64-Channel Packet Voice/Fax DSP Module
AS5XM-VUFC-60NP AS5000XM 60 Voice/Universal Port Feature Card
AS5XM-VUFC-108NP AS5000XM 108 Voice/Universal Port Feature Card
AS5XM-DIAL-60NP AS5000XM 60 Dial Port Feature Card
AS5XM-DIAL-108NP AS5000XM 108 Dial Port Feature Card

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AS5400 Product Evaluation and Review: The 2U AS5400 lines, consisting of the AS5400, AS5400HPX, and AS5400XM, is the "big brother" of the AS5350, with 7 expansion slots supporting from 2 to 16 PRIs or CT3/DS3 circuit, and dual ACAS54-16E1-480, AS54HPX-16E1-480, or AS54XM-16E1 480, AS5400/AS5400HPX/AS5400 access servers. Click for full size view. or dual DC power. All three models can be provisioned with one or more 2, 4, or 8PRI trunk cards or CT3/DS3 card, and either one or more 60NP or 108NP DSP cards, or Cisco's newer AS5X-FC with PVDM2-64 hardware (for the XM model only). These cards are identical to those used in the AS5350, and are interchangeable. Pictured right is an AS5400 with 16E1s and 480 ports. Using the traditional 60NP and 108NP cards, the maximum number of ports in any of the models is 648 - due to expansion slot limitations. All models are universal access servers, supporting voice, data, and fax, plus routing and transcoding in addition to origination and termination capabilities. The standard AS5400's 250MHZ CPU limits the maximum number of functional VOIP ports to about 350 (and less for higher complexity codecs and SIP traffic, although it can handle 648 dialup ports without a problem) and the HPX's limit is about 480 ports, although these limits vary on the type of traffic. Those wanting to use the full 648 ports for VOIP, or to use the full 672 ports in a DS3 circuit, can use a stacked configuration to handle a full DS3 circuit using AS5400 chassis (click here for more details) or move up to the XM versions of the AS5400. 

 

The AS5400XM and AS5350XM are able to support Cisco's newest hardware (described below) and are able to function both as IP-IP softswitch-type gateways and transcoding gateways (for example in converting G711 to G729).

 

Although the AS5400, AS5400HPX, and AS5400XM are virtually identical in terms of physical capabilities and specifications, their capabilities differ depending on CPU speed, plus the XM model line's ability to use the PVDM2-based DSP hardware. The table below provides an overview of each model's practical capabilities.

 
Model Comparison - AS5400, AS5400HPX, and AS5400XM Maximum Useable Voice Ports CPU Speed Features
AS5400 380 (depending on use), 672 with stacked configuration. 250 MHZ 2 FE, for use above 300 ports consider stacking
AS5400HPX 480 (depending on use), 672 with stacked configuration. 397 MHZ 2FE, for use above 450 ports consider stacking
AS5400XM 672 (with PVDM2 hardware) 650 MHZ 2GE, supports softswitch capabilities. With PVDM2 hardware, the XM supports narrowband (GSM) Codecs, and enhanced transcoding.

 

The AS5400, AS5400HPX, and AS5400XM come in similar bundles - the main distinction being the different base chassis model. The only exception is the AS5400XM, for which a special CT3 card is used, and which also has PVDM2 hardware bundles. 

 
Cisco AS5400, AS5400HPX, and AS5400XM Bundle Buying guide
Cisco AS5400XM Voice and Universal Port Low-density Bundles: Product ComparisonClick for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS5400 Bundle AS400 HPX Bundle AS5400 XM Bundle Bundle Description
AS54-2E1-60-V AS54HPX-2E1-60-V AS54XM-2E1-60-V Chassis; 2E1, 60 universal universal DSPs, Dual Power
AS54-2T1-48-V AS54HPX-2T1-48-V AS54XM-2T1-48-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; 2T1, 60 universal DSPs, Dual Power
AS54-4E1-120-V AS54HPX-4E1-120-V AS54XM-4E1-120-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; 4E1, 120 universal DSPs, Dual Power
AS54-4T1-96-V AS54HPX-4T1-96-V AS54XM-4T1-96-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; 4T1, 108 universal DSPs, Dual Power
Cisco AS5400XM Voice and Universal Port Medium-density Bundle: Product Comparison Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS54-8T1-192-V AS54HPX-8T1-192-V AS54XM-8T1-192-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; 8T1, 216 universal DSPs, Dual Power
Note: 4x2T1 and 1x8T1 configurations available.
AS54-8E1-240-V AS54HPX-8E1-240-V AS54XM-8E1-240-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; 8E1, 276 universal DSPs, Dual Power
Note: 4x2E1 and 1x8E1 configurations available.
Cisco AS5400XM Voice and Universal Port High-density Bundles: Product Comparison Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS54-16T1-384-V AS54HPX-16T1-384-V AS54XM-16T1-384-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; 16T1, 384 universal DSPs, Dual Power
AS54-16E1-480-V AS54HPX-16E1-480-V AS54XM-16E1-480-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; 16E1, 492 universal DSPs, Dual Power
AS54-CT3-648-V AS54HPX-CT3-648-V AS54XM-CT3-648-V AS5400/HPX/XM Chassis; CT3, 648 universal DSPs, Dual Power
Cisco AS5400XM Dial Medium Density Easy Order Bundles: Product Comparison Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS54-8T1-192-D AS54HPX-8T1-192-D AS54XM-8T1-192-D AS5400XM Data; 8T1, 216 universal DSPs, Dual Power
Note: 4x2T1 and 1x8T1 configurations available.
AS54-8E1-240-D AS54HPX-8E1-240-D AS54XM-8E1-240-D AS5400XM Data; 8E1, 276 universal DSPs, Dual Power
Note: 4x2E1 and 1x8E1 configurations available.
Cisco AS5400XM Dial High Density Easy Order Bundles: Product Comparison Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS54-16T1-384-D AS54HPX-16T1-384-D AS54XM-16T1-384-D AS5400XM Data; 16T1, 384 universal DSPs, Dual Power
AS54-16E1-480-D AS54HPX-16E1-480-D AS54XM-16E1-480-D AS5400XM Data; 16E1, 492 universal DSPs, Dual Power
AS54-CT3-648-D AS54HPX-CT3-648-D AS54XM-CT3-648-D AS5400XM Data; CT3, 648 DSPs, Dual Power
Cisco AS5400XM Spare Chassis: Product Comparison Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967.
AS54-AC-RPS-CH AS54HPS-AC-RPS-CH AS54XM-AC-RPS-CH AS5400XM spare chassis including AC Redundant Power Supply
AS54-DC-RPS-CH AS54HPX-DC-RPS-CH AS54XM-DC-RPS-CH AS5400XM spare chassis including DC Redundant Power Supply

AS5400 Components - Product Description: The AS5400 series is highly modular, and nearly all the components - chassis, power supplies, E1/T1/CT3 trunk cards, and NP or PVDM2 DSP cards can be replaced, or bought for backups or to expand the gateway. Except for the PVDM2 related hardware, which is only for the XM models, all the components are interchangeable among the models.
Cisco AS5400/AS5400HPX/AS5400XM Feature Cards
Buying Guide and Product Comparison
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AS54-DFC-2CT1 AS5400 Dual T1/PRI DFC card
AS54-DFC-2CE1 AS5400 Dual E1/PRI DFC card
AS54-DFC-4CT1 AS5400 Quad T1/PRI DFC card
AS54-DFC-4CE1 AS5400 Quad E1/PRI DFC card
AS54-DFC-8CT1 AS5400 Octal T1/PRI DFC card
AS54-DFC-8CE1 AS5400 Octal E1/PRI DFC card
AS54-DFC-CT3 AS5400 CT3 DFC card for AS5400 and AS5400HPX
AS54-DFC-CT3 AS5400XM Compatible CT3 DFC card for AS5400XM
AS54-DFC-CT3A AS5400XM CT3 DFC card, revision A (version 06 or 07) for AS5400XM
AS5X-FC AS5000 Feature Card with Six PVDM DSP Module Slots for AS5400XM
AS5X-PVDM2-64 AS5000 64-Channel Packet Voice/Fax DSP Module for AS5400XM
AS54-NP-60NP
AS5XM-NP-60NP
AS5000XM 60 Voice/Data/Fax Universal Port Feature Card
AS54-NP-108NP
AS5XM-NP-108NP
AS5000XM 108 Voice/Data/Fax Universal Port Feature Card
AS5XM-VUFC-60NP AS5000XM 60 Voice/Data/Fax Universal Port Feature Card
AS5XM-VUFC-108NP AS5000XM 108 Voice/Data/Fax Universal Port Feature Card
AS5XM-DIAL-60NP AS5000XM 60 Dial Port Feature Card (voice/data/fax capable)
AS5XM-DIAL-108NP AS5000XM 108 Dial Port Feature Card (voice/data/fax capable)

AS5400 Stacking: It is known that the base AS5400 can support up to about 384 ports of voice traffic before running out of processor resources. Even the faster HPX can only handle about 480 ports maximum. The AS5400XM was developed by Cisco to address this limitation. However, even with the AS5400XM, the traditional DSP hardware only allowed a maximum of 648 ports - not the 672 ports in a full DS3 circuit. So Cisco also developed newer PVDM2 hardware that enabled the AS5400XM to handle a full 672 ports of traffic. The street price of this solution, when configured to support G729 and lower Codecs, is above $50,000. Here an affordable alternative is possible. It consists of two stacked, DRAM-maxed AS5400s, one with 2 CT3 cards and 324 ports, the second with 1 CT3 port and 384 ports. It works like this - for origination work the first unit brings in the external DS3 ciruit on its first CT3 card. Part of the traffic is processed on its 324 universal DSPs, and the rest is sent out on its second CT3 into the 2nd AS5400s only CT3 card. The 2nd AS5400 then processes the remainder of the calls. Each unit sends the voip traffic out via its fast ethernet ports. For termination work, the process is similar but in reverse. This configuration provides great performance and redundancy by spreading the traffic over two complete units - although not comparatively tested, it could even better than the AS5400XM, at a fraction of the cost. AS5400 Stacking for Reverse Mux Operations: Other stacking configurations could include a second unit that routes out multiple E1/T1 PRIs. Contact us for details and a price quote.

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PVDM2-Based AS5350XM & AS5400XM Product Evaluation and Review -
HC, MC, and LC/HD XM Models 

The most recent additions to the AS5400XM and AS5350XM lines are the HC, MC, and LC/HD versions (highAS5X-FC cards with 5 pvdm2-64 DSP modules installed. complexity, medium complexity, and low complexity/high density). They use a new carrier card, the AS5X-FC and the new PVDM2-64 DSPs. This DSP is capable of supporting high complexity codes, and in particular two that are not supported on the 60np and 108np cards - G.728 and Adaptive Multirate AMR-NB narrowband for wireless phone-type applications. The number of simultaneous voice ports varies, depending on the complexity of the CODEC, because higher complexity codecs consume more voice resources on the PVDM2-64. With the lowest (LC) complexity codec (G711), which Cisco also refers to as high density (HD), each PVDM2-64 supports 64 voices. Medium complexity (MC) codecs support 32 voices, and high complexity (HC) codecs supports 24. So, for example, if your environment is one using 100% G729 traffic (medium complexity) and you have 8T1s of traffic, then you would need 8 x 24 or 192 total ports, and 192 x 2 (2 because medium complexity codecs cut the PVDM2-64's resources in half), or 384 total PVDM2-64 resources. Since each PVDM2 has 64 base channels, 384/64=6 - you would need 6 PVDM2-64 modules to support the 8T1 G729 gateway. More information from Cisco on PVDM2 capabilities is here. Up to six PVDM2 DSPs can be loaded on the AS5X-FC carrier card, and this increased density also gives the AS5400XM and AS5350XM the ability to handle - for the first time - a full 672 ports in a DS3 circuit, and up to 24 E1s or T1s, in a single unit. The combination of the AS5400XM or AS5350XM along with this new PVDM2 hardware is an excellent combination for advanced transcoding, softswitch operations, and high-end origination/termination work. From a cost perspective, certain AS5350XM and AS5400XM configurations may be more economical than by using the traditional 108np/60np hardware - particularly in a G711-only environment, and for the AS5350XM 4E1 120 configuration. Contact us for a more detailed explanation.
An AS5850 with eRSC and a 2 DS3 configuration. Click the picture for a full size view. The AS5850 (left) is the highest density of the AS5X line, and supporting up to 4 DS3s, 96 T1s or 86 E1s of data (these cards can also be mixed), STM1 circuits, and supports a wide range of CODECS for voice, fax, and mobile wireless calls on any port at any time. Physically, the AS5850 is much larger and heavier than the AS5400 and AS5350, but uses the same trunk and voice/DSP cards, although in an innovative way. The slots on an AS5850 are much larger and are vertical. The two middle slots can be occupied by one or two enhanced route switch controllers (eRSC cards) - and thus can have two CPUs and four gibabit ethernet ports handling the workload. The CPU is a 650MHZ processor. The eRSC also has 2 10/100 and 2 10/100/1000 GBIC ethernet ports, as well as a compact flash slot. Rather than installing individual trunk and DSP card, Cisco bundles the individual DFC cards in groups of three on a larger carrier card that in turn fits into one of the AS5850 slots. The most commonly used cards are the AS58-324-UPC (a bundle of 3 108NP cards), AS53-CT3/324UPC (1 CT3 and 2 108NP cards), AS58-24CE1, and AS58-24CT1. Combinations of these can be installed to meet the user's configuration requirements. ISPTrader recommends that your AS5850 be provisioned with an enhanced 650MHZ CPU RSC (eRSC) and new-style backplane cards. The original version of the AS5850 has a much slower "RSC" CPU card, and its other cards had backplanes that created problems due to high-heat generation. Cisco made these end-of-life items several years ago and replaced them with newer versions. Avoid the end-of-life older backplanes with black heat-sinks - these are common on the resale market and prone to failure. The unit pictured left is provisi with 2 CT3/216UPCs, 3 324UPCs, and 1 eRSC. Click the image for a full-size view. Click here for our AS5850 price list.
The AS5300, (right) a 2U unit with 3 expansion slots, must be hardware-provisioned either as a VOIP/voice or dialup unit, it cannotAn AS5300 VOIP-A with 4 PRIs (AS5300-96VOIP-A or AS5300-120VOIP-A). Click for full size view. support both. The AS5300 can be configured with single or dual/redundant AC or DC power supplies, and typically is configured with 128MB DRAM (maximum possible) and 16MB Flash (32MB possible). There are two ethernet ports - one 10, and one 10/100. While supporting the same protocols and codecs as its newer brothers above, the AS5300 uses different component cards. The three slot chassis can accept a 4PRI or 8PRI trunk card in the lowest slot, and this trunk card can come with-or-without a bank of four fast serial ports. Trunk cards with fast serial ports are designated with a '+' sign in the part number, and gateways with such cards in them are denoted as "A" units.  The fast serial ports are sometimes used to backhaul voice traffic directly from the AS5300 to a router (for example a 7206), thereby bypassing the ethernet port. The top two slots can each be configured with a voice carrier card (AS53-CC-VOX) and from 1 to 5 low density (6 port C542 AS53-VOX)  or high density (12 port C549 AS53-VOXD) DSP voice modules. These DSP modules cannot be mixed in an AS5300. It is common to configure a T1 unit with 24, 48, or 96 voice ports, or an E1 unit with 30, 60, or 120 voice ports. Note that official Cisco support for the AS5300 has come to an end, and software releases end with version 12.3.x. However, the AS5300 is so widely used that a huge base of repair equipment and 3rd party technical support should be available into the foreseeable future. For dedicated voice settings with up to 4 PRIs, the AS5300 represents an excellent value. The AS5300 pictured above has a 4PRI card (E1 or T1 in the bottom slot with the block of 4 fast serial ports at the right end of the gateway (so the PRI card is the '+' type and the "A" VOIP vareity), and above that has two voice carrier cards, that could contain up to 120 voice channels.

The AS5300 can also be configured as a data/dialup unit. Again a PRI card is installed in the bottom slot, and dialup carrier cards (AS53-CC-DMM for up to 120 high density mica modems or AS53-CC-DM for up to 60 low density mica modems with up to 60 ports). Each carrier card can be fitted with up to 10 mica modules, either Mica 12DMM (12 port) or 6DM (6 port) dialup modem cards supporting V92, V90, V34 and various other fax and data protocols. As a dialup unit, the AS5300 can hold up to 240 ports in an E1 environment or 192 port in a T1 environment - these higher density configurations require the 8 PRI card. Typical configurations are a 4T1 card (with or without fast serial ports) with 96 dialup ports, a 4E1 with 120, 8T1 192, and 8E1 240. The AS5300 above could easily picture a 4T1/96 or 4E1/120 dialup unit, provisioned with a single AC power supply.

 

Like the AS5400 and AS5350, the AS5300 is an exceptionally modular router that is well-built and quite easy to repair. Virtually any part can be individually replaced should it fail.

 

AS5300 Dialup Bundles Click for an email quote request, or call 216-896-9967. 
AS53-240-RPS-CH AS5300 (AS53-240-RPS-CH) Remote Access Server
AS53-48-CH AS5300 (AS53-48-CH) Remote Access Server
AS53-48DMM-CH AS5300 (AS53-48DMM-CH) Remote Access Server
AS53-96DMM-RPS-CH AS5300 (AS53-96DMM-RPS-CH) Remote Access Server
AS53-96-RPS-CH AS5300 (AS53-96-RPS-CH) Remote Access Server
AS53-96-CH AS53-96 (AS53-96-CH=) Remote Access Server
Cisco AS53-96-RPS-CH  AS5300, 96 Modems, Quad T1/PRI, Redundan...
Cisco AS5300 
AS5300 Dial Shelf

 

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Cisco AS5300-120VOIP-A  AS5300 VoIP Gateway-120 Voice Channels/serial ports
Cisco AS5300-48VOIP-A  AS5300: VoIP Gateway-48 Voice Channels/serial ports
Cisco AS5300-60VOIP-A  AS5300 VoIP Gateway- 60 Voice Channels/serial ports
Cisco AS5300-96VOIP-A  AS5300 VoIP Gateway-96 Voice Channels/serial ports
Cisco AS5300-120VOIP  AS5300 VoIP Gateway-120 Voice Channels
Cisco AS5300-48VOIP  AS5300: VoIP Gateway-48 Voice Channels
Cisco AS5300-60VOIP  AS5300 VoIP Gateway- 60 Voice Channels
Cisco AS5300-96VOIP  AS5300 VoIP Gateway-96 Voice Channels...

 

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Cisco AS53-108-CC2  MICA CC2 Carrier Card w/ (9) MICA 12-Ports
Cisco AS53-108-CH  AS5301 Chassis, 108 Modems, Quad T1/PRI
Cisco AS53-120-CC2  MICA CC2 Carrier Card , 10 MICA 12-Port...
Cisco AS53-48-C  MICA Carrier Card w/ (8) MICA 6-Port Modem
Cisco AS53-48-CC2  MICA CC2 w / (4) MICA 12-Port Modem
Cisco AS53-60-CC2  MICA CC2 and 5 MICA 12-Port Modem Module
Cisco AS53-6VOX  AS5300 Voice/FAX DSP Mod., 6 DSPs per modems
Cisco AS53-96-CC2  MICA CC2 Carrier Card, MICA 12-Port DMM
Cisco AS53-CC-24VOX  AS5300: High Density Voice Feature Card
Cisco AS53-CC-30VOX  AS5300: High Density Voice Feature Card
Cisco AS53-CC-48VOXD  48-Port High Density Voice Card
Cisco AS53-CC-60V0XD  AS5350: High Density Voice Card, 60 Channels
Cisco AS53-CC-60VOXD  60-Port High Density Voice Card
Cisco AS53-CC-DM  MICA Carrier Card
Cisco AS53-CC-VOX  AS5300 Voice Carrier for (1-5) DSP Modules
Cisco AS53-E1-30VOX  30 VOX DSPs, 1 VOX Carrier Card, and 5 C542 DSPs
Cisco AS53-E1-60DM  60 MICA Modems, 1 MICA CC and 1 Quad E1/4 serial
Cisco AS53-E1-60DM+  60 MICA HMM Modems, 1 MICA CC2 and 1 Quad E1
Cisco AS53-E1-60VOX  60 C542 DSPs, 2 VOX Carrier Cards, DSPs, Quad E1
Cisco AS53-E1-60VOXD  60 C549 Voice Channels & Quad E1+ Card
Cisco AS53-E1-60VOXD60DM  60 Voice Channels, and 60 MICA modems
Cisco AS53-MICA-6MOD  AS5300: 6-Port Digital Modem Module
Cisco AS53-MICA-CC  AS5300 MICA Carrier Card
Cisco AS53-VOXD  AS5300 High Density Voice Fax DSP Module
Cisco MEM-128M-AS53  128mb DRAM
Cisco MEM-32F-AS53  32MB Flash SIMM
Cisco MEM-64M-AS53  64mb DRAM
Cisco AS53-4CE1  Quad E1/PRI  Module
Cisco AS53-4CT1  Quad CT1/PRI Module
Cisco AS53-4CT1+  Quad T1/PRI Plus High Speed Serial
Cisco AS53-8CE1+  AS5300 Octal E1/PRI plus High Speed Serial
Cisco AS53-8CT1+  Octal T1/PRI Plus High Speed Serial
Cisco AS53-AC-PWR  Single AC power supply 
Cisco AS53-AC-RPS  Dual AC Power Supply, AS5300
Cisco AS53-DC-PWR  AS5300, DC Power Supply (350W)
Cisco AS53-DC-RPS  Dual DC Power Supply, AS5300

 

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Cisco Support and documentation -  is freely available on cisco.com's product support area. Documentation for the AS5300 can be found here, AS5350 and AS5400 documentation is here, and information on the PVDM2-64 DSP modules for the AS5350XM and AS5400XM can be found here. AS5850 documentation is here.


VOIP Product Comparison - AS5300, AS5350, AS5400, AS5400HPX, AS5400XM, AS5850

Feature AS5300 AS5350 AS5350XM AS5400 Dual Stacked AS5400 AS5400HPX AS5400XM AS5850
CPU Speed NA 250 750 250 2x250 397 750 1 or 2 eRSC (Fastest)
Power Supply Single/Dual AC/DC Single/Dual AC/DC Single/Dual AC/DC Dual AC/DC 2 x Dual AC/DC Dual AC/DC Dual AC/DC Dual DC
MB DRAM 128 128-512 512-1024 256-512 2x512 256-512 512-1024 1024
Physical Voice Port Capacity 120 216 216 with NP, 672 with PVDM2 - Also  softswitch & transcoding 648 672 648 648 with NP, 672 with PVDM2 - Also softswitch & transcoding 2592 or more
Physical Trunk Capacity 4T1/4E1 Voice, 8T1/8E1 Data 8T1/7E1 8T1/7E1,or 672 G711 with PVDM2 HW. 16T1/16E1 or CT3 CT3 16T1/16E1 or CT3 16T1/16E1 or CT3, 20T1/20E1 w PVDM2 HW. 48 E1/T1, 4 CT3, STM1
Practical Port Capacity: These vary based on the type of traffic.  Good through 96. Acceptable to 120. Good through 216 with NP cards. Good through 216 with NP cards. Good through 672 with PVDM2 cards. Good through 324 voice. Acceptable to 384. Marginal to 480 for some types of traffic. Good through 672 Good through 384, Acceptable to 480. Marginal to 600. Good through 672. Good through 2592
Approx. price per port at practical capacity $30 per port at 120 ports. $46 per port at 216 ports. $66 per port at 216 ports. $37 per port at 672 G711 ports using PVDM2s. $57 per port at $384 ports $30 per port at 672 ports. About $52 per port About $77 per port $31 per port at 2592 ports.
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