Cisco Internal Service Module

The Cisco� Services Ready Engine (SRE) modules are router blades for the Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 that provide the capability to host Cisco third-party and custom applications. The modules have their own processors storage network interfaces and memory that operate independently of the host router resources helping to ensure maximum concurrent routing and application performance while reducing physical footprint lowering power consumption and simplifying administration. You can provision applications on the module remotely at any time. This solution can help your organization to quickly deploy new branch-office applications on-demand reduce operating costs and consolidate the branch office infrastructure.

Cisco SRE offers the next-generation application hosting platform that combines networking collaboration compute and storage services and centralized management into a cohesive system designed to simplify infrastructure support evolving business needs and reduce operating costs at the branch office. It integrates all elements necessary to optimize branch-office IT infrastructure for delivery of applications from the datacenter and deployment of branch-office applications on-demand and houses them under a single chassis - the Cisco Integrated Services Router Generation 2.
Figure 1 shows the Cisco SRE Internal Service Module (ISM) and the Cisco SRE Service Module (SM) and Table 1 summarizes features and benefits of the modules.