Which product series has ultra-high performance featuring enhanced security and available Cyber Vision for Industrial Control Systems visibility is SD-WAN and Edge compute enabled, is a Precision…

Question

Options

• AIR1101
• BIR1800 Rugged Series Routers
• CCatalyst IR8100 Heavy Duty Series Routers
• DCatalyst IR8300 Rugged Series

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  92% (45)

Explanation

D is correct because the Catalyst IR8300 Rugged Series is Cisco's ultra-high performance industrial router platform purpose-built for demanding utility and critical infrastructure environments. It uniquely combines all the listed features: enhanced security with Cisco Cyber Vision for ICS/OT visibility, SD-WAN and Edge compute capabilities, IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) as a Precision Timing Source, and Utility certifications (such as IEEE 1613 for electrical substations).

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (IR1101): A compact, entry-level IoT router - useful for branch/IoT edge but lacks ultra-high performance and utility certifications.
• B (IR1800): A mid-range rugged series designed for transportation and industrial IoT; it doesn't carry utility certifications or precision timing source capabilities.
• C (Catalyst IR8100): The Heavy Duty Series targets harsh physical environments (extreme temps, vibration) but is not the utility-certified, precision-timing platform.

Memory tip: Think of IR8300 = 3 demanding requirements met simultaneously - utility-grade certification, precision timing (critical for power grid sync), and ultra-high performance. The "8300" being the highest number in the series hints at it being the top-tier option with the most specialized feature set.

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