Full English Description for Cisco IR1101-K9

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Core Fixed Hardware Interfaces

WAN & LAN Ports

• 1× Combo Gigabit Ethernet port: 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 + 1000BASE-X SFP fiber slot for primary wired uplink
• 4× 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet RJ45 LAN ports for connecting local PLC, sensors, industrial cameras and IoT endpoints
• 1× RJ45 RS232 serial DTE port for legacy industrial serial device communication

Management & Auxiliary Ports

• 1× Mini-USB Type B console port for local out-of-band configuration
• 1× USB 2.0 Type-A host port for license storage, offline config backup and peripheral access
• 1 digital alarm input terminal for external equipment failure alert triggers
• Reset push button for factory restore and recovery

Modular Expansion Architecture (Core Differentiator)

1. Cellular Pluggable Slot

   Native internal slot compatible with Cisco 4G LTE / 5G pluggable modules, equipped with dual SIM card slots for wireless WAN redundancy, supports FirstNet, Verizon Frontline public safety cellular networksCisco.
2. Two Hot-Swap Expansion Module Bays

   Supports three official IRM-1100 series expansion modules for customizable industrial interface expansion:

• IRM-1100-SP: 1×1GE SFP + secondary cellular pluggable slot for dual wireless backup
• IRM-1100-SPMI: 1×1GE SFP, 1 cellular slot, 4 GPIO digital I/O terminals, mSATA SSD storage slot for local edge data logging
• IRM-1100-4A2T: 4×RS232/RS485 async serial ports + extra 2×FE RJ45 LAN ports for heavy serial industrial equipment integrationCisco

Processor, Memory & Storage

• CPU: Dual-core ARM low-power industrial processor, optimized for fanless operation and low power draw
• Memory: Factory default 1GB DDR RAM, non-upgradable
• Boot Storage: Fixed 4GB industrial-grade flash for IOS XE system images, crash dumps and basic logging
• Expandable Storage: mSATA SSD bay available via IRM-1100-SPMI expansion module for extended local data retention, edge analytics and IoT log storage

Power & Mechanical Specifications

• Input Voltage Range: 9.6 VDC to 60 VDC wide-range industrial DC power via 4-pin EURO terminal block
• Power Consumption: Idle 6.6W, typical operating 9.8W, maximum 12W (base chassis only)
• Chassis Dimension: 0.9” H × 5.2” W × 4.9” D (23 × 132 × 124 mm), weight 1.02 kg
• Mounting Options: DIN rail (horizontal/vertical), wall mount, panel mount
• Enclosure Rating: IP30 protection when installed vertically with ports facing downward
• Thermal Performance: Fanless passive cooling, operating temperature -40°C to +60°C; storage temperature -40°C to +85°C
• Vibration & Shock Compliance: Industrial-grade anti-vibration specs for rail, vehicle and factory floor deploymentsCisco

Hazardous Location & Industry Certifications

• Safety: UL 60950-1, IEC/EN 60950-1, CB certified
• Hazardous Zones: ATEX, IECEx Class I Zone 2; ANSI/ISA 12.12.01 Class 1 Div 2 for oil, gas and chemical sites
• Smart Grid: IEC 61850-3 substation compliance
• Public Safety: FirstNet, Verizon Frontline cellular network certification
• EMC: FCC Class A, CE certified for industrial environmentsCisco

Performance Benchmarks

• Aggregate IPv4 forwarding throughput: Up to 300 Mbps
• Hardware-accelerated IPsec VPN throughput: Up to 100 Mbps
• Maximum concurrent SD-WAN overlay tunnels: 500 SVTI tunnels
• Supports full hardware offload for QoS, NAT and basic encryption

Software & Core Supported Capabilities (IOS XE Industrial IoT Image)

1. Catalyst SD-WAN & Multi-WAN Resilience

   Zero-touch provisioning via vManage, application-aware routing, hybrid wired/cellular multi-WAN failover, dual-SIM wireless redundancy, seamless integration with Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) and Catalyst Center for unified industrial edge lifecycle management.
2. Industrial IoT & Legacy Serial Protocol Support

   Native RS232/RS485 serial passthrough, Modbus TCP/RTU, DNP3, IEC 60870-5 substation protocols, GPIO digital I/O control for remote sensor and relay management.
3. Integrated Industrial-Grade Security Stack

   Hardware IPsec/SSL VPN acceleration, zone-based stateful firewall, NAT, ACL policy filtering, AAA RADIUS/TACACS+, TLS encryption, secure remote access, threat visibility for IoT traffic segmentation.
4. Full Routing Protocol Suite

   IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, static routing, PBR, MPLS, multicast routing for industrial private WAN and hybrid cloud connectivity.
5. Edge Data & Automation Features

   Local data buffering on mSATA SSD, NetFlow/IPFIX telemetry export, streaming telemetry, REST API, NETCONF/YANG programmability for industrial edge automation and cloud data ingestion.

Typical Deployment Scenarios

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Naming Rule Explanation

• IR = Industrial Rugged series
• 1101 = Compact entry industrial IoT router model
• K9 = Base hardware chassis bundled with SL-IR1101-NE North America/Europe feature license