The Cisco 2600 series is an award-winning family of modular multi-service access routers, providing flexible LAN and WAN configurations, multiple security options, voice/data integration, and a range of high performance processors. This range of features make the Cisco 2600 family the ideal branch-office router for today's and tomorrow's customer requirements. The latest additions to the Cisco 2600 Series family of Modular Routers include the Cisco 2600XM models and the Cisco 2691. These new models deliver extended performance, higher density, enhanced security performance and increased concurrent application support to meet the growing demands of branch offices.The highest performing router in the Cisco 2600 family that extends the density of emerging branch office applications, the Cisco 2691 offers almost twice the performance of the Cisco 2650XM platform while leveraging the same modules from other Cisco 2600, Cisco 3600 and Cisco 3700 Series routers. Driven by the need to push increased numbers of applications from Enterprise headquarters to the remote office, this platform provides a higher level of performance for a broadened range of concurrent remote office applications, including unparalleled voice/data integration, Virtual Private Network (VPN) performance, increased bandwidth to support voice and video applications, and the delivery of Web-based applications. Compared to the Cisco 2600XM models, the new Cisco 2691 is designed to offer a higher degree of versatility, providing greater throughput for higher density WAN applications, support for high speed interfaces and increased performance to handle new services.