Huawei’s next-generation routers, the AR100 and AR120 series are designed for enterprise branch offices and small businesses, delivering a comprehensive set of services, including routing, switching, voice, security, and wireless access.

Category: Router

Product Overview

The AR100 and AR120 series are fixed interface routers that provide a comprehensive platform for a variety of network topologies, including IMS, NGN, WAN and PSTN. The AR100 and AR120 also employ embedded hardware encryption for security as well as a voice Digital Signal Processor (DSP) for voice services.

The AR100 and AR120 series are mature, stable and quiet routers that offer high performance functionality for small networks, enabling small businesses to greatly increase productivity at a lower cost.

AR100s and AR120s are easy to deploy, configure and customize, greatly reducing cost of deployment and maintenance, while offering maximum value to customers. These models allow network administrators to expand their networks easily and quickly, saving time and costs. The routers support firewalls, call processing, and application program functionalities.

The AR100 and AR120 series includes the following models:

l AR109, AR109W, AR109GW-L

l AR129CVW, AR129CGVW-L, AR129CV

 

The specifications for these models are shown in the following table.

 

Table1: AR100 Models

 

 

 

 

AR109

l WAN speed with services (IMIX): 80 Mbps

l Fixed ports: 4 x GE LAN(can be configured as WAN interfaces), 1 x VDSL2, 1 x GE WAN

l Dimensions (H x W x D): 30 mm x 230mm x 130 mm(1.18 in. x 9.1 in. x

5.1 in.)

 

 

 

AR109W

l WAN speed with services (IMIX): 80 Mbps

l Fixed ports: 4 x GE LAN(can be configured as WAN interfaces), 1 x VDSL2, 1 x GE WAN

l WLAN: 802.11b/g/n

l Dimensions (H x W x D): 30 mm x 230mm x 130 mm(1.18 in. x 9.1 in. x

5.1 in.)


 

 

 

AR109GW-L

l WAN speed with services (IMIX): 80 Mbps

l Fixed ports: 4 x GE LAN(can be configured as WAN interfaces), 1 x VDSL2, 1 x GE WAN

l LTE: LTE FDD

l WLAN: 802.11b/g/n

l Dimensions (H x W x D): 30 mm x 230mm x 130 mm(1.18 in. x 9.1 in. x

5.1 in.)

 

Table2: AR120 Models

 

 

 

AR129CV

l WAN speed with services (IMIX): 100 Mbps

l Fixed ports: 4 x GE LAN(can be configured as WAN interfaces), 1 x VDSL2, 1 x GE WAN

l Voice ports: 2 x FXS

l Dimensions (H x W x D): 30 mm x 230mm x 130 mm(1.18 in. x 9.1 in. x

5.1 in.)

 

 

 

AR129CVW

l WAN speed with services (IMIX): 100 Mbps

l Fixed ports: 4 x GE LAN(can be configured as WAN interfaces), 1 x VDSL2, 1 x GE WAN

l Voice ports: 2 x FXS

l WLAN: 802.11b/g/n/ac

l Dimensions (H x W x D): 30 mm x 230mm x 130 mm(1.18 in. x 9.1 in. x

5.1 in.)

 

 

 

AR129CGVW-L

l WAN speed with services (IMIX): 100 Mbps

l Fixed ports: 4 x GE LAN(can be configured as WAN interfaces), 1 x VDSL2, 1 x GE WAN

l Voice ports: 2 x FXS

l LTE: LTE FDD

l WLAN: 802.11b/g/n/ac

l Dimensions (H x W x D): 30 mm x 230mm x 130 mm(1.18 in. x 9.1 in. x

5.1 in.)

 

 

Product Features and Benefits

Small Size and High Performance

l More applications: Huawei series routers use the dual-core processor that isolates the control plane from the forwarding plane and processes more enterprise applications. Huawei series routers improve user experience for multimedia service when streams overlap.

l Higher performance: The AR100s and AR120s can process various enterprise applications, and its service processing capability is four times that in the industry.

l Greater potential: Huawei series routers provide the capability to migrate services to the 3G and LTE networks.

Low Investment with High Returns

l Easy to construct: The AR100s and AR120s supports plug-and-play, intelligent configuration, and deployment using the USB flash drive. It can function immediately after being installed. Users do not need to configure an IP address manually. The PPP and VPN indicators show the status of corresponding services. The AR100s and AR120s helps to quickly construct an enterprise IT network.


l Simplified solution: Huawei provides an all-around solution that integrates the routing, switching, voice, security, and wireless services. Customers can customize solutions as required.

l Easy to expand: Huawei series routers have four/eight FE/GE ports, can access more employee for small enterprises. The two uplink WAN ports implement load balancing and link protection, maximizing the return on investments.

Small footprint on a Comprehensive Platform

l Maturity and Stableness: The AR100s and AR120s uses the Huawei VRP operating system and VSP voice platform. In addition, the AR100s and AR120s uses modularized hardware design, which brings good user experience.

l Low-noise office: Huawei series routers have no fan, which brings low noise and good user experience.

l Secure environment: The lightning failure rate of AR100s and AR120s is only 3% of industry average. The AR100s and AR120s can be applied in the harsh environment.

 

 

Sample Deployments

WAN Access

 

 
 
 

Example deployment in branch networks for WAN access. In this example, the AR100s and AR120s function as the egress routers on enterprise branch networks and provide multiple access methods, including Ethernet, xDSL, 3G, LTE and WLAN.

Enterprise Voice Services Deployment

 

 
 
 
IP PBX with WAN and PSTN Access

 

This illustration shows AR120 series router deployed at an enterprise branch with access to a WAN and a PSTN. If a fault occurs on the WAN, the PSTN acts as a backup to the WAN and ensures that call services remain uninterrupted. AR120s are deployed at enterprise branch offices to provide intelligent, integrated dialing across the network. When deployed as voice service gateways, AR120s can function as IP PBX boxes and SIP access gateways.

IP PBX. AR120s have a built-in PBX, which supports the enterprise main number, interactive voice response (IVR), and billing query functions. These features help enhance the corporate image of small businesses by allowing them to look more professional to their customers, while simultaneously improving the efficiency of their enterprise communications.


 

 
 
SIP Server. AR120s have a built-in SIP server that ensures reliability of voice services. If the SIP server at the headquarters office becomes unreachable, the local built-in SIP server at the branch office ensures that communication remains uninterrupted between branch offices and the PSTN network.

 

SIP Access Gateway

 

The AR120 series routers provide integrated voice, fax, and IP services. The AR120s can function as SIP access gateways for enterprise branch offices that transform traditional phone signals into Voice over IP (VoIP). Typically, AR120s are connected upstream from the IMS and NGN networks to enable anytime voice communication on any media, such as phones, handsets, and computers.

VPN Deployment for Secure Enterprise Communications

 

 
 
 
VPNs Connecting Branches and Partners to Headquarters

 

This illustration shows how to deploy AR100s and AR120s using VPNs to connect branches and partners to headquarters. AR100s and AR120s provide various VPN tunnel protocols to ensure secure communications between:

· Enterprise branches and other branch offices

· Enterprise branches and headquarters

· Partners and enterprise resources

AR100s and AR120s support the following VPN tunnel protocols:

 

· GRE VPN

· IPSEC VPN

· DSVPN


· L2TP VPN

AR100s and AR120s support fast tunnel set-up and authentication.

Wireless Access and Management in Branch

 

 
 
 
3G/LTE and Wi-Fi Wireless Access application

 

The AR100s, AR120s routers complied with 3G and LTE standards including HSPA+ and FDD LTE, meeting the wireless communication requirements between branches and the headquarters. In addition, the 3G or LTE data link can be used as a backup for wired link to protect the xDSL, FE/GE uplinks. The backup link improves network stability and reduces network construction costs.

Some models of AR100s, AR120s routers are dual SIM devices, providing dual SIM standby. The customers can switch the SIM card manually according to 3G/LTE network standards. In addition, the device can switch to the backup SIM card when signal is weak to avoid link interruption.

The AR100s, AR120s routers integrated WLAN wireless access capabilities, support 802.11a/b/g/n standard communication, Built-in AC function make the deployment and management more conveniently. Its wireless features can meet users’ demand for wireless access, and help enterprises to build a branch network flexibly.

 

 
 
 

 

Wireless AC Management application

The AR120s routers integrated AC (Access Controller, a wireless controller) functionality, which can manage the wireless AP (Access Point) in wireless LAN. AR supported rich certification and flexible user access control, which can provide security access guarantee for Wi-Fi users. The rich wireless capabilities integrated in one device, this can realize centralized management of wired and wireless network, meet the customers’ requirements of building different scale enterprises networks.

Specifications

Specifications AR100 Series AR120 Series AR160 Series
WAN Speed with Services* 80Mbps 100Mbps 300Mbps
Number of Recommended Users 20 20 50
Fixed WAN Ports 1 x GE, 1 x VDSL2 (compatible with ADSL2+ Annex A/M, Annex B/J; support vectoring) 1 x FE or 1 x GE 1 x GE, 1 x VDSL2 (compatible with ADSL2+ Annex A/M, Annex B/J; support vectoring)
Fixed Ethernet Switching Ports 4 x GE (can be configured as WAN interfaces) 4 x FE or 4 x GE (can be configured as WAN interfaces) 4 x GE (can be configured as WAN interfaces)
Fixed Voice Ports - AR129CV/AR129CVW/AR129CGVW-L: 2 x FXS -
Integrated 3G/LTE AR109GW-L: FDD LTE AR129CGVW-L: FDD LTE FDD LTE (LTE model)
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g/n
AR129CGVW-L: 802.11ac, 802.11b/g/n
(Wi-Fi model)
802.11 b/g/n
Memory 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Flash 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Dimensions
(W x D x H )
230 mm x 130 mm x 30 mm 300 mm x 216.4 mm x 44 mm
230 mm x 130 mm x 30 mm
300 mm x 216.4 mm x 44 mm