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Over the past month or so we’ve seen several, seemingly new Cisco routers pass through the FCC.  These included the E2000 and E3000 dual-band wireless N routers, as well as the M10 and M20 wireless N models.

We initially thought that these routers were part of new E and M series networking lines from Cisco, however a tipster has informed us that these new routers are actually just rebranded Linksys routers with slightly different firmware.  According to our source, the most notable improvement on these routers is a simplified hotspot set-up process, suggesting that these routers will be targeted at SMBs, not consumers.

The hardware on the Cisco M and E series products correspond to their Linksys brethren as follows:

Cisco M10 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT160Nv3
Cisco M20 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT310Nv2
Cisco E2000 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT320N
Cisco E3000 shares the hardware of the Linksys WRT610Nv2

Thanks to our tipster who sent this in.

Last week Cisco Linksys passed their M10 wireless-N router through the FCC, and yesterday the company followed up with the M20.  The device offers 802.11 b/g/n connectivity as well as a gigabit switch (no word on how many ports).  Test reports for the device also suggest that the M20 rocks a Broadcom processor under its hood.

We still don’t know much about the M-series networking line from Cisco Linksys.  It appears that this is a consumer-focused line, but we have no idea on pricing or availability.

Cisco Linksys has been busy on the FCC with their ‘E-Series’ lineup, but today the company passed a new router called the M10 through the FCC, possibly indicating yet another line of consumer-targeted routers.

The M10 offers 802.11 b/g/n at 2.4 GHz, with up to 150 Mbps throughput with wireless N.  Other than that, we don’t know much else about the device.  However, label pics above do show a pretty standard Cisco Linksys form factor and design.

No word on pricing or availability.

We saw two new routers from Cisco Linksys, the E3000 and E2000, on the FCC this week.  Cisco continued to pass “E-Series” products through the FCC today, with the E2100L Wireless-N router and AE1000 Wireless-N adapter.

With all these new networking products passing through the FCC, it certainly appears that Cisco Linksys is preparing to unveil a new line of wireless products.  The specs we’ve seen so far seem decent, and the AE1000 is a nice-looking adapter – hopefully we’ll get more information soon about this new lineup.

Cisco Linksys passed its E3000 dual-band Wireless N router through the FCC a couple days ago, and today the company followed up with the similarly-speced E2000.  Both devices offer support for 802.11 a/b/g/n, with 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands used for Wireless-N.

Based on label pics, the form factor of the E3000 and E2000 appear to be different.  The E3000’s label is a bit more rounded at the bottom than the E2000, although other that than, there’s not many other differences between the two devices.

Cisco Linksys passed the E3000 router, above, through the FCC today.  The E3000 is an 802.11 a/b/g/n router with a gigabit switch.  This is a dual-band Wireless N router, with support for 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands.

Cisco’s FCC filing doesn’t give us much information about the device, although the label pic above suggests that the E3000’s form factor is similar to Cisco’s existing Wireless N routers.  The E3000 model number doesn’t seem to fit within any of Cisco’s existing product lines, however.

Cisco passed their versatile DDR2200 residential gateway through the FCC today.  This device makes the most out of your DSL connection – it provides wired or wireless G Internet connections for your PC, voice calling for a landline, or television services for a cable/IP set-top-box.  With support for HPNA, the device can also network multiple clients, including DVRs, TVs, or game consoles.

That’s a ton of functionality for a single box, and I’m sure it’ll attract a variety of ISPs, cable and telecon providers since it supports such a wide range of services and devices.  Most notably, it provides service providers with an upgrade path to IPTV, a big benefit as this service rolls out to more users.

No word on pricing or availability yet, but I’d expect to see more of this device from service providers soon.

Cisco passed their RV120W and RV150W 802.11 b/g/n routers through the FCC today.  Cisco has been increasing their focus on smaller businesses, and with VPN and QOS controls these routers do a decent job of bridging the gap between consumers and enterprises.

Under the hood, these routers feature an Octeon Plus processor from Cavium Networks and a switch processor from Broadcom.

Cisco passed their AP541N access point through the FCC today.  Designed for small businesses, this devices gives you 802.11 a/b/g/n.  The AP541N rocks a Broadcom BCM4342 transceiver.