The Cisco® ASR 1000 Series Embedded Service Processors (ESPs) are based on the innovative, industry-leading Cisco QuantumFlow Processor for next-generation forwarding and queuing in silicon. These modules use the first generation of the hardware and software architecture known as Cisco QuantumFlow Processor.
The 5-, 10-, 10-N-, and 20-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESPs (part numbers ASR1000-ESP5, ASR1000-ESP10, ASR1000-ESP10-N, and ASR1000-ESP20, respectively) provide four centralized forwarding-engine options for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. Additionally, the ASR 1002-Fixed includes a non-modular, fixed ESP with throughput of 2.5-Gbps.
The Cisco ASR1000-ESP10-N is the nonencryption version of the ASR1000-ESP10. The ASR1000-ESP10-N can only support noncrypto Cisco IOS® Software images and will never support encryption capabilities such as IPSec. In future releases, the ASR1000-ESP10-N may support secured network management features such as SSH, SSL, and SNMPv3.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESPs are responsible for the data-plane processing tasks, and all network traffic flows through them. The modules perform all baseline packet routing operations, including MAC classification, Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding, quality-of-service (QoS) classification, policing and shaping, security access control lists (ACLs), VPNs, load balancing, and NetFlow. They are also responsible for features such as firewalls, intrusion prevention, Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR), Network Address Translation (NAT), and flexible pattern matching.
The Cisco ASR 1002-Fixed is the only chassis that supports the 2.5-Gbps ESP, which is integrated in the chassis. The 5-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP (ASR1000-ESP5) supports 5-Gbps bandwidth and is supported exclusively in combination with the Cisco ASR1002 Router chassis. The 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP (ASR1000-ESP10 and ASR1000-ESP10-N; Figure 1) supports 10-Gbps bandwidth, is supported on all Cisco ASR 1000 Series chassis, and can optionally be deployed in customer networks that require 1+1 redundancy.1 The 20-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP (ASR1000-ESP20) supports 20-Gbps bandwidth, is supported on the Cisco ASR 1004 and ASR 1006 Router chassis, and can optionally be deployed in customer networks that require 1+1 redundancy.
Performance highlights of the 20-Gbps ESP include hardware-assisted policing, encryption capability of 8 Gbps, and special jitter- and latency-minimizing multicast packet replication. The encryption capability of the 10-Gbps ESP is rated for 4 Gbps whereas the 5-Gbps ESP is rated for 1.8 Gbps and the 2.5-Gbps ESP is rated for 1.0 Gbps. The ASR1000-ESP10-N has the same performance characteristics as the ASR1000-ESP10 but does not support encryption services.
Figure 1. Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP (10 Gbps shown)
Applications
The Cisco 2.5-, 5-, 10-, 10-N-, and 20-Gbps ESPs facilitate the following solutions:
• Service provider broadband: The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router serves as a broadband aggregation router that terminates up to 32,000 subscriber sessions and supports features such as Session Border Controller (SBC) (formally known as Cisco unified Border Element (SP Edition)) for voice over IP (VoIP) and video (for example, Cisco TelePresence™) services and hardware-assisted per-user firewall for security.
• Service provider edge (PE): The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router interfaces with service provider-provisioned voice and multimedia (for example, Cisco TelePresence) services directly at the edge. No overlay network, network appliances, or service blades are required in this solution for lower operating expenses (OpEx) and flexible deployment models. This router supports protected signaling for both voice and video services and facilitates 32,000 voice calls concurrent with 20 Gbps of data traffic with accounting, firewall, and call quality features enabled.
• Service provider-managed customer premise equipment (CPE): The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router serves as a WAN aggregation router with high-density Gigabit Ethernet or WAN link aggregation and 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink capability. Key benefits are Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN functions and line-rate IP Multicast support for triple-play (data, voice, and video).
• Enterprise WAN aggregation: The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router at the WAN aggregation head-end facilitates a branch architecture that offers excellent investment protection with services and scale. Solution benefits consist of a multigigabit encryption rate (up to 8-Gbps IP Security [IPsec2]), optimization of the WAN to route around brownouts in the service provider network to guarantee mission-critical applications. The ASR1000-ESP10-N supports all of the described sevices except for IPSec encryption.
• Enterprise Internet gateway: The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router as an Internet gateway delivers multigigabit Cisco IOS Firewall capability in a router without the need for service blades. All firewall processing is performed in silicon by the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor at up to 2.5, 5, 10 or 20 Gbps. In addition, the router provides high-speed logging through Sampled NetFlow Version 9 and ongoing forwarding with baseline and firewall features enabled.
• Data monitoring (Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer [ERSPAN]): The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router can capture Layer 2 through Layer 7 packet data and route it through the Layer 3 cloud to the data center. No service blades are required in this solution, which offers full packet visibility compared to IP Traffic Export.
Performance and Scaling
Table 1 lists the performance and scaling features offered by the 5-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP module.
Table 1. ASR1000-ESP5 Performance and Scaling
Feature
Specification
Performance
Up to 7.5 Mpps
Forwarding performance will vary depending on features configured
4 Mpps
For the combination of the following commonly-used features: IPv4 forwarding, IP Multicast, ACL, QoS, Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF), load balancing, and Sampled NetFlow
For the combination of commonly-used features above + FW/NAT;
Shared by all Cisco ASR 1000 Shared Port Adapter (SPA) Interface Processor (ASR1000-SIP10) cards
1.8 Gbps
For the combination of commonly-used features above + IPsec* encryption
Scaling
Access control
4,000 unique ACLs and 50,000 ACEs per system
Broadband
12,000 sessions and 6,000 L2TP tunnels
Internet Protocol (IP)
500,000 IPv4 and 125,000 IPv6 routes;
Multicast: 64,000 routes and 1,000 groups
Quality of service (QoS)
Flexible number of queues per interface:
• Up to 64,000 queues;
• Three levels of hierarchy;
• Two Low Latency Queuing (LLQ) queues per policy, with up to 1,000 policies;
8 Kbps policing/queuing granularity;
<100 microsecond latency for high-priority applications
Real-time traffic
2,000 Compressed Real-Time Transport Protocol (CRTP) sessions
Security
IPsec*: 5,000 tunnels;
FW/NAT: 250,000 sessions and 10,000 sessions/sec setup rate
L3VPN
1,000 VRFs
GRE
1,000 tunnels
Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition) (formerly called Session Border Controller or SBC)
4,000 sessions (each session represents a complete voice call with 14 SIP messages per call, i.e., 2 call-legs on the SBC consisting of 2 media-legs for a bi-directional media flow and 7 SIP messages per call-leg)
1Rated bandwidth for all Cisco ASR 1000 Series products refers to the maximum sustainable forwarding throughput.
*This product includes software developed by Cavium Networks.
Table 2 lists the performance and scaling features offered by the 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP module.
Table 2. ASR1000-ESP10 and ASR1000-ESP10-N Performance and Scaling
Feature
Specification
Performance
Up to 15 Mpps
Forwarding performance will vary depending on features configured
8 Mpps
For the combination of the following commonly-used features: IPv4 forwarding, IP Multicast, ACL, QoS, Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF), load balancing, and Sampled NetFlow
For the combination of commonly-used features above + FW/NAT;
Shared by all Cisco ASR 1000 Shared Port Adapter (SPA) Interface Processor (ASR1000-SIP10) cards
4 Gbps
For the combination of commonly used features above + IPsec* encryption (not supported on the ASR1000-ESP10-N)
Scaling
Access control
4,000 unique ACLs and 50,000 ACEs per system
Broadband
24,000 sessions and 12,000 L2TP tunnels
Internet Protocol (IP)
1,000,000 IPv4 and 250,000 IPv6 routes;
Multicast: 64,000 routes and 1,000 groups
Quality of service (QoS)
Flexible number of queues per interface:
• Up to 128,000 queues;
• Three levels of hierarchy;
• Two Low Latency Queuing (LLQ) queues per policy, with up to 1,000 policies;
8 Kbps policing/queuing granularity;
<100 microsecond latency for high-priority applications
Real-time traffic
4,000 Compressed Real-Time Transport Protocol (CRTP) sessions
Security
IPsec*: 10,000 tunnels (not supported on the ASR1000-ESP10-N);
FW/NAT: 500,000 sessions and 20,000 sessions/sec setup rate
L3VPN
1,000 VRFs
GRE
2,000 tunnels
Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition) (formerly called Session Border Controller or SBC)
9,000 sessions (each session represents a complete voice call with 14 SIP messages per call, i.e., 2 call-legs on the SBC consisting of 2 media-legs for a bi-directional media flow and 7 SIP messages per call-leg)
1Rated bandwidth for all Cisco ASR 1000 Series products refers to the maximum sustainable forwarding throughput.
*This product includes software developed by Cavium Networks.
Table 3 lists the performance and scaling features offered by the 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP module.
Table 3. ASR1000-ESP20 Performance and Scaling
Feature
Specification
Performance
Up to 20 Mpps
Forwarding performance will vary depending on features configured
10.4 Mpps
For the combination of the following commonly-used features: IPv4 forwarding, IP Multicast, ACL, QoS, Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF), load balancing, and Sampled NetFlow
For the combination of commonly-used features above + FW/NAT;
Shared by all Cisco ASR 1000 Shared Port Adapter (SPA) Interface Processor (ASR1000-SIP10) cards
8 Gbps
For the combination of commonly-used features above + IPsec* encryption
Scaling
Access control
16,000 unique ACLs and 50,000 ACEs per system
Broadband
32,000 sessions and 16,000 L2TP tunnels
Internet Protocol (IP)
1,000,000 IPv4 and 250,000 IPv6 routes;
Multicast: 128,000 routes and 1,000 groups
Quality of service (QoS)
Flexible number of queues per interface:
• Up to 128,000 queues;
• Three levels of hierarchy;
• Two Low Latency Queuing (LLQ) queues per policy, with up to 1,000 policies;
8 Kbps policing/queuing granularity;
<100 microsecond latency for high-priority applications
Real-time traffic
4,000 Compressed Real-Time Transport Protocol (CRTP) sessions
Security
IPsec*: 10,000 tunnels;
FW/NAT: 1,000,000 sessions and 40,000 sessions/sec setup rate
L3VPN
4,000 VRFs
GRE
4,000 tunnels
Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition) (formerly called Session Border Controller or SBC)
64,000 sessions (each session represents a complete voice call with 14 SIP messages per call, i.e., 2 call-legs on the SBC consisting of 2 media-legs for a bi-directional media flow and 7 SIP messages per call-leg)
1Rated bandwidth for all Cisco ASR 1000 Series products refers to the maximum sustainable forwarding throughput.
*This product includes software developed by Cavium Networks.
Please refer to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routing Processor data sheet for a list of software features and benefits applicable to broadband, service provider edge, and enterprise deployments.
Product Specifications
Table 4 lists specifications of the 5-, 10-, 10-N-, and 20-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP modules.
Table 4. Specifications of Cisco ASR1000-ESP5, ASR1000-ESP10, ASR1000-ESP10-N, and ASR1000-ESP20
Feature
Specification
Product compatibility
For ASR1000-ESP5: Cisco ASR1002 Router chassis only
For ASR1000-ESP10: Cisco ASR1002, ASR1004, and ASR1006 Router chassis
For ASR1000-ESP10-N: Cisco ASR1002, ASR1004, and ASR1006 Router chassis
For ASR1000-ESP20: Cisco ASR1004 and ASR 1006 Router chassis
Software compatibility
Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.1 (for ESP5 and ESP10 only); and
Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.2 or higher
Protocols
Refer to Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.1 and Release 2.2 (or higher) protocol support
Connectivity
Refer to Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP data sheet for SPA support
Memory
For ASR1000-ESP5: 256Mb Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, 1Gb DRAM, 10Mb TCAM, and 64Mb packet buffer memory
For ASR1000-ESP10: 512Mb Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, 2Gb DRAM, 10Mb TCAM, and 128Mb packet buffer memory
For ASR1000-ESP10-N: 512Mb Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, 2Gb DRAM, 10Mb TCAM, and 128Mb packet buffer memory
For ASR1000-ESP20: 1Gb Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, 4Gb DRAM, 40Mb TCAM, and 256Mb packet buffer memory
Reliability and availability
For ASR1000-ESP10, ASR1000-ESP10-N, and ASR1000-ESP20: high availability 1 + 1 redundancy in dual ESP configuration in combination with Cisco ASR1006 Router chassis
Support for Online Insertion and Removal (OIR)
Support for Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) and Stateful Switchover (SSO)
Support for In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
MIBs
RFC 2737 compliant
Network management
Network management through Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor:
• The module meets the following Networking Equipment Building Standards (NEBS):
• GR-1089-CORE
• GR-63-CORE
• European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI)
• ETSI 300 386-1 - Levels for equipment with a "high priority of service" that is installed in "locations other than telecommunication centers"
• ETSI 300 386-2:1997 - Levels for equipment with a "high priority of service" that is installed in "locations other than telecommunication centers"
• ETSI 300 132-2: December 1994 - Power supply interfaces at the input to telecommunications equipment Sections 4.8 and 4.9
Environmental
Storage temperature: -38 to 150°F (-40 to 70°C)
Operating temperature, nominal: 41 to 104°F (5 to 40°C)
Operating temperature, short term: 23 to 131°F (-5 to 55°C)
Storage relative humidity: 5 to 95% relative humidity (RH)
Operating humidity, nominal: 5 to 85% RH
Operating humidity, short term: 5 to 90% RH
Operating altitude: -60 to 4000m (up to 2000m conforms to IEC/EN/UL/CSA 60950 requirements)
System Requirements
Table 5 gives system requirements.
Table 5. System Requirements
System
Requirement
Hardware
For ASR1000-ESP5: Cisco ASR 1002 Router chassis only
For ASR1000-ESP10 and ASR1000-ESP10-N: Cisco ASR 1002 Router chassis;
or
Cisco ASR 1004 Router chassis with one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor and one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP;
or
Cisco ASR 1006 Router chassis with at least one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor and one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP
For ASR1000-ESP20: Cisco ASR 1004 Router chassis with one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor and one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP;
or
Cisco ASR 1006 Router chassis with at least one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor and one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP
Software
Cisco IOS XE Software Release 2.1 (for ESP5 and ESP10 only) or higher (ESP10-N and ESP20: Release 2.2 or higher)
Ordering Information
To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering Home Page at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/index.shtml and refer to Table 6. For further information, please refer to the "Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Orderability" product bulletin.
Please refer to Table 7, Table 8 and Table 9 for compatible hardware. Refer to Table 10 for compatible software.
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor 10Gbps noncrypto
ASR1000-ESP10-N
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor 20Gbps
ASR1000-ESP20
Table 7. ASR1000-ESP2.5 Compatible Hardware
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco ASR 1002-Fixed Router Chassis (ESP2.5 integrated)
ASR1002-F
Table 8. ASR1000-ESP5 Compatible Hardware
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco ASR 1002 Router Chassis
ASR1002
Table 9. ASR1000-ESP10 and ASR1000-ESP10-N Compatible Hardware
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco ASR 1002 Router Chassis
ASR1002
Cisco ASR 1004 Router Chassis
ASR1004
Cisco ASR 1006 Router Chassis*
ASR1006
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 1, 2GB DRAM
ASR1000-RP1
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 2, 8GB DRAM
ASR1000-RP2
Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processor 10
ASR1000-SIP10
*Supports 1+1 redundancy when configured with two ASR1000-ESP10 modules.
Table 10. ASR1000-ESP20 Compatible Hardware
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco ASR 1004 Router Chassis
ASR1004
Cisco ASR 1006 Router Chassis*
ASR1006
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 1, 2GB DRAM
ASR1000-RP1
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 2, 8GB DRAM
ASR1000-RP2
Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processor 10
ASR1000-SIP10
*Supports 1+1 redundancy when configured with two ASR1000-ESP10 modules.
Table 11. Compatible Software
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 IP BASE W/O CRYPTO
SASR1R1-IPB-21SR (for ESP5 and ESP10 only); and
SASR1R1-IPB-22SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 IP BASE
SASR1R1-IPBK9-21SR (for ESP5 and ESP10 only);
SASR1R1-IPBK9-22SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 ADVANCED IP SERVICES W/O CRYPTO
SASR1R1-AIS-22SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 ADVANCED IP SERVICES
SASR1R1-AISK9-21SR (for ESP5 and ESP10 only); and
SASR1R1-AISK9-22SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 ADVANCED ENTERPRISE SERVICES
SASR1R1-AESK9-21SR (for ESP5 and ESP10 only); and
SASR1R1-AESK9-22SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 ADVANCED ENTERPRISE SERVICES W/O CRYPTO
SASR1R1-AES-22SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP2 IP BASE W/O CRYPTO
SASR1R2-IPB-23SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP2 IP BASE
SASR1R2-IPBK9-23SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP2 ADVANCED IP SERVICES W/O CRYPTO
SASR1R2-AIS-23SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP2 ADVANCED IP SERVICES
SASR1R2-AISK9-23SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP2 ADVANCED ENTERPRISE SERVICES
SASR1R2-AESK9-23SR; or higher
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP2 ADVANCED ENTERPRISE SERVICES W/O CRYPTO
SASR1R2-AES-23SR; or higher
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For More Information
For more information about the Cisco ASR 1000 Series or the ESPs, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/asr1000 or contact your local Cisco account representative.
1Please see fault-tolerant configuration in Table 4.
2This product includes software developed by Cavium Networks.
