Cisco® is introducing a new generation of routers: the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, designed to optimize service provider edge and enterprise aggregation solutions. The innovative hardware and software design of these routers integrates powerful resiliency and intelligent services into a single router platform (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers
Hardware
The system is composed of a chassis, a route processor (RP), embedded services processors (ESPs), and SPA interface processors (SIPs). For interfaces it supports common Cisco shared port adapters (SPAs) that are shipping with other Cisco high-end routing platforms. Because of the modular design of the hardware, you can order many combinations to fit various price and performance requirements.
Three form-factor chassis are available: 2, 4, and 6 rack units (RUs). All chassis come equipped with dual power supplies. Most hardware components are interchangeable among different chassis; the exception is the 2RU model, which has a fixed SIP and route processor in the chassis because of its compact form factor, and the SIP and route processor are not upgradeable. The modular route processor supported on the 4-and 6-RU chassis ships with default 2-GB DRAM and can be upgraded to 4-GB DRAM. The 2-RU chassis does not support field upgradeable route processor memory; however, it does ship by default with 4-GB DRAM route processor memory. The 2RU model also offers 4 built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports in the route processor by default. The 6RU chassis is the only one that supports a redundant physical configuration of dual route processors (RPs) and dual ESPs. The SIPs can house 4 half-height or 2 double-height SPAs with no limitation of interface types. Table 1 outlines hardware component compatibility.
Table 1. Hardware Support Compatibility
Chassis Part Number
Route Processor at FCS*
ESP at FCS
SIP at FCS
ASR1002
• Cisco ASR1000 Series Route Processor 1 (RP1) integrated in the chassis with 4-GB DRAM (memory is neither factory- nor field-upgradeable)
• Four built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports with Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) support
• Integrated Route Processor RP1 is not upgradeable
• 5- and 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processors (ASR1000-ESP5 and ASR1000-ESP10, respectively)
• 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP (ASR1000-SIP10) integrated in the chassis and not upgradeable
ASR1004
• Modular route processor with 2- or 4-GB DRAM
• Support for Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1
• One route processor per chassis
• Upgradeable
• 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP (ASR1000-ESP10)
• Support for single ESP per chassis
• Upgradeable
• Upgradeable
ASR1006
• Modular route processor with 2- or 4-GB DRAM
• Support for Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1
• Support for single or dual RP(s) per chassis
• Upgradeable
• 10-Gbps Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESPs
• Support for single or dual ESP(s) per chassis
• Upgradeable
• Upgradeable
*FCS = First Customer Shipment
At FCS in April 2008, the hardware components listed in Table 2 will be available for order.
Table 2. Cisco ASR 1000 Series Hardware Components
Product Number
Product Description
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Chassis
ASR1002
Cisco ASR1002 Chassis,4 built-in GE, Dual P/S,4GB DRAM
ASR1004
Cisco ASR1004 Chassis, Dual P/S
ASR1006
Cisco ASR1006 Chassis, Dual P/S
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processor
ASR1000-ESP5
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processor,5Gbps,ASR1002 only
ASR1000-ESP10
Cisco ASR1000 Embedded Services Processor, 10Gbps
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Series Processor
ASR1000-RP1
Cisco ASR1000 Route Processor 1, 2GB DRAM
Cisco ASR 1000 Series SPA Interface Processor
ASR1000-SIP10
Cisco ASR1000 SPA Interface Processor 10
Cisco ASR 1000Series USB Memory Options
MEMUSB-1024FT
1GB USB Flash Token for Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Software
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers introduce the Cisco IOS® XE Software as their software architecture. Based on Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Operating System is designed to provide modular packaging, feature velocity, and powerful resiliency. Because of the extreme flexibility and robust performance of ESPs based on Cisco QuantumFlow Processor technology, Network Security, Deep Packet Inspection, Firewall, and many other advanced features are implemented in the Cisco IOS XE Operating System without the need of a service blade. One of the most innovative features is support for dual Cisco IOS software consolidated packages in a single route processor for software redundancy in the 2RU and 4RU chassis systems. This dual Cisco IOS consolidated package could be the same software consolidated package for backup or different software consolidated packages for resilient upgrade. Information about compatibility of supported dual software consolidated packages is available in the release notes. Note that with redundant hardware route processor and ESP configuration in the 6RU model, Cisco IOS Software redundancy in a single route processor in a redundant 6RU system is not supported.
A Cisco IOS XE consolidated package is composed of 7 different software sub-packages that you can download from Cisco.com as one consolidated package. For upgrade, you can upgrade the whole package or each of the 7 sub-packages individually. Information about the compatibility of various sub-packages is outlined in each release note.
The following are the 7 sub-packages:
• Route processor
– RPBase: Route-processor operating system
– RPControl: Control-plane processes that interface between Cisco IOS Software and the rest of the platform
– RPIOS
– RPAccess: Software required for router access; 2 versions will be available: one that contains open Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and one without (RPAccess and RPAccess-K9)
• SIPBase: SIP operating system + Control processes
– ESPBase: ESP operating system + Control processes + Cisco Packet Processor client, driver, and ucode
Table 3 gives ordering information for the software consolidated package spares and Table 4 lists the software sub-packages each consolidated package consists of.
Table 3. List of software sub-packages for each Cisco IOS XE Software consolidated package
Consolidated Package
Sub-packages
Cisco ASR1000 Series RP1 IP BASE W/O CRYPTO
Consists of RPBase, RPControl, RPAccess, RPIOS-ipbase, ESPBase, SIPSPA, SIPBase
Cisco ASR1000 Series RP1 IP BASE
Consists of RPBase, RPControl, RPAccess-K9, RPIOS- ipbasek9, ESPBase, SIPSPA, SIPBase
Cisco ASR1000 Series RP1 ADVANCED IP SERVICES
Consists of RPBase, RPControl, RPAccess-K9, RPIOS- advipservicesk9, ESPBase, SIPSPA, SIPBase
Cisco ASR1000 Series RP1 ADV ENTERPRISE SERVICES
Consists of RPBase, RPControl, RPAccess-K9, RPIOS- adventservicesk9, ESPBase, SIPSPA, SIPBase
If you are planning to deploy advanced features, you should purchase a license along with a consolidated package. At FCS the following features will be licensed separately: IP Security (IPsec) encryption, Firewall, Flexible Packet Inspection (including Network Based Application Recognition [NBAR] and Flexible Packet Matching), Broadband Aggregation, and Session Border Controller (SBC).
Table 5 gives ordering information for Cisco ASR 1000 Series software licenses.
Cisco ASR 1000 Licenses-Security
FLASR1-IPSEC-RTU
Encryption Right-To-Use Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-FW-RTU
Firewall Right-To-Use Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-FPI-RTU
Flex. Pack. Insp. Right-To-Use Feat Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-IOSRED-RTU
SW Redundancy Right-To-Use Feat Lic for ASR1000 Series
Cisco ASR 1000 Licenses-Broadband
FLASR1-BB-RTU
Broadband Right-To-Use Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-BB-4K
Broadband 4K Sessions Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-BB-16K
Broadband 16K Sessions Feature Licfor ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-BB-32K
Broadband 32K Sessions Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
Cisco ASR 1000 Licenses-SBC
FLASR1-H323-RTU
H323 Right-To-Use Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-SBC-RTU
SBC Right-To-Use Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-SBC-H248
H248 Right-To-Use Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-SBC-4K
SBC 4K Sessions Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
FLASR1-SBC-16K
SBC 16K Sessions Feature Lic for ASR1000 Series
Please note for detailed and up-to-date information regarding the Cisco ASR 1000 Series software release strategy, software order guide, and software license plan, please refer to http://www.cisco.com/go/asr1000.
Upgrade Paths
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers are included in the standard Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) program.
Refer to http://www.cisco.com/go/TMP and contact your local Cisco account representative for program details.
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For More Information
For more information about the Cisco ASR 1000 Series, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/asr1000 or contact your Cisco account representative.
