Q. What is the Cisco® ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series is a class of mid-range routers offering convergence of network services on highly scalable routing platforms. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series delivers superior resiliency with intelligent services and modularity to meet the long-term needs of both enterprise and service provider applications.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series is the first system to utilize the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, which is a groundbreaking technology offering superior multiprocessing, advanced memory management, customized quality of service (QoS), and silicon-based service delivery and programmability for emerging requirements. The flexibility of this new processor allows network services such as packet encryption, packet inspection, application recognition, traffic differentiation, and subscriber management to be integrated on a single routing platform, the Cisco ASR 1000 Series router, without using external network appliances or service modules.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers scale from Fast Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and from DS-0 to OC-192/STM-64 (OC-12/STM-4 at time of first availability) with rich QoS features, allowing network operators to guarantee bandwidth to mission-critical applications and improve the overall application user experiences.
Q. What models are included in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series includes seven models: the 1-rack-unit (1RU) Cisco ASR 1001, the 2-rack-unit (2RU) Cisco ASR 1002-Fixed, ASR 1002, ASR 1002-X, the Cisco ASR 1004 (4RU), the Cisco ASR 1006 (6RU), and the Cisco ASR 1013 (13RU). See Table 1 for specifications.
Table 1. Cisco ASR 1000 Series Specifications
Model
Cisco ASR 1001
Cisco ASR 1002-F
Cisco ASR 1002
Cisco ASR 1002-X
Cisco ASR 1004
Cisco ASR 1006
Cisco ASR 1013
Physical specifications
Height: 1.71 in. (43.43 mm)
Width: 17.3 in. (439.42 mm)
Depth: 18.5 in. (470 mm)
Weight:
• 23.30 lb (kg) (with dual AC power and integrated daughter card)
• 22.70 lb (kg) (with dual DC power and integrated daughter card)
• No SPA included
Note: The Cisco ASR 1001 Router has the route processor, embedded services processor, and SIP integrated.
Height: 3.5 in. (88.9 mm)
Width: 17.2 in. (437.4 mm)
Depth: 22 in. (558.8 mm)
Weight:
• 33.65 lb (15.23 kg) (with dual AC power supply and SPA blank cover)
• 36.85 lb (16.75 kg) (with dual DC power supply, blank cover and ESP2.5)
• No SPAs included
Note: The Cisco ASR 1002-F has the route processor, ESP and SIP integrated.
Height: 3.5 in. (88.9 mm)
Width: 17.2 in. (437.4 mm)
Depth: 22 in. (558.8 mm)
Weight:
• 33.65 lb (15.23 kg) (with dual AC power supply and SPA blank covers)
• 36.85 lb (16.75 kg) (with dual DC power supply, blank covers and ASR1000-ESP5)
• No SPAs included
Note: The Cisco ASR 1002 has the route processor and SIP integrated.
Height: 3.5 in. (88.9 mm)
Width: 17.2 in. (437.4 mm)
Depth: 22 in. (558.8 mm)
Weight:
• 38.25 lb (17.37 kg) (with dual AC power supply and SPA blank covers)
• 39.05 lb (17.73 kg) (with dual AC power supply, blank covers)
• No SPAs included
Note: The Cisco ASR 1002-X has the route processor, embedded services processor, and SIP integrated.
Height: 7 in. (177.8 mm)
Width: 17.2 in. (437.4 mm)
Depth: 22 in. (558.8 mm)
Weight: 68.7 lb (31.16 kg) (with dual AC power supply, SPA blank covers, ASR1000-ESP10 or ASR1000-ESP20, ASR1000-RP1, ASR1000-SIP10 (two), no SPAs
Note: The Cisco ASR 1004 also supports ASR1000-ESP40.
Height: 10.5 in. (266.7 mm)
Width: 17.2 in. (437.4 mm)
Depth: 22 in. (558.8 mm)
Weight: 98.70 lb (44.77 kg) (with dual AC power supply, SPA and RP and SIP blank covers, ASR1000-ESP10 or ASR1000-ESP20 (dual), ASR1000-RP1 (dual), ASR1000-SIP10 (three), no SPAs
Height: 22.8 in. (579.1 mm)
Width: 17.2 in. (437.4 mm)
Depth: 22 in. (558.8 mm)
Weight: 184.0 lb (83.46 kg) (with redundant AC power supply, SPA and route processor and SIP blank covers, two Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP40s (ASR1000-ESP40), two Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP2s (ASR1000-RP2), six Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP40s (ASR1000-SIP40), and no SPAs)
Shared port adapters
1 SPA slot
1 SPA slot
3 SPA slots
3 SPA slots
8 SPA slots
12 SPA slots
24 SPA slots
Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP
Integrated in chassis
Integrated in chassis
1 ESP slot
Integrated in chassis
1 ESP slot
2 ESP slots
2 ESP slots
Route processor
Integrated in chassis
Integrated in chassis
Integrated in chassis
Integrated in chassis
1 route-processor slot
2 route-processor slots
2 route-processor slots
Number of SIPs supported
Integrated in chassis
Integrated in chassis
Integrated in chassis
Integrated in chassis
2
3
6
Redundancy
Software: Yes
Software: Yes
Software: Yes
Software: Yes
Software: Yes
Hardware: Yes
Hardware: Yes
Built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports
Yes: 4 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) ports
Yes: 4 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) ports
Yes: 4 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) ports
Yes: 6 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP) ports
0
0
0
Airflow
Front-to-back
Front-to-back
Front-to-back
Front-to-back
Front-to-back
Front-to-back
Front-to-back
Note: The 1RU, 2RU, and 2RU-F chassis (ASR1001, ASR1002, ASR1002-X, and ASR1002-F) come by default with 4-GB DRAM, In the ASR1002 and ASR1002-F, 4 GB is required for the software-redundancy implementation, which is also of high interest for the managed CPE application. In the ASR1001 and ASR 1002-X, 8 GB is required for the software redundancy implementation.
Q. What are the key new items introduced with the Cisco ASR 1001 chassis compared to the other ASR 1000 Series routers?
A. The Cisco ASR 1001 Series introduces the concept of the integrated daughter card (IDC) which is a non-field upgradeable component on the ASR 1001 chassis to provide enhanced (I/O) capabilities. At the time of first customer ship (FCS), the Cisco ASR 1001 comes in 3 different versions: The ASR 1001 base chassis (Part number ASR1001), the ASR1001-2XOC3POS chassis with an integrated daughter card with 2 OC3 POS ports and the ASR1001-4XT3 with an integrated daughter card with 4 T3 ports. The second phase of the ASR 1001 launched a further 3 chassis: the ASR1001-HDD with built in 160GB hard drive; the ASR1001-4X1GE with an integrated daughter card providing 4 1GE ports; and the ASR1001-8XCHT1E1 with an integrated daughter card providing 8 channelized T1/E1 ports. Further, the Cisco ASR 1001 is the first chassis of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series which implements the software activation which is the same software activation concept as seen on other Cisco offerings, e.g. on the Cisco ISR G2 router Series. At FCS, 2 different type of licenses will be enforced via software activation. Firstly, the feature sets offered through the IP Base (K9 and non-K9), Advanced IP Services (K9 and non-K9) and Advanced Enterprise Services (K9 and non-K9). Secondly, the upgrade from the default performance of 2.5-Gbps to 5-Gbps can be accomplished via a software activated performance upgrade license (part number to be used at time of ordering any of the three ASR1001 chassis for the performance upgrade to 5-Gbps is FLS-ASR1001-5G). Other functionality such as firewall, encryption is planned to be software activated on the ASR 1001 in the future.
Q. What are the key new items introduced with the Cisco ASR 1002-X chassis compared to the other ASR 1000 Series routers?
A. The Cisco ASR 1002-X Series has 6 built-in GE ports. Further, the Cisco ASR 100-X implements the software activation which is the same software activation concept as seen on ASR 1001 and other Cisco offerings, e.g. on the Cisco ISR G2 router Series. The system performances can be set at 5-Gbps (default), 10-Gbps, 20-Gbps, and 36-Gbps, via software activation.
Q. What are the major differences between the Cisco ASR 1013 and ASR 1006?
A. The Cisco ASR 1013 has expanded I/O capacity of up to six I/O slots (24 half-height-SPAs), and a throughput support capabililty of 360 Gbps in total. This model is designed to support either 4x40-Gbps slots or 2x100-Gbps slots in the future. The Cisco ASR 1013 has four power supplies (AC or DC) organized in two redundant pairs. Field-replaceable unit (FRU) placement is also different on the Cisco ASR 1013. From the bottom up, there are three SIP slots, a route processor slot, an Embedded Services Processor (ESP) slot, another ESP slot, a route processor slot, and then another three SIP slots.
Q. What are the major components of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The major components of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series are:
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series chassis
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor (RP1 and RP2 modules or route processor is integrated in ASR1001, ASR1002-F and ASR1002 chassis
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processor (ESP5, ESP10, ESP10-N, ESP20, ESP40, and ESP100)
– Note: The ESP is integrated in the ASR1001, ASR1002-F, and ASR1002-X chassis
The integrated ESP on the ASR1001 offers 2.5-Gbps by default and is upgradeable via a licence to 5-Gbps. The integrated ESP on the ASR1002-F chassis offers 2.5-Gbps throughput and is not further upgradeable.
The integrated ESP on the ASR1002-X offers 5-Gbps by default, and is upgradeable via software license to 10-Gbps, 20-Gbps, or 36-Gbps.
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series SPA Interface Processor (SIP10, SIP40)
– Note: The SIP is integrated on the ASR1001, ASR1002-F, and ASR1002-X chassis
• Cisco shared port adapters (SPAs)
• Cisco IOS XE Software
Table 2 lists component details.
Table 2. Cisco ASR 1000 Series Components
Components
Description
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor (RP1)
• Runs the general-purpose CPU subsystem with the Cisco IOS XE Software and chassis-specific code
• Runs the router control plane (IOSD) including processing of network control packets, computation of routes, connection setup, and processing of select legacy protocols not handled by the ESP
• Responsible for control plane:
• Executing routing protocol stacks
• Performing all protocol communications with other routers
• Building and distributing forwarding information to all line cards
• Uploading the OS software system images to all installed line cards upon powering up
• Providing out-of-band system console and auxiliary ports, two USB and an Ethernet port for router configuration and maintenance
• Monitoring and managing the power and temperature of system components such as line cards, power supplies, and fans
• H.248 signaling for the session border controller
• Provides punt path processing for network packets that are not supported by the ESP, including older protocols such as AppleTalk and IPX
• Receives and transmits all network packets through the active ESP
• Offers non-volatile storage for the system used as the image and configuration repository along with the logger for system statistics, records, events, errors, dumps, and so on
• Manages chassis including activation and initialization of the other cards, selection and switchover of active as opposed to standby cards, image management and distribution, logging facilities, distribution of user configuration information, alarm control, and so on
• Offers memory scalability of up to 4 GB
Note: The ASR1000-RP1 is integrated in the ASR1002-F and ASR1002 chassis. The ASR1001 and ASR1002-X also have their own route processor integrated, whose performances are between RP1 and RP2, but closer to RP2.
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor (RP2)
• Runs the general-purpose CPU subsystem with the Cisco IOS XE Software and chassis-specific code
• Runs the router control plane (IOSD) including processing of network control packets, computation of routes, connection setup, and processing of select legacy protocols not handled by the ESP
• Is responsible for the control plane:
• Executing routing protocol stacks
• Performing all protocol communications with other routers
• Building and distributing forwarding information to all line cards
• Uploading the OS software system images to all installed line cards upon powering up
• Providing out-of-band system console and auxiliary ports, two USBs and an Ethernet port for router configuration and maintenance
• Monitoring and managing the power and temperature of system components such as line cards, power supplies, and fans
• H.248 signaling for the session border controller
• Provides punt path processing for network packets that are not supported by the ESP, including older protocols such as AppleTalk and IPX
• Receives and transmits all network packets through the active ESP
• Offers non-volatile storage for the system used as the image and configuration repository along with the logger for system statistics, records, events, errors, dumps, and so on
• Manages chassis including activation and initialization of the other cards, selection and switchover of active as opposed to standby cards, image management and distribution, logging facilities, distribution of user configuration information, alarm control, and so on
• Offers memory scalability of up to 16 GB
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processor (ESP)
• Based on the highly programmable Cisco QuantumFlow Processor; all network traffic flows through the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor which is integrated on the ESP
• Processes all data plane processing tasks
• Performs the egress packet buffering, queuing, and egress packet scheduling functions for the system
• Performs all traditional baseline router packet operations including MAC classification, Layer 2 and the various Layer 3 forwarding, QoS classification, security access control lists (ACLs), VPNs, policing, shaping, load balancing, NetFlow, and so on
• Supports all value-added features, such as firewall, intrusion prevention, NBAR, NAT, flexible pattern matching, numerous tunneling protocols, crypto, header and payload compression, and so on
• The integrated ESP on the ASR1001 and ASR1002-X support all of the mentioned features
• The integrated ESP on the ASR1002-F supports all of the mentioned features with the exception of Broadband which is not supported
• ASR1000-ESP10-N supports all of the mentioned features except for IPsec services
• ASR1000-ESP20 supports all of the mentioned features
• ASR1000-ESP40 supports all of the mentioned features
• ASR1000-ESP100 supports all of the mentioned features
Cisco ASR 1000 Series SPA Interface Processor (SIP)
• Provides physical and electrical termination for up to four half-height SPAs (or two full-height, or two half-height and one full-height). Double-wide SPAs are not supported
• The Cisco ASR 1000 SIP10 supports up to 10 Gbps
• The Cisco ASR 1000 SIP40 supports up to 40 Gbps
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Shared Port Adaptor (SPA)
• Provides all of the network interfaces for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series, excluding management ports for the modular chassis
• Supports full-height and half-height SPAs along with quarter-rate and full-rate
• SPAs ranging from multiple T1s up to 10GE/OC-192 are or will be supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
• Existing SPAs that are supported on the Cisco 7600 Series Routers and Cisco Catalyst® 6000 Series Switches are supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Q. What are the typical applications of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series in enterprise networks?
A. Examples of enterprise applications include:
• Multiservice, scalable, and secure enterprise headend for branch and remote-user aggregation.
• Enterprise private WAN router, WAN aggregation router, or Internet gateway router with high-density Gigabit Ethernet/WAN link aggregation and 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink capability to help guarantee the performance of high-priority applications with optimized treatment of all WAN traffic.
• High-speed firewall to switch multiple gigabits of traffic, while at the same time performing firewall and other baseline features such as NetFlow, NAT, and IPv6.
• Data Center Interconnect with supported functionality such as EoMPLS or EoMPLSoGRE or EoMPLSoGREoIPSec.
Q. What are the typical applications of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series in service provider networks?
A. Examples of service provider applications include:
• Broadband aggregation terminating up to 32,000 subscriber sessions, while optionally supporting features such as Cisco Unified Border Element (Service Provider Edition, also known as session border control [SBC]) for voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video telePresence services, hardware-assisted firewall for security, and Gigabit Ethernet or 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplink capability.
• Interfaces with the service provider's voice and multimedia services directly at the edge. No overlay network, network appliances or service blades are required in this solution for lower operational expenses, lower capital expenditures, and flexible deployment models. Supports protected signaling for both voice and video services and enables 32,000 voice calls concurrent with 10 Gbps of data traffic with accounting, firewall, and call-quality features enabled.
Q. What are the QoS capabilities of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series provides a very granular and flexible QoS architecture to enable service providers and enterprise customers to manage their network performance with respect to bandwidth, delay, jitter, and packet loss, which are critical to optimizing application performance and meeting service-level agreements (SLAs). The Cisco ASR 1000 Series supports multilevel hierarchical queuing, which includes: traffic classification; two-rate, three-color policing; Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ); two Low-Latency Queues; and traffic shaping as well as congestion-avoidance techniques such as Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED). The Cisco ASR 1000 Series provides queue and scheduling functions such as Low-Latency Queuing (LLQ), Bandwidth Limiting, and Traffic Shaping, and so on, across up to 128,000 queues on dedicated hardware, up to 4000 service policies, and three levels of QoS hierarchy with queuing on the grandchild level.
Hardware
Q. What is the main difference between the Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP2.5, ESP5, ESP10 and ESP20, ESP40, and ESP100 processors?
A. All embedded services processors are based on the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor for performing all data-plane forwarding functions, such as MAC classification, Layers 2 and 3 forwarding, QoS, ACL, VPN, and NetFlow. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP2.5 supports 2.5-Gbps bandwidth (integrated in the ASR1002-F chassis), the ESP5 supports 5-Gbps bandwidth. The ESP10 and ESP10-N support 10-Gbps bandwidth, the ESP20 supports 20-Gbps bandwidth, the ESP40 supports 40-Gbps bandwidth, and the ESP100 supports 100-Gbps bandwidth. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP10-N does not support IPSec services. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP5 is only supported in the Cisco ASR 1002 and the ESP2.5 only on the Cisco ASR 1002-Fixed (integrated in chassis). See Table 3 for more comparisons and specifications. The integrated ESP in the ASR1001 chassis supports from 2.5-Gbps up to 5-Gbps (upgradeable via a software license with software activation), while the integrated ESP in the ASR1002-X chassis supports from 5-Gbps up to 36-Gbps.
Table 3. Cisco ASR 1000 ESP Processors: Comparison and Specifications
Cisco ASR 1001 Integrated ESP
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP2.5
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP5
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP10
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP20
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP40
Cisco ASR 1002-X Integrated ESP
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP100
Bandwidth
5 Gbps
2.5 Gbps
5 Gbps
10 Gbps
20 Gbps
40 Gbps
36 Gbps
100 Gbps
Crypto engine bandwidth
Up to 1.8 Gbps
Up to 1.0 Gbps
Up to 1.8 Gbps
Up to 4 Gbps
Not supported on ESP10-N
Up to 7 Gbps
Up to 11 Gbps
Up to 4 Gbps
Up to 29 Gbps
Chassis
Cisco ASR1001 (integrated)
Cisco ASR 1002-F (integrated)
Cisco ASR 1002
Cisco ASR 1002
Cisco ASR 1004
Cisco ASR 1006
Cisco ASR 1004
Cisco ASR 1006
Cisco ASR 1004
Cisco ASR 1006
Cisco ASR 1013
Cisco ASR 1002-X (integrated)
Cisco ASR 1006 with ASR1013/06-PWR-AC or ASR1013/06-PWR-DC power supply
Cisco ASR 1013
Clock rate of PPE threads
900 MHz
900 MHz
900 MHz
900 MHz
1.2GHz
1.2 GHz
1.2 GHz
1.5 GHz
DRAM
1 GB DRAM default
1 GB DRAM maximum
1 GB DRAM default
1 GB DRAM maximum
1 GB DRAM default
1 GB DRAM maximum
2 GB DRAM default
2 GB DRAM maximum
4 GB DRAM default
4 GB DRAM maximum
8 GB DRAM default
8 GB DRAM maximum
4/8/16 GB DRAM
16 GB DRAM
Cisco QuantumFlow Processor memory
256 MB
256 MB
256 MB
512 MB
1 GB
1 GB
1 GB
4 GB
Packet buffer
64 MB
64 MB
64 MB
128 MB
256 MB
256 MB
512 MB
1 GB
QoS Number of queues
15,000
64,000
64,000
128,000
128,000
128,000
128,000
232,000
Content-addressable memory (TCAM)
5 Mb
5 Mb
10 Mb
10 Mb
40 Mb
40 Mb
40 Mb
80 Mb
Q. What shared port adapters (SPAs) are supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. Table 4 lists the SPAs supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series. Additional SPAs will be added in the future. For a current complete list of ASR 1000 SPA support, please check (insert url). Time-based releases Cisco IOS XE software releases are available every four months.
Table 4. Shared Port Adapters for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Product Name
Part Number
Serial and Channelized SPAs
Cisco 8-Port Channelized T1/E1 Shared Port Adapter
SPA-8XCHT1/E1
Cisco 4-Port Channelized T3 (DS-0) Shared Port Adapter
SPA-4XCT3/DS0
Cisco 2-Port Channelized T3 (DS-0) Shared Port Adapter
SPA-2XCT3/DS0
Cisco 2-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 Shared Port Adapter
SPA-2XT3/E3
Cisco 4-Port Clear Channel T3/E3 Shared Port Adapter
SPA-4XT3/E3
Cisco 4-Port Serial Interface Shared Port Adapter
SPA-4XT-Serial
Cisco 1-port Channelized STM-1/OC-3c to DS-0 Shared Port Adapter
SPA-1XCHSTM1/OC3
Cisco 1-port Channelized OC-12/STM-4 SPA
SPA-1XCHOC12/DS0
Ethernet SPAs
Cisco 4-Port 10BASE-T/100BASE Fast Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, V-2
SPA-4X1FE-TX-V2
Cisco 8-Port 10BASE-T/100BASE Fast Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, V-2
SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2
Cisco 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2
SPA-2X1GE-V2
Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2
SPA-5X1GE-V2
Cisco 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2
SPA-8X1GE-V2
Cisco 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2
SPA-10X1GE-V2
Cisco 1-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter, Version 2
SPA-1X10GE-L-V2
Cisco 1-Port 10GE LAN/WAN-PHY Shared Port Adapter
SPA-1X10GE-WL-V2
Cisco Synchronous Ethernet SPA
SPA-2X1GE-SYNCE
ATM SPAs
Cisco 1-Port OC3c/STM1c ATM Shared Port Adapter
SPA-1XOC3-ATM-V2
Cisco 3-Port OC-3c/STM-1c ATM Shared Port Adapter
SPA-3XOC3-ATM-V2
Cisco 1-Port OC12c/STM4c ATM Shared Port Adapter
SPA-1XOC12-ATM-V2
Cisco 2-Port T3/E3 Circuit Emulation and ATM SPA
SPA-2CHT3-CE-ATM
Packet over SONET (POS) SPAs
Cisco 2-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS Shared Port Adapter
SPA-2XOC3-POS
Cisco 4-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS Shared Port Adapter
SPA-4XOC3-POS
Cisco 8-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS Shared Port Adapter
SPA-8XOC3-POS
Cisco 1-Port OC-12c/STM-4c POS Shared Port Adapter
SPA-1XOC12-POS
Cisco 2-Port OC-12c/STM-4 POS Shared Port Adapter
SPA-2XOC12-POS
Cisco 4-Port OC-12c/STM-4 POS Shared Port Adapter
SPA-4XOC12-POS
Cisco 8-Port OC-12c/STM-4 POS Shared Port Adapter
SPA-8XOC12-POS
Cisco 1-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter (POS mode only)
SPA-1XOC48POS/RPR
Cisco 2-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter (POS mode only)
SPA-2XOC48POS/RPR
Cisco 4-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter (POS mode only)
SPA-4XOC48POS/RPR
Cisco 1-Port OC-192c/STM-64c POS/RPR Shared Port Adapter with XFP Optics
SPA-OC192POS-XFP
Circuit Emulation SPAs
Cisco 1 Port Channelized OC3/STM-1 ATM and Circuit Emulation SPA
SPA-1CHOC3-CE-ATM
Cisco 24-Port T1/E1/J1 Circuit Emulation and ATM SPA
SPA-24CHT1-CE-ATM
Cisco 2-Port T3/E3 Circuit Emulation and ATM SPA
SPA-2CHT3-CE-ATM
Service SPA
Cisco SPA WebEx Node for ASR 1000
SPA-WMA-K9
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Digital Signal Processor SPA
SPA-DSP
Q. What is the maximum physical interface termination capacity of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. Table 5 lists the maximum physical interface termination capacity of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series. This data assumes that all SPA slots are filled with the respective interface type.
Table 5. Maximum Number of Physical Interfaces Terminated on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Cisco ASR 1001
Cisco ASR 1002-F Router
Cisco ASR 1002 Router
Cisco ASR 1002-X Router
Cisco ASR 1004 Router
Cisco ASR 1006 Router
Cisco ASR 1013 Router
Number of SPA slots (single-height)
1
1
3
3
8
12
24
10 GE
1
1
3
3
8
12
24
GE
12
12
28
30
64
96
192
FE
8
8
24
24
64
96
192
OC-192/STM-64 POS
1
1
3
3
8
12
24
OC-48/STM-16 POS
4
4
12
12
32
48
96
OC-12/STM-4 POS
8
8
24
24
64
96
192
OC-3/STM-1 POS
8
8
24
24
64
96
192
T3/E3
4
4
12
12
32
48
96
Channelized T3 at T1
112
112
336
336
896
1344
2688
Channelized T3 at DS-0
1023
1023
3069
3069
8184
12276
24552
OC-3/STM-1 ATM
3
3
9
9
24
36
72
OC-12/STM-4 ATM
1
1
3
3
8
12
24
CHT1/CHE1 @ DS0
192/256
192/256
576/768
576/768
1536/2048
2304/3072
4608/6144
V.35/X.21/EIA-232
4
4
12
12
32
48
96
ChSTM1 @ T3/E3
3/3
3/3
9/9
9/9
24/24
36/36
72/72
ChSTM1 @ T1/E1
83/63
83/63
252/189
252/189
672/504
1008/756
2016/1512
ChSTM1 @ DS0
1023
1023
3069
3069
8184
12276
24552
Performance
Q. What is the expected performance of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The overall forwarding performance of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series depends on the embedded services processor (ESP). The overall control plane performance of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series depends on both the route processor and the ESP. Table 6 lists the forwarding and encryption throughput performance numbers.
Table 6. Cisco ASR 1000 ESP5, ESP10, ESP20, ESP40, and ESP100 Performance Comparison
ASR 1001 ESP (integrated)
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP2.5 (integrated in ASR1002-F)
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP5
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP10
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP20
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP40
ASR 1002-X ESP (integrated)
Cisco ASR 1000 ESP100
Forwarding throughput
5 Gbps
2.5 Gbps
5 Gbps
10 Gbps
20 Gbps
40 Gbps
36 Gbps
100 Gbps
Encryption throughput (IPsec 3DES/AES - 128-, 192-, and 256-bit keys)
Up to 1.8 Gbps
Up to 1 Gbps
Up to 1.8 Gbps
Up to 4 Gbps
Up to 8 Gbps
Up to 11 Gbps
Up to 4 Gbps
25 Gbps
Firewall throughput
5 Gbps
2.5 Gbps
5 Gbps
10 Gbps
20 Gbps
40 Gbps
36 Gbps
100 Gbps
Note: The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP5 is supported on the Cisco ASR 1002 chassis only, whereas the Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP10 is supported on all three chassis. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP20 is supported on the Cisco ASR 1004 and the ASR 1006 chassis only. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP40 is supported on the Cisco ASR 1004, ASR 1006 and ASR 1013 chassis only. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series ESP100 is supported on the Cisco ASR 1006 with the ASR1013/06-PWR-AC or ASR1013/06-PWR-DC power supply, and on the ASR 1013 chassis only.
Q. What is the ACL processing capability of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series processes ACLs in the ESPs. Cisco ASR 1000 Series supports up to 4000 unique ACLs and up to 100,000 access control entries (ACEs) per system.
Power
Q. What are the available system power-supply options for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series supports by default two power entry modules (PEMs) with either AC receptacle or DC terminal block for redundancy. The two redundant PEMs load share the power between them. If an external power supply fails or one PEM fails or is removed, the other PEM provides the entire power requirements for the chassis.
Q. Can one AC and one DC power supply be used together on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. No. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series supports dual power supplies by default. However, the router can either be used with two dual AC or two dual DC power supplies. The combination of one AC and one DC power supply is not supported.
Q. What are the power ratings for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. Table 7 lists the power ratings.
Table 7. Power Ratings
Cisco ASR 1001 Router
Cisco ASR 1002-F Router
Cisco ASR 1002 Router
Cisco ASR 1002-X Router
Cisco ASR 1004 Router
Cisco ASR 1006 Router
Cisco ASR 1013 Router
Maximum input DC
500W
590W
590W
590W
1020W
1700W
4000W
Maximum input AC
471W
560W
560W
560W
960W
1600W
3760W
Maximum output
400W
470W
470W
470W
765W
1275W
3200W
Cisco IOS XE Software
Q. What is Cisco IOS XE Software?
A. Cisco IOS XE Software is part of the Cisco IOS Software Family. Cisco IOS XE Software is a modular software built on a Linux kernel and based on Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SR for Cisco IOS XE 2.1 through 2.6 and IOS 15S starting with IOS XE 3.1S.
Q. What is the Cisco IOS XE architecture?
A. The Cisco IOS XE operating system design is based on a distributed control plane. A separate control processor is included on each major component of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series. For example the route processor, ESP, and SIP have their own processors, which are responsible for managing the local resources, data structures, and so on that component. In addition, the route processor controls other components of the system such as power entry modules, midplane ID, and so on, using dedicated signals. Certain SPAs contain processors that communicate using interprocess communication (IPC) and that have loadable software. In addition, the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor on the ESP contains multiple, parallel processors running data-plane and control-plane software. The communication between the control processors does not expose the details of the components' internal design, in order to allow easier evolution of the components.
Q. Is Cisco IOS XE Software the next-generation replacement of Cisco IOS Software?
A. No. Cisco IOS XE Software is an addition to the Cisco IOS Software Family and is designed to enable the Cisco ASR 1000 Series to meet the scalability, availability, and service flexibility requirements for the next-generation network edge, encompassing enterprise, broadband aggregation, high-end managed CPE, and service provider edge applications.
Q. Can different Cisco IOS Software releases operate in the same network with the Cisco IOS XE Software releases?
A. Yes, Cisco took special care to preserve the interoperability.
Q. Does Cisco IOS XE Software use the same command-line interface (CLI) as Cisco IOS Software?
A. Cisco IOS XE Software uses the Cisco IOS Software CLI. It has additional commands to accommodate the Cisco IOS XE operating system infrastructure and capabilities of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series.
Q. What is the frequency of Cisco IOS XE Software releases?
A. Cisco introduced a new software release strategy with the introduction of the Cisco IOS XE operating system. This strategy accelerates the availability of software and hardware features by introducing a time-based release scheme. Every four months a new Cisco IOS XE Software Release will be made available with new features. Details of the new software release strategy are discussed in the product bulletin, which can be found at http://www.cisco.com/go/asr1000.
Q. What Cisco IOS XE Software images are being offered for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The images are being referred to as consolidated packages. For the Cisco IOS XE Software, the consolidated packages have been simplified into four options that run on the route processor. Refer to Table 8 for the details about each image. The Cisco ASR RP1 and RP2 consolidated packages are supported on the RP1 and RP2 route processor respectively. The Cisco ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X chassis both have a route processor integrated and runs ASR1001, ASR 1002-X RP specific consolidated packages, respectively. Further, with the introduction of the software activation for license enforcement on the Cisco ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X chassis, ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X each supports two "universal" consolidated packages, the Cisco ASR 1001 or ASR 1002-X IOS XE UNIVERSAL and Cisco ASR1001 or ASR 1002-X IOS XE - NO PAYLOAD ENCRYPTION UNIVERSAL consolidated package. The respective functionalities as delivered in IP Base (K9 and no-K9), Advanced IP Services (K9 and non-K9) and Advanced Enterprise Services (K9 and non-K9) are enforced via software licenses. For more details on the software activation on the Cisco ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X, please refer to the Cisco ASR 1000 Software Activation Product Bulletin which covers the details of software activation on the Cisco ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X chassis.
Table 8. Cisco IOS XE Software consolidated packages for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Description
Details
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1/2 IP Base without Crypto
Includes only basic IP features: IPv4/IPv6 basic services, standard routing protocols.
• No SSH
• No crypto
• No legacy protocols
• No SNA switching
• No broadband/ISG features
• No L3/L2 VPN features
• No Security features
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1/2 IP Base
Includes only basic IP features and SSH but:
• No crypto
• No legacy protocols
• No SNA switching
• No broadband/ISG features
• No L3/L2 VPN features
• No Security features
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1/2 Advanced IP Services without Crypto
Includes all features and Session Border Controller and Lawful Intercept but:
• No crypto
• No legacy protocols
• No SNA switching
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1/2 Advanced IP Services
Includes all features and Session Border Controller and Lawful Intercept but:
• No legacy protocols
• No SNA switching
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1/2 Advanced Enterprise Services without Crypto
Includes all features and legacy protocols, Session Border Controller and Lawful Intercept but:
• No crypto
• No SNA switching
Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1/2 Advanced Enterprise Services
Includes all features and legacy protocols, Session Border Controller and Lawful Intercept but:
• No SNA switching
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series allows you to upgrade or downgrade SIP and SPA software sub-packages without operationally affecting other SIP and SPA functions within the same chassis.
Q. How can I deploy the value-added features on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers?
A. First, select a Cisco IOS XE Software consolidated package that supports the required features. Second, check whether this feature requires a software license. If it does, in addition to the Cisco IOS XE consolidated package, you must purchase the required license. The consolidated package and license are linked to the chassis, so if you upgrade from one route processor to another or from one ESP to another, you do not need to purchase a new consolidated package or feature license. The part numbers for the licenses and consolidated packages that are available at first customer shipment (FCS) are listed in the Ordering Information section. Note that in the future, more licenses will be introduced. With Cisco ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X system performances are now enforced via software activation. For more details on the software activation on the Cisco ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X, please refer to the Cisco ASR 1000 Software Activation Product Bulletin which covers the details of software activation on the Cisco ASR 1001 and ASR 1002-X chassis. For details on ordering, refer to the Ordering Guide product bulletin posted on http://www.cisco.com/go/asr1000.
Q. What kind of software modularity is offered with Cisco IOS XE Software?
A. Each consolidated package for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series consists of seven different sub-packages. The sub-packages are designed to maximize the In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) capability. Table 9 describes the functionality of each of the seven sub-packages.
Table 9. Cisco IOS XE Software Sub-packages for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Software Sub-Package
Function
RPBase
Provides the operating system software for the route processor.
RPControl
Controls the control plane processes that interface between Cisco IOS XE Software and the rest of the platform.
RPAccess - K9 and non-K9
Software required for router access.
• RPAccess K9: Includes restricted components (SSL and SSH). Consolidated packages with this sub-package are subject to export controls.
• RPAccess non-K9: Included only in consolidated packages that do not have cryptographic support or SSH support.
RPIOS
Provides the Cisco IOS Software kernel, which is where Cisco IOS features are stored and run. Each Cisco IOS image has a different RPIOS.
ESPBase
Provides the ESP operating system and control process, and the ESP software.
SIPSPA
Provides the SPA driver and associated field-programmable device (FPD) images.
SIPBase
Controls the SIP carrier card operating system and control processes.
For every Cisco IOS XE Software release, all seven sub-packages are integrated and available in each of the consolidated packages. Each consolidated package is available for download from Cisco.com.
Q. What sub-packages are included in the various consolidated packages of a Cisco IOS XE Software release?
A. Table 10 lists the sub-packages included in each consolidated package.
Table 10. Modules Included in Cisco IOS XE Consolidated Packages
ASR 1000 Advanced IP Services5 without Cryptography
Yes
Yes
Advanced IP Services (without Cryptography)
Yes
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
ASR 1000 IP Base
Yes
Yes
IP Base
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ASR 1000 IP Base without Crypto
Yes
Yes
IP Base without Crypto
Yes
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
1 RP-Access is provided as either a cryptographic or a non-cryptographic version depending on the type of consolidated package (IP BASE or IP BASE without Cryptography).
2 Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced Enterprise Services includes the RPIOS sub-package "Advanced Enterprise Services" with all features including Lawful Intercept and Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition).
3 Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced Enterprise Services without Cryptography includes the RPIOS sub-package "Advanced Enterprise Services without Cryptography" with all features including Lawful Intercept and Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition).
4 Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced IP Services includes the RPIOS sub-package "Advanced IP Services" and supports all features that are in the Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced Enterprise Services consolidated package with the exception of legacy protocols.
5 Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced IP Services without Cryptography includes the RPIOS sub-package "Advanced IP Services without Cryptography" and supports all features that are in the Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced Enterprise Services consolidated package, with the exception of legacy protocols.
Redundancy Support
Q. What are the redundancy and resiliency features of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series offers the following features:
• The Cisco ASR 1006/1013 supports 1+1 active and standby redundancy in dual RP and dual ESP configuration. Switchover of the route processor does not result in switchover of the ESP, and switchover of the ESP does not result in switchover of the route processor.
• The Cisco ASR 1001, ASR1002-F, ASR 1002, ASR 1002-X, and Cisco ASR 1004 support dual Cisco IOS Software redundancy with a single route processor configuration. This feature is not supported on the Cisco ASR 1006 or Cisco ASR 1013.
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers support Nonstop Forwarding (NSF), Stateful Switchover (SSO), In-Service ISSU, and online Insertion and removal (OIR).
Q. What other high-availability features are supported by the Cisco ASR 1000 Series?
A. The Cisco ASR 1001, ASR 1002-Fixed, ASR 1002, ASR 1002-X, and ASR 1004 support dual Cisco IOS Software redundancy, sub-package software upgrade and downgrade, and NSF. For the ASR1002-F, ASR1002 and ASR1004, Cisco IOS Software redundancy requires 4 GB of DRAM on the route processor 1 (ASR1000-RP1) and a High Availability license (Cisco IOS Software redundancy license). For the ASR1001 and ASR 1002-X, Cisco IOS Software redundancy requires 8 GB of DRAM and the IOS software redundancy license. Note: The Cisco ASR1002-F and ASR 1002 come by default with 4 GB of DRAM. The Cisco ASR1001 and ASR 1002-X come by default with 4 GB of DRAM, upgradeable to 8 GB or 16 GB DRAM.
Ordering Information
Q. How do I order the Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers?
Cisco ASR 1013 Chassis, redundant power supply, spare
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor
ASR1000-ESP5
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 5 G, cryptography, Cisco ASR 1002 only
ASR1000-ESP5=
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 5 G, cryptography, Cisco ASR 1002 only, spare
ASR1000-ESP10
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 10 G
ASR1000-ESP10=
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 10 G, spare
ASR1000-ESP10-N
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 10 G, non-cryptography
ASR1000-ESP10-N=
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 10 G, non-cryptography, spare
ASR1000-ESP20
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 20 G
ASR1000-ESP20=
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 20 G, spare
ASR1000-ESP40
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 40 G
ASR1000-ESP40=
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 40 G, spare
ASR1000-ESP100
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 100 G
ASR1000-ESP100=
Cisco ASR 1000 Embedded Services Processor, 100 G, spare
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor
ASR1000-RP1
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 1, 2 GB DRAM
ASR1000-RP1=
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 1, 2 GB DRAM, spare
ASR1000-RP2
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 2, 8 GB DRAM
ASR1000-RP2=
Cisco ASR 1000 Route Processor 2, 8 GB DRAM, spare
Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processor
ASR1000-SIP10
Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processor 10
ASR1000-SIP10=
Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processor 10, spare
ASR1000-SIP40
Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processor 40
ASR1000-SIP40=
Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processor 40, spare
Cisco ASR 1000 USB Memory Options
MEMUSB-1024FT
1 GB USB Flash Token for Cisco ASR 1000 Series
MEMUSB-1024FT=
1 GB USB Flash Token for Cisco ASR 1000 Series, spare
Q. How do I order Cisco IOS XE Software?
A. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series can either be configured at the time of order with the desired Cisco IOS Software XE Release consolidated packages (see Table 12) or the consolidated packages can be ordered as spares (see Table 13). For the list of the Cisco IOS XE universal consolidated packages and respective feature licenses for Cisco ASR 1001, please refer to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series data sheet and the Cisco ASR 1000 Software Activation Product Bulletin which covers the details of software activation on the Cisco ASR 1001 chassis.
