Cisco ASR 5700

Packaged for the Mobile Future

The Cisco ASR 5700 was developed to address the flexibility requirements of customers looking for a mobile packet core commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution. It bundles the industry-leading packet core, Cisco StarOS, with the industry-leading blade server, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS).

Features and Capabilities

The ASR 5700 bundled offering delivers:

Flexibility
With the Cisco ASR 5700, mobile network operators (MNOs) can build their networks with one telco-grade product family.

Scale
It helps ensure that, regardless of future network demands, operators can keep subscribers happy, while redefining the economics of the network.

Intelligence
It makes it easier for MNOs to monetize their networks, protect profitability, and provide a superior user experience.

Out-of-the-Box Solution
The solution is easy to set up, configure, and deploy.

High Quality and Flexibility

• Cisco Unified Computing System delivers telco-grade equipment.
• Cisco StarOS Software options include GGSN, SGSN, ePDG, and in-line services, among others.
• The platform comes with a service level agreement (SLA) and fits easily into existing operations centers.

Investment Protection
ASR 5700 is virtualization-ready to meet future Virtualized Network Functions Manager (VNFM) and Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) requirements.

• The UCS platform is used with Cisco Virtualized Packet Core (VPC) today.
• MNOs can migrate StarOS licenses to a virtual private cloud when ready.

UCS platform processor upgrades are available in standard industry increments.