Release Notes for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 25.2.1
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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 25.2.1
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 25.2.1
Cisco IOS XR Release 25.2.1 is a new feature and hardware release for Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. Key highlights include Smart Licensing support, enhanced telemetry, DDoS edge protection, and cloud-native BNG functionalities. The release also features a new hardware, A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card with 400 Gbps bandwidth.
Table 1. New software features for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, Release 25.2.1
| Product Impact |
Feature |
Description |
| Licensing |
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| Licensing Process |
Support for Smart Licensing on ASR 9900 5th Generation 400G Ethernet Enhanced Line Cards |
Smart Licensing is a cloud-based, flexible software licensing model that enables you to activate and manage Cisco software licenses across your organization. Smart Licensing solution allows you to easily track the status of your license and software usage trends. Smart Licensing support is now extended to the A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card. |
| Telemetry |
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| Software Reliability
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You can now enhance network reliability and resource optimization for efficient data collection and analysis by monitoring interface performance and operational status across platforms. This ensures consistent management, proactive troubleshooting, and optimization in multi-vendor environments by using openconfig-if-ip.yang data models. This can be achieved by enabling telemetry to configure specific sensor paths for tracking interface states. |
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| Application Hosting |
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| Upgrade |
You can now enable the router to detect DDoS attacks targeting MPLS traffic using DDoS edge protection. The router analyzes MPLS flows to identify malicious traffic patterns, ensuring the availability and performance of services traversing MPLS networks. |
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| Cloud Native BNG User Plane |
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| Hardware Reliability
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You can now enable the cloud-native BNG user plane to act as an L2TP Access Concentrator (LAC) on these Cisco ASR 9000 5th Generation High-Density Ethernet line cards and fixed routers, facilitating the tunneling of point-to-point frames between a remote system or LAC client and an LNS. |
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| Hardware Reliability
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You can now enable the cloud-native BNG (cnBNG) to act as an L2TP Network Server (LNS), allowing the termination of tunnels or subscriber sessions initiated by the LAC client on the following Cisco ASR 9000 5th Generation High-Density Ethernet line cards: This feature is also supported on these fixed routers: |
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| Hardware Reliability
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cnBNG on ASR 9000 5th Generation 400G Ethernet Enhanced Line Cards |
The Cloud-Native Broadband Network Gateway (cnBNG) enhances subscriber management, traffic optimization, and service delivery by leveraging CUPS BNG Architecture as defined in Broadband Forum TR-459 to manage subscriber sessions, aggregate traffic, and ensure secure and reliable broadband access. The user plane functionality for cnBNG is now supported on these line cards |
| Ease of use |
You can now dynamically manage your cnBNG subscriber services through RADIUS-based activation. With RADIUS-Based Policing (RaBaPol), you can customize service parameters, such as the QoS shape-rate, according to your requirements, giving you greater control over service management. |
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| Ease of use
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You can now allocate and share a single set of QoS resources across multiple cnBNG sub-interfaces and bundle sub-interfaces. By using a single QoS policy instance across multiple sub-interfaces, you can achieve aggregate shaping across your sub-interfaces, promoting streamlined bandwidth management. |
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| Broadband Network Gateway |
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| Hardware Reliability
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BNG on ASR 9000 5th Generation 400G Ethernet Enhanced Line Cards |
The Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) enhances subscriber management, traffic optimization, and service delivery by acting as a central point for managing subscriber sessions, aggregating traffic, and ensuring secure and reliable broadband access. BNG support is now available on these line cards: |
| Software Reliability |
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You can now enhance network performance by optimizing TCP packet sizes, reducing fragmentation, and improving data transmission efficiency. This capability ensures compatibility and performance optimization in scenarios where mismatched MSS values between endpoints could lead to suboptimal performance or packet loss. By dynamically tuning the MSS in TCP SYN packets, the feature ensures seamless communication. In its default operation, the feature applies the default MSS value consistently across all interfaces when no custom MSS value is configured. For custom configurations, it matches the configured MSS value, ensuring optimal data flow and preventing packet loss. This functionality is critical for maintaining robust network performance and addressing challenges in data transmission. The default value of TCP MSS adjustment is 1436 bytes. The supported range for TCP MSS adjustment is 1280 to 1535 bytes. |
| System Management |
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| Upgrade |
Precision time protocol on ASR 9000 5th generation 400G ethernet enhanced line card |
Based on the IEEE 1588-2008 standard, Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol that defines a method to synchronize clocks in a network for networked measurement and control systems. This feature is now supported on A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card. Class B performance is supported on all ports 1G, 10G, 25G, 40G and 100G for A9K-4HG-FLEX-X-SE and A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line cards. Route processors: Class C performance is supported on all ports 1G, 10G, 25G, 40G and 100G for A9K-4HG-FLEX-X-SE and A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line cards. Route processors: With this release, A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card supports these PTP telecom profiles: G.8265.1 G.8273.2 G.8275.1 G.8275.2 |
| Upgrade |
SyncE support on ASR 9000 5th generation 400G ethernet enhanced line card |
SyncE provides synchronization signals transmitted over the Ethernet physical layer to downstream devices, while the Synchronization Status Message (SSM) indicates the quality level of the transmitting clock to the neighboring nodes, informing the nodes about the level of the network's reliability. Ethernet Synchronization Message Channel (ESMC) is the logical channel that uses an Ethernet PDU (protocol data unit) to exchange SSM information over the SyncE link. This feature is now supported on A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card. Route Processors: With this release, A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card supports these PTP telecom profiles: G.8265.1 G.8273.2 G.8275.1 G.8275.2 |
| L2VPN and Ethernet Services |
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| Software Reliability |
You can now optimize traffic management, redundancy, and high availability in EVPN port-active multihoming setups by manually controlling the DF role on an ES, enabling the swapping of the DF role between active and standby routers and vice versa. |
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| Routing |
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| Ease of Setup
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IS-IS static neighbor allows the advertisement of an IS-IS link without forming an actual IS-IS adjacency. This feature is useful when a link is required in the topology for the controller, but IS-IS is not actively running on the link. |
| Segment Routing |
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| Ease of Use |
The feature introduces support for Bridge Group Virtual Interfaces (BVIs) in Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) services over Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6). The capability enables seamless integration of bridge-based access networks with SRv6 transport in the provider core, without requiring changes to existing access architectures. |
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| System Security |
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| Software Reliability
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MACsec, the Layer 2 encryption protocol, secures the data on physical media and provides data integrity and confidentiality. MACsec is now supported on A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card, at all port speeds across all ports, including the breakout ports. |
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Table 2. New hardware for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, Release 25.2.1
| Hardware |
Description |
| A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card |
The A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card supports front panel bandwidth of 400 Gbps through optics ports. The front panel consists of these ports:
● 4 QSFP28 ports capable of 100Gb, 40Gb
● 16 SFP28 ports capable of 25Gb, 10Gb, 1Gb
● 24 SFP+ ports capable of 10Gb, 1Gb
The A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE line card is optimized for use in Cisco ASR 9900 series routers only. |
| Optics |
Note: Optics support varies across devices (routers, line cards, RPs, and so on). To know if an optics is compatible with a specific Cisco device, refer to the Transceiver Module Group (TMG) Compatibility Matrix. This release introduces the following optics: Cisco QSFP28-100G- ZR Bidirectional Pluggable Transceivers |
● Customize docker run options using application manager: The --cap-add=NET_RAW option has been added to the Docker Run configuration which enables Application Manager containers to perform advanced network-level operations, improving the functionality of containerized applications.
● Autoroute announce with IPv6 destination address for ISIS: Two new keywords, destination and ipv6, were added to the autoroute announce command to provide the IPv6 destination address to ISIS thus allowing an MPLS-TE tunnel as the nexthop for IPv6 destinations. ISIS uses this address when filtering prefixes.
● Type6 Server output enhancements: The show type6 server command now includes two new outputs that provides additional details for enhanced server management and troubleshooting:
◦ Masterkey Length
◦ Masterkey Hash
● gRPC remote-connection: A new command, grpc remote-connection disable, has been introduced. This command allows users to disable TCP connections on the router, providing greater control over network configurations.
● Full overwrite for gNMI union-replace operations: The gNMI union-replace operation has been enhanced to align more closely with the intended behavior defined in the gNMI specification. Instead of merging new configuration data with existing configuration, the operation now performs a full commit-replace, ensuring that the resulting configuration reflects only the contents of the union-replace request.
● When performing a statistics collection via gNMI from the router for Cisco-IOS-XR-platforms-ofa-oper:ofa/stats/nodes/node/Cisco-IOS-XR-ofa-npu-stats-oper:asic-statistics/asic-statistics-drop-for-npu-ids/asic-statistics-drop-for-npu-id, the precision is incorrectly reported in microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
● The DC-powered Cisco ASR 9000 series routers power-down if the input voltage goes below 38.5V. The routers automatically power-up again when the input voltage is restored to a value above 42.5V (within the range of 42.5V to 54V). During voltage drops, the Cisco IOS XR software raises alarms: a minor alarm for <44V, a major alarm for <42V, and a critical alarm for <40V. These alarms can be viewed using the show alarms command. In Release 25.2.1, to prevent router shut down due to low voltage (between 38.5V and 40V), you can disable graceful system shutdown by executing the environment graceful-shutdown disabled command.
● The Cisco-IOS-XR-pmengine-oper.yang data model has been updated to ensure consistency. The naming convention has been standardized by renaming elements such as hour24fec to hour24-fec, minute15pcs to minute15-pcs, and second30pcs to second30-pcs across all layers, including OTN, OTNSEC, PCS, FEC, PRBS, Ether, and GFP. For more details on the sensor paths or the updated 25.2.1 Yang models, refer to the GitHub repository.
Table 3. Open issues for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, Release 25.2.1
| Bug ID |
Description |
| The line cards take additional time to come up in comparison with the previous releases. |
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| PEC failed state, sub-slot reload with an active BNG session. |
There are no known issues in this release.
Compatibility matrix for EPNM and Crosswork with Cisco IOS XR software
The compatibility matrix lists the version of EPNM and Crosswork that are supported with Cisco IOS XR Release in this release.
Table 4. Compatibility Matrix
| Cisco IOS XR |
Crosswork |
EPNM |
| Release 25.2.1 |
Memory
The available memory for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router running Cisco IOS XR Software Release consist of the following:
● 32 GB memory on the A99-RP-F
● 24 GB memory on the RP3 transport optimised (TR) variant and 40 GB memory on the RP3 service edge (SE) variant
● 24 GB memory on the RP3-X transport optimized (TR) variant and 48 GB memory on the RP3-X service edge (SE) variant
● 24 GB memory on the RSP5 transport optimized (TR) variant and 40 GB memory on the RSP5 service edge (SE) variant
● 24 GB memory on the RSP5-X transport optimized (TR) variant and 48 GB memory on the RSP5-X service edge (SE) variant
● 2 GB compact flash on route switch processors (RSPs)
● 8 GB memory on the line cards (LCs) running Cisco IOS XR 64-bit image
Caution: If you remove the media in which the software image or configuration is stored, the router may become unstable and fail.
Software compatibility
Cisco IOS XR Software Release is compatible with the following Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router systems.
● Cisco ASR 9900 Series Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9922 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9912 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9910 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9906 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9904 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9903 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9902 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9901 Chassis
● Cisco ASR 9000 Series Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9010 Chassis
◦ Cisco ASR 9006 Chassis
For Cisco license support, please contact your Cisco Sales Representative or Customer Service at 800- 553-NETS (6387) or 408-526-4000. For questions on the program other than ordering, please send e-mail to: cwm-license@cisco.com.
Table of supported hardware components and the minimum required software versions.
Table 5. Supported Hardware
| Part Number |
Description |
Support Initially Provided in IOS XR 64 bit Release |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router - Route Switch Processor Cards |
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| A9K-RSP5-X-SE |
ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 5 for Service Edge, Premium |
Release 7.6.2 |
| A9K-RSP5-X-TR |
ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 5 for Packet Transport, Premium |
Release 7.6.2 |
| A9K-RSP5-SE |
ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 5 for Service Edge |
Release 6.5.15 |
| A9K-RSP5-TR |
ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 5 for Packet Transport |
Release 6.5.15 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router - Route Processor Cards |
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| A99-RP3-X-SE |
ASR 9900 Route Processor 3 for Service Edge, Premium |
Release 7.6.2 |
| A99-RP3-X-TR |
ASR 9900 Route Processor 3 for Packet Transport, Premium |
Release 7.6.2 |
| A99-RP3-SE |
ASR 9900 Route Processor 3 for Service Edge |
Release 6.5.15 |
| A99-RP3-TR |
ASR 9900 Route Processor 3 for Packet Transport |
Release 6.5.15 |
| Cisco ASR 9901 Router |
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| ASR-9901 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2-RU Fixed Port |
Release 6.4.1 |
| ASR-9901-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2-RU Fixed Port Fan Tray |
Release 6.4.1 |
| A9K-1600W-AC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2-RU 1600W AC Power Module |
Release 6.4.1 |
| A9K-1600W-DC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2-RU 1600W DC Power Module |
Release 6.4.1 |
| Cisco ASR 9902 Router |
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| ASR-9902 |
Cisco ASR 9902 2RU Chassis with fixed ports |
Release 7.4.1 |
| A99-RP-F |
Cisco ASR 9900 Fixed Chassis Route Processor |
Release 7.1.3 |
| ASR-9902-4P-KIT |
Cisco ASR 9902 4-Post Mounting Kit for 19-Inch and 23-Inch Rack |
Release 7.4.1 |
| ASR-9902-4P-KIT-L |
ASR 9902 4-Post Mounting Kit for 19 and 23 inch Rack – Long |
Release 7.4.1 |
| ASR-9902-2P-KIT |
Cisco ASR 9902 2-Post Mounting Kit for 19-Inch and 23-Inch Rack |
Release 7.4.1 |
| ASR-9902-CAB-MGMT |
Cisco ASR 9902 Cable Management |
Release 7.4.1 |
| ASR-9902-FILTER |
Cisco ASR 9902 Air Filter |
Release 7.4.1 |
| ASR-9902-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9902 Fan Tray |
Release 7.4.1 |
| Cisco ASR 9903 Router |
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| ASR-9903 |
Cisco ASR 9903 Compact High-Performance Router with fixed ports and PEC (Port Expansion Card) slot. |
Release 7.1.3 |
| A99-RP-F |
Cisco ASR 9900 Fixed Chassis Route Processor |
Release 7.1.3 |
| ASR-9903-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9903 Router Fan Tray |
Release 7.1.3 |
| ASR-9903-4P-KIT |
ASR 9903 4-Post Mounting Kit for 19-inch Rack |
Release 7.1.3 |
| ASR-9903-CAB-MGMT |
ASR 9903 Cable Management Brackets |
Release 7.1.3 |
| ASR-9903-FILTER |
ASR 9903 Air Filter |
Release 7.1.3 |
| Cisco ASR 9904 Router |
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| ASR-9904 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4-Slot 2 Line Card Slot Chassis, 6 RU |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9904-AC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4-Slot 2 Line Card Slot AC Chassis w/ PEM V2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9904-DC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4-Slot 2 Line Card Slot DC Chassis w/ PEM V2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9904-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4-Slot Fan Tray |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9904-FILTER |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4-Slot Filter |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9904-BAFFLE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4-Slot Baffle |
Release 6.1.2 |
| Cisco ASR 9912 Router |
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| ASR-9912 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 12-Slot 10 Line Card Slot Chassis |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9912-AC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 12-Slot 10 Line Card Slot AC Chassis w/ PEM V2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9912-DC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 12-Slot 10 Line Card Slot DC Chassis w/ PEM V2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| A99-SFC3 |
Cisco ASR 9900 Switch Fabric Card 3 |
Release 6.5.15 |
| ASR-9912-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 12-Slot Fan Tray |
Release 6.1.2 |
| Cisco ASR 9922 Router |
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| ASR-9922 |
Cisco ASR 9922 20 Line Card Slot Chassis, 44 RU |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9922-AC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 22-Slot 20 Line Card Slot AC Chassis w/ PEM V2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9922-DC |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 22-Slot 20 Line Card Slot DC Chassis w/ PEM V2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| A99-SFC3 |
Cisco ASR 9900 Switch Fabric Card 3 |
Release 6.5.15 |
| ASR-9922-FAN-V3 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 22-Slot Fan Tray version 3 |
Release 6.5.15 |
| ASR-9922-FLTR-CV2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 22-Slot Air Filter with Media, Center |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9922-FLTR-LR |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 22-Slot Air Filter with Media, Left & Right |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9922-RP-FILR |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 22-Slot Route Processor Filler |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9922-FAN-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 22-Slot Version 2 Fan Tray |
Release 6.1.2 |
| Cisco ASR 9006 Router |
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| ASR-9006-SYS |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot System |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9006-AC-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot AC Chassis Version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9006-DC-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot DC Chassis Version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9006-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot Fan Tray |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9006-FAN-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot Version 2 Fan Tray |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9006-DOOR |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot Door Kit |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9006-FILTER |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot Air Filter |
Release 6.1.2 |
| Cisco ASR 9906 Router |
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| ASR-9906 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot chassis |
Release 6.3.1 |
| ASR-9906-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot Fan Tray |
Release 6.3.1 |
| ASR-9906-FILTER |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6-Slot Fan Filter |
Release 6.3.1 |
| A99-SFC3-T |
ASR 9906 Switch Fabric Card |
Release 6.5.15 |
| Cisco ASR 9010 Router |
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| ASR-9010-SYS |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot System |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-AC-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot AC Chassis Version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-DC-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot DC Chassis Version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot Fan Tray |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-FAN-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot Version 2 Fan Tray |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-DOOR |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot Door Kit |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-2P-KIT |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2 Post Mounting Kit |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-4P-KIT |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregration Services Router 4 Post Mounting Kit |
Release 6.1.2 |
| ASR-9010-FILTER |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot Air Filter |
Release 6.1.2 |
| Cisco ASR 9910 Router |
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| ASR-9910 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot (9910) System |
Release 6.2.1 |
| ASR-9910-FAN |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot(9910) Fan Tray |
Release 6.2.1 |
| ASR-9910-ACC-KIT |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot (9910) Accessory Kit |
Release 6.2.1 |
| ASR-9910-4P-KIT |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot (9910) 4 Post Rack Mounting Kit |
Release 6.2.1 |
| ASR-9910-2P-KIT |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot (9910) 2 Post Rack Mounting Kit |
Release 6.2.1 |
| ASR-9910-AIRREF |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot (9910) Air Reflector |
Release 6.2.1 |
| ASR-9910-FILTER |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 10-Slot (9910) Air Filter |
Release 6.2.1 |
| A99-SFC3-S |
ASR 9910 Switch Fabric Card 3 |
Release 6.5.15 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router - Route Switch Processor Cards |
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| A9K-RSP5-X-SE |
ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 5 for Service Edge, Premium |
Release 7.6.2 |
| A9K-RSP5-X-TR |
ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 5 for Packet Transport, Premium |
Release 7.6.2 |
| A9K-RSP5-SE |
ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 5 for Service Edge |
Release 6.5.15 |
| A9K-RSP5-TR |
ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 5 for Packet Transport |
Release 6.5.15 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router - Power Modules |
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| PWR-2KW-DC-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2KW DC Power Module, version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| PWR-3KW-AC-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 3KW AC Power Module, version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| A9K-AC-PEM-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router AC Power Entry Module Version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| A9K-DC-PEM-V2 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router DC Power Entry Module Version 2 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| A9K-PEM-V2-FILR |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Power Entry Module Version 2 Filler |
Release 6.1.2 |
| A9K-AC-PEM-V3 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router AC Power Enclosure Module Version 3 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| A9K-DC-PEM-V3 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router DC Power Enclosure Module Version 3 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| PWR-6KW-AC-V3 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 6kW AC Power Module Version 3 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| PWR-4.4KW-DC-V3 |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4.4kW DC Power Module Version 3 |
Release 6.1.2 |
| PWR-1.6KW-AC |
ASR 9900 Fixed Chassis AC Power Supply |
Release 7.1.25 |
| PWR-1.6KW-DC |
ASR 9900 Fixed Chassis DC Power Supply |
Release 7.1.25 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router - Line Cards |
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| A99-4HG-FLEX-X-SE |
ASR 9900 400GE Combo Service Edge Line Card Enhanced - 5th Generation |
Release 25.2.1 |
| A9K-4HG-FLEX-X-SE |
ASR 9000 400GE Combo Service Edge Line Card Enhanced - 5th Generation |
Release 25.1.1 |
| A9K-4HG-FLEX-SE |
ASR 9000 400GE Combo Service Edge Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.4.1 |
| A9K-4HG-FLEX-TR |
ASR 9000 400GE Combo Packet Transport Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.4.1 |
| A99-4HG-FLEX-SE |
ASR 9900 400GE Combo Service Edge Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.4.1 |
| A99-4HG-FLEX-TR |
ASR 9900 400GE Combo Packet Transport Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.4.1 |
| A9903-8HG-PEC |
ASR 9903 800G Multi-rate Port Expansion Card |
Release 7.4.1 |
| A99-10X400GE-X-SE |
ASR 9900 4T Service Edge Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.3.1 |
| A99-10X400GE-X-TR |
ASR 9900 4T Packet Transport Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.3.1 |
| A9903-20HG-PEC |
ASR 9903 2T Multi-rate Port Expansion Card |
Release 7.1.3 |
| A99-32X100GE-X-SE |
ASR 9000 32-Port 100GE QSFP28/QSFP+ Service Edge optimized Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.1.15 |
| A99-32X100GE-X-TR |
ASR 9000 32-Port 100GE QSFP28/QSFP+ Packet Transport optimized Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.1.15 |
| A9K-20HG-FLEX-SE |
ASR 9000 2T Combo Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.1.15 |
| A9K-20HG-FLEX-TR |
ASR 9000 800G Combo Line Card - 5th Generation |
Release 7.1.15 |
| A9K-8HG-FLEX-SE |
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| A9K-8HG-FLEX-TR |
ASR 9000 16-port 100GE QSFP TR line card |
Release 6.5.15 |
| A9K-16X100GE-TR |
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| A99-32X100GE-TR |
ASR 9900 32-port 100GE QSFP TR line card |
Release 6.5.15 |
| A99-48X10GE-1G-SE |
ASR 9000 48 port dual rate 10G/1G Service Edge line card |
Release 6.5.2 |
| A99-48X10GE-1G-TR |
ASR 9000 48 port dual rate 10G/1G Transport Optimised line card |
Release 6.5.2 |
| A99-16X100GE-X-SE |
ASR 9900 16-port 100GE QSFP SE |
Release 6.5.3 |
| A9K-48X10GE-1G-CM |
ASR 9000 48-port dual-rate 10G/1G Consumption Model line card |
Release 6.4.1 |
| A9K-24X10GE-1G-CM |
ASR 9000 24-port dual-rate 10G/1G Consumption Model line card |
Release 6.4.1 |
| A9K-48X10GE-1G-SE |
ASR9000 48-port dual-rate 10G/1G service edge–optimized line card |
Release 6.3.2 |
| A9K-48X10GE-1G-TR |
ASR9000 48-port dual-rate 10G/1G packet transport–optimized line card |
Release 6.3.2 |
| A9K-24X10GE-1G-SE |
ASR9000 24-port dual-rate 10G/1G service edge–optimized line card |
Release 6.3.2 |
| A9K-24X10GE-1G-TR |
ASR9000 24-port dual-rate 10G/1G packet transport–optimized line card |
Release 6.3.2 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router - Modular Line Cards |
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| A9K-MOD400-CM |
Cisco ASR 9000 Modular 400G Consumption Model Line Card |
Release 6.2.1 |
| A9K-MOD400-SE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 400 Gigabyte Modular Line Card, Service Edge Optimized |
Release 6.2.1 |
| A9K-MOD400-TR |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 400 Gigabyte Modular Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized |
Release 6.2.1 |
| Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router - Modular Port Adapters (MPAs) |
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| A9K-MPA-1X200GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 1-port 200-Gigabit Ethernet MPA, requires CFP2-DCO optics |
Release 6.6.2 |
| A9K-MPA-32X1GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 32-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet MPA with MACSec |
Release 6.6.2 |
| A9K-MPA20X10GE-CM |
Cisco ASR 9000 20x10GE Consumption Model MPA |
Release 6.5.1 |
| A9K-MPA2X100GE-CM |
Cisco ASR 9000 2x100GE Consumption Model MPA |
Release 6.5.1 |
| A9K-MPA-1X100GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 1-port 100-Gigabit Modular Port Adapter |
Release 6.3.1 |
| A9K-MPA-2X100GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2-port 100-Gigabit Modular Port Adapter |
Release 6.2.2 |
| A9K-MPA-20x10GE |
20-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter with SFP+ |
Release 6.2.1 |
| A9K-MPA-8X10GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 8-port 10GE Modular Port Adapter |
Release 6.3.2 |
| A9K-MPA-4X10GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 4-port 10GE Modular Port Adapter |
Release 6.2.1 |
| A9K-MPA-20X1GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 20-port 1GE Modular Port Adapter |
Release 6.2.1 |
| A9K-MPA-2X40GE |
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router 2-port 40GE Modular Port Adapter |
Release 6.3.1 |
Feature set (software images)
Visit the Cisco Software Download page to download the Cisco IOS XR software.
Cisco IOS XR 64 bit
This table lists the feature set matrix (ISO and RPM files) and associated filenames available for the Cisco IOS XR 64 bit 25.2.1 Release supported on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router.
Table 6. Cisco IOS XR 64 bit Software Release 25.2.1 TAR Files
| Feature Set |
Filename |
Description |
| Cisco IOS XR IP/MPLS Core Software [for RSP and RP systems] |
ASR9K-x64-iosxr-px-25.2.1.tar |
Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package Cisco IOS XR MPLS -TE and RSVP Package Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package Cisco IOS XR Optics Package Cisco IOS XR BNG Package Cisco IOS XR Lawful Intercept Package Cisco IOS XR Satellite Package Cisco IOS XR EIGRP Package Cisco IOS XR ISIS Package Cisco IOS XR OSPF Package Cisco IOS XR Service Package |
| Cisco IOS XR IP/MPLS Core Software 3DES [for RSP and RP systems] |
ASR9K-x64-iosxr-px-k9-25.2.1.tar |
Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package Cisco IOS XR MPLS Package Cisco IOS XR MPLS -TE and RSVP Package Cisco IOS XR Multicast Package Cisco IOS XR Optics Package Cisco IOS XR BNG Package Cisco IOS XR Lawful Intercept Package Cisco IOS XR Satellite Package Cisco IOS XR Security Package Cisco IOS XR EIGRP Package Cisco IOS XR ISIS Package Cisco IOS XR OSPF Package Cisco IOS XR Service Package |
| Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle and Migration to IOS XR 64 bit tar image |
asr9k-mini-x64-migrate_to_eXR.tar-25.2.1 |
Contains the required core packages, including OS, Admin, Base,F orwarding, Modular Services Card, Routing, FPD, SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation. Contains mini.iso file for XR 64 bit 24.3.2 and additional software for migration to 64 bit. |
Table 7. Cisco IOS XR 64 bit Software Release 25.2.1 ISO and RPM Files
| Feature Set |
Filename |
Description |
| Composite Package |
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| Cisco IOS XR IP Unicast Routing Core Bundle |
asr9k-mini-x64-25.2.1.iso |
Contains the required core packages, including OS, Admin, Base,Forwarding, Modular Services Card, Routing, FPD, SNMP Agent, and Alarm Correlation. The mini iso file is used for upgrading to the new release. |
| Individually Installable Optional Packages |
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| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit EIGRP package |
asr9k-eigrp-x64-1.0.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Includes EIGRP protocol support software |
| Cisco IOS XR BNG Package |
asr9k-bng-x64-1.1.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Includes binaries to support BNG features. |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit ISIS package |
asr9k-isis-x64-1.1.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Includes IS-IS Link state protocol support software |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit OSPF package |
asr9k-ospf-x64-1.1.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Includes OSPF link state protocol support software |
| Cisco IOS XR Manageability Package |
asr9k-mgbl-x64-3.0.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
CORBA2 agent, XML3 Parser, and HTTP server packages. This RPM also contains some SNMP MIB infrastructure. Certain MIBs won't work if this RPM is not installed. IPSLA and environment MIBs are part of the mgbl rpm. |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit MPLS-TE and RSVP package |
asr9k-mpls-te-rsvp-x64-1.2.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit MPLS Package |
asr9k-mpls-x64-2.1.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), MPLS Forwarding, MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM), Link Manager Protocol (LMP), Optical User Network Interface (OUNI) and Layer-3 VPN. |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit Multicast Package |
asr9k-mcast-x64-2.0.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Multicast Routing Protocols (PIM, Multicast Source Discovery Protocol [MSDP], Internet Group Management Protocol [IGMP], Auto-RP), Tools (SAP, MTrace), and Infrastructure [(Multicast Routing Information Base [MRIB], Multicast-Unicast RIB [MURIB], Multicast forwarding [MFWD]), and Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM). |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit Optics Package |
asr9k-optic-x64-1.0.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Firmware for the optics feature for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Chassis. It enables Transport / OTN feature under interfaces. |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit Lawful Intercept (LI) Package |
asr9k-li-x64-1.1.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Includes LI software images. |
| Cisco IOS XR Security Package |
asr9k-k9sec-x64-3.1.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Support for Encryption, Decryption,, Secure Shell (SSH), Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and Public-key infrastructure (PKI). |
| Cisco IOS XR Satellite Package -ASR9000v |
asr9k-9000v-nV-x64-1.0.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Includes RPM to support Cisco ASR9000v Series Router Software and to support Cisco ASR 9000v Series Router as a satellite for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router |
| Cisco IOS XR 64 bit Services Package |
asr9k-services-x64-1.0.0.0-r2521.x86_64.rpm |
Includes RPM to support Cisco IOS XR 64-bit inline MAP-T function |
Table 8. Related resources
| Resource |
Description |
| Assists in locating features introduced across Cisco IOS XR releases and platforms. |
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| Provides information about Smart Licensing Using Policy solutions and their deployment on IOS XR routers. |
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| Provides CDC documentation for Cisco ASR 9000 series routers. |
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| Allows searching by product family, product ID, data rate, reach, cable type, or form factor to determine the transceivers that Cisco hardware device supports. |
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| Allows searching by release number, error strings, or comparing release numbers to view a detailed repository of error messages and descriptions. |
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| Allows selecting the MIB of your choice from a drop-down to explore an extensive repository of MIB information. |
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| Provides yang data models introduced and enhanced in every IOS XR release. |
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| Provides a general guide in case of upgrading IOS XR routers or new deployments that involve IOS XR routers. |
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