Cisco Systems ASR 1000 Series Network Router User Manual


 
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregaion Services Routers Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration Guide
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Hardware
Overview
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers are the next generation midrange router
products. The system is based on Cisco QuantumFlow Processor technology using a family of
Cisco-developed processors.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers target both enterprise and service provider applications but with
higher performance and improved availability. The specific applications covered by
Cisco
ASR 1000 Series Routers are:
Enterprise applications—Intended as the mid-size aggregation and gateway router typically residing
in a regional or large branch office:
WAN aggregation at Cisco Enterprise core
Internet gateway
Branch or regional office aggregation
Remote access aggregation
Service provider applications—Intended as the low-end service provider edge and broadband
aggregation device with similar throughput:
High-end customer premises equipment (CPE) for business-quality Internet access
Provider edge (PE) and high-end customer edge (CE) for Layer 2 VPN or Layer 3 VPN services
Broadband aggregation—PPPoE/PPPoA aggregation and Service Selection Gateway (SSG)
Low-end Ethernet aggregation
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers and includes the following
information:
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers, page 1-2
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Configurations, page 1-32
Field-Replaceable Units, page 1-4
Functional Overview, page 1-4
Cisco Product Identification Standard, page 1-15