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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Fast Facts

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The Cisco ASR 9000 Series router is a proven and popular, carrier-class distributed forwarding router platform designed for high bandwidth, multilayer Ethernet switching and aggregation. The Cisco ASR9000 is often deployed at the edge of a service provider MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) network as a label edge router (LER), with links extending outside the MPLS network.

The Cisco ASR9000 also provides access and aggregation services for enterprise networks while offering redundancy, security, power and other requirements demanded by service providers.

The ASR 9000 router platform is a common choice for aggregating Ethernet service traffic from Gigabit Ethernet devices, combining these services to 10 Gigabit Ethernet IP, MPLS edge, or core. Running Cisco IOS XR Software, the Cisco ASR9000 supports Flexible Ethernet configurations including Ethernet virtual connections (EVC), Flexible VLAN classification, IEEE bridging and 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) capabilities. Other standard ASR9000 platform features include L2VPN, Multicast support, OAM, Layer 3 routing, QoS, and MPLS TE.

Cisco ASR9000 Series Router Chassis

Cisco ASR9000 platforms start with a modular chassis configuration, available in the following flavors:

  • ASR 9000v – Chassis requires 1 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 44 Gbps throughput, Fixed 44 SFP ports
  • ASR 9001 – Chassis requires 2 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 240 Gbps throughput, Fixed 4x10GE
  • ASR 9006 – Chassis requires 10 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 7 Tbps throughput, accepts 4 Line Cards and 2 RSPs
  • ASR 9010 – Chassis requires 10 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 7 Tbps throughput, accepts 4 Line Cards and 2 RSPs
  • ASR 9904 – Chassis requires 6 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 16 Tbps throughput, accepts 2 Line Cards and 2 RSPs
  • ASR 9910 – Chassis requires 21 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 64 Tbps throughput, accepts 8 Line Cards, 2 RSPs and 5 Fabric Cards
  • ASR 9912 – Chassis requires 30 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 80 Tbps throughput, accepts 8 Line Cards, 2 RSPs, and 7 Fabric Cards
  • ASR 9922 – Chassis requires 40 RU rack space, Capable of Up to 160 Tbps throughput, accepts 20 Line Cards, 2 RSPs, and 7 Fabric Cards

The Cisco ASR9000 Supports a wide variety of Ethernet Line Cards, Switch Fabric Cards, Route Switch Processors, Integrated and Virtualized Service Modules and SPA Interface Processors.

  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 4-Port and 8-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards Include
    • A9K-8X100G-LB-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN-only” Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.0 IOS Required
    • A9K-8X100G-LB-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN-only” Service Edge Optimized Line Card licensed for Packet Transport, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.0 IOS Required
    • A9K-8X100GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-8X100GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-4X100GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 4-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-4X100GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 4-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 880 Models Include
    • A9K-RSP880-TR – ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 880 for Packet Transport 16G
    • A9K-RSP880-SE – ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 880 for Service Edge 32G
    • A9K-RSP880-LT-TR – ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 880-LT for Packet Transport 16G
    • A9K-RSP880-LT-SE – ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 880-LT for Service Edge 32G
  • Cisco ASR 9900 Second Generation Switch Fabric Card 2, Switch Fabric Cards S and T Include
    • A99-SFC2 – ASR 9900 Series Switch Fabric Card 2, Supported from Cisco IOS XR Software Release 5.3.0 onwards
    • A99-SFC-S – ASR 9910 Switch Fabric Card, Supported from Cisco IOS XR Software Release 6.0.1 onwards
    • A99-SFC-T – ASR 9906 Switch Fabric Card, Supported from Cisco IOS XR Software Release 6.3.1 onwards
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 12-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards Include
    • A99-12X100GE – Cisco ASR 9000 12-port 100GE line card, Minimum XR 6.0.1 IOS Required
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 24-Port and 48-Port Dual-Rate 10GE/1GE Line Cards Include
    • A9K-48X10GE-1G-SE – ASR9000 48-port dual-rate 10G/1G service edge–optimized line card, Minimum XR 6.2.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-48X10GE-1G-TR – ASR9000 48-port dual-rate 10G/1G packet transport–optimized line card, Minimum XR 6.2.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-24X10GE-1G-SE – ASR9000 24-port dual-rate 10G/1G service edge–optimized line card, Minimum XR 6.2.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-24X10GE-1G-TR – ASR9000 24-port dual-rate 10G/1G packet transport–optimized line card, Minimum XR 6.2.1 IOS Required
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor 440 Models Include
    • A9K-RSP440-TR – Route Switch Processor optimized for packet transport , Supported in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 4.2.0 onwards
    • A9K-RSP440-SE – Route Switch Processor optimized for service edge , Supported in Cisco IOS XR Software Release 4.2.0 onwards
    • A9K-RSP440-LT – Route Switch Processor with 180 G/slot upgradeable to 440G/slot Fabric, Supported in Cisco IOS-XR Software Release 5.3.0 onwards
  • Cisco ASR 9900 Series 8-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card Models Include
    • A99-8X100GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9900 8-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.3 IOS Required
    • A99-8X100GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9900 8-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.3 IOS Required
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 400G and 200G Modular Line Card Models Include
    • A9K-MOD400-SE – ASR 9000 400G Modular Line Card, Service Edge Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MOD400-TR – ASR 9000 400G Modular Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MOD200-SE – ASR 9000 200G Modular Line Card, Service Edge Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MOD200-TR – ASR 9000 200G Modular Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MPA-20X10GE – ASR 9000 20-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires SFP+ optics
    • A9K-MPA-2X100GE – ASR 9000 2-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires CFP2-ER4 or CPAK optics
    • A9K-MPA-1X100GE – ASR 9000 1-port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires CFP2-ER4 or CPAK optics
    • A9K-MPA-20X1GE – ASR 9000 20-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires SFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-2X10GE – ASR 9000 2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires XFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-4X10GE – ASR 9000 4-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires XFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-8X10GE – ASR 9000 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires SFP+ optics
    • A9K-MPA-1X40GE – ASR 9000 1-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires QSFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-2X40GE – ASR 9000 2-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires QSFP optics
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series Route Switch Processor Models Include
    • A9K-RSP-4G – Route Switch Processor with 4G memory, Supported In Cisco IOS-XR Software Release 3.7.2 or later
    • A9K-RSP-8G – Route Switch Processor with 8G memory, Supported in Cisco IOS-XR Software Release 4.0.0 or later
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 36-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card Models Include
    • A9K-36X10GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 36-Port 10GE Service Edge Optimized Line Card, requires SFP+ optics
    • A9K-36X10GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 36-Port 10GE Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, requires SFP+ optics
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 2-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card Models Include
    • A9K-2X100GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 2-Port 100GE Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP optics
    • A9K-2X100GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 2-Port 100GE Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP optics
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 1-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card Models Include
    • A9K-1X100GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 1-Port 100GE Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP optics
    • – Cisco ASR 9000 1-Port 100GE Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CFP optics
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series Ethernet Line Card Models Include
  • A9K-40GE-L – 40-Port GE Low Queue Line Card, requires SFPs
  • A9K-40GE-B – 40-Port GE Medium Queue Line Card, requires SFPs
  • A9K-40GE-E – 40-Port GE High Queue Line Card, requires SFPs
  • A9K-4T-L – 4-Port 10GE Low Queue Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-4T-B – 4-Port 10GE Medium Queue Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-4T-E – 4-Port 10GE Extended Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-8T/4-L – 8-Port 10GE Low Queue Oversubscribed Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-8T/4-B – 8-Port 10GE Medium Queue Oversubscribed Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-8T/4-E – 8-Port 10GE Oversubscribed Extended Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-2T20GE-L – 2-Port 10GE, 20-Port GE Low Queue Combo Line Card, requires XFPs for 10GE, SFPs for GE
  • A9K-2T20GE-B – 2-Port 10GE, 20-Port GE Medium Queue Combo Line Card, requires XFPs for 10GE, SFPs for GE
  • A9K-2T20GE-E – 2-Port 10GE, 20-Port GE High Queue Combo Line Card, requires XFPs for 10GE, SFPs for GE
  • A9K-8T-L – 8-Port 10GE Low Queue Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-8T-B – 8-Port 10GE Medium Queue Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-8T-E – 8-Port 10GE High Queue Line Card, requires XFPs
  • A9K-16/8T-B – 16-Port 10GE Medium Queue Oversubscribed Line Card, requires XFPs
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 24-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card Models Include
    • A9K-24X10GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 24-Port 10GE Service Edge Optimized Line Card, requires SFP+ optics
    • A9K-24X10GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 24-Port 10GE Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, requires SFP+ optics
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series 4-Port and 8-Port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card Models Include
    • A9K-8X100G-LB-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN-only” Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.0 IOS Requires
    • A9K-8X100G-LB-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN-only” Service Edge Optimized Line Card licensed for Packet Transport, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.0 IOS Required
    • A9K-8X100GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-8X100GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 8-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-4X100GE-SE – Cisco ASR 9000 4-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Service Edge Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
    • A9K-4X100GE-TR – Cisco ASR 9000 4-port 100GE “LAN/WAN/OTN” Packet Transport Optimized Line Card, Requires CPAK optics, Minimum XR 5.3.1 IOS Required
  • Cisco ASR 9000 Series Modular Line Card Models Include
    • A9K-MOD80-SE – ASR 9000 Mod80 Modular Line Card, Service Edge Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MOD80-TR – ASR 9000 Mod80 Modular Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MOD160-SE – ASR 9000 Mod160 Modular Line Card, Service Edge Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MOD160-TR – ASR 9000 Mod160 Modular Line Card, Packet Transport Optimized, requires modular port adapters
    • A9K-MPA-20x1GE – ASR 9000 20-port 1-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires SFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-2x10GE – ASR 9000 2-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires XFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-4x10GE – ASR 9000 4-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires XFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-8x10GE – ASR 9000 8-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires SFP+ optics
    • A9K-MPA-1x40GE – ASR 9000 1-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires QSFP optics
    • A9K-MPA-2x40GE – ASR 9000 2-port 40-Gigabit Ethernet Modular Port Adapter, requires QSFP optics

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