This guide provides an overview and guidance for ordering and configuring the Cisco® ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers with their respective hardware components, Cisco IOS® XE Software, and feature licenses. It first addresses ordering of individual components, including hardware, software, and licenses. Then several ordering examples are presented, as well as a step-by-step walk-through of the Cisco Dynamic Configuration Tool, and of a typical deployment, including bundles. Finally, a list of part numbers, also referred to as Product Identifiers (PIDs), is included.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series consists of nine platforms:
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series delivers multiple services embedded in the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor™ at wire speeds from 2.5 to 200 Gbps. The services supported on the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor include security services (for example, up to 78-Gbps [78G] encryption throughput and up to 6M firewall sessions), Quality of Service (QoS), Application Visibility and Control (AVC), Cisco Performance Routing (PfR), broadband aggregation, Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition), and Cisco Unified Border Element (Enterprise Edition). Additionally, the Cisco ASR 1000 offers feature-rich scalable Data Center Interconnect (DCI) solutions that include Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) and Virtual Private Label Switching (VPL) to connect geographically dispersed data centers. Advanced routing techniques such as the Locator Identity Separation Protocol (LISP) allow host mobility within and across subnets.
With separation of the control and data planes in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router architecture, software redundancy (on the Cisco ASR 1001-X, ASR 1001-HX, ASR 1002-HX, ASR 1002-X, and ASR 1004 Routers), and hardware redundancy (on the Cisco ASR 1006, ASR 1006-X, ASR 1009-X, and ASR 1013 Routers), the highly reliable Cisco ASR 1000 Series demonstrates a consistently high throughput, even when new services are added. Additionally, the modular Cisco IOS XE Software that is introduced with the Cisco ASR 1000 Series facilitates In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) on the ASR 1006, ASR 1006-X, ASR 1009-X, and ASR 1013 models.
To ensure that you order the correct Cisco ASR 1000, you must first know the answers to the following questions:
● Is this deployment for a service provider or an enterprise network?
● Do you have a form factor requirement? How many Rack Units (RUs) do you need?
● What total throughput do you need in the router?
● Do you need hardware or software redundancy?
● What types of interfaces do you need, and how many?
● What services need to be enabled, and how many services do you need to be running concurrently?
Cisco ASR 1000 Series high-level overview and part numbers
This section gives a brief overview of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router components.
● Chassis
◦ The chassis houses all of the router components.
● Processor modules
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processors: Route processors provide advanced routing features and also monitor and manage other resources on the router. They comprise the memory, hard disk, and USB flash memory token.
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processor (ESP): Based on the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, the ESP performs forwarding, network security, deep packet inspection, firewalling, data center interconnect, and many other advanced features.
Interfaces and modules
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Series Shared Port Adapters (SPAs): These media modules connect to a variety of service provider and enterprise media types. All SPAs connect to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers through the SPA Interface Processor (SIP) modules.
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Series SPA Interface Processors (SIPs): The SIPs house and interconnect up to 4 SPAs each, depending on the router model.
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Series Ethernet Line Cards (ELCs): ELCs come in two different types: two 10G and twenty 1G, and six 10G. Both of these Ethernet line cards have built-in SIP.
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Series Modular Interface Processor (MIP): 100-Gbps carrier card to house and interconnect up to 2 Ethernet port adapters
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Series Ethernet Port Adapters (EPAs): EPAs connect to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series routers through the MIP modules.
● Cisco IOS XE Software images
◦ Software feature licenses are required to turn on services on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers. Currently, two types of feature licenses are available. Certain services require only a Right-To-Use (RTU) license, whereas other services require both a RTU license and one or more number-of-sessions licenses. All the licenses on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series are honor-based and are not enforced through a Product Activation Key (PAK).
◦ For ASR 1000 Series routers, one of the following packages is required:
◦ Cisco ASR 1001 IOS XE UNIVERSAL – NO PAYLOAD ENCRYPTION
◦ Cisco ASR 1001 IOS XE UNIVERSAL
◦ Cisco ASR 1001 IOS XE UNIVERSAL without Lawful Intercept
◦ Cisco ASR 1001 IOS XE UNIVERSAL – NO PAYLOAD ENCRYPTION without Lawful Intercept
● To enable a set of required features, one of the following three technology packages is required:
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 IP BASE license
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced IP Services license
◦ Cisco ASR 1000 Advanced Services license
● Cisco IOS XE Software feature licenses
◦ Certain functions supported on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series require feature licenses.
◦ All Cisco ASR 1000 feature and performance upgrade licenses are honor-based; that is, they are not enforced through a Product Activation Key (PAK). Note: Prior to Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.7S, performance upgrade licenses that are required to upgrade the Cisco ASR 1001 from 2.5 to 5 Gbps or the Cisco ASR 1002-X from 5 to 10 to 20 to 36 Gbps are enforced through a PAK. Similarly, prior to Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.6S, technology package licenses are enforced through a PAK.
● Cisco ASR 1000 application part numbers
◦ When ordering a Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router, please choose the application part number from Table 1 that most closely matches the type of deployment for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router. Note: Although you must make a selection, your choice of application part number has no effect on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers. This part number is used only for Cisco internal tracking purposes in order to better understand the customer use cases for the platform.
Table 1. Application part numbers
Application | |
Name | Part number |
ASR1000 BNG/LNS | ASR1K-BB |
ASR1000 DCI – including LISP, OTV, VXLAN, VPLS, etc. | ASR1K-DCI |
ASR1000 Internet Edge/Peering – including BGP/NAT/ZBFW | ASR1K-INTERNET |
ASR1000 Multi-Service Edge – including MPLS, L2/L3VPN | ASR1K-MSE |
ASR1000 Managed Services | ASR1K-MSP |
ASR1000 Route Reflector | ASR1K-RR |
ASR1000 SP Wi-Fi | ASR1K-SP-WIFI |
ASR1000 WAN Aggregation – with or without Encryption | ASR1K-WAN-AGGR |
ASR1000 Other | ASR1K-OTHER |
Table 2 lists system part numbers for chassis, route processors, ESPs, SIPs, and SPAs.
Table 2. Chassis, route processor, ESP, SIP, and SPA part numbers
Chassis | |
Name | Part number |
Cisco ASR 1001-X | ASR1001-X |
Cisco ASR 1001-HX | ASR1001-HX |
Cisco ASR 1002-HX | ASR1002-HX |
Cisco ASR 1002-X | ASR1002-X |
Cisco ASR 1004 | ASR1004 |
Cisco ASR 1006 | ASR1006 |
Cisco ASR 1006-X | ASR1006-X |
Cisco ASR 1009-X | ASR1009-X |
Cisco ASR 1013 | ASR1013 |
Route Processors (RP) | |
Route Processor 2 | ASR1000-RP2 |
Route Processor 3 | ASR1000-RP3 |
Embedded Services Processors (ESP) | |
ESP20, 20 Gbps | ASR1000-ESP20 |
ESP40, 40 Gbps | ASR1000-ESP40 |
ESP100, 100 Gbps | ASR1000-ESP100 |
ESP100-X, 100 Gbps | ASR1000-ESP100-X |
ESP200, 200 Gbps | ASR1000-ESP200 |
ESP200-X, 200 Gbps | ASR1000-ESP200-X |
SPA Interface Processors (SIP) and Ethernet line cards | |
SIP40, 40 Gbps | ASR1000-SIP40 |
Fixed Ethernet Line Card, 6x10GE | ASR1000-6TGE |
Fixed Ethernet Line Card, 2x10GE + 20x1GE | ASR1000-2T+20X1GE |
Modular Ethernet Line Card, 100G Modular Interface Processor (EPA carrier card) | ASR1000-MIP100 |
1-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Port Adapter | EPA-1X100GE |
Cisco ASR 1000 2x40GE Ethernet Port Adapter (Native QSFP) | EPA-2X40GE |
Cisco ASR 1000 1x40GE Ethernet Port Adapter (2 physical QSFP ports – optional license to enable 2nd port) | EPA-1X40GE |
Cisco ASR 1000 1x40GE e-Delivery Port License for EPA-1X40GE | L-FLA1-EPA-1X40GE |
2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet Port Adapter | EPA-CPAK-2X40GE |
10-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port Adapter | EPA-10X10GE |
18-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet Port Adapter | EPA-18X1GE |
Shared Port Adapters (SPA) | |
8-port Channelized T1/E1 to DS0 | SPA-8XCHT1/E1-V2 |
4-port Channelized T3 to DS0 | SPA-4XCT3/DS0-V2 |
2-port Channelized T3 to DS0 | SPA-2XCT3/DS0-V2 |
2-port Clear Channel T3/E3 | SPA-2XT3/E3-V2 |
4-port Clear Channel T3/E3 | SPA-4XT3/E3-V2 |
Cisco 4-Port Fast Ethernet (TX) | SPA-4X1FE-TX-V2 |
Cisco 8-Port Fast Ethernet (TX) | SPA-8X1FE-TX-V2 |
Cisco 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet | SPA-2X1GE-V2 |
Cisco 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet | SPA-5X1GE-V2 |
Cisco 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet | SPA-8X1GE-V2 |
Cisco 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet | SPA-10X1GE-V2 |
Cisco 1-Port 10GE LAN-PHY | SPA-1X10GE-L-V2 |
2-port OC3/STM1 POS | SPA-2XOC3-POS-V2 |
4-port OC3/STM1 POS | SPA-4XOC3-POS-V2 |
1-port OC12/STM4 POS | SPA-1XOC12-POS-V2 |
Cisco 4 port serial SPA | SPA-4XT-SERIAL |
Shared Port Adapters (SPA) | |
1-port Channelized STM-1/OC-3c to DS0 | SPA-CHSTM1/OC3V2 |
2-port OC48/STM16 POS/RPR | SPA-2XOC48POS/RPR |
4-port OC48/STM16 POS/RPR | SPA-4XOC48POS/RPR |
Cisco SPA, WebEx Node | SPA-WMA-K9 |
1 port OC-3c/STM-1 ATM | SPA-1XOC3-ATM-V2 |
3 port OC-3c/STM-1 ATM | SPA-3XOC3-ATM-V2 |
1-port OC48/STM16 POS/RPR | SPA-1XOC48POS/RPR |
2-port OC12/STM4 POS | SPA-2XOC12-POS |
4-port OC-12/STM-4 POS | SPA-4XOC12-POS |
8-port OC12/STM4 POS | SPA-8XOC12-POS |
8-port OC-3/STM-1 POS | SPA-8XOC3-POS |
1-port OC192/STM64 POS/RPR XFP Optics | SPA-OC192POS-XFP |
1 port OC12 STM | SPA-1XOC12-ATM-V2 |
Synchronous Ethernet | SPA-2X1GE-SYNCE |
Digital Signal Processor | SPA-DSP |
1-port Channelized OC12 to DS0 | SPA-1XCHOC12/DS0 |
Cisco 1-port 10GE LAN/WAN-PHY | SPA-1X10GE-WL-V2 |
1 Port Channelized OC3/STM-1 ATM and Circuit Emulation | SPA-1CHOC3-CE-ATM |
2 Port Channelized T3/E3 ATM and Circuit Emulation | SPA-2CHT3-CE-ATM |
24 Port Channelized T1/E1/J1 ATM and Circuit Emulation | SPA-24CHT1-CE-ATM |