Data Sheet

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation

Services Routers
Product Overview
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000 Series) represent an exciting new
paradigm in edge and core routing, with exceptional scalability, carrier-class reliability, environmentally conscious
design, incredible flexibility, and an attractive price-to-performance benchmark. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series has a
wide product portfolio (Figure 1), ranging from the Cisco ASR 9001 (2 rack units [2RU]) to the Cisco ASR 9922
(44RU), with each system designed to provide true carrier-class reliability using the Cisco IOS XR operating
system, comprehensive system redundancy, and a full complement of network resiliency schemes. The Cisco ASR
9000 Series also offers service and application-level intelligence focused on optimized video delivery and mobile
aggregation. Finally, the Cisco ASR 9000 Series is designed to simplify and enhance the operational and
deployment aspects of service-delivery networks.
Figure 1.

Cisco ASR 9000 System

The Cisco ASR 9000 Series is an operationally simple, future-optimized platform using next-generation hardware
and software. The following are highlights of this next-generation platform:

The Cisco ASR 9000 System brings increased power and simplicity to the edge, and the ASR 9000v sets
the industry benchmark as a virtualized compact carrier-class converged access and aggregation platform.
Using the Cisco network virtualization or nV technology, the Cisco ASR 9000 System offers exceptional
pay-as-you-grow scale, carrier-class reliability, and simplified service provisioning.

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Cisco IOS XR Software modular operating system: The Cisco ASR 9000 Series uses the Cisco IOS XR
operating system, made famous by the highly successful Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System platform in
core deployments. Built for distributed systems such as the Cisco ASR 9000 Series, the Cisco IOS XR
operating system uses a microkernel architecture to achieve true modularity. This modularity provides the
path to nonstop operations during software image upgrades or module changes, without affecting normal
platform operations.

Fully distributed system: The Cisco ASR 9000 Series operates in a fully distributed fashion; all packetforwarding decisions and actions take place on the individual line cards. These high-density Ethernet line
cards are equipped with a specialized network processor that provides a flexible programming infrastructure
with high-density hierarchical quality-of-service (H-QoS) services, security, and integrated Synchronous
Ethernet (SyncE). The distributed nature of the Cisco ASR 9000 Series improves resiliency by adding a new
dimension in scale for features such as Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) and Ethernet Operations,
Administration, and Maintenance (EOAM).

Operationally efficient and redundant hardware: The Cisco ASR 9000 Series provides an infrastructure
where all common components, route switch processors (RSPs), switching fabric, fans, and power supplies,
are redundant. In addition, the platform is designed to use power on an as-needed basis, depending on
system requirements. Power has been modularized for a true pay-as-you-grow approach, reducing capital
expenditures (CapEx) and providing an operationally efficient deployment. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series also
provides a space-optimized small-platform option that uses the common components of the series and
retains a central-office deployment-ready capability using a patent pending side-to-back airflow design.

Environmentally conscious design: In todays world of increasing awareness of human impact on the
environment and the resultant fiscal implications, Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers bring a fresh new
conscious approach to product development. From optimal thermal design to the architecture of the power
infrastructure, from the placement of line-card components to the pitch of each slot, every design aspect
has one goal in mind: reduced environmental impact through lowered power consumption and decreased
cooling requirements. Even the product packaging process was evaluated to minimize the use of packaging
material and thereby reduce waste at customer locations. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series is an example of the
continued Cisco commitment to efficient and future-friendly product design.

Ready for the transition to IPv6: Cisco is delivering on our strategy of building out IPv6 next-generation
networks to simplify design, deployment, and management of services for global service providers. The
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Integrated Service Module (ISM) provides a single touch point for carrier-grade
IPv6 deployment across thousands of devices.

The Cisco ASR 9000 Series offers a significant added value compared to the prior generations of Carrier Ethernet
routing offerings with significantly higher switching capacity, optimized power and cooling requirements, an
innovative modular power architecture, a grounds-up high-availability design, and the Cisco IOS XR modular
operating system to significantly lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) for service providers the world over.

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Solving the Challenges of Tomorrow, Today

The Cisco ASR 9000 Series is built on the premise of addressing the challenges that service providers face when
deploying current networks and planning for the networks of tomorrow:

Power-efficient deployments: The Cisco ASR 9000 Series has a significantly improved energy-efficient
design thanks to its low Gbps/watt ratio. This amazing breakthrough ultimately translates to lower power
costs, lower carbon footprint, and the ability to serve more customers and deliver more services in less rack
space.

Increasing average revenue per user (ARPU): Service providers may increase the price models of existing
services or increase the service offerings per user. Although traditional service prices continue to decline,
the Cisco ASR 9000 Series helps establish a new financial reality by facilitating reliable and scalable video,
next-generation mobile aggregation, and advanced Carrier Ethernet service offerings.

Managing services efficiently: The Cisco ASR 9000 Series provides leading-edge network, device, and
service management through a full complement of management solutions. The Cisco Prime for Evolved
Programmable Networks provides a framework for service-activation provisioning, assurance, and
management. Combining these elements with a comprehensive set of Ethernet and Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS) operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) capabilities, the Cisco ASR 9000
Series provides an operator-friendly environment.

Network convergence: A common objective among service providers is to migrate their networks to a single,
converged infrastructure that supports all services. This goal is compelling because it ultimately results in
decreased CapEx and operating expenses (OpEx) because of a reduction in network elements. The Cisco
ASR 9000 Series is a critical component in optimizing service-transport infrastructure because of its service
flexibility, comprehensive feature set, wide interface capability, and transparent integration of Carrier
Ethernet and WAN interfaces as the foundation for services delivery. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series provides
a powerful single solution to the providers multiservice edge (MSE), Ethernet-optimized MSE (E-MSE), and
Carrier Ethernet needs.

Meeting tomorrows service requirements: Designed into the Cisco ASR 9000 Series are critical capabilities
supporting the services of tomorrow. Providing increased bandwidth capabilities for network devices at
economically viable prices is one of the primary criteria for true carrier transport platforms. The Cisco ASR
9000 Series can scale to unprecidented levels, providing the ideal foundation for a full suite of nextgeneration services. Another crucial component for true network and service convergence is the integration
of service intelligence in network elements. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series is designed to offer advanced
subscriber management using silicon-based security and video services. The Cisco ASR 9000 Series offers
integrated video-on-demand (VoD) streaming and caching, inline video-quality monitoring, accelerated fastchannel change, and real-time video error correction.

Hardware
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers provide unsurpassed 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 100
Gigabit Ethernet scale and density. The Cisco ASR 9000 and ASR 9900 Series Routers provide an in-place
upgrade roadmap to a higher density of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports without the need for a
complete chassis replacement. These line cards, offered in base and extended-scale configurations, are
complemented by the nonblocking fabric (on the RSP for the Cisco ASR 9006, ASR 9010, and ASR 9904 Routers
and on separate fabric cards for the Cisco ASR 9912 and ASR 9922 Routers), and by the innovative backplane,
thermal, and power infrastructure on the chassis.

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The Cisco ASR 9000 Series has a modular power architecture available in both AC and DC. The power supplies
are housed in field-serviceable power entry modules (PEMs), which also come in AC and DC forms. Each PEM
can hold up to three or four modules depending on its corresponding type, with no power zones or placement
restrictions (mixing of AC and DC supplies is not supported). Service providers can add more power as their
bandwidth and feature requirements increase over time, by adding more line cards to the chassis. This capability
translates to lower CapEx initially and optimal OpEx over the product life.
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series also features a fully integrated timing infrastructure, allowing the routers to take in
timing inputs (for example, SynchE, Building Integrated Timing Supply [BITS], and DOCSIS Timing Interface
[DTI]) and distribute them over the backplane to each slot. This capability allows extensive support for transparent
mobile convergence, mobile Radio Access Network (RAN) backhaul, and time-division multiplexing (TDM) circuit
emulation, without sacrificing performance or scale.
The optimized thermal infrastructure of the Cisco ASR 9000 Series is designed to be scalable to support future
capacity requirements. Variable-speed high-efficiency fans provide reduced power requirements under normal
operating environments while retaining the capability to cool current and future line cards under extreme
conditions.
Table 1 lists the chassis hardware available for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series.
Table 1.

Hardware Available for Cisco ASR 9000 Series

Product Description

Product Number

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Chassis

Cisco ASR 9010 chassis

ASR-9010-AC
ASR-9010-DC
ASR-9010-AC-V2
ASR-9010-DC-V2
ASR-9010-SYS

Cisco ASR 9006 chassis

ASR-9006-AC
ASR-9006-DC
ASR-9006-AC-V2
ASR-9006-DC-V2
ASR-9006-SYS

Cisco ASR 9922 chassis

ASR-9922-AC
ASR-9922-DC
ASR-9922

Cisco ASR 9912 chassis

ASR-9912-AC
ASR-9912-DC
ASR-9912

Cisco ASR 9904 chassis

ASR-9904-AC
ASR-9904-DC
ASR-9904

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Power Infrastructure

AC power supply, 6000W

PWR-6KW-AC-V3

AC power entry module V3

A9K-AC-PEM-V3

AC power supply, 3000W

A9K-3KW-AC, PWR-3KW-AC-V2

AC power entry module V2

A9K-AC-PEM-V2

DC power supply, 4400W

PWR-4.4KW-DC-V3

DC power entry module V3

A9K-DC-PEM-V3

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Product Description

Product Number

DC power supply, 2100W

A9K-2KW-DC, PWR-2KW-DC-V2

DC power entry module V2

A9K-DC-PEM-V2

DC power supply, 1500W (not applicable to Cisco ASR 9922 Router)

A9K-1.5KW-DC

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Thermal Infrastructure

Cisco ASR 9010 fan, 2 fan trays per chassis

ASR-9010-FAN
ASR-9010-FAN-V2

Cisco ASR 9006 fan, 2 fan trays per chassis

ASR-9006-FAN
ASR-9006-FAN-V2

Cisco ASR 9922 fan, 4 fan trays per chassis

ASR-9922-FAN
ASR-9922-FAN-V2

Cisco ASR 9912 fan, 2 fan trays per chassis

ASR-9912-FAN

Cisco ASR 9904 fan, 1 fan tray per chassis

ASR-9904-FAN

Cisco ASR 9010 fan filter, 1 per chassis

ASR-9010-FILTER

Cisco ASR 9006 fan filter, 1 per chassis

ASR-9006-FILTER

Cisco ASR 9922 fan filter, 1 center and 2 side filters per chassis

ASR-9922-FLTR-CEN, ASR-9922-FLTR-LR

Cisco ASR 9912 fan filter, 1 center and 2 side filters per chassis

ASR-9912-FLTR-CEN, ASR-9900-FLTR-LR

More details about the individual Cisco ASR 9000 Series components, such as the RSPs, the Ethernet line cards,
and the shared port adapter (SPA) and SPA interface processor (SIP) are available in the respective data sheets
at: Cisco ASR 9000 Series Data Sheet Listing.

Software
Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers deliver exceptional scale, service flexibility, and high availability to Carrier Ethernet
transport networks. The routers are powered by Cisco IOS XR Software, an innovative self-healing, distributed
operating system designed for always-on operation while scaling system capacity up to 96 Tbps. This OS is the
same operating system that powers industry-leading routers such as the Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System,
bringing the same reliability, scalability, performance, and comprehensive features that have made the Cisco CRS
the dominant entity in the service provider core. Cisco IOS XR Software also allows for an end-to-end IP/MPLS
solution to service provider requirements based on the same software, thereby reducing the operational complexity
of managing multiple operating systems. Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.7.2 introduced support for the Cisco
ASR 9000 Series Routers, which are designed to address the Carrier Ethernet foundation for visual networking.
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series further enhances the IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) Carrier Ethernet design
for converged, resilient, intelligent, and scalable transport of consumer, business, wholesale, and mobile services.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Carrier Ethernet applications include business services such as Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) and
L3VPN, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), content-delivery networks (CDNs), and mobile backhaul transport
networks. Features supported include Ethernet services; L2VPN; IPv4, IPv6, and L3VPN; Layer 2 and Layer 3
Multicast; IP over dense wavelength-division multiplexing (IPoDWDM); SyncE; EOAM and MPLS OAM; Layer 2
and Layer 3 access control lists (ACLs); H-QoS; MPLS Traffic Engineering Fast Reroute (MPLS TE-FRR);
Multichassis Link Aggregation (MC-LAG); Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB); and Cisco Nonstop Forwarding
(NSF) and Nonstop Routing (NSR).

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Cisco IOS XR Software Releases 4.0.0 and 4.0.1 introduce support for a comprehensive portfolio of SPAs to
facilitate the MSE and E-MSE capabilities of the Cisco ASR 9000 Series. These capabilities allow enterprises to
offer powerful business VPN services with strong service-level agreement (SLA) enforcement. Such services
typically require simultaneous scale increases across multiple dimensions; for example, the number of Virtual
Route Forwarding (VRF) interfaces, IPv4 and IPv6 route scaling, BFD sessions, and instances of Border Gateway
Protocol (BGP) NSR interfaces. A Cisco ASR 9000 Series system configuration requiring high multidimensional
scale requires the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Service Edge Route Processors and Route Switch Processors to
support the increased system scale.
Cisco IOS XR Software Release 5.3.0 introduces the high-density 100 Gigabit Ethernet line cards, with its
respective supportive infrastructure of RSPs for Cisco ASR 9010, ASR 9006, and ASR 9904; and route processors
and switch fabric cards for Cisco ASR 9912 and ASR 9922 Routers.
Table 2 provides a summary of the software features the Cisco ASR 9000 Series offers.
Table 2.

Software Feature Highlights

Features
Cisco IOS XR Software
Modular software design
OS infrastructure protection
Process and thread protection
Process restart
State checkpoint
Ethernet Services
Ethernet Virtual Connections (EVCs)
Flexible VLAN classification
Flexible VLAN translation
IEEE bridging
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MST)
MST Access Gateway
L2VPN: Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS), Hierarchical VPLS (H-VPLS), Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS), Ethernet over MPLS
(EoMPLS), pseudowire redundancy, and multisegment pseudowire stitching
Layer 3 Services
Layer 3 Routing: IPv4 Routing (BGP, Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System [IS-IS], and Open Shortest Path First [OSPF]), Route Policy
Language (RPL), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), IPv6 routing, and BGP Prefix Independent
Convergence (PIC)
MPLS:

Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), Targeted LDP (T-LDP), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Differentiated Services (DiffServ)-aware
traffic engineering, MPLS L3VPN (including Carrier Supporting Carrier [CSC]), IPv6 Provider Edge and IPv6 VPN to Provider Edge

MPLS Traffic Engineering (including TE-FRR)

MPLS TE Preferred Path
MSE and E-MSE
Packet over SONET and Packet over SDH
Non-Ethernet interface support up to OC-192/STM-64
Frame Relay, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), and High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
Frame Relay Fragmentation.16 (FRF.16) Multilink Frame Relay (MLFR), Multilink Point-to-Point Protocol (MLPPP), Link Fragment
Interleaving, and FRF.12
Any Transport over MPLS (AToM)
Internet Protocol Header Compression (IPHC)
Link Noise Monitoring (LNM)
System granularity that scales down to n x DS-0
Full NetFlow

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Features
QoS
More than 3 million queues per system (ASR 9000 Series); more than 6 million queues per system (ASR 9900 Series)
Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ)
Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED)
Priority Queuing with propagation
2-rate 3-color (2R3C) Policing
Modular QoS CLI (MQC)
4-level H-QoS
In-Service Modification
Multicast
IPv4 Multicast: Source-based and shared distribution trees, Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SX), PIM Source-Specific Multicast
(PIM SSM), automatic route processing (AutoRP), Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP), Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN), and Multicast Source
Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
Internet Group Management Protocol Versions 2 and 3 (IGMPv2 and v3): IGMPv2 and v3 snooping
Manageability and Availability
High availability: Cisco IOS XR Software high-availability feature set, MPLS TE-FRR, BFD, 802.3ad Link Aggregation Bundles, NSF, MC-LAG,
and NSR
Manageability: Cisco IOS XR Software manageability feature set, Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA), MIB, XML, and Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP)
OAM:

Ethernet OAM (IEEE 802.3ah and IEEE 802.1ag)

MPLS OAM (label switched path [LSP] ping, LSP traceroute, and Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification [VCCV])
Security
Cisco IOS XR Software: Provides comprehensive network security features, including ACLs; control-plane protection; routing authentications;
authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and TACACS+; Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol; SNMPv3; and leading RPL support
Layer 2 ACLs: Can be used to filter packets under an EVC based on MAC addresses
Layer 3 ACLs: Provides ACL matching by IPv4 packet attributes
Security: Critical security features supported:

802.1ad Layer 2 Control Protocol (L2CP) and bridge-protocol-data-unit (BPDU) filtering

MAC limiting per EFP or bridge domain
Unicast, multicast, and broadcast storm-control blocking on any interface or port
Unknown Unicast Flood Blocking (UUFB)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (URPF)
Control-plane security
Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)
IP Source Guard (IPSG)

Note: Site-to-Site IPSec VPN is not currently supported on the Cisco ASR 9000 platform.
MIB
Support for a large number of hardware and product-specific as well as software feature MIBs; following is a partial list of MIBs supported: IPMIB (RFC4293), CISCO-BULK-FILE-MIB, CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB, CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB, CISCO-ENHANCED-IMAGE-MIB,
CISCO-ENHANCED-MEMORY-POOL-MIB, CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROL-MIB, CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB, ENTITY-MIB, CISCOENTITY-ASSET-MIB, ENTITY-STATE-MIB, ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB, CISCO-ENTITY-ALARM-MIB, CISCO-FLASH-MIB, CISCO-IFEXTENSION-MIB, CISCO-MEMORY-POOL-MIB, CISCO-RF-MIB (1:1 RP Card), CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB, EVENT-MIB, IF-MIB, RFC1213-MIB,
SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB, SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB, SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB, SNMP-TARGET-MIB, IPv6-MIB, BRIDGE-MIB, DOT3OAM-MIB, CISCO-IETF-PW-MIB, CISCO-CLASS-BASED-QOS-MIB, ETHERLIKE-MIB, BGP4-MIB including Cisco extensions, MPLS TE
STD MIB, TE-FRR-MIB, and CISCO-IETF-IPMROUTE-MIB, IEEE-8021-CFM-MIB, and DOT3-OAM-MIB

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Product Specifications
Table 3 provides details about the Cisco ASR 9010 and ASR 9006, and Table 4 provides details about the Cisco
ASR 9922, ASR 9912, and ASR 9904. All of these systems are designed to the same high standards of
performance and reliability; they feature the same power and thermal innovations; and they can share the line
cards, PEMs, and power supplies, for maximum flexibility in your network planning. The RSPs can be shared
between the Cisco ASR 9010, ASR 9006, and ASR 9904 chassis; the Cisco ASR 9922 and ASR 9912 chassis
come with their own route processors and up to seven fabric cards.
Table 3.

Cisco ASR 9006 and ASR 9010

Specification

Model
Cisco ASR 9006

Cisco ASR 9010

Height: 17.5 in. (444.5 mm)

Height: 36.75 in. (933.5 mm)

Width: 17.5 in. (444.5 mm)

Width: 17.5 in. (444.5 mm)

Depth:
With doors: 31.45 in. (798.8 mm)

Depth:
With doors: 31.45 in. (798.8 mm)

Categories
Physical specifications

Without doors: 28.65 in. (727.2 mm)

Weight:
110 lb (50 kg) (unloaded)
230 lb (106.8 kg) (fully loaded)

Without doors: 28.65 in. (727.2 mm)

Weight:
191 lb (86.8 kg) (unloaded)
375 lb (170.5 kg) (maximum)

Slot orientation

Horizontal

Vertical

Cisco ASR 9000 Series RSP

Dual redundant RSPs with integrated fabric in 2 slots

Dual redundant RSPs with integrated fabric in 2 slots

Cisco ASR 9000 Series line

cards

4 line-card slots

8 line-card slots

Commons components

2 RSPs

2 RSPs

2 fan trays

2 fan trays

1 PEM (either DC or AC)

2 PEMs (either DC or AC)

1 fan filter

1 fan filter

Fabric redundancy

Fabric redundancy

Fan redundancy

Fan redundancy

Feed redundancy

Feed redundancy

Power-supply redundancy

Power-supply redundancy

RSP redundancy

RSP redundancy

Software redundancy

Software redundancy

19-in.

19-in.

21- and 23-in. adapters available

21- and 23-in. adapters available

Reliability and availability

Rack mounting

Note: Minimum 17.75-in. opening between posts is

needed for proper operation
Cabinet mounting

Yes

Yes

Note: Doors not recommended in enclosed cabinets

Note: Doors not recommended in enclosed cabinets

Wall mounting

No

No

Airflow

Side-to-back

Front-to-back

Specific features depend on hardware and software

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Specification

Model
Cisco ASR 9006

Cisco ASR 9010

Fabric

One per RSP:

Active/active nonblocking operation mode in dualRSP redundant configuration
Fully redundant in dual-RSP redundant
configuration
Built-in service-intelligence and traffic-prioritization
capability

One per RSP:

Active/active nonblocking operation mode in dualRSP redundant configuration
Fully redundant in dual-RSP redundant
configuration
Built-in service-intelligence and traffic-prioritization
capability

Thermal

Two fan trays:

6 high-efficiency fans per tray

Two fan trays:

12 high-efficiency fans per tray

Performance

Variable-speed fans for optimal thermal

performance
No single point of failure

Variable-speed fans for optimal thermal

performance
No single point of failure

Power
Modularity

Up to 4 power modules (AC or DC) for future

scalability

Pay-as-you-grow power for future scalability, available

in AC and DC

Multiple power module types:

3-kW AC power module

Multiple power module types:

3- and 6-kW and AC power modules

2.1- and 1.5-kW DC power modules

Note: Mixing of AC and DC modules is not supported.
DC modules can be mixed and matched.
Redundancy

Module redundancy: 1:N-1:1

Feed redundancy

4.4-, 2.1-, and 1.5-kW DC power modules

Note: Mixing of AC and DC modules is not supported.
DC modules can be mixed and matched.
Module redundancy: 1:N-1:1
Feed redundancy
PEM redundancy

Power zones

Power input

Power-module airflow

None

None

Fully load-sharing power infrastructure

Fully load-sharing power infrastructure

Worldwide ranging AC (200-240V; 50-60 Hz; 16A

maximum)

Worldwide ranging AC (200-240V; 50-60 Hz; 16A

maximum)

Worldwide ranging DC (-40 to -72V; 50A nominal, 60A

maximum)

Worldwide ranging DC (-40 to -72V; 50A nominal, 60A

maximum)

Side-to-back

Front-to-back

Environmental Specifications (All Entries Applicable to Cisco ASR 9006 and ASR 9010)
Operating temperature
(nominal)

41 to 104F (5 to 40C)

Operating temperature
(short-term)2

23 to 131F (-5 to 55C)

Operating humidity (nominal)

(relative humidity)

5 to 95%

Operating humidity
(short-term)

5 to 90%
Note: Not to exceed 0.024 kg water per 1 kg of dry air

Storage temperature

-40 to 158F (-40 to 70C)

Storage (relative humidity)

5 to 95%
Note: Not to exceed 0.024 kg water per 1 kg of dry air

Operating altitude

-60 to 4000m (up to 2000m conforms to IEC/EN/UL/CSA 60950 requirements)

Regulatory Compliance (All Entries Applicable to Cisco ASR 9006 and ASR 9010)
Network Equipment Building
Standards (NEBS)

Cisco ASR 9010 and ASR 9006 Routers are designed to meet (qualification in progress):
SR-3580: NEBS Criteria Levels (Level 3)
GR-1089-CORE: NEBS EMC and Safety
GR-63-CORE: NEBS Physical Protection
VZ.TPR.9205: Verizon TEEER

Short-term refers to a period of not more than 96 consecutive hours and a total of not more than 15 days in 1 year. (This number
refers to a total of 360 hours in any given year, but no more than 15 occurrences during that 1-year period.)

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Specification

Model
Cisco ASR 9006

ETSI Standards

Cisco ASR 9010

Cisco ASR 9010 and ASR 9006 Routers are designed to meet (qualification in progress):
EN300 386: Telecommunications Network Equipment (EMC)
ETSI 300 019 Storage Class 1.1
ETSI 300 019 Transportation Class 2.3
ETSI 300 019 Stationary Use Class 3.1

EMC standards emission

Cisco ASR 9010 and ASR 9006 Routers are designed to meet:
FCC Class 47CFR15 A
ICES 003 Class A
AS/NZS CISRP22 Class A
CISPR 22 (EN55022) Class A
VCCI Class A
BSMI Class A
IEC/EN 61000-3-12: Power Line Harmonics
IEC/EN 61000-3-11: Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
EN55022: Information Technology Equipment (Emissions)
EN 50121-4: Railway EMC

EMC standards immunity

Cisco ASR 9010 and 9006 routers are designed to meet:

IEC/EN-61000-4-2: Electrostatic Discharge Immunity (8kV Contact, 15kV Air)
IEC/EN-61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity (10V/m)
IEC/EN-61000-4-4: Electrical Fast Transient Immunity (2kV Power, 1kV Signal)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Surge AC Port (4kV CM, 2kV DM)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Signal Surge Ports (1kV)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Surge DC Port (1kV CM, 1kV DM)
IEC/EN-61000-4-6: Immunity to Conducted Disturbances (10Vrms)
IEC/EN-61000-4-8: Power Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity (30A/m)
IEC/EN-61000-4-11: Voltage DIPS, Short Interruptions, and Voltage Variations
EN55024: Information Technology Equipment (Immunity)
EN50082-1/EN-61000-6-1: Generic Immunity Standard
EN 50121-4: Railway EMC

Safety

Cisco ASR 9010 and ASR 9006 Routers are designed to meet:
UL/CSA/IEC/EN 60950-1
IEC/EN 60825 Laser Safety
ACA TS001
AS/NZS 60950
FDA Code of Federal Regulations Laser Safety

Table 4.

Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922

Specification

Model
Cisco ASR 9904

Cisco ASR 9912

Cisco ASR 9922

Height: 10.38 in. (6 RU)

Height: 52.5 in. (30 RU)

Height: 77 in. (44 RU)

Width: 17.75 in.

Width: 17.60 in.

Width: 17.75 in.

Depth: 25.00 in

Depth:
Depth:
With doors: 31.10 in. (764.6 mm)
With doors: 31.45 in. (798.8 mm)
Without doors: 29.37 in. (746
Without doors: 28.65 in. (727.2
mm)
mm)

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Physical specifications

Weight:
68.8 lb (unloaded)
122.8 lb (maximum)

Weight:
265 lb (unloaded)
611 lb (maximum)
Slot orientation

Horizontal

Vertical

Weight:
300 lb (unloaded)
1038 lb (maximum)
Vertical

Specific features depend on hardware and software.

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Specification

Model
Cisco ASR 9904

Cisco ASR 9912

Cisco ASR 9922

Cisco ASR 9000 Series RSP Dual redundant RSPs in 2 slots

RSPs segregated into route

processor and fabric cards

RSPs segregated into route

processor and fabric cards

Route processor

Dual redundant route processors in

2 slots

Dual redundant route processors in

2 slots

Fabric cards

6 + 1 redundant fabric cards

6 + 1 redundant fabric cards

Cisco ASR 9000 Series line

cards

2 line-card slots

10 line-card slots

20 line-card slots

Commons components

2 RSPs

2 route processors

2 route processors

1 fan tray

7 fabric cards

7 fabric cards

1 PEM (either DC or AC)

2 fan trays

4 fan trays

1 fan filter

3 DC PEMs or 3 AC PEMs

4 DC PEMs or 4 AC PEMs

1 center filter, 2 side filters

1 center filter, 2 side filters

Fabric redundancy

Fabric redundancy

Fabric redundancy

Feed redundancy

Fan redundancy

Fan redundancy

Power-supply redundancy

Feed redundancy

Feed redundancy

RSP redundancy

Power-supply redundancy

Power-supply redundancy

Software redundancy

Route-processor redundancy

Route-processor redundancy

Software redundancy

Software redundancy

19-in.

19-in.

19-in.

21- and 23-in. adapters available

21- and 23-in. adapters available

21- and 23-in. adapters available

Yes

Yes

Note: Doors not recommended in

enclosed cabinets

Note: Doors not recommended in

enclosed cabinets

Reliability and availability

Rack mounting

Note: Minimum 17.75-in. opening

between posts is needed for proper
operation.
Cabinet mounting

Yes

Wall mounting

No

No

No

Airflow

Side-to-side, with baffles for front-toback

Front-to-back

Front-to-back

One per RSP:

Active/active nonblocking
operation mode in dual-RSP
redundant configuration
Fully redundant in dual-RSP
redundant configuration
Built-in service-intelligence and
traffic-prioritization capability

Seven switch fabric card slots:

Support for 6 + 1 redundancy

Seven switch fabric card slots:

Supports 6 + 1 redundancy

Operate in active/active
nonblocking mode
Built-in service-intelligence and
traffic-prioritization capability

Operate in active/active
nonblocking mode
Built-in service-intelligence and
traffic-prioritization capability

One fan tray:

12 high-efficiency fans per tray

Two fan trays:

12 high-efficiency fans per tray

Four fan trays

12 high-efficiency fans per tray

Variable-speed fans for optimal

thermal performance

Variable-speed fans for optimal

thermal performance
No single point of failure

Variable-speed fans for optimal

thermal performance
No single point of failure

Up to 4 power modules (AC or DC)

for future scalability

Pay-as-you-grow power for future

scalability, available in AC and DC

Pay-as-you-grow power for future

scalability, available in AC and DC

Multiple power module types:

3-kW AC power module

Multiple power module types:

6- and 3-kW AC power module

Low-power option

Performance
Fabric

Thermal

Power
Modularity

2.1-kW DC power modules

4.4- and 2.1-kW DC power

modules

Multiple power module types:

6- and 3-kW AC power module

4.4- and 2.1-kW DC power

Note: Mixing of AC and DC modules
is not supported. DC modules can
Note: Mixing of AC and DC modules
modules
be mixed and matched.
is not supported. DC modules can
Note: Mixing of AC and DC modules
be mixed and matched.
is not supported. Modules from
Modules from different vendors can different vendors can be mixed and
be mixed and matched.
matched.

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Model
Cisco ASR 9904

Redundancy

Power zones

Power input

Power module airflow

Cisco ASR 9912

DC: N + 1 redundancy
AC: A/B feeds, N + N
redundancy

Cisco ASR 9922

DC: N + 1 redundancy
AC: A/B feeds, N + N
redundancy

DC: N + 1 redundancy
AC: A/B feeds, N + N
redundancy

None

None

None

Fully load-sharing power

infrastructure

Fully load-sharing power

infrastructure

Fully load-sharing power

infrastructure

Worldwide ranging AC (200-240V;

50-60 Hz; 16A maximum)

Worldwide ranging AC (200-240V;

50-60 Hz; 16A maximum)

Worldwide ranging AC (200-240V;

50-60 Hz; 16A maximum)

Worldwide ranging DC (-40 to

Worldwide ranging DC (-40 to

Worldwide ranging DC (-40 to

-72V; 50A nominal, 60A maximum)

-72V; 50A nominal, 60A maximum)

-72V; 50A nominal, 60A maximum)

Front-to-back

Front-to-back

Front-to-back

Environmental Specifications (All Entries Applicable to Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922)
Operating temperature
(nominal)

41 to 104F (5 to 40C)

Operating temperature
(short-term)4

23 to 131F (-5 to 55C)

Operating humidity
(nominal) (relative
humidity)

5 to 95%

Operating humidity
(short-term)

5 to 90%
Note: Not to exceed 0.024 kg water per 1 kg of dry air

Storage temperature

-40 to 158F (-40 to 70C)

Storage (relative humidity)

5 to 95%
Note: Not to exceed 0.024 kg water per 1 kg of dry air.

Operating altitude

-60 to 4000m (up to 2000m conforms to IEC/EN/UL/CSA 60950 requirements)

Regulatory Compliance (All Entries Applicable to Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922)
Network Equipment
Building Standards (NEBS)

Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922 Routers are designed to meet (qualification in progress):
SR-3580: NEBS Criteria Levels (Level 3)
GR-1089-CORE: NEBS EMC and Safety
GR-63-CORE: NEBS Physical Protection
VZ.TPR.9205: Verizon TEEER

ETSI standards

Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922 outers are designed to meet (qualification in progress):
EN300 386: Telecommunications Network Equipment (EMC)
ETSI 300 019 Storage Class 1.1
ETSI 300 019 Transportation Class 2.3
ETSI 300 019 Stationary Use Class 3.1

EMC standards emission

Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922 Routers are designed to meet:
FCC Class 47CFR15 A
ICES 003 Class A
AS/NZS CISRP22 Class A
CISPR 22 (EN55022) Class A
VCCI Class A
BSMI Class A
IEC/EN 61000-3-12: Power Line Harmonics
IEC/EN 61000-3-11: Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker
EN55022: Information Technology Equipment (Emissions)
EN 50121-4: Railway EMC

Short-term refers to a period of not more than 96 consecutive hours and a total of not more than 15 days in 1 year. (This number
refers to a total of 360 hours in any given year, but no more than 15 occurrences during that 1-year period.)

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Model
Cisco ASR 9904

EMC standards immunity

Cisco ASR 9912

Cisco ASR 9922

Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922 Routers are designed to meet:
IEC/EN-61000-4-2: Electrostatic Discharge Immunity (8kV Contact, 15kV Air)
IEC/EN-61000-4-3: Radiated Immunity (10V/m)
IEC/EN-61000-4-4: Electrical Fast Transient Immunity (2kV Power, 1kV Signal)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Surge AC Port (4kV CM, 2kV DM)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Signal Surge Ports (1kV)
IEC/EN-61000-4-5: Surge DC Port (1kV CM, 1kV DM)
IEC/EN-61000-4-6: Immunity to Conducted Disturbances (10Vrms)
IEC/EN-61000-4-8: Power Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity (30A/m)
IEC/EN-61000-4-11: Voltage DIPS, Short Interruptions, and Voltage Variations
EN55024: Information Technology Equipment (Immunity)
EN50082-1/EN-61000-6-1: Generic Immunity Standard
EN 50121-4: Railway EMC

Safety

Cisco ASR 9904, ASR 9912, and ASR 9922 Routers are designed to meet:
UL/CSA/IEC/EN 60950-1
IEC/EN 60825 Laser Safety
ACA TS001
AS/NZS 60950
FDA Code of Federal Regulations Laser Safety

Cisco Services for Cisco ASR 9000 Series

Through a lifecycle services approach, Cisco delivers comprehensive support for service providers to help them
successfully deploy, operate, and optimize their IP Next-Generation Networks. Cisco Services for the Cisco ASR
9000 Aggregation Services Routers provide the services and proven methodologies that help assure service
deployment with substantial return on investment, operational excellence, optimal performance, and high
availability. These services are delivered using leading practices, tools, processes, and lab environments
developed specifically for Cisco ASR 9000 Series deployments and postimplementation support. The Cisco
Services team addresses your specific requirements, mitigates risk to existing revenue-generating services, and
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For more information about Cisco Services, contact your local Cisco account representative or visit:
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