At a glance

Cisco public

Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation

Services Routers

Rev up the edge of your WAN Benefits

Your network traffic volumes are likely exploding because of mobility, cloud • Network speeds to 200 Gbps
networking, video, and other applications. So you might need more “oomph”
in network locations where traffic converges to avoid bottlenecks and keep • High-performance support for
performance humming. multiple concurrent services

Cisco® ASR 1000 routers have the power to aggregate all your traffic streams from • Compliance with industry
branch offices and other sites while running the intelligent services that help you security mandates
control, filter, and secure traffic. You get consistent application performance among • All-in-one compact
enterprise sites and cloud locations. router design for OpEx
All on a compact, universal hardware platform. Consistent software operates and CapEx savings
across the whole product family, so you can deploy and manage all your ASRs in • In-service software upgrades
the same way. and redundant power
supply for high availability
• High-speed crypto

© 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

At a glance
Cisco public

“By providing network Super fast and always on

connectivity that is ASR 1000 series routers deliver the extra oomph you need to data centers, large offices, and service
provider networks. The boost in performance comes from the routers’ split data/ control plane

very fast and always architecture. The control plane is dedicated to control functions, and the data plane is dedicated to
traffic forwarding, so you can program your data plane with predictable performance.

on, we’re enabling Another source of performance power is our Quantum Flow Processor™. The processor delivers
massive parallel processing so you can activate many enhanced routing services simultaneously while
our scientists to maintaining high performance.

collaborate in ways The Cisco ASR 1000 family’s architecture supports a redundant design for five-nines (99.999 percent)
availability. ASR 1006-X and ASR 1009-X chassis models support N+1 redundancy of power supply, for
they never could have the flexibility to balance uptime, cost, and the size of your carbon footprint.

Cisco SD-WAN capability can be enabled on the Cisco ASR 1000 series platforms with IOS-XE. Cisco
collaborated before.” SD-WAN offers an entirely new way to manage and operate your WAN infrastructure. Cisco SD-WAN
is a cloud delivered architecture that offers secure, flexible and rich services. And with Cisco SD-WAN
and the ASR 1000 series platforms, you have integrated security built-right-in for branch security with
Eric Hicks these integrated security capabilities:
Director of Information Technology, • Application aware enterprise firewall
Burnham Institute for Medical Research • DNS layer enforcement (Umbrella)

Unified access security and multi-factor authentication

Zero trust security model, allows SD-WAN secure connections to all applications (whether on premises
or in the cloud) based on the trust worthiness of users and devices.

A variety of models and licensing options help you meet the changing speed and budget requirements
of your various locations. You can choose from router models that support speed ranges from 2.5 to
200 Gbps to get just the right price/performance ratio for a particular site. The product series contains
nine ASR models (Table 1) in form factors ranging from a single rack unit (RU) to 13 RUs.

© 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

At a glance
Cisco public

Table 1. ASR 1000 Router models

ASR Model 1001-X 1002-X 1001-HX 1002-HX 1004 1006 1006-X 1009-X 1013
Speed 2.5 to 20 5 to 36 44 to 60 44 to 100 20 to 40 20 to 100 40 to 100 40 to 200 40 to 200
Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps
• High-end • Enterprise • Enterprise • Enterprise • Enterprise • Large • Large • Large • Large
Typical
branch WAN or WAN or WAN or WAN or enterprise enterprise enterprise enterprise
Uses
• Enterprise Internet Internet Internet Internet Internet Internet Internet Internet
WAN or edge edge edge edge edge edge edge edge
Internet • Service • Service • Service • Service • Service • Service • Service • Service
edge provider provider provider provider provider provider provider provider
• Route edge edge edge edge edge edge edge edge
Reflector • Datacenter • Datacenter • Datacenter • Datacenter • Datacenter • Datacenter • Datacenter • Datacenter
• Datacenter Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge
Edge

Next steps
For more information about the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/asr1000. To further compare models, visit https://www.
cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/asr-1000-series-aggregation-services-routers/models-comparison.html.

Accelerate your intent-based networking journey with Cisco Services.

With proven experience, best practices, and innovative tools, we help you confidently migrate, adopt, deploy and manage your new solutions. View all services
for routers at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/service-listing.html

© 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: https://www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R) C45-612993-09  11/18