The Cisco® ASR 1000 Series Route Processor 1 (RP1) addresses the route-processing requirements of carrier-grade IP and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) packet infrastructures. It not only provides advanced routing capabilities, but also monitors and manages the other components in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregated Services Router. The first-generation Cisco ASR 1000 (Figure 1) Series Route Processor 1 (part number ASR1000-RP1) offers additional embedded features:
• Integrates full range of industry-leading Cisco IOS® Software features and services
• Runs with the modular Cisco IOS XE Software for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
• Provides optional redundant-processor support and dual Cisco IOS Software support for single route-processor solutions for the industry's most compact, fully redundant, high-availability solution, improving network resiliency, management, and costs
• Provides 40-GB hard disk drive (HDD) for code storage, boot, configuration, logs, etc.
• Provides USB port for 1-GB Compact Flash memory support
• Offers built-in Embedded USB memory (EUSB) support (1 GB on Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1; 8 GB on the built-in RP1 on the Cisco ASR 1002 Router (partitioned: 1 GB for bootflash; 7 GB for mass storage)
• Offers field-replaceable and hot-swappable capabilities to help ensure minimal service disruption
• Offers Stratum-3 clock circuitry and input ports
• Offers memory scalability up to 4-GB DRAM
Features and Benefits
Figure 1. Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor 1
Because of the advanced capabilities in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1, many additional features are performed in line with routing, including:
• Building and distributing forwarding information to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processor (ESP)
• Implementing session border controller (SBC) setup and teardown and applying per-session policies for voice and video streams
• Offering a portal for stateful firewall policy configuration and distribution to the ESP forwarding engine
• Negotiating and maintaining IP Security (IPsec1) authentication, encryption methods, and encryption keys (Internet Key Exchange [IKE]) As the management processor for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router, the Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 automatically performs the following system management functions:
• Loads the operating-system software system images to all installed line cards upon powering up or through operator commands
• Synchronizes the dynamic state conditions for the redundant Cisco IOS XE Operating System, the route processor, and ESP components
• Performs high-availability failover for redundant solutions
• Provides out-of-band system console and auxiliary ports, a USB, and an Ethernet port for router configuration and maintenance
• Allows direct system access through the operating-system kernel if catastrophic Cisco IOS Software failure occurs
• Monitors and manages the power and temperature of system components such as line cards, power supplies, and fans
Table 1 gives features and benefits of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1.
Table 1.Features and Benefits of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Processor 1
Feature
Benefit
Support for Cisco IOS XE Software
• Supports a breadth of IP network services, including quality of service (QoS), MPLS, Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN), Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN), and IPv6
• Uses the field-proven Cisco IOS Software for all IP network services
High Availability
• Provides optional redundant-processor support and dual Cisco IOS Software support for single route-processor solutions for a highly compact, fully redundant, high-availability solution, improving network resiliency, management, and costs
Stratum-3 clock circuitry and Building Integrated Timing Supply (BITS) input ports
• Facilitates support of clocking for synchronous services such as SONET and SDH
Memory scalability of up to 4 GB
• Allows pay-as-you-grow scalability so memory can increase as more users or features are added; the scalability offered through memory upgrades includes:
• Routing-table growth
• Additional MPLS VPN routing and forwarding instances
• Feature additions such as SBC and broadband aggregation (BBA)
Hard-drive support
• Allows for greater storage area for code storage, boot, configurations, billing, logs, etc.
USB Compact Flash support
• (USB ports) Allow for easier manageability for code storage, boot, configurations, logs, etc.
Modularity
• Offers maximum investment protection and flexibility by allowing customers to upgrade to future Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processors
Note: Cisco ASR 1002 Routers (ASR1002) have an integrated RP1 built into the chassis that is not upgradable.
Product Architecture
High Availability
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series consists of three routers: the Cisco ASR 1002, ASR 1004, and ASR 1006, which use an innovative and powerful processor: the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor. The Cisco ASR 1006 Router is a 12-slot, 6-rack-unit (RU), hardware-redundant (2 ESP and 2 route-processor slots) chassis; the Cisco ASR 1004 Router is an 8-slot, 4RU chassis with one ESP and one route-processor slot; and the Cisco ASR 1002 is a 3-slot, 2RU chassis that has the route processor and Cisco ASR 1000 Series SPA Interface Processor (SIP) Card and 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports built in and comes with one embedded services-processor slot.
The Cisco ASR 1006 Router supports fully redundant route processors that allow for full route-processor hardware redundancy, In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU), Nonstop Forwarding (NSF), and future route-processor service upgrades.
For single-route-processor Cisco ASR 1000 platforms -- the Cisco ASR 1002 and ASR 1004 -- the route processor has a dual Cisco IOS Software option that allows these routers to use the Cisco industry-leading high-availability features, Cisco IOS Software redundancy, ISSU, and NSF. These features require the first-generation Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor to have 4 GB of DRAM memory.
LAN Ports
The first-generation Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 has a single copper (RJ-45) 10/100 management Ethernet port.
SDRAM
The first-generation Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 can support either 2 or 4 GB of synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM). Because the card holds 2 SDRAM slots, a route processor with 2 GB can hold two 1-GB dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), whereas a route processor with 4 GB can hold two 2-GB DIMMs.
Hard Disk Drive
The first-generation Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 has a 40-GB hard disk drive (HDD) for the storage and portability of code storage, boot, configurations, logs, etc.
USB Port
The first-generation Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 (part number ASR-1000-RP1) has a built-in USB port to support 1-GB USB Compact Flash memory for the storage and portability of code storage, boot, configurations, logs, etc.
Console and Auxiliary Ports
The first-generation Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 has built-in console and auxiliary ports.
Product Specifications
Table 2 gives specifications of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1.
Table 2. Product Specifications
Item
Details
Chassis support
Cisco ASR 1004 and ASR 1006 chassis (Note: The Cisco ASR 1002 chassis comes with the Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 built to the chassis.)
Software compatibility
Cisco IOS XE Operating System, which is based on Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SR
(Please consult your local Cisco account representative for additional details.)
Software protocols
Refer to Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SR protocol support.
Connectivity
• Console port (RJ-45 connector)
• Auxiliary port (RJ-45 connector)
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (RJ-45 connector)
• One RJ-48 connector for BITS input clocks
Memory options
• Two 1-GB double-data-rate-2 (DDR2) mini-DIMMs
• Two 2-GB DDR2 mini-DIMMs
• Memory is upgradable from 2- to 4-GB DRAM
Storage options
• 40-GB HDD
• 1-GB USB Compact Flash memory
Performance
• Scalability to 1,000,000 IPv4 or 250,000 IPv6 routes
Reliability and availability
• 1 + 1 redundancy in dual-route-processor configuration
• Support for online insertion and removal (OIR)
• Support for NSF and Stateful Switchover (SSO)
• Support for ISSU
MIBs
• RFC 2737 compliant
Network management
• Telnet and Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol (command-line interface [CLI])
• Console port (through the CLI)
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• (RFC 2665)
LEDs
• PWR: Power
Green: All power rails are within specifications
• STAT: Status
Green: Cisco IOS Software has booted
Yellow: BootROM has successfully loaded
Red: System failure or during boot process
• ACTV: Active
Green: Active route processor
• STBY: Standby
Yellow: Standby route processor
• CRIT: Critical
Red: Critical alarm or during boot process
• MAJ: Major
Red: Major alarm
• MIN: Minor
Amber: Minor alarm
• LINK: Management Ethernet link status
Solid green: Link with no activity
FLASH green: Link with activity
Off: No link
The module meets the following Networking Equipment Building Standards (NEBS):
• GR-1089-CORE
• GR-63-CORE
European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI)
• ETSI 300 386-1: Levels for equipment with a "high priority of service" that is installed in "locations other than telecommunication centers"
• ETSI 300 386-2:1997: Levels for equipment with a "high priority of service" that is installed in "locations other than telecommunication centers"
• ETSI 300 132-2: December 1994: Power supply interfaces at the input to telecommunications equipment Sections 4.8 and 4.9
Environmental
• Storage temperature: -38 to 150°F (-40 to 70°C)
• Operating temperature, nominal: 41 to 104°F (5 to 40°C)
• Operating temperature, short-term: 23 to 131°F (-5 to 55°C)
• Storage relative humidity: 5 to 95% relative humidity (RH)
• Operating humidity, nominal: 5 to 85% RH
• Operating humidity, short-term: 5 to 90% RH
• Operating altitude: -60 to 4000m (up to 2000m conforms to IEC/EN/UL/CSA 60950 requirements)
System Requirements
Table 3 gives specifications of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1. For ordering information, refer to Table 4.
Table 3.System Requirements
Item
Details
Hardware
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router chassis with at least one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 and one instance of Cisco ASR 1000 Series SIP1 (ASR1000-SIP1)
Memory
• 2 GB (default for Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1)
• 4 GB (maximum for Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1)
Note: You can upgrade the memory from 2 to 4 GB at the time of order or in the field.
Minimum software release
Cisco IOS XE Operating System Release 2
Table 4.Ordering Information
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco ASR1000 Route Processor 1, 2GB DRAM
ASR1000-RP1
Cisco ASR 1000 RP1 Memory
Cisco ASR1000 RP1 2GB DRAM
M-ASR1K-RP1-2GB
Cisco ASR1000 RP1 2GB DRAM, spare
M-ASR1K-RP1-2GB=
Cisco ASR1000 RP1 4GB DRAM
M-ASR1K-RP1-4GB
Cisco ASR1000 RP1 4GB DRAM, spare
M-ASR1K-RP1-4GB=
Cisco ASR1000 RP1 40GB HDD
M-ASR1K-HDD-40GB
Cisco ASR1000 RP1 40GB HDD, spare
M-ASR1K-HDD-40GB=
1GB USB Flash Token for Cisco ASR 1000 Series
MEMUSB-1024FT
1GB USB Flash Token for Cisco ASR 1000 Series, spare
MEMUSB-1024FT =
Compatible Hardware
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router chassis (4RU or 6RU)
ASR1004 or ASR1006
Cisco ASR-1000 Embedded Services Processor 10Gbps
ASR1000-ESP10
Cisco ASR-1000 Embedded Services Processor 20Gbps
ASR1000-ESP20
Cisco ASR-1000 SPA Interface Processor 10
ASR1000-SIP1
Compatible Software
Cisco ASR 1000 1 (RP1) IP Base w/o crypto
SASR1R1-IPB
Cisco ASR 1000 1 (RP1) IP Base
SASR1R1-IPBK9
Cisco ASR 1000 1 (RP1) Advanced IP Services
SASR1R1-AISK9
Cisco ASR 1000 1 (RP1) Advanced Enterprise Services
SASR1R1-AESK9
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