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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Hardware
Overview
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers are the next generation midrange router
products. The system is based on Cisco QuantumFlow Processor technology using a family of
Cisco-developed processors.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers target both enterprise and service provider applications but with
higher performance and improved availability. Applications covered by Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers
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Enterprise applications—Intended as the mid-size aggregation and gateway router typically residing
in a regional or large branch office:
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WAN aggregation at Cisco Enterprise core
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Internet gateway
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Branch or regional office aggregation
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Remote access aggregation
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Service provider applications—Intended as the low-end service provider edge and broadband
aggregation device with similar throughput:
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High-end customer premises equipment (CPE) for business-quality Internet access
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Service provider leased line aggregation
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Provider edge (PE) and high-end customer edge (CE) for Layer 2 VPN or Layer 3 VPN services
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Broadband aggregation—PPPoE/PPPoA aggregation and Service Selection Gateway (SSG)
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Low-end Ethernet aggregation
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers and contains the following
sections:
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers, page 1-2
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Features, page 1-3
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Compatibility Information, page 1-4
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Configurations, page 1-6
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Field-Replaceable Units, page 1-7
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Functional Overview, page 1-8
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Cisco Product Identification Standard, page 1-17
