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Chapter 2 Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Component Overview
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor
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Ethernet out-of-band management
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Punt path processing for packets not supported by the embedded services processors
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Provide a configuration repository along with a hard disk drive (optionally a solid-state drive) for
logging system statistics, records, events, errors, and dumps (for both the Cisco ASR 1006 Router,
Cisco ASR 1004 Router and Cisco ASR 1013 Router).
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Provide the management interfaces of the platform including Dual Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter (DUART) that is used for the CON and AUX serial ports. The MGMT Ethernet
(ENET) management ports, CLI, status indicators, BITS interface, reset switch, Audible Cutoff
(ACO) button, and USB ports for secure keys.
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Provide chassis management (environmental)
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Are field-replaceable units (FRU) with online insertion and removal (OIR) (except for Cisco
ASR 1002 router).
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Provide non-volatile storage for the system used as the image and configuration repository along
with the logger for system statistics, records, events, errors, and dumps.
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Are responsible for the chassis management including activation and initialization of the other
cards, selection or switchover of active versus standby cards, image management and distribution,
logging facilities, distribution of user configuration information, and alarm control.
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Provide control signals and Ethernet out of band channel (EOBC) for the two Cisco ASR 1000
Series Embedded Services Processors and Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processors.
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Include control signals for monitoring the health of power entry modules, shutting down the power
and driving alarm relays located on the power entry modules.
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The Cisco ASR 1000 Series route processor modules can be configured with either a 40 GB or a
32 GB disk.
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor Differences
The Cisco ASR 1000 route processors receive and transmit all network packets through the active
embedded services processors.
Table 2-5
describes the differences between the Cisco ASR1000-RP1 and
Cisco ASR1000-RP2.
Table 2-5
Differences in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processors
Feature
Cisco ASR1000-RP1
Cisco ASR1000-RP2
CPU
Single 1.5 GHz PowerPC
Dual 2.66 GHz Intel x86
DRAM
Memory
Supports 4 GB default
Supports up to 8 GB of field-replaceable memory
Bulk Storage
hard Disk
Internal 40 GB hard-disk
Front-mounted 80 GB hard-disk (field replaceable)
Bootflash/
NVRAM
512 MB eUSB
2 GB eUSB
On the Cisco ASR 1002-F router, scaling is constrained by throughput of 2.5G.Unless otherwise noted, features for the Cisco ASR 1002-F Router are
the same as the Cisco ASR 1002 Router.
