Glossary
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide
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QoS
Quality of Service
QFP
Cisco Quantum Flow Processor. One of Cisco-developed network processors on the Cisco ASR1000
embedded services processors.
R
RP
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series route processor (RP). General purpose CPU responsible for routing
protocols, CLI, network management interfaces, code storage, logging, chassis management. The ASR
1000 Series RPs process network control packets as well as protocols not supported by the ASR 1000
Series embedded services processor.
RPBase
sub-package
The sub-package responsible for providing the operating system software for the Route Processor.
RPControl
sub-package
The sub-package responsible for providing the control plane processes between the IOS process and
the rest of the router.
RPACCESS
sub-package
The sub-package responsible for the processing of restricted components such as security features.
RPAccess K9
ASR1000rp1-rpaccessk9.pkg. The crypto RPAccess image. This is the RPAccess sub-package in
consolidated packages that support crypto.
RPIOS sub-package
The sub-package responsible for storing and running Cisco IOS features.
RU
Rack Unit. A rack unit is 1.76 inches
S
SBC
Session border controller. The SBC is a session-aware device which controls access to voice over IP
(VoIP) and other types of primarily media-related networks. The primary purpose of an SBC is to
protect the interior of the network from excessive call load and malicious traffic.
Serial Link
A single transmit and receive serial pair running initially at 1.25Gbits giving a payload of 1.0Gbits,
with future scalability to 3.125 Gbits giving a payload of 2.5 Gbits.
SBE
Signaling border element. Represents the signaling agent of the SBC to handle all call processing
through SIP or H.323 protocols and in general performs the call control functions. An SBE typically
controls one or more media gateways.
SLA
Service Level Agreement. The contract between a service provider and the customer that specifies the
level of service provided.
SIP (SBC)
Session initiation protocol. VoIP signaling protocol.
SBC
Cisco Session Border Controller protocol implementation performs the voice and video gateway
functions simultaneously with regular IP data services.