Configuring the Crypto Throughput Level
The field-upgradable crypto module has no default throughput. You can upgrade the throughput by applying
a crypto throughput upgrade license. The Cisco ASR 1001-HX Router supports throughput levels of 8 Gbps
or 16 Gbps. The Cisco ASR 1002-HX Router supports throughput levels of 8 Gbps, 16 Gbps, or 25 Gbps.
The following two types of crypto throughput licenses are available on the Cisco ASR 1001-HX Router and
the Cisco ASR 1002-HX Router:
•
Right-to-Use (RTU) license, which is honor-based
•
Permanent license
When you use a Permanent license for crypto-throughput and want to upgrade it, you must download the
appropriate Permanent license to upgrade it .
When you have an RTU license, you do not need to download a separate license (for example, a Permanent
license). The license is already provided with the Cisco IOS. Therefore, to upgrade the RTU license, all you
need to do is configure the crypto to a higher-level license.
To determine the current throughput level of the crypto module, enter the
show platform hardware
crypto-throughput level
command. The following example shows the output from this command before you
apply a crypto throughput upgrade license:
Router#
show platform hardware crypto-throughput level
*Jun 17 22:04:56.711: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
The current crypto throughput level is 0000000 kbps
To configure the crypto throughput level on the Cisco ASR 1001-HX Router, enter the following command:
Router(config)#
platform hardware crypto-throughput level ?
8-16g
crypto throughput upgrade, bits per second
8g
crypto throughput level, bits per second
Router(config)#
platform hardware crypto-throughput level 8g
% Crypto Bandwidth set to 8G bps.
Router(config)#
platform hardware crypto-throughput level 8-16g
% Crypto Bandwidth set to 16G bps.
To configure the crypto throughput level on the Cisco ASR 1002-HX Router, enter the following command:
Router(config)#
platform hardware crypto-throughput level ?
16-25g
crypto throughput upgrade, bits per second
8-16g
crypto throughput upgrade, bits per second
8-25g
crypto throughput upgrade, bits per second
8g
crypto throughput level, bits per second
The following example shows the output of the
show platform hardware crypto-throughput level
command
after you apply an 8-Gbps crypto-throughput upgrade license:
Router#
show platform hardware crypto-throughput level
*Jun 17 22:07:07.078: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console
The current crypto throughput level is 8000000 kbps
To remove the configuration, enter the following command:
Router(config)#
no platform hardware crypto-throughput level 8g
% Crypto Bandwidth reset to default 0g bps.
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