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The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers run Cisco IOS XE Software and introduce a distributed software
architecture that moves many operating system responsibilities out of the IOS process. In this architecture,
Cisco IOS, which previously was responsible for almost all of the internal software processes, now runs as
one of many Cisco IOS XE processes while allowing other Cisco IOS XE processes to share responsibility
for running the router.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers use the powerful Cisco QuantumFlow Processor which provides
performance and resiliency for network processors.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers deliver multiple services embedded in the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor.
The services supported on the Cisco Packet QuantumFlow Processor include security services (for example,
encryption and firewall), quality of service (QoS), Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR), broadband
aggregation, and session border controller, among others.
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Features
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services routers use different field replaceable units:
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series route processor — Cisco ASR1000-RP1, ASR1000-RP2
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series embedded services processors (ESPs):
◦ Cisco ASR1000-ESP5
◦ Cisco ASR1000-ESP10
◦ Cisco ASR1000-ESP20
◦ Integrated Cisco ASR1002-ESP-F
◦ Cisco ASR1000-ESP40
◦ Cisco ASR1000-ESP100
◦ Cisco ASR1000-ESP200
See xref Chapter 3,
“
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Embedded Services Processors
”
for detailed
information about Cisco ESPs.
Note
• Cisco ASR 1000 SPA Interface Processors (SIPs):
◦ Cisco ASR1000-SIP10
◦ Cisco ASR1002-SIP10-F
◦ Cisco ASR1000-SIP-40
See xref Chapter 4,
“
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router SPA Interface Processors (SIPs)
”
for detailed
information about Cisco SIPs.
Note
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers provide the following features:
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Hardware Overview
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router Features