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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Overview and Reference Guide
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Overview and Physical Description
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers and
description of the system components.
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Chassis Physical Overview, page 1-1
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Rack-Mounting Considerations, page 1-9
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Route Switch Processor and Route Processor Cards, page 1-24
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Fabric Controller Card, page 1-30
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Ethernet Line Cards, page 1-32
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Power System, page 1-33
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Cooling System, page 1-36
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Management and Configuration, page 1-37
Chassis Physical Overview
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are next-generation edge access routers optimized for service
provider applications, designed to fulfill various roles in:
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Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet aggregation
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Subscriber-aware broadband aggregation
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers meet carrier-class requirements for redundancy, availability,
packaging, power, and other requirements traditional to the service provider.
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series consists of seven routers:
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Cisco ASR 9001 Router
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Cisco ASR 9001-S Router
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Cisco ASR 9010 Router
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Cisco ASR 9006 Router
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Cisco ASR 9904 Router
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Cisco ASR 9922 Router
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Cisco ASR 9912 Router
