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Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services
Router Overview
The Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router is a family of fixed configuration routers that
enables Service Providers to provide business, residential, and mobile access services to their users. It
is the Carrier Ethernet access platform providing Ethernet services.
The Cisco ASR 920 routers complement and extend Cisco’s current and planned Carrier Ethernet routing
portfolio providing a cost optimized, and extended temperature range access platform.
The Cisco ASR 920 routers do not have high availability features.
Cisco ASR 920 Router Features
The Cisco ASR 920 family of routers includes:
•
ASR 920-Indoor version [ASR-920-12CZ-A/ASR-920-12CZ-D]—This sub-family has fixed ENET
interfaces (12 x 1GE + 2 x 10GE or 2 x 1GE or any combinations of 1 GE and 10 GE among the two
ports available) and dual power supplies (AC/DC).
•
ASR 920-Compact version [ASR-920-4SZ-A/ASR-920-4SZ-D]—This sub-family of routers have a
compact form factor and configurable ports: 4 x 1 GE or 4 x 10 GE or any combinations of 1 GE
and 10 GE among the four ports available. In addition, there are 2 x 1 GE copper ports available.
The following table provides snapshot of the number and type of supported ports:
ASR 920 Sub-family
1 GE Port
10 GE Port
Type of 1 GE Port
Type of 10 GE Port
ASR-920-12CZ-A/
ASR-920-12CZ-D
12
2
1
1.
Each port can operate at either 1G or 10 G.
8 Combo + 4 SFP
Built in 2 SFP+ (dual
rate)
ASR-920-4SZ-A/A
SR-920-4SZ-D
2
4
1
2 Copper
Built in 4 SFP+ (dual
rate)
