The Cisco ASR 9001 Router has an Integrated Route Switch Processor (RSP) and two modular bays that support 1 GE, 10 GE, and 40 GE Modular Port Adapters (MPAs). The base chassis has four integrated 10 GE Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) ports, a GPS input for stratum-1 clocking, Building Integrated Timing Supply (BITS) ports, and management ports.
Feature
Benefit
MScalable fabric
Designed to support high 1/10/40 Gigabit densities in a 2RU form factor Provides built-in scalability for investment protection
Integrated port
Four 10 GE services-enabled SFP+ ports
Integrated route processor with 8 GB RAM
Runs Cisco IOS XR, a carrier-class operating system with high memory capacity suitable for a dedicated route-reflector application
Distributed forwarding plane architecture
Allows MPA cards to support independent forwarding for enhanced performance and scale
Control plane extension ports
Two 10 G out-of-band Ethernet communications ports support Network Virtualization (nV) technology for high-availability cluster applications
Hardware-based IEEE 1588 support
Delivers timing services over the packet network efficiently and reliably
Two independent clock source connections: BITS and Synchronization Supply Unit (SSU) with DOCSIS® Timing Interface (DTI)
Offers redundant, centralized network synchronization support
GPS
Provides option for Stratum-1 clocking
Embedded USB memory (eUSB) port
Provides access to USB flash memory devices for software image loading and recovery
Front-panel LEDs
Provides visual indication of RSP status (active or standby), power management, and activity on compact flash and hard disk drive (HDD)
Management ports
Provides easy access to system console
Power supply
Redundant AC or DC power supplies
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