ASR-9010-AC-V2

Description

The Cisco ASR-9010-AC-V2 is an AC-powered chassis with PEM Version 2 for the ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, delivering one of the industry’s highest-capacity Carrier Ethernet platforms optimized for aggregating dense 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 100 Gigabit Ethernet connections. This scalable, low-power, next-generation platform features a system architecture tailored for service providers’ convergence needs, combining Layer 2 Ethernet transport with Layer 3 services.

Key Architecture and Performance Features

• Distributed forwarding and control planes for superior performance and scale
• Modularized hardware and software components isolating failures to subsystems
• Hardware-based signaling for the switch fabric, ensuring zero packet loss on switchover
• Built-in redundancy across route switch processor, switch fabric, control-plane chassis control bus, and power supplies, eliminating single points of failure
• Fully distributed operation where packet-forwarding occurs on individual line cards
• Line cards offer flexible programming infrastructure with high-density hierarchical quality-of-service (HQoS), security, and integrated Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE)
• Distributed control plane enhances scale for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) and Ethernet OAM for improved resilience and instrumentation

Cisco IOS XR Software Capabilities

Cisco IOS XR Software brings carrier-class capabilities to the Carrier Ethernet edge, supporting true software process modularity. Each process runs in separate protected memory, including routing protocols and multiple instances of control, data, and management planes. It enables distributed route processing and powers applications like Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN), L3VPN, IPTV, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), Mobile Backhaul, Ethernet Services, IPv4/IPv6, Layer 2/3 Multicast, IPoDWDM, SyncE, EOAM, MPLS OAM, Layer 2/3 ACLs, H-QoS, MPLS TE-FRR, MC-LAG, IRB, NSF, and NSR.

Cisco IOS XR Software Releases 4.0.0 and 4.0.1 support a comprehensive portfolio of shared port adaptors (SPAs) for multiservice edge (MSE) and Ethernet MSE (E-MSE), enabling business VPN services with strong SLA enforcement and scale in VRF interfaces, IPv4/IPv6 routes, BFD sessions, and BGP NSR.

Route Switch Processor (RSP) Features

The Cisco ASR 9000 Series RSP delivers high scalability, performance, and fast convergence for video, cloud, and mobile services. Key RSP attributes include:

• Active-active switch fabric architecture for scalability and high availability
• Single-stage nonblocking architecture with service intelligence and traffic prioritization
• Network synchronization support for centralized BITS and DTI timing references
• Highly scalable fabric designed for high 1/10/100-Gbps port densities with built-in investment protection
• Dual RSPs enable traffic load balancing across both fabrics; loss of one RSP maintains unimpeded per-slot performance
• Distributed forwarding plane allows independent line card forwarding for enhanced performance
• Memory-less switch fabric ensures transparent nonblocking packet forwarding
• Virtual output queuing and arbitration provide service intelligence, traffic prioritization (unicast/multicast), efficient congestion management, and avoidance of head-of-line blocking
• Centralized arbiter uses efficient credit mechanism for transparent switchover with zero packet loss
• Two independent clock source connections (BITS/SSU)/DTI for redundant centralized synchronization
• 40-GB HDD for core dumps to reduce MTTR
• eUSB memory port for USB flash devices supporting software image loading and recovery
• Front-panel LEDs for RSP status (active/standby), power management, Compact Flash/HDD activity
• Management ports for easy console access

Chassis and System Specifications

The ASR-9010-AC-V2 chassis shares high standards of performance and reliability with other ASR 9000 variants, featuring power and thermal innovations. It supports interchangeable RSPs, line cards, PEMs, and power supplies for network flexibility. No single point of failure with fabric, power supply, and RSP redundancy (both RSPs same version: A9K-RSP-4G or A9K-RSP-8G). Software redundancy included.

Supported Components

• Line cards: A9K-40GE-L, A9K-40GE-B, A9K-40GE-E, A9K-8T/4-L, A9K-8T/4-B, A9K-8T/4-E, A9K-4T-L, A9K-4T-B, A9K-4T-E, A9K-2T20GE-L, A9K-2T20GE-B, A9K-2T20GE-E, A9K-8T-L, A9K-8T-B, A9K-8T-E, A9K-16T/8-B, A9K-SIP-700, A9K-2x100GE-TR, A9K-2x100GE-SE, A9K-24x10GE-TR, A9K-24x10GE-SE, A9K-MOD80-TR, A9K-MOD80-SE, A9K-40GE-TR, A9K-40GE-SE, A9K-4T16GE-TR, A9K-4T16GE-SE
• Power supplies: A9K-3KW-AC, A9K-2KW-DC, A9K-1.5KW-DC, PWR-3KW-AC-V2, PWR-2KW-DC-V2

Power and Physical Details

Worldwide ranging AC (200–240V; 50–60 Hz; 16A nominal) or DC (-48V to –60V; -54V; 50A nominal). Typical power consumption: 170W; Maximum: 205W. Physical: Occupies one slot (dual redundant RSPs in 2 slots for ASR 9010), Height: 1.65 in. (4.19 cm), Width: 16 in. (40.64 cm), Depth: 26.53 in. (67.38 cm), Weight: 18 lb (8.16 kg).