S-A9K-48P10GAIPSE

Description

The Cisco S-A9K-48P10GAIPSE is an Advanced IP Smart License designed specifically for the 48-port dual-rate 10 Gigabit/1 Gigabit Ethernet service edge-optimized line card (A9K-48X10GE-1G-SE) in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. This license unlocks full-scale Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances on a per-line-card basis, enabling comprehensive Layer 3 VPN capabilities including infrastructure VRF support beyond the base eight instances.

License Capabilities and Line Card Integration

Layer 3 VPN licenses like the S-A9K-48P10GAIPSE provide access to advanced VPN routing and forwarding features. Paired with the base infrastructure VRF license (S-A9K-48P10G-IVRF), it supports full-scale VRF deployments essential for scalable IP/MPLS networks. The license is part of the Traditional Business Model offerings and complements the proven Cisco IOS XR Software, which is modular, patchable, scalable, highly available, and carrier-grade proven.

The associated 48-port dual-rate line card delivers industry-leading high density and performance, addressing bandwidth bottlenecks from Video-on-Demand, IPTV, point-to-point video, Internet video, and cloud services traffic. Fully populating an ASR 9922 chassis with these 48-port cards provides 960 ports of 10GE or 1GE in a single chassis, optimized for density, performance, and low-latency operations.

Key Features and Benefits

• Interface Support: Cisco SFP and SFP+ interfaces allow mixing and matching 1G and 10G Ethernet types across a single line card, supporting long- and short-haul optics for flexible deployments.
• Scalable Multiservice Support: Combined IP, MPLS, Ethernet, L2VPN, and L3VPN services in LAN mode only, ideal for large-scale aggregation, Data Center Interconnect (DCI), and Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System mode.
• Evolutionary Monitoring: Carrier-class OAM with NetFlow, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.3ah, ITU Y.1731, IP SLA, VCCV, ping, and traceroute.
• Service Edge Optimization: Enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) for customer deployments requiring advanced traffic management.
• Performance: 400-Gbps line-rate throughput with 480:400 oversubscription and graceful packet redistribution.

Line cards support Online Insertion and Removal (OIR) without system impact. All ports can operate in all-10G, all-1G, or mixed modes, with full-duplex operation, IEEE 802.x flow control, and per-port counters for policy drops, oversubscription drops, CRC errors, packet sizes, unicast, multicast, and broadcast packets. 10-Gbps IEEE 802.3ba compliance and PHY monitoring ensure reliable Ethernet performance.

Deployment Flexibility

Compatible with all ASR 9000 Series modular chassis including ASR 9922, ASR 9912, ASR 9910, ASR 9906, ASR 9904, ASR 9010, and ASR 9006. Service edge-optimized (SE) and packet transport-optimized (TR) variants coexist in the same system. The line card’s low power profile supports high-capacity configurations while reducing operational expenses.

These capabilities promote profitable business, residential, and mobile services in scalable Carrier Ethernet and IP/MPLS networks. Operators can qualify and stock one line card type for Layer 2, Layer 3, DCI, or aggregation applications, minimizing CapEx and OpEx.

Software and Feature Licensing

The S-A9K-48P10GAIPSE activates advanced IP features on the SE variant, building on base licenses. Related offerings include infrastructure VRF for up to 8 instances and other smart licenses like BNG sessions. Cisco IOS XR powers versatile Layer 2 and Layer 3 service density and scale.