Cisco ASR 9010 with PEM Version 2 - Modular expansion base - rack-mountable - refurbished
- Cisco IOS XR modular operating system
- Fully distributed system
- Operationally efficient and redundant hardware
- Environmentally conscious design
The Cisco ASR 9000 series product family represents an exciting paradigm in the world of carrier Ethernet transport with exceptional scalability, carrier-class reliability, environmentally conscious design, incredible flexibility, and an attractive price-to-performance benchmark. Cisco ASR 9000 series routers are designed to provide true carrier-class reliability using the Cisco IOS XR operating system, comprehensive system redundancy, and a full complement of network resiliency schemes. The Cisco ASR 9000 series also offers service and application-level intelligence focused on optimized video delivery and mobile aggregation. Finally, the Cisco ASR 9000 series is designed to simplify and enhance the operational and deployment aspects of service-delivery networks.
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Cisco IOS XR modular operating system
The Cisco ASR 9000 series uses the Cisco IOS XR operating system, made famous by the highly successful Cisco CRS carrier routing system platform in core deployments. Cisco IOS XR operating system is purpose-built for distributed systems such as the Cisco ASR 9000 series and uses a microkernel architecture to achieve true modularity. This modularity provides the path to nonstop operations during software image upgrades or module changes, without affecting normal platform operations.
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Fully distributed system
The Cisco ASR 9000 series operates in a fully distributed fashion; all packet-forwarding decisions and actions take place on the individual line cards. These high-density Ethernet line cards are equipped with a specialized network processor that provides a flexible programming infrastructure with high-density Hierarchical Quality-of-Service (H-QoS) services, security, and integrated Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE).
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Operationally efficient and redundant hardware
The Cisco ASR 9000 series provides an infrastructure where all common components, Route Switch Processors (RSPs), switching fabric, fans, and power supplies, are completely redundant. In addition, the platform is designed to use power on an as-needed basis, depending on system requirements. Power has been modularized for a true pay-as-you-grow approach, reducing capital expenditures (CapEx) and providing an operationally efficient deployment. The Cisco ASR 9000 series also provides a space-optimized small-platform option that uses the Series's common components and retains a central office deployment-ready capability using a patent pending side-to-back airflow design.
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Environmentally conscious design
In today's world of increasing awareness of human impact on the environment and the resultant fiscal implications, Cisco ASR 9000 series routers bring a fresh new "conscious" approach to product development. From optimal thermal design to the architecture of the power infrastructure, from the placement of line card components to the pitch of each slot, every design aspect has one goal in mind - reduced environmental impact through lowered power consumption and decreased cooling requirements. Even the product packaging process was evaluated to minimize the use of packaging material and thereby reduce waste at customer locations. The Cisco ASR 9000 series is an example of the continued Cisco commitment to efficient and future-friendly product design.
