The Cisco ASR-9904 is a high-performance 2 Line Card Slot Chassis from the ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, designed for carrier-class edge routing in wireline, Data-Center-Interconnect (DCI), and Radio Access Network (RAN) aggregation. It leverages the Cisco ASR 9000 Route Switch Processor 880 (RSP 880) as its system processor, available in RSP880 and RSP880-LT variants, providing backward compatibility with second-generation line cards and support for high-density 100 Gigabit Ethernet line cards.
Key Architecture and Capabilities
The RSP880 brings time-tested carrier-class capabilities of Cisco IOS XR Software to the Carrier Ethernet edge, supporting true software process modularity with each process running in separate protected memory, including each routing protocol, multiple instances of control, data, and management planes, and distributed route processing.
Service and Transport Optimization
Available in service-edge-optimized (higher memory for large-scale services) and packet-transport-optimized models. Both variants support service-optimized and transport-optimized line cards, allowing mixing on the same chassis for maximum flexibility. Delivers high scalability, performance, and fast convergence for video, cloud, and mobile services.
Cisco IOS XR Software is self-healing, distributed, designed for always-on operation with Software-Maintenance-Update (SMU) for bug fixes and small features without service interruption, and Field-Programmable Device (FPD) upgrades for FPGAs, ROMmon while running.
Supports Carrier Ethernet applications: Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN), Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN), IPTV, CDNs, mobile backhaul. Features: Ethernet Services, L2VPN, IPv4/IPv6/L3VPN, Layer 2/3 Multicast, IPoDWDM, SyncE, EOAM/MPLS OAM, Layer 2/3 ACLs, H-QoS, MPLS TE-FRR, MC-LAG, IRB, NSF/NSR, P2MP-TE, Lawful Intercept, SCH, MGSCP.
Multiservice Edge (MSE) and Ethernet MSE (E-MSE) for business VPNs with SLA enforcement, scaling VRFs, routes, BFD, BGP NSR. Timing synchronization: PTPv2, GPS, DTI, BITS on RSP, SyncE on line cards.
Hardware and Storage
Supported Chassis and Compatibility
RSP880 supports ASR 9010, ASR 9006, ASR 9904. RSP880-LT supports ASR 9010, ASR 9006, ASR 9904, ASR 9910, ASR 9906. Common sparing across chassis with same power/thermal innovations.
Availability and Pricing
10 Units In Stock for immediate dispatch. Special Offer: $1495 (Save 92%). PDF Datasheet available for download.
Cisco Services
Cisco Services provide lifecycle support for deployment, operation, optimization of ASR 9000, assuring ROI, excellence, performance, availability using leading practices, tools, processes, lab environments.
