The Cisco FLSASR1-IOSRED is the Software Redundancy License designed specifically for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. This license enables IOS redundancy, ensuring high availability and seamless failover capabilities critical for enterprise WAN edge deployments. It supports the full range of ASR 1000 Series fixed Ethernet line cards, modular interface processors, and Ethernet Port Adapters (EPAs), delivering robust performance for high-density Ethernet connectivity.
Product Overview
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Fixed Ethernet Line Cards, such as the ASR1000-2T+20X1GE (twenty 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports) and ASR1000-6TGE (six 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports), provide 40-Gbps full-duplex traffic forwarding using a fixed-port interface design. These line cards utilize Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) and 10-Gbps SFP (XFP) modules for flexible configuration across copper or fiber media types and single- or multimode fiber optical requirements. Each line card features one power LED, one line-card status LED, and port or link-status LEDs.
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Modular Interface Processor (ASR1000-MIP100) is a full-duplex 100-Gbps modular Ethernet line card capable of hosting up to two Cisco ASR 1000 Series Ethernet Port Adapters (EPAs). These EPAs introduce 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 100 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, including options like 1-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter, 10-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter, 18-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter, 1-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter (with two physical QSFP ports), and 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter.
Key Features and Capabilities
- Rich Ethernet Layer 2, Layer 3, IP, IPv6, and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) packet-processing capabilities.
- Rich Quality-of-Service (QoS) functions, including ingress and egress QoS, egress queuing capability, and high- and low-priority lanes to Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processors for high priority, low-latency forwarding.
- The 18-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter, 10-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter, 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter, and 1-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter are hardware-ready for MACsec.
- Greater Ethernet density and lower price per port compared to traditional SPA configurations.
- Fixed Ethernet line cards occupy the slot of the SPA interface processor, offering feature parity and functionality equivalent to SPA interface processors and SPAs.
Interface Card Comparison
The ASR 1000 Series supports three types of interface cards: SPA Interface Processors (support Shared Port Adapters), Fixed Ethernet Line Cards (built-in Ethernet ports), and Modular Interface Processors (support Ethernet Port Adapters). Fixed Ethernet line cards and modular processors do not support SPAs, while modular processors exclusively host EPAs.
Compatibility and Software Requirements
The FLSASR1-IOSRED license integrates with compatible ASR 1000 Series chassis including ASR1004, ASR1006, ASR1006-X, ASR1009-X, and ASR1013. It works with Route Processors such as ASR1000-RP2 and ASR1000-RP3, and Embedded Services Processors including ASR1000-ESP40, ASR1000-ESP100, ASR1000-ESP200, ASR1000-ESP100-X, and ASR1000-ESP200-X. Specific line cards like ASR1000-2T+20X1GE and ASR1000-6TGE support up to 4 units on ASR1013 with ESP40.
Minimum Cisco IOS XE Software versions are required for optimal operation: ASR1000-6TGE requires XE 3.12, ASR1000-2T+20X1GE requires XE 3.10, and ASR1000-MIP100 requires XE 3.16.1 or XE 16.2.1. EPAs have platform-specific minimum versions, such as EPA-1X100GE on ASR1000-MIP100 requiring XE 3.16.1 or XE 16.2.1. MACsec support varies by port adapter and platform, with specific IOS XE releases like XE 16.3.1 for EPA-10X10GE on ASR1000-MIP100.
Advanced Security and Sustainability
Related licenses support MACsec encryption per port (1GE, 10GE, 40GE, 100GE), enhancing security. Cisco emphasizes environmental sustainability through compliance with product material content laws, electronic waste regulations (WEEE), and detailed packaging data availability.