Overview and Physical Description
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers and
description of the system components.
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Chassis Physical Overview
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are next-generation edge access routers optimized for service
provider applications, designed to fulfill various roles in:
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The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers meet carrier-class requirements for redundancy, availability,
packaging, power, and other requirements traditional to the service provider.
The Cisco ASR 9000 Series consists of seven routers:
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Chassis Physical Overview, page 1-1
Rack-Mounting Considerations, page 1-9
Route Switch Processor and Route Processor Cards, page 1-24
Fabric Controller Card, page 1-30
Ethernet Line Cards, page 1-32
Power System, page 1-33
Cooling System, page 1-36
Management and Configuration, page 1-37
Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet aggregation
Subscriber-aware broadband aggregation
Cisco ASR 9001 Router
Cisco ASR 9001-S Router
Cisco ASR 9010 Router
Cisco ASR 9006 Router
Cisco ASR 9904 Router
Cisco ASR 9922 Router
Cisco ASR 9912 Router
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Overview and Reference Guide
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