Cisco ASR 9901 Router

High Scale Compact Router with Full XR Feature Set

Updated: April 2, 2018

ASR 9901 Product Positioning
High Scale Compact Router with Full XR Feature Set

Distributed
Targeted for
PE
• For Newer Dense 10G/100G Opportunities
Internet BNG
• Customers looking for NextGen ASIC based fixed
Peering
Systems
• EVPN, SR, SDN Capable Platform
9001/9901
Market
• Customer who have mandated encryption(MAC-
Segments SEC) requirements.
DCI Low End
Aggregation

Route Mobile
Reflector Aggregation
9901 exclusive ASR 9901 & NCS
Use-cases 5501 Use-cases
Revenue distribution based on License bookings

Supports Applications across Service Provider, Cloud Scale & Enterprise Customers
Cisco ASR 9000 System Comprehensive Portfolio
Compact & Powerful High Density Service Edge
Flexible Service Edge
Access/Aggregation and Core
• Small footprint with full IOS- • Optimized for ESE and MSE with high • Scalable, ultra high density service
XR for distributed M-D scale for medium to large sites routers for large, high-growth
environments sites ASR 9922
One Platform, One OS, One Family
ASR 9912
nV Satellites
ASR 9000v, NCS 5000
ASR 9010 ASR 9910

ASR 9901 ASR 9906

ASR 9006

456 Gbps ASR 9904

ASR 9001

Fixed 2RU 2 LC/6RU 4 LC/10RU 4 LC/14RU 8 LC/21RU 8 LC/21RU 10 LC/30RU 20 LC/44RU

240 Gbps 16 Tbps 7 Tbps 32 Tbps 14 Tbps 64 Tbps 80 Tbps 160 Tbps

MSE E-MSE Peering

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ASR 9901 Highlights FCS Mar’18
IOS XR 6.4.1

Form Factor & BW Ports / Port Density

• 2 RU box with 2 Tomahawk NPU • Fixed ports available; no MPAs
(ASR 9001 is 2 RU with 2 Typhoons) • 42 ports on the faceplate : 16X1G,
• Depth of ~23 inches,(9001 is 18”) 24X1/10G, 2X100G(QSFP28)

• 456G Duplex BW • 1G ports : LAN & MACSEC

(9001 is 120G Duplex) 10G ports: LAN & MACSEC
100G port : LAN & MACSEC

SW & Licensing Mechanicals & Commons

• Redundant Power & Fan-trays
• 64 bit XR only
• Front to back Airflow
• PAYG mode for 120G, 256G and 456G
• NEBS, EMC Compliant
• Full feature parity with Tomahawk
• All ports/power cabling on front plate;
feature-set
fan trays on backside
• Typical Power Consumed : 1200W

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Optics Support in 6.4.1
Optics PID Supported Release
1G Optics
GLC-SX-MMD= (replaces SFP-GE-S= and GLC-SX-MM=) 641
GLC-LH-SMD= (replaces SFP-GE-L= and GLC-LH-SM=) 641
GLC-EX-SMD=
GLC-ZX-SMD= (replaces SFP-GE-Z= and GLC-ZX-SM=) 641
GLC-TE (fully replaces SFP-GE-T) 641
10G Optics
SFP-10G-SR 641
SFP-10G-SR-X 641
SFP-10G-LR 641
SFP-10G-LR-X 641
SFP-10G-ER 641
SFP-10G-ZR 641
100G Optics
QSFP-100G-SR4-S 641
QSFP-100G-LR4-S 641
QSFP-100G-CWDM4-S 641
QSFP-100G-PSM4-S 641

For Optics Roadmap please check the Optics compatibility Matrix on

ASR 9000 Salesconnect Page
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ASR 9901 Port mapping

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9001 vs 9901 : Key Comparison Points
PARAMETER 9001 9901
Height 2RU 2RU
Depth 18.5” 23”
Airflow Side-to-Side Front to Back
Bandwidth 120G Duplex 456G Duplex
4X10G fixed. Support for 1G ports, 10G ports & 42 Fixed Ports - 16X1G, 24X1/10G, 2X100G
100G ports using MPAs
Ports − Max 1 G : 40 − Max 1 G : 40
− Max 10G : 12 − Max 10G : 24
− Max 40G : 2 − Max 100G : 2
Controller Redundancy No No

OS 32 Bit XR 64 Bit XR
ISSU No No
RP/LC Memory 8G,8G 32G, 16G
PAYG Option 60G & 120G(Full) 120G, 256G & 456G(Full)
Scale Typhoon SE Scale Tomahawk SE Scale
MACSec
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ASR 9901 Orderability and FCS Dates
ASR 9901 Exception Orderability
• November 30, 2017
ASR 9901 Early Limited Orderability (Full Chassis – 456G)
• January 24, 2018
ASR 9901 General Orderability
• February 15, 2018
ASR 9901 FCS
• March 30, 2018

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