ASR 5000

Cisco ASR 5000 router

This licensed model of Cisco routers known as Aggregation Services Routers 900 or ASR 900 is suitable for wired and wireless platforms and network integration. These routers support a wide range of modules and increase network efficiency and reduce costs with the ability of virtualization and optimal energy consumption. This device has the ability to serve new Edge and Carrier Ethernet network platforms.

Cisco ASR 5000 key features

• Full feature redundant support
• Serving in mobile broadband networks
• Support for various security protocols and traffic control (QOS)
• Deep Packet Inspections (DPI) capability for network packet monitoring
• Support for wireless network protocols LTE, Edge, HSPA, CDMA, eHRDP, GPRS, UMTS.

Cisco ASR 5000 router models

ASR 5000

This model, which is the oldest model of this series, provides a flexible, stable and safe service with countless capabilities in wireless and wired networks and supporting various interfaces.

ASR 5500

In this series, various features are considered for use in wireless and wired networks. This model has the following interfaces:

ASR 5700

This model is the latest model of this series that has provided numerous capabilities in providing service in all types of networks and is compatible with all types of servers. This model has a Cisco UCS license too.

Cisco ASR 5500

As a mobile operator, the mobile broadband network that you built has forever changed the way that your customers work, live, play, and learn, and has become part of the very fabric of their everyday lives. However, mobile operators today face a significant challenge. Data traffic continues to grow exponentially, and regular network modifications are required to keep customers happy. New devices and applications are also drastically changing the way the network behaves. Competition in the mobile market is fierce, as the typical subscriber has multiple options for mobile service. At the same time, revenues are increasingly under pressure. It is an age-old dilemma – how does one reduce cost and increase revenue?

To overcome these challenges, operators must build their core networks with three essential attributes: flexibility, intelligence, and scale. A flexible network is one that can adapt to frequently changing business models, with the ability to make in-network design modifications without huge capital expenditures. An intelligent network is one that recognizes the myriad of different user behavior patterns, and has the tools in place to allow operators to monetize these patterns quickly and transparently. Finally, a scalable network is one that can address the demands of today’s mobile network requirements as well as those that will evolve in the future. Data traffic is not just increasing; it is becoming more complex, requiring a scalable and flexible solution across all performance parameters – throughput, transactions, bearers, and sessions.

With all these factors, mobile operators need a mobile packet core solution that they can count on – one that provides efficient evolution to fourth-generation (4G) technology and small cells. Operators must plan for the `new normal’ of the mobile internet – elastic, flexible, virtual. This means being able to harness the right resources (intelligent performance) when you need them – instantaneously. This new normal starts with the intelligent performance of the Cisco ® ASR 5500 Multimedia Core Platform (Figure 1). Cisco ASR 5500 sets a new standard for intelligent performance that redefines the economics of the packet core. It is the first mobile platform designed for terabit performance that scales to tens of millions of sessions, and supports the transaction rates required to address the signaling surge.

Figure 1. Cisco ASR 5500 Multimedia Core Platform