Description
Quality of Service (QoS) and Traffic Management
The ASR-9006-DC Cisco 9006 Aggregation Services Router supports Quality of Service (QoS) and Traffic Management through a variety of features and capabilities.
- Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ) – This allows for the creation of different traffic classes and the allocation of bandwidth to each class based on priority.
- Low Latency Queuing (LLQ) – This feature prioritizes real-time traffic such as voice and video, ensuring that these types of traffic are delivered with minimal delay.
- Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) – This feature helps to prevent network congestion by randomly dropping packets when the queue is full.
- Traffic Policing and Shaping – These features allow for the control of traffic rate and bandwidth allocation, helping to prevent network congestion.
- Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) – This allows for the creation of virtual circuits, which can be used to prioritize certain types of traffic.
- Quality of Service (QoS) for IPv6 – This feature allows for the configuration of QoS for IPv6 traffic, ensuring that IPv6 traffic is treated with the same priority as IPv4 traffic.
All these features work together to ensure that the network performs optimally, providing high-quality service for all types of traffic.
Virtualization and Cloud Integration
The ASR-9006-DC Cisco 9006 Aggregation Services Router does support virtualization and cloud integration. It can be integrated with Cisco’s Virtualized Multi-Tenant Data Center (VMDC) solution, which allows for the creation of virtual routers and virtual switches within the ASR-9006-DC. This allows for the separation of different tenant networks within a single physical device, providing increased security and flexibility.
The ASR-9006-DC also supports integration with Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) solution, which allows for the automation and orchestration of network infrastructure in a cloud environment. This integration allows for the ASR-9006-DC to be used as a centralized network controller for virtualized and cloud environments, providing improved visibility and control over the network.
Additionally, the ASR-9006-DC supports the use of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) protocols such as OpenFlow and OpenStack, which allow for the integration of the router with various cloud management platforms and virtualization technologies.
High Availability and Redundancy Features
The ASR-9006-DC Cisco 9006 Aggregation Services Router offers several high availability and redundancy features to ensure continuous network operations. These include:
- Redundant Power Supplies: The ASR-9006-DC supports dual, redundant power supplies to ensure that power is always available to the router in the event of a power supply failure.
- Redundant Fan Trays: The ASR-9006-DC also supports dual, redundant fan trays to ensure that the router remains cool and operational even if one fan fails.
- Stateful Switchover (SSO): SSO allows for seamless failover in the event of a routing processor failure, ensuring that network operations continue without interruption.
- Route Processor Redundancy (RPR): RPR allows for the use of a standby routing processor, which can take over in the event of a failure of the primary routing processor.
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP): VRRP allows for the use of a virtual router as a backup to the primary router, ensuring that network operations continue even if the primary router fails.
- Hot-swappable modules: ASR-9006-DC support hot-swappable modules, which means that if any card fails it can be replaced without disrupting the network.
- Flexible Netflow (FNF): FNF allows for the collection of data on network flows, which can be used for troubleshooting and monitoring network performance.
These features work together to provide a high level of network availability and reliability, ensuring that network operations continue even in the event of a failure.
General Information about this Cisco ASR-9006-DC
- Manufacturer: Cisco
- Part Number or SKU# ASR-9006-DC
- Product Type: Router Chassis
- Product Series 9000
- Product Model 9006
I/O Expansions of Cisco Router Chassis
- Number of Total Expansion Slots 6
- Expansion Slot Type Line Card
- Expansion Slot Type Route Processor
- Management & Protocols
- Security Features-
- AAA
- IPSec
- SSH
- L2CP
Dimensions & Weight of Modular Expansion Base
- Height 17.5inch
- Width 17.5inch
- Depth 28.7inch
- Weight (Approximate) 230 lb