Cisco Systems Introducing to the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router, Contents

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Introducing to the Cisco ASR 9000 Series

Aggregation Services Router

This chapter introduces the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router that runs

Cisco IOS XR Software. It also introduces router concepts, features, and user interfaces.

Contents

•Router Overview, page 1-1

•System Configurations, page 1-6

•Management and Security, page 1-8

•Initial Router Configuration, page 1-9

•Where to Go Next, page 1-13

Router Overview

The router is a multilayer Ethernet switching and aggregation platform. It is also a label edge router (LER) that sits at the edge of a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. The router has links that extend outside the MPLS network. It provides access and aggregation services for enterprise and service providers.

Features and Capabilities

A scalable, carrier-class distributed forwarding router, the router is designed for the redundancy, high security and availability, packaging, power and other requirements needed by service providers.

The router aggregates triple play and Ethernet service traffic from Gigabit Ethernet devices, aggregating these services to 10 Gigabit Ethernet IP, MPLS edge, or core.

The following sections describe the features and capabilities in detail:

•Cisco IOS XR Software, page 1-2

•Flexible Ethernet, page 1-3

•L2VPN, page 1-4

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Getting Started Guide

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