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Introduction

The Cisco ASR 901 Mobile Wireless Router is a cell site gateway platform specifically designed to provide transport for both legacy TDM and Ethernet traffic over a single converged network. The Cisco ASR 901 router is used at the cell site as a part of a 2G, 3G, or 4G radio access network (RAN) traffic.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Hardware Description, page 1-1

Power Supply, page 1-5

System Specifications, page 1-7

Router Interface Numbering, page 1-7

Regulatory Compliance, page 1-8

Hardware Description

Contained in a standard shelf-rack enclosure, the Cisco ASR 901 router weighs approximately 10 pounds (4 kg). It measures 1.7 inches high x 17.4 inches wide x 8.25 inches deep (4.32 cm or 1RU x 44.2 cm x 21.0 cm). These dimensions do not include the rack-mount brackets.

You can mount the router in a standard (ETSI) 19-inch (48.3 cm) equipment rack or 600mm ETSI rack or a 23" ETSI rack.

The Cisco ASR 901 router includes the following hardware features:

16 T1/E1 RJ45 ports

Four ports of 100/1000 Copper Ethernet including auto-MDIX (RJ45 connector)

Four ports of SFP only

Four combo ports (SFP/Copper)

Dual feed supply with redundant DC inputs plus built in redundant power supply (RPS)

Two fans placed in the chassis (fans are redundant)

Chassis: 1RU, 8.25 inch depth

Operating temperature range is -40 to +149°F (-40°C to +65°C).

Side to side airflow

Four solid state alarm inputs

A single built-in 1GB Meninx Flash memory

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