ASR1001-X

ASR1001-X is a Cisco ASR 1000 Series aggregation services router built for compact enterprise edge, data center edge, and service-provider aggregation roles. The platform uses a 1RU chassis with integrated route processor, Embedded Services Processor, and SPA Interface Processor, while still exposing modular interface growth through one Network Interface Module bay and one half-height Shared Port Adapter bay. The built-in Ethernet layout gives network teams six 1GE SFP-only interfaces and two 10GE SFP+ interfaces for routed WAN, provider, or aggregation handoffs. Wired connectivity defines the platform, with no integrated Wi-Fi, cellular, DSL, or PoE access role. Cisco ASR1002-X differs by scaling to 36 Gbps of ESP bandwidth.

2.5 Gbps of default forwarding throughput carries routed edge traffic before software-activated performance licences raise the platform to 5, 10, or 20 Gbps. 8 Gbps of crypto processing handles encrypted services through the integrated security processor, while Cisco IOS XE provides the routing, security, NAT, firewall, and QoS service framework. Six 1GE SFP ports terminate lower-speed fiber Ethernet handoffs, and two fixed-rate 10GE SFP+ ports handle higher-speed uplinks without 1GE downshift support. ASR1001-X includes 8GB DRAM in the base route-processor configuration, expandable to 16GB, plus 8GB embedded USB flash storage. Dual IOS software redundancy, dual hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies, SyncE on built-in optical interfaces, Stratum 3E clocking, CLI access, logging, statistics aggregation, and onboard failure logging support controlled operation in aggregation environments.

For networks maintaining an ASR 1000 edge design after manufacturer end-of-sale, ASR1001-X supports replacement continuity without changing the core IOS XE operating model. The router terminates provider Ethernet, WAN, internet edge, managed CPE, or aggregation links in a 19-inch rack while keeping NIM and SPA expansion available for validated interface requirements. ORM Systems supplies this platform new and certified refurbished, with router-specific checks covering full boot status, SFP and SFP+ interface recognition, licence visibility, memory detection, chassis condition, power supplies, and slot inspection before dispatch. Request pricing with the required throughput licence, power type, optics, memory level, NIM or SPA requirements, and deployment quantity so ORM Systems can quote enterprise refresh projects, spare-unit pools, and volume procurement accurately.