Full English Description for Cisco ASR 1002
1. Official Short Order Description (Cisco Datasheet Standard Format)
ASR 1002: Cisco ASR 1000 Series 2RU Modular Aggregation Services Router, FRU-based modular architecture with field-replaceable ESP forwarding engine and RP1 route processor, built-in fixed 4×1GE SFP SPA ports, three half-height hot-swappable SPA shared port adapter slots, support for ASR1000-ESP5 (5 Gbps) or ASR1000-ESP10 (10 Gbps) forwarding modules, base 4GB DDR memory upgradable to 8GB, 8GB industrial eUSB bootflash storage, dual redundant hot-swappable AC/DC power supplies and redundant fan trays, integrated network timing BITS interface, runs modular Cisco IOS XE with full carrier-grade MPLS, IWAN/SD-WAN, hardware IPsec acceleration, stateful firewall and multi-service convergence, designed for medium/large enterprise regional aggregation, service provider small POP multi-tenant CPE, broadband aggregation and legacy T1/E1/OC3 trunk convergence deploymentsCisco.
2. Complete Detailed Product Overview
Product Line Positioning
Cisco ASR 1002 is the original 2RU modular mid-tier chassis of ASR 1000 Series aggregation router family, positioned above compact 1RU ASR 1001 and below higher-performance ASR 1002-X / ASR 1002-HX upgraded variants. It adopts fully FRU modular design: forwarding plane (ESP), control plane (RP), power supplies and fan trays can all be replaced independently without chassis swap, supporting flexible mixed-media SPA expansion for fiber, copper, channelized T1/E1 and POS trunk circuits. It shares identical IOS XE feature parity with all ASR 1000 platforms, delivering scalable multi-service convergence for sites requiring larger port expansion capacity than 1RU fixed-chassis modelsCisco.
Fixed Native Hardware Interfaces
Built-in 4×1GE SFP Ports
Integrated factory-installed 4-port Gigabit Ethernet SPA with SFP slots for copper/fiber local access or short-distance backhaul; all ports support IEEE 802.1Q VLAN trunking, MACsec hardware encryption, SyncE timing and hardware QoS offload.
Timing & Management Auxiliary Interfaces
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1× BITS RJ45 timing interface (Stratum 3 clock compliance per GR-1244-CORE) for substation and carrier network synchronization
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1×10/100/1000BASE-T RJ45 out-of-band management Ethernet port for isolated remote chassis monitoring
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Dual console access: RJ45 serial console + Mini-USB Type B console port for local offline configuration
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1×RJ45 AUX dial-out port for backup analog modem out-of-band management
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2×USB 2.0 Type-A host ports for license import, offline config backup and firmware image upload
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Multi-color front-panel LED array monitoring power supply, fan health, SPA slot link status, timing lock, crypto engine and system fault alarms
Three Half-Height Hot-Swap SPA Expansion Slots (Core Modular Advantage)
All three slots support OIR (Online Insertion and Removal) without chassis power cycle, fully compatible with full ASR 1000 SPA portfolio for hybrid modern fiber + legacy circuit convergence:
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Ethernet SPAs: 4×1GE, 2×10GE SFP+ aggregation modules
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Channelized trunk SPAs: 8×T1/E1, 4×T3 serial voice/WAN trunk modules
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Optical SPAs: OC-3 / OC-12 POS/ATM fiber uplink modules
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Serial async SPA for legacy industrial SCADA equipment integrationCisco
Modular FRU Processor, Memory & Storage
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Field-Replaceable Embedded Services Processor (ESP)
Two official ESP options for performance scaling:
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ASR1000-ESP5: Sustained 5 Gbps aggregate IMIX forwarding throughput
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ASR1000-ESP10: Sustained 10 Gbps aggregate IMIX forwarding throughput
Integrated dedicated Nitrox crypto co-processor for hardware IPsec, FlexVPN and DMVPN acceleration, supporting AES-256, RSA, ECDSA and SHA-256 cipher suites.
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Modular Route Processor 1 (RP1)
Dedicated control plane FRU with two DIMM memory slots:
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Base configuration: 4GB DDR memory, supports up to 500,000 IPv4/IPv6 routing table entries
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Field-upgradable to 8GB DDR memory, supports up to 1,000,000 IPv4/IPv6 routes for large BGP route reflector deployments
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2MB upgradable BootROM for firmware recovery
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Storage
Fixed 8GB industrial eUSB internal bootflash for IOS XE modular system images, crash dumps, NVRAM and centralized system logging; no native HDD/SSD bay support.
Power, Mechanical & Environmental Specifications
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Form Factor: Standard 2RU 19-inch four-post rack-mount chassis
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Physical Dimensions: 88.9mm H × 439.42mm W × 571.5mm D; fully loaded weight ~18.14kg
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Cooling: Dual hot-swappable redundant fan trays with front-to-back data center airflow, OIR-supported zero-downtime fan replacement
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Power Supply Architecture: Dual hot-swappable wide-range AC/DC/HVDC power supplies (1+1 redundant) for carrier-grade high availability; max chassis power draw 560W AC / 590W DCCisco
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Operating Temperature: 5°C ~ +40°C continuous indoor data center / equipment room operation
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Storage Temperature: -40°C ~ +70°C
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Humidity: 10%–85% RH non-condensing operating humidity
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Compliance: UL 62368-1, IEC 60950-1, FCC Class A, CE certified for enterprise and service provider deployment
Official Performance Benchmarks
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Aggregate IMIX forwarding throughput: 5 Gbps (ESP5) / 10 Gbps (ESP10)
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Hardware-accelerated IPsec VPN throughput: Up to 2 Gbps (ESP10)
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Maximum concurrent SD-WAN/DMVPN overlay tunnels: Up to 5,000 tunnels with 8GB memory
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Concurrent stateful firewall sessions: Up to 500,000
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Full hardware offload support for NBAR2 AVC deep packet inspection, hierarchical MQC QoS, stateful NAT, MACsec and multicast replication
Software & Core Supported Capabilities (Modular IOS XE)
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Carrier-Grade Routing & Full MPLS Suite
IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack forwarding, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, Segment Routing, BFD fast convergence; complete MPLS feature stack including L3VPN, VPLS, EoMPLS, multi-tenant route reflector and broadband L2TP termination for service provider private WAN architectures.
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Catalyst SD-WAN / IWAN Hybrid Multi-WAN Convergence
Full IWAN and modern SD-WAN feature support, zero-touch provisioning via vManage orchestrator, application-aware multi-path routing, DMVPN/FlexVPN overlay tunnels, seamless integration with Cisco Umbrella SASE cloud security and ThousandEyes end-to-end network monitoring.
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Unified Integrated NGFW Security Stack
Hardware wire-speed VPN acceleration, zone-based stateful firewall, IDS/IPS threat inspection, advanced malware protection, CGNAT carrier-grade address translation, AAA RADIUS/TACACS+, TLS encrypted remote management and traffic segmentation.
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Application Visibility & Hierarchical QoS Management
NBAR2 full application signature recognition, hierarchical MQC traffic shaping/policing, IP SLA performance monitoring, NetFlow/IPFIX streaming telemetry for centralized traffic analytics and capacity planning.
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Enterprise & Carrier High Availability Mechanisms
NSF Nonstop Forwarding, SSO Stateful Switchover, ISSU In-Service Software Upgrade for zero-downtime firmware updates, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP gateway redundancy, sub-second BFD failure detection for WAN convergence.
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Cloud-Native Automation & Programmability
CLI/SSH console access, REST API, NETCONF/YANG data models, streaming telemetry, native integration with Catalyst Center and NSO Network Services Orchestrator for mass enterprise and service provider edge device lifecycle automation.
Typical Deployment Scenarios
Medium-to-large enterprise regional WAN aggregation hubs, service provider small POP multi-tenant CPE, broadband aggregation nodes terminating mass T1/E1 trunk circuits, hybrid cloud secure interconnection gateways, financial regional MPLS convergence sites, nationwide retail SD-WAN aggregation nodes requiring multi-SPA modular expansion for mixed fiber and legacy copper WAN links.
3. E-commerce Short Marketing Description
Cisco ASR 1002 2RU Modular Aggregation Services Router, FRU modular ESP/RP design with 5Gbps / 10Gbps forwarding options, RP1 with 4GB DDR memory upgradable to 8GB, 8GB eUSB bootflash, built-in 4×1GE SFP ports + three half-height SPA expansion slots, BITS timing interface, dual redundant PSU & fan trays, modular IOS XE OS with MPLS, IWAN SD-WAN and hardware IPsec security, ideal for enterprise regional aggregation, service provider POP and legacy trunk convergence deployments.
4. Product Catalog Keyword Tags
Cisco, ASR 1002, ASR 1000 Series, 2RU Modular Aggregation Services Router, FRU Field-Replaceable ESP/RP, 3 Half-Height SPA Slots, Built-in 4×1GE SFP Ports, BITS Timing Clock Support, Dual Redundant PSU & Fans, IOS XE Modular Operating System, Carrier-Grade MPLS L3VPN, IWAN SD-WAN Support, Medium Enterprise WAN Aggregation, Service Provider Small POP CPE, Legacy T1/E1 OC3 Trunk Convergence Gateway
Naming Rule Explanation
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ASR = Aggregation Services Router series (carrier/enterprise multi-service modular WAN aggregation platform)
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1002 = Original base 2RU modular chassis variant of ASR 1000 family (differentiated from upgraded ASR 1002-X / high-performance ASR 1002-HX)
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