Full English Description for Cisco ASR 1013
1. Official Short Order Description (Datasheet Standard Format)
ASR 1013: Cisco ASR 1000 Series Flagship 13RU Max-Density Modular Aggregation Services Router, full dual redundant RP2 Route Processors and dual hot-swappable ESP forwarding slots supporting ESP40/ESP100/ESP200 up to 360 Gbps total system throughput, six independent SIP SPA Interface Processor trays delivering up to 24 half-height hot-swappable SPA shared port adapters, superslot FRU architecture with enhanced power and bandwidth for high-performance modules, built-in BITS Stratum 3 timing clock interface, up to eight hot-swappable AC/DC/HVDC power supplies organized as redundant pairs, multiple redundant fan trays, RP2 base 8GB DDR memory, 8GB industrial eUSB bootflash with optional internal HDD mass storage, integrated hardware crypto acceleration, modular Cisco IOS XE OS with full carrier-grade MPLS, Catalyst SD-WAN/IWAN, NGFW security and broadband BRAS multi-tenant aggregation capabilities, designed for tier-1 service provider central office core, hyperscale broadband BRAS aggregation, national SD-WAN master hub, large-scale data center DCI interconnection and massive multi-subscriber VPN termination deploymentsCisco.
2. Complete Detailed Product Overview
Product Line Positioning
Cisco ASR 1013 is the largest, highest-capacity chassis of the entire ASR 1000 Series portfolio, positioned above ASR 1009-X. It adopts a massive 13RU rack footprint with industry-leading I/O scalability, dual redundant control-plane RP2s and dual redundant data-plane ESPs to eliminate single points of failure for carrier-class five-nines availability. The six SIP trays support up to 24 half-height SPAs, delivering unmatched mixed-media aggregation capacity for high-density fiber, T1/E1 channelized, T3 and OC POS trunk circuits. Unique superslot hardware design provides extra power and bandwidth to support high-throughput ESP200 forwarding modules unavailable on smaller ASR 1006/1009-X chassisCisco. It targets tier-1 carrier central offices, hyperscale broadband aggregation nodes and enterprise global core sites requiring maximum interface density, full end-to-end hardware redundancy and ultra-large traffic forwarding scale.
Modular FRU Slot Architecture (Core Differentiators vs ASR 1009-X)
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Dual RP2 Route Processor Superslots (1+1 Full Control Plane Redundancy)
Two dedicated superslot FRU positions for primary/backup ASR1000-RP2 modules; ASR1000-RP1 is not supported on ASR1013. Supports Stateful Switchover (SSO), Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) and zero-downtime ISSU firmware upgrades without service interruption. RP2 features industrial x86 CPU with DDR memory optimized for ultra-large BGP routing tables and tens of thousands of concurrent SD-WAN tunnels.
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Dual ESP Forwarding Superslots (1+1 Data Plane Redundancy)
Two independent hot-swappable ESP slots supporting ESP40 (40 Gbps), ESP100-X (100 Gbps), ESP200 (200 Gbps) forwarding modules, delivering combined maximum 360 Gbps aggregate IMIX throughput. Only ASR1013 natively supports the high-performance ESP200 module; all ESPs integrate dedicated Nitrox crypto co-processors for wire-speed IPsec, MACsec, DMVPN and FlexVPN accelerationCisco.
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Six SIP SPA Interface Processor Trays (Max 24 Half-Height SPA Slots)
Three SIP trays on the lower chassis, three SIP trays on the upper chassis; each SIP hosts four half-height hot-swappable SPA slots with full OIR support for in-service module replacement without chassis power cycle. Compatible full ASR 1000 SPA portfolio for hybrid modern fiber + legacy trunk convergence:
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Ethernet SPAs: 4×1GE SFP, 2×10GE SFP+ high-density fiber aggregation modules
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Channelized trunk SPAs: 8×T1/E1 PRI, 4×T3 serial voice/WAN trunk modules
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Optical SPAs: OC-3 / OC-12 POS/ATM long-haul fiber uplink modules
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Async serial SPAs for industrial SCADA and legacy serial equipment integration
Fixed Timing & Management Auxiliary Interfaces
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1× BITS RJ45 timing interface compliant with GR-1244-CORE Stratum 3 clock standard for carrier central office and utility substation 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 remote access
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2×USB 2.0 Type-A host ports for license import, offline configuration backup and firmware image upload
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Multi-color front-panel LED array monitoring RP status, ESP health, SIP/SPA link activity, power supply, fan tray condition, timing lock, crypto engine activity and system fault alarms
Processor, Memory & Storage
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RP2 Route Processor Control Plane (Dual Redundant Superslots)
Industrial x86 CPU with DDR memory: factory base configuration 8GB RAM per RP, supports up to 1 million IPv4/IPv6 routing table entries for large carrier route reflector deployments. No field memory upgrade option for RP2 on ASR1013Cisco.
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Boot Flash: Fixed 8GB rugged industrial eUSB internal flash for IOS XE modular system images, NVRAM and base system logging
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Expandable Mass Storage: Optional hot-swappable internal SATA HDD tray for offline crash dump archiving, long-term NetFlow/IPFIX telemetry retention and persistent broadband subscriber log storage
Power, Mechanical & Environmental Specifications
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Form Factor: Standard 13RU 19-inch four-post data center / central office rack-mount chassis
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Physical Dimensions: 584.2mm H × 437.4mm W × 571.5mm D
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Weight: ~32kg empty chassis; fully loaded with all modules, PSUs and fans ~68kg
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Cooling: Multiple independent hot-swappable redundant fan trays with front-to-back airflow, OIR-supported zero-downtime fan replacement
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Power Supply Architecture: Up to eight hot-swappable wide-range AC/DC/HVDC power supplies arranged as multiple N+1 redundant pairs; max total chassis power draw 4000W input, 3390W outputCisco
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Thermal Performance: Continuous operating temperature 5°C ~ +40°C; storage temperature -40°C ~ +70°C
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Humidity: 10%–85% RH non-condensing operating humidity
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Operating Altitude: -152m to 3048m (-500 to 10,000 ft)
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Compliance: UL 62368-1, IEC/EN 60950-1, NEBS GR-1089 / GR-63, FCC Class A, CE certified for tier-1 carrier central office and hyperscale data center deployment
Official Performance Benchmarks
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Scalable aggregate IMIX forwarding throughput: Max combined 360 Gbps with dual ESP200 modules
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Hardware-accelerated IMIX IPsec VPN throughput: Up to 78 Gbps total system crypto capacity
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Maximum concurrent SD-WAN SVTI/DMVPN overlay tunnels: Up to 10,000 tunnels with 8GB RP memory
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Total concurrent stateful firewall sessions: Up to 6 million sessions
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Full hardware offload support for NBAR2 AVC deep packet inspection, hierarchical MQC QoS, stateful NAT, MACsec link encryption 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 BRAS termination supporting tens of thousands of residential subscriber sessions for service provider multi-tenant private WAN architectures.
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Enterprise & Carrier Catalyst SD-WAN / IWAN Hybrid Multi-WAN Convergence
Full modern SD-WAN feature parity with Catalyst 8000 edge routers, zero-touch provisioning via vManage orchestrator, application-aware multi-path routing, multi-hybrid wired/wireless WAN aggregation, native integration with Cisco Umbrella SASE cloud security and ThousandEyes end-to-end full-path network monitoring.
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Unified Integrated NGFW Industrial & Carrier Security Stack
Line-rate hardware VPN/MACsec acceleration, next-generation stateful zone firewall, IDS/IPS threat inspection, advanced malware protection (AMP), CGNAT carrier-grade large-scale address translation, AAA RADIUS/TACACS+, TLS encrypted remote management and IT/OT 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 for massive broadband aggregation networks.
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Enterprise & Carrier High Availability Mechanisms (Enhanced Dual RP + Dual ESP)
NSF Nonstop Forwarding, SSO Stateful Switchover between primary/backup RP modules, dual ESP data-plane redundancy, ISSU In-Service Software Upgrade for zero-downtime firmware updates, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP gateway redundancy, sub-second BFD failure detection for fast WAN convergence.
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Multi-Tenant 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 multi-tenant service provider lifecycle automation.
Typical Deployment Scenarios
Tier-1 service provider central office core aggregation routers, hyperscale multi-subscriber broadband BRAS aggregation nodes, national retail SD-WAN master core hubs, large-scale oil & gas global private WAN core routers, utility nationwide power grid central control room gateways, hyperscale data center DCI interconnection routers requiring six SIP trays and 24 SPA expansion slots, dual RP/dual ESP full hardware redundancy, maximum forwarding throughput and large offline telemetry storage capacity.
3. E-commerce Short Marketing Description
Cisco ASR 1013 Flagship 13RU Max-Density Modular Aggregation Services Router, dual redundant RP2 + dual ESP superslot forwarding architecture scalable up to 360Gbps total throughput, RP2 with base 8GB DDR memory, 8GB eUSB bootflash + optional internal HDD mass storage, six SIP trays supporting up to 24 hot-swappable half-height SPA shared port adapters, built-in BITS Stratum 3 timing clock, up to eight N+1 redundant AC/DC power supplies and multiple redundant fan trays, integrated hardware crypto acceleration, modular IOS XE OS with full MPLS, Catalyst SD-WAN IWAN and integrated NGFW security, ideal for tier-1 service provider central office core, hyperscale broadband BRAS and large-scale multi-tenant carrier aggregation deployments.
4. Product Catalog Keyword Tags
Cisco, ASR 1013, ASR 1000 Series, 13RU Flagship Max-Density Modular Aggregation Router, Dual Redundant RP2 + Dual ESP Superslot Architecture, Up to 360 Gbps Total System Throughput, Six SIP Trays / 24 Half-Height SPA Slots, BITS Stratum 3 Timing Clock, Optional Internal HDD Mass Storage, Multi-Pair N+1 Redundant Power Supplies, Multiple Redundant Fan Trays, NEBS GR-1089 Certified, Wire-Speed Hardware IPsec Acceleration, IOS XE Modular Operating System, Carrier-Grade MPLS L3VPN, Catalyst SD-WAN / IWAN Support, Broadband BRAS Mass Subscriber Aggregation Gateway, Tier-1 Service Provider Central Office Core Router, Hyperscale Data Center DCI Interconnection Router
Naming Rule Explanation
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ASR = Aggregation Services Router carrier/enterprise multi-service modular WAN aggregation platform
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1013 = Largest 13RU high-capacity flagship chassis form factor (six SIP trays, dual RP + dual ESP superslots, maximum 24 SPA ports, unique ESP200 module support vs smaller ASR 1006-X / ASR 1009-X)
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No X/HX suffix = Original large superslot chassis design with RP2 control plane and legacy SIP/SPA I/O architecture (predecessor to X-series QFP3 high-performance line card platforms)
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