Full English Description for Cisco ASR 9006
1. Official Short Order Description (Datasheet Standard Format)
ASR 9006: Cisco ASR 9000 Series Flagship 10RU Modular Carrier-Grade Aggregation Services Router built on distributed nonblocking switching fabric, dual redundant Route Switch Processor (RSP) slots for SSO control-plane high availability, four hot-swappable horizontal line card slots supporting high-density 1G/10G/40G/100G CPAK/QSFP fiber line cards, integrated multi-layer precision timing subsystem (GPS GNSS, BITS, SyncE, IEEE 1588v2 PTP), dual hot-swappable redundant fan trays and up to six N+1 redundant AC/DC/HVDC power supplies, runs modular carrier-grade Cisco IOS XR operating system with full MPLS L2/L3VPN, EVPN, Segment Routing, broadband BRAS, 4G/5G mobile backhaul convergence, hardware MACsec/IPsec acceleration and multi-tenant H-QoS capabilities, designed for tier-1 service provider central office core aggregation, national large-scale SD-WAN master hubs, hyperscale DCI interconnection and massive multi-subscriber broadband termination deploymentsCisco.
2. Complete Detailed Product Overview
Product Line Positioning
Cisco ASR 9006 is the mid-large flagship modular chassis of the ASR 9000 IOS XR carrier router family, positioned above compact 2RU ASR 9001/9001-S and below high-capacity 21RU ASR 9010 chassis. It adopts fully FRU-discrete redundant architecture with dual RSP control planes and four high-speed line card expansion slots, delivering abundant I/O scalability for mixed 10G/40G/100G fiber aggregation and OTN/SONET legacy trunk convergence. Built for carrier central office five-nines availability, it provides full end-to-end hardware redundancy (control plane, power, cooling), ultra-large routing table capacity and integrated synchronous timing for 5G mobile transport, targeting tier-1 operator core aggregation and enterprise global headquarters DCI interconnection sitesCisco.
Modular FRU Slot Architecture (Core Hardware Layout)
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Dual Redundant RSP Route Switch Processor Slots (1+1 HA Exclusive)
Two independent hot-swappable RSP FRU positions for primary/backup control-plane modules (RSP3/RSP4/RSP5-X series). Supports Stateful Switchover (SSO), Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) and zero-downtime ISSU firmware upgrades to eliminate control-plane single points of failure. Each RSP integrates multi-core x86 CPU, ECC DDR memory, fabric scheduler and full timing clock circuitry to process massive BGP routing tables and tens of thousands of concurrent VPN tunnelsCisco.
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Four Horizontal Hot-Swap Line Card Slots (OIR Supported)
All line card slots support online insertion and removal without chassis power cycle, compatible with full ASR 9000 high-density line card portfolio for modern fiber + legacy transport convergence:
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High-speed Ethernet line cards: 12×10GE SFP+, 8×40GE QSFP, 1×100GE CPAK, 2×100GE QSFP28 modules
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Optical transport line cards: OC-3 / OC-12 POS, OTN trunk modules for long-haul carrier transport
All line cards integrate dedicated network processors for distributed wire-speed service offload (NAT, firewall, AVC, QoS, pseudowires).
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Fixed Timing & Management Auxiliary Interfaces
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1× GPS GNSS input port for Stratum 1 grandmaster clock generation
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1× BITS RJ45 timing port compliant with GR-1244-CORE Stratum 3 carrier synchronization
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Native SyncE, IEEE 1588v2 PTP, ToD and 1PPS pulse interfaces for synchronous 4G/5G fronthaul/backhaul transport
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1×10/100/1000BASE-T isolated out-of-band management Ethernet port
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Dual console access: RJ45 serial console + Mini-USB Type B local configuration port
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2×USB 3.0 Type-A host ports for license upload, offline config backup and IOS XR firmware images
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Front-panel multi-color LED array monitoring RSP status, line card link activity, power supply, fan tray health, timing lock and critical/minor/major fault alarms
Processor, Memory & Storage
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Distributed Nonblocking Switching Fabric: Integrated fixed fabric architecture on dual RSP modules delivering scalable total system throughput up to 7 Tbps with RSP880 series route processors, native hardware offload for MACsec, IPsec, multicast replication and hierarchical H-QoS across all line card portsCisco.
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RSP Control Plane Memory (Per RSP):
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Base factory configuration: 16GB ECC DDR4 RAM
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Field-upgradable to 32GB / 64GB ECC DDR4 RAM for ultra-large carrier BGP route reflectors, millions of concurrent firewall/NAT sessions and massive broadband BRAS subscriber termination
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Storage: 32GB rugged industrial eUSB bootflash for IOS XR modular boot images, crash dumps and logging; optional internal SATA SSD tray for long-term NetFlow/IPFIX telemetry archiving and persistent subscriber log storage
Power, Mechanical & Environmental Specifications
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Form Factor: Standard 10RU 19-inch four-post data center / carrier central office rack-mount chassis
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Physical Dimensions: 444.5mm H × 438mm W × 738mm D; fully loaded weight ~40.7kg (89.55 lbs)
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Cooling: Dual 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 six hot-swappable wide-range AC/DC/HVDC power supplies supporting flexible N+1 carrier-grade redundancy; max total chassis power draw 1600W
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Operating Temperature: 5°C ~ +40°C continuous central office operation; short-term tolerance -5°C ~ +55°C
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Storage Temperature: -40°C ~ +70°C
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Humidity: 10%–90% RH non-condensing operating humidity
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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 enterprise core data center deploymentCisco.
Official Performance Benchmarks
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Scalable total system nonblocking fabric throughput: Up to 7 Tbps with RSP880 high-performance route processors
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Hardware-accelerated IMIX IPsec/MACsec total crypto throughput: Max 86 Gbps
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Maximum concurrent EVPN/VPLS L2VPN service instances: Up to 10,000 with 64GB RSP memory
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Total concurrent stateful firewall sessions: Up to 12 million sessions
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Full hardware offload support for NBAR2 AVC deep packet inspection, hierarchical MQC H-QoS, large-scale CGNAT address translation and sub-second BFD fast convergence
Software & Core Supported Capabilities (Modular Cisco IOS XR)
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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, EVPN, VPLS, EoMPLS and broadband L2TP BRAS termination supporting tens of thousands of multi-tenant subscriber sessions for service provider private WAN architectures.
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4G/5G Mobile Backhaul Convergence Transport
Native SyncE / IEEE 1588v2 PTP / GPS/BITS multi-layer synchronous timing, carrier Ethernet service delivery, SAToP/CESoP TDM pseudowire legacy circuit migration, zero-touch provisioning compatible with Cisco NSO mass cell-site orchestration.
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Unified Integrated Carrier-Grade Security Stack
Line-rate hardware MACsec/IPsec tunnel acceleration, next-generation stateful zone firewall, IDS/IPS threat inspection, advanced malware protection (AMP), large-scale CGNAT subscriber address translation, AAA RADIUS/TACACS+, TLS encrypted remote multi-tenant traffic segmentation.
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Application Visibility & Hierarchical H-QoS Management
NBAR2 full application signature classification, multi-level hierarchical MQC traffic shaping/policing, IP SLA performance monitoring, NetFlow/IPFIX streaming telemetry for centralized broadband and transport network capacity analytics.
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Carrier-Grade High Availability Mechanisms (Enhanced Dual RSP Exclusive)
NSF Nonstop Forwarding, SSO Stateful Switchover between primary/backup RSP modules, ISSU In-Service Software Upgrade for zero-downtime firmware updates, HSRP/VRRP gateway redundancy, sub-second BFD link failure detection, dual redundant power/fan trays eliminating single points of failure for unmanned 24/7 central office core deployments.
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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 service provider and enterprise core device lifecycle automation.
Typical Deployment Scenarios
Tier-1 service provider central office core aggregation routers, national retail SD-WAN master core hubs, hyperscale multi-subscriber broadband BRAS aggregation nodes, nationwide oil & gas global private WAN core routers, utility nationwide power grid central control room gateways, large-scale data center DCI interconnection routers requiring four high-speed line card expansion slots, dual RSP control-plane redundancy, terabit-level forwarding throughput and integrated carrier-grade synchronous timing synchronization.
3. E-commerce Short Marketing Description
Cisco ASR 9006 Flagship 10RU Modular Carrier Aggregation Services Router, dual redundant RSP route processor FRUs scalable up to 7 Tbps total fabric throughput, RSP with upgradable 16/32/64GB ECC DDR4 RAM, 32GB eUSB bootflash + optional SATA SSD mass storage, four hot-swappable high-density line card slots supporting 1G/10G/40G/100G fiber and OTN/OC trunk modules, integrated GPS/BITS/PTP/SyncE multi-layer precision timing subsystem, up to six N+1 redundant AC/DC power supplies and dual fan trays, modular Cisco IOS XR OS with full carrier-grade MPLS EVPN, 5G mobile backhaul transport and integrated NGFW security, ideal for tier-1 service provider central office core, hyperscale broadband BRAS multi-subscriber aggregation and large-scale DCI interconnection deployments.
4. Product Catalog Keyword Tags
Cisco, ASR 9006, ASR 9000 Series, 10RU Flagship Modular Carrier Aggregation Router, Dual Redundant RSP Route Switch Processors, Distributed Nonblocking Fabric Up to 7 Tbps, Four Hot-Swap High-Speed Line Card Slots, Multi-Rate 10G/40G/100G CPAK/QSFP Fiber Support, Integrated GPS Stratum 1 + BITS/PTP/SyncE Timing, N+1 Multi-Power Redundant Design, Dual Redundant Fan Trays, NEBS GR-1089 Certified, Hardware MACsec/IPsec Wire-Speed Acceleration, Cisco IOS XR Modular Operating System, Carrier-Grade MPLS L3VPN/EVPN/VPLS, Broadband L2TP BRAS Multi-Tenant Aggregation Gateway, 4G/5G National Mobile Backhaul Core Router, Tier-1 Service Provider Central Office Core, Large-Scale Data Center DCI Interconnection Router
Naming Rule Explanation
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ASR = Aggregation Services Router, Cisco’s high-performance IOS XR carrier/enterprise core aggregation platform series
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9000 = High-capacity IOS XR core chassis family (separated from shallow-depth IOS XE ASR 900 mobile transport edge routers)
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9006 = 10RU flagship modular chassis form factor (four line card slots, dual redundant RSP control plane, positioned between compact 2RU ASR 9001 and high-capacity 21RU ASR 9010)
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No suffix = Base standard chassis compatible with RSP3/RSP4/RSP5-X/RSP880 route processor generations, supporting distributed terabit-class forwarding fabric
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