Cisco ASR1006-SIP60 Full Official Product Description

1. Product Overview & SKU Definition

Official Full Name

SKU Breakdown

1. ASR1006: Flagship 6-Rack Unit (6RU) modular chassis of Cisco ASR 1000 Series, the highest-density original ASR1000 chassis, supporting dual redundant RP, dual ESP, and up to three SIP carrier slotsCisco.
2. SIP60: ASR1000-SIP60 SPA Interface Processor, each carrier delivers non-blocking 60 Gbps aggregate forwarding bandwidth for its 4 SPA half-height subslots. Three SIP60 modules provide total 180 Gbps SPA interface throughput.
3. Core Positioning
   This carrier-grade modular platform targets large enterprise headquarters aggregation, multi-service provider PE edge routers, wholesale voice/data aggregation POPs, broadband LAC/LNS concentrators, and data center interconnection gateways. Three SIP60 carriers support up to 12 half-height SPAs, enabling mixed deployment of Ethernet, T1/E1 voice trunk, serial, ATM, POS leased-line interface adaptersCisco.

2. Chassis Core Hardware Architecture

Mechanical & Physical Chassis Specifications

• Form Factor: 6RU (266.7 mm / 10.5 in height), standard 19-inch industry rack mountableCisco.
• Dimensions (H × W × D): 266.7 mm × 438.15 mm × 571.5 mm
• Fully Loaded Gross Weight: Approximately 42 kg
• Chassis Slot Layout (Midplane Backplane Architecture)Cisco:
  2 × Route Processor (RP) slots (hardware redundant dual RP for control plane HA)
  2 × Embedded Services Processor (ESP) slots (dual forwarding engines for load balancing & redundancy)
  3 × SIP module slots (populated with triple ASR1000-SIP60 carriers)
  12 × SPA half-height subslots (4 independent subslots per SIP60)
• Power Supply Configuration: Support up to four hot-swappable AC/DC power supplies with N+1 redundant power architecture for power-layer fault tolerance.
• Cooling System: Dual redundant hot-swappable fan trays with front-to-back forced airflow. Unused SPA subslots must be covered with blank filler panels to maintain proper thermal dissipation and airflow balance.

Dual Redundant Route Processor (RP) Specifications

• Supported RP Module: ASR1000-RP2 dual-core high-performance control processor
• Default Shared System DRAM: 8GB unified memory pool shared by RP control plane, ESP forwarding plane, and all three SIP60 interface processors
• Storage Resources: 8GB internal solid-state flash memory for IOS XE boot images, running configurations, log archives; dual external USB 2.0 storage ports for offline configuration backup and firmware image upgrades.
• Control Plane Redundancy: Dual physical RP modules support SSO stateful switchover paired with NSF non-stop forwarding, achieving sub-50ms failover with zero packet loss for established data and voice traffic flows.

Dual Embedded Services Processor (ESP)

• Total System Aggregate Throughput: Up to 100 Gbps bidirectional wire-speed forwarding capacityCisco
• Maximum Packet Forwarding Rate: Up to 75 Mpps (million packets per second)
• Native Hardware Acceleration Feature Suite: IPv4/IPv6 ACL filtering, NAT44/NAT64, IPsec VPN encryption/decryption, MPLS label switching, hierarchical multi-level QoS queuing, NetFlow v9/IPFIX traffic analytics, multicast replication and traffic engineering.

3. ASR1000-SIP60 SPA Interface Processor Key Specifications

1. Per-SIP60 Bandwidth Capacity: 60 Gbps non-oversubscribed aggregate bidirectional throughput across its four SPA half-height subslots.
2. SPA Subslot Layout Per Single SIP60 Carrier: 4 independent half-height SPA bays
   Supported SPA combination modes per SIP60:
   • 4 × half-height SPAs
   • 2 × full-height SPAs
   • Mixed configuration: 1 full-height SPA + 2 half-height SPAs
     Double-wide high-density SPAs are not compatible with SIP60 hardware.
3. OIR Hot-Swap Support: All installed SPAs and SIP60 carrier modules fully support Online Insertion and Removal (OIR). Technicians can replace, remove, or upgrade interface hardware without full chassis reboot or complete service outage.
4. Distributed Service Offloading: Per-SPA ingress Layer2/Layer3 packet prioritization, SPA-level flow control, synchronized line clock signal distribution from a reference SPA to the entire chassis RP control plane.
5. Full SPA Ecosystem Compatibility: Interoperable with the complete portfolio of Cisco ASR 1000 Series Shared Port AdaptersCisco:
   • Ethernet SPAs: 1GE, 10GE copper/fiber SFP/SFP+ adapters
   • TDM Voice SPAs: SPA-VA8XT1/E1, SPA-VA12XT1/E1, SPA-VA24XT1/E1 high-density channelized voice trunk adapters
   • WAN Leased-Line SPAs: Serial T3/E3, ATM, POS OC3/OC12/OC48 STM1/STM16 adapters
6. Minimum IOS XE Software Support: SIP60 module hardware support is introduced in Cisco IOS XE Release 3.5S and all subsequent stable IOS XE software trains.

4. Performance & Scalability Metrics

• Total Aggregate SPA Interface Bandwidth (Triple SIP60 Carriers): 180 Gbps bidirectional throughput for all 12 installed SPA subslots
• Concurrent Multi-Service Capacity: Wire-speed parallel execution of SD-WAN, MPLS L2/L3 VPN, IPsec site-to-site VPN, hierarchical QoS, NAT, multicast replication without RP control-plane CPU saturation under full chassis traffic load
• Routing Table Scale Limit: Supports up to 1,000,000 combined IPv4 and IPv6 unicast route table entries
• Multicast Capacity: 64,000 multicast route entries, supports 1,000 concurrent multicast streaming groups
• QoS Resource Pool: Up to 128,000 hierarchical traffic queues, LLQ low-latency queuing dedicated for real-time voice, video, unified communications media streams

5. Cisco IOS XE Operating System & Supported Network Services

Core OS Platform

Enterprise & Service Provider Full Feature Suite

1. WAN & SD-WAN: Cisco Viptela SD-WAN hybrid multi-link aggregation, application-aware intelligent routing, centralized global security and traffic policy management
2. Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, static routing, complete IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack native support
3. MPLS & VPN Services: L3VPN, VPLS, EoMPLS L2VPN, MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)
4. Integrated Network Security: Hardware-accelerated IPsec site-to-site VPN, zone-based stateful firewall, granular ACL packet filtering, NAT44/NAT64, AAA centralized identity authentication, authorization and accounting, encrypted SSH/SNMPv3 secure device management
5. Voice & Unified Communications: TDM PRI voice trunk termination via VA-series voice SPAs, dedicated voice QoS scheduling, G.168 echo cancellation, SIP trunking, Cisco CUBE Unified Border Element media gateway functionality
6. Broadband Subscriber Access: L2TP LAC/LNS broadband concentrator for large-scale residential and enterprise subscriber termination
7. Monitoring & Lifecycle Management: SNMPv2c/v3, NetFlow v9/IPFIX, remote syslog logging, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), ISSU In-Service Software Upgrade for firmware updates without traffic downtime

6. Carrier-Grade High Availability (HA) Feature Set

1. SPA & SIP OIR Hot Swap: Interface modules can be replaced or upgraded without chassis power cycle or full service interruption
2. NSF + SSO Dual RP Hardware Redundancy: Non-stop forwarding paired with stateful switchover between dual physical route processors, sub-50ms control-plane failover with zero packet loss for active data/voice flows
3. ISSU In-Service Software Upgrade: IOS XE firmware image upgrades executed fully in-service, eliminating mandatory scheduled maintenance windows
4. Dual Redundant ESP Forwarding Engines: Load-balanced traffic processing, single ESP failure triggers automatic traffic failover to the standby forwarding engine
5. N+1 Redundant Power Supplies: Power layer fault tolerance against single power supply input power loss
6. Dual Redundant Fan Trays: Cooling system redundancy to prevent thermal chassis shutdown from single fan tray hardware failure
7. Box-to-Box Active/Standby Cluster Redundancy: Support for paired ASR1006 routers deployed in HA cluster mode for critical voice border gateways and core internet edge routing deployments

7. Front Panel LED Indicator System

1. Global Chassis Status LED: Indicate power supply health, system boot initialization state, critical hardware fault alarm notifications
2. Dual RP & Dual ESP Module Status LEDs: Processor power presence, operational running state, hardware error alert indicators
3. Triple SIP60 Module Status LEDs: SIP carrier power detection, firmware initialization progress, critical hardware fault status
4. Per-SPA Subslot Dual-Color Status LEDs: SPA module detection, physical link up/down status, real-time traffic activity, Layer 1 line alarms (LOS, LOF, excessive BER errors)
5. Management Port Indicators: Console serial port, Auxiliary port, dual USB storage ports, out-of-band Ethernet management port activity status

8. Environmental Operating Specifications

• Standard Data Center Operating Temperature Range: 5°C ~ 40°C (41°F ~ 104°F)
• Short-Term Extended Operating Temperature (temporary equipment closet deployment): -5°C ~ 45°C (23°F ~ 113°F)
• Non-Operating Storage & Transit Temperature Range: -40°C ~ 70°C (-40°F ~ 158°F)
• Relative Humidity Specifications: 5% ~ 85% RH non-condensing during continuous operation; 5% ~ 95% RH non-condensing for warehouse storage and equipment transit
• Certified Operating Altitude: -60 m ~ 2000 m above sea level
• Built-in Thermal Protection Mechanisms: Automatic traffic throttling and emergency system shutdown safeguards against over-temperature hardware damage

9. Key Deployment Advantages

1. Triple SIP60 Ultra-High-Density Modular Interface Architecture
   Three independent SIP60 carriers deliver a total of 12 SPA expansion subslots with aggregate 180 Gbps SPA interface bandwidth, achieving the highest port density among original ASR 1000 series chassis models. Network operators can freely mix fiber Ethernet, copper Ethernet, TDM voice trunk, serial leased-line, ATM and POS WAN interfaces on a single 6RU chassis, consolidating voice, data and video aggregation hardware to minimize rack space consumption.
2. Distributed Hardware Service Offloading Architecture
   All resource-intensive VPN encryption, QoS scheduling, NAT translation and multicast replication operations are fully processed on dual ESP forwarding engines and distributed triple SIP60 interface processors. This design fully protects critical RP control-plane CPU resources from overload even under full chassis peak traffic load with multiple concurrent network services enabled simultaneously.
3. Unified Multi-Service Platform for Large Enterprises & Service Providers
   Full compatibility with Cisco’s complete SPA hardware ecosystem enables consolidated deployment of enterprise WAN aggregation, TDM voice trunk border gateways, broadband subscriber access concentrators and MPLS service provider PE edge routing on a single unified chassis platform, drastically reducing total rack hardware count and daily operational management overhead.
4. Comprehensive Carrier-Grade Hardware Redundancy
   Dual physical RP, dual ESP, N+1 redundant power supplies, dual fan trays, paired chassis cluster HA, OIR and ISSU features combine to deliver five-nines (99.999%) annual service availability, fully meeting the strict uptime requirements of mission-critical enterprise headquarters gateways and service provider core POP routing deployments.
5. Long-Term Investment Protection & Flexible Scalability
   Fully modular chassis architecture allows independent upgrade or replacement of RP, ESP, SIP60 and SPA interface modules without complete chassis replacement. SIP60 carriers maintain full backward compatibility with all existing ASR 1000 series SPA hardware, fully protecting existing interface hardware investments during future network capacity expansion and service upgrade cycles.

10. Regulatory & Safety Compliance Certifications

1. Electrical Safety Standards: UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No.60950-1, IEC 60950 CB Scheme, EN 60950, AS/NZS 3260, GB 4943 China national IT equipment safety standard
2. EMC & EMI Electromagnetic Compatibility: FCC CFR Title 47 Part 15 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, VCCI Class A ITE, EN55022 Class A, CISPR 22 Class A, CISPR 24, full EN 61000 series ESD, electrical surge, radiated and conducted immunity compliance
3. Telecommunications Industry Standards: ANSI T1.403 T1 line specifications, ITU-T G.703/G.704 E1 carrier standards, ISDN Q.921/Q.931 PRI voice trunk signaling standards, Bellcore NEBS Level 3 central office environmental and surge immunity compliance
4. Environmental Directives: Full EU RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances compliance, EU WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling directive compliant

11. Standard Factory Package Contents

1. ASR1006 6RU modular empty chassis
2. Three pre-installed ASR1000-SIP60 SPA Interface Processor modules
3. Dual ASR1000-RP2 route processor modules
4. Dual embedded services processor modules
5. 19-inch standard rack mounting brackets and all installation fasteners
6. AC power cords (DC power cables sold separately)
7. RJ45-to-RS232 console management serial cable
8. SPA blank filler panels for all unused SPA half-height subslots
9. Complete hardware installation guide, safety operation manual and global regulatory compliance documentation packet

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