Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processor 20Gbps - Control processor - plug-in module - for ASR 1004, 1006

Key Features and Benefits:

• Service provider broadband
  The Cisco ASR 1000 series router serves as a broadband aggregation router that terminates up to 32,000 subscriber sessions and supports features such as Session Border Controller (SBC) for voice over IP (VoIP) and video services and hardware-assisted per-user firewall for security.
• Service provider edge (PE)
  The Cisco ASR 1000 series router interfaces with service provider-provisioned voice and multimedia services directly at the edge. No overlay network, network appliances, or service blades are required in this solution for lower operating expenses (OpEx) and flexible deployment models. This router supports protected signaling for both voice and video services and facilitates 32,000 voice calls concurrent with 20 Gbps of data traffic with accounting, firewall, and call quality features enabled.
• Service provider-managed Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
  The Cisco ASR 1000 series router serves as a WAN aggregation router with high-density Gigabit Ethernet or WAN link aggregation and 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink capabilities. Key benefits are Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN functions and line-rate IP Multicast support for triple-play (data, voice, and video).
• Enterprise WAN aggregation
  The Cisco ASR 1000 series router at the WAN aggregation head-end facilitates a branch architecture that offers excellent investment protection with services and scale. Solution benefits consist of a multi-gigabit encryption rate, optimization of the WAN to route around brownouts in the service provider network to guarantee mission-critical applications.