1. Smartnet for ASR 1000 Routers
White Paper
Submitted By Morty Eisen 10/3/2010
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series utilizes the Cisco QuantumFlow Processor, which is
a groundbreaking technology offering superior multiprocessing, advanced
memory management, customized quality of service (QoS), and silicon-based
service delivery and programmability for emerging requirements. The flexibility of
this new processor encourages consolidation of network services such as packet
encryption, packet inspection, application recognition, traffic differentiation, and
subscriber management to be integrated on a single routing platform.
As these ASR 1000 routing solutions support multiple critical functions, Smartnet
services should always be included. However, configuring Smartnet for the ASR
1000 is a little different then configuring Smartnet for an ISR router where there is
typically one Smartnet part for the router. For example, the Smartnet for an ASR
is typically comprised of Smartnet parts for the hardware, software and for each
SPA. For ASR 1000 bundles, Smartnet is configured as the service components
that comprise the bundle.
For example, if one is proposing the ASR1002-5G-SEC/K9 (ASR1002 VPN+FW
Bundle w/ ESP-5G, AESK9, License, 4GB DRAM) with one part number then the
following five Smartnet parts are required as per the Cisco Configuration Tool.
CON-SNT-ASR1KESP
SMARTNET 8X5XNBD ASR1K Embedded Services Processor,5Gbps
CON-SNT-25GSECK9
SMARTNET 8X5XNBD ASR1002 VPN+FW Bundle w/ESP-
5G,AESK9,Lic
CON-SNT-ASR1FWRT
SMARTNET 8X5XNBD Firewall Right-To-Use Feature Lic
CON-SNT-ASRIPSEC
SMARTNET 8X5XNBD Encryption Right-To-Use Feature Lic
CON-SNT-SASR1R11
SMARTNET 8X5XNBD Cisco ASR 1000 Series RP1 ADVANCED ENT
For another example, if one is proposing the ASR1006-20G-HA/K9 (ASR1006
HA Bundle w/ 2xESP-20G, 2xRP1, SIP10,AESK9) with one SPA-2X1GE-V2
(Cisco 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Shared Port Adapter) with two part numbers then
as many as seven Smartnet parts are required as per the Cisco Configuration
Tool.
In conclusion, Smartnet for the ASR 1000 routers is essential, but careful
attention is required to make sure that all of the components are properly
selected and ordered correctly before these powerful routing solutions are placed
into Production.