The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Embedded Services Processors (ESPs), which are based on Cisco Flow Processor™ technology, accelerate many advanced features such as crypto-based access security Network Address Translation (NAT), thread defense with Cisco Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW), deep packet inspection (DPI), Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE), and a diverse set of data-center- interconnect (DCI) features. The Cisco ASR 1000 Series supports Cisco IOS® XE Software, a modular operating system with modular packaging, feature velocity, and powerful resiliency. The 100-Gbps Modular Interface Processor is an Ethernet line card that is capable of hosting up to two Ethernet port adapters. The new chassis support 100-Gbps-per-slot bandwidth and are ready for future higher system capacity. The latest additions to the Cisco ASR 1000 Series are the Cisco ASR 1006-X chassis, ASR 1009-X chassis, 100-Gbps Modular Interface Processor (MIP), 40 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet port adapter. The routers contain both hardware and software redundancy in an industry-leading high-availability design. Cisco® ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers aggregate multiple WAN connections and network services including encryption and traffic management, and forward them across WAN connections at line speeds from 2.5 to 200 Gbps.
