Introduction

The Cisco ASR 900 Series Routers are full-featured, modular aggregation platforms designed for the cost-effective delivery of converged mobile, residential, and business services. This document provides information about the IOS XE software release for the Cisco ASR 900 Series Routers.


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Overview of Cisco ASR 900 Series Routers

The Cisco ASR 900 Series Router is a fully-featured routing platform designed for the cost-effective delivery of converged mobile and business services. With full redundancy, shallow depth, low power consumption and high service scale, this 3-rack-unit (3RU) router is optimized for small aggregation and remote point-of-presence (POP) applications. The Cisco ASR 900 Series Router provides a rich and scalable feature set of Legacy, Timing, Carrier Ethernet, Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) and Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) services in a compact package.

The Cisco ASR 900 Series Router is a fully modular platform with support for upto 6-Interface Modules (IMs), two Route Switch Processor (RSP) slots, two power supplies and redundant fans, based on the router model. Cisco offers a wide choice of LAN and WAN interfaces available in speeds ranging from nxDS0 to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. The design of the Cisco ASR 900 Series Router delivers in-box hardware redundancy for all hardware components and supports software redundancy with In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) support.

Cisco ASR 900 Series Router

The Cisco ASR 900 Series Router is a fully-featured routing platform designed for the cost-effective delivery of converged mobile and business services. With full redundancy, shallow depth, low power consumption and high service scale, this 3-rack-unit (3RU) router is optimized for small aggregation and remote point-of-presence (POP) applications. The Cisco ASR 900 Series Router provides a rich and scalable feature set of Legacy, Timing, Carrier Ethernet, Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) and Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) services in a compact package.

The Cisco ASR 900 Series Router is a fully modular platform with support for upto 6-Interface Modules (IMs), two Route Switch Processor (RSP) slots, two power supplies and redundant fans, based on the router model. Cisco offers a wide choice of LAN and WAN interfaces available in speeds ranging from nxDS0 to 10 Gigabit Ethernet. The design of the Cisco ASR 900 Series Router delivers in-box hardware redundancy for all hardware components and supports software redundancy with In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) and Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) support.

Cisco ASR 902 Router

The Cisco ASR 902 Router is a full-featured aggregation platform designed for cost-effective delivery of converged mobile and business services. With shallow depth, low power consumption, and an extended temperature range, this compact 2-rack unit (2RU) router provides high service scale and flexible hardware configuration.

Cisco ASR 903 Router

The Cisco ASR 903 Series Aggregation Services Router is a Cisco aggregation router product. This router uses an innovative and powerful forwarding technology known as the Cisco Carrier Ethernet ASIC.

The Cisco ASR 903 Series Router is a 6-Interface Module (IM), 3-RU, hardware-redundant chassis with two Route Switch Processor (RSP) slots, and six IM slots. It supports fully redundant RSPs that allow for full RSP hardware redundancy, NSF, ISSU, and future RSP service upgrades.

Cisco ASR 907 Router

The Cisco ASR 907 Router seven-rack (7RU) unit router that belongs to the Cisco ASR90x family of routers. This router complements Cisco’s offerings for IP RAN solutions for the GSM, UMTS, LTE and CDMA. Given its form-factor, interface types and Gigabit Ethernet density the Cisco ASR 907 Router can also be positioned as a Carrier Ethernet aggregation platform.

The Cisco ASR 907 Router is a cost optimized, fully redundant, centralized forwarding, extended temperature, and flexible pre-aggregation router.

Cisco ASR 914 Router

The Cisco ASR 914 Router is a 14-rack unit router that belongs to the Cisco ASR 900 family of routers. This router complements Cisco’s offerings for IP RAN solutions for the GSM, UMTS, LTE, and CDMA. Given its form-factor, interface types and GigabitEthernet density the Cisco ASR 914 Router can also be positioned as a Carrier Ethernet aggregation platform.

The Cisco ASR 914 Router is a cost optimized, fully redundant, centralized forwarding, extended temperature, and flexible pre-aggregation router.

Feature Navigator

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Hardware Support

Cisco ASR 902 Supported Interface Modules

A900-RSP2-Supported Interface Modules (ASR 902 Router)

Table 1. A900-RSP2-Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

RSP

Interface Modules

Part Numbers

Slots

A900-RSP2A-128

A900U-RSP2A-128

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8S

All

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8T

1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA1X

16-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA16D

4-port OC3/STM-1 (OC-3) or 1-port OC12/STM-4 (OC-12) Interface Module

A900-IMA4OS

SFP Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) +

1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8S1Z

Copper Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE)

+ 1-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8T1Z

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2x10GE)

A900-IMA2Z

14-port Serial Interface Module

A900-IMASER14A/S

4-port C37.94 Interface Module

A900-IMA4C3794

A900-RSP2A-64

A900U-RSP2A-64

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA1X

0-2

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2x10GE)

A900-IMA2Z

4-port OC3/STM-1 (OC-3) or 1-port OC12/STM-4

(OC-12) Interface Module

A900-IMA4OS

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8S

0, 2 and 3

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8T

16-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA16D

32-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA32D

8-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA8D

6-port E & M Interface Module

A900-IMA6EM

14-port Serial Interface Module

A900-IMASER14A/S

4-port C37.94 Interface Module

A900-IMA4C3794

A900-RSP3C-200-S Supported Interface Modules (ASR 902 Router)

Table 2. A900-RSP3C-200 Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

RSP Module

Supported Interface Modules

Part Numbers

Slot

A900-RSP3C-200-S

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8S

All1

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8T

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA1X

0 and 1

SFP Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) +

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8S1Z

All

Copper Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE)

+ 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8T1Z

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2x10GE)

A900-IMA2Z

8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (8x10GE)

A900-IMA8Z

0

2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Interface Module (2x40GE)

A900-IMA2F
1 There are restrictions using the interface modules in different slots with RSP3 module. Contact Cisco Sales/Support for the valid combinations..

Cisco ASR 903 Supported Interface Modules

A900-RSP2 Supported Interface Modules

A900-IMA2Z IM supports SFP+ and XFP on ports 0 and 1. Either SFP+ or XFP can be connected on each port. If both are connected on the same port, the port will go down.

The combination IMs (A900-IMA8S1Z, A900-IMA8T1Z) are not supported on the A900-RSP2-64 RSP module on the Cisco ASR 903 Router.

The table below is applicable for A900-RSP2A-128 and A900U-RSP2A-128 RSP modules.

Table 3. A900-RSP2A-128 Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

Supported Interface Modules

Part Numbers

Slot

1-port OC48/ STM-16 or 4-port OC-12/OC-3 / STM-1/STM-4 + 12-Port T1/E1 + 4-Port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module

A900-IMA3G-IMSG

2,3,4,5

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8S

All

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8T

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA1X

16-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA16D

32-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA32D

8-portT1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA8D

4-port OC3/STM-1 (OC-3) or 1-port OC12/STM-4 (OC-12) Interface Module

A900-IMA4OS

SFP Combo IM—8-port SFP Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8S1Z

Copper Combo IM—8-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8T1Z

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2x10GE)

A900-IMA2Z

6-port E & M Interface Module

A900-IMA6EM

14-port Serial Interface Module

A900-IMASER14A/S

4-port C37.94 Interface Module

A900-IMA4C3794

The table below is applicable for A900-RSP2A-64 and A900U-RSP2A-64 RSP modules.

Table 4. A900-RSP2A-64 Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

Supported Interface Modules

Part Numbers

Slot

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA1X

0-2

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2x10GE)

A900-IMA2Z

4-port OC3/STM-1 (OC-3) or 1-port OC12/STM-4 (OC-12) Interface Module

A900-IMA4OS

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8S

3-5

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8T

16-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA16D

32-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA32D

8-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA8D

6-port E & M Interface Module

A900-IMA6EM

14-port Serial Interface Module

A900-IMASER14A/S

4-port C37.94 Interface Module

A900-IMA4C3794

A900-RSP3C-400-S Supported Interface Modules

The table below is applicable for A900-RSP3C-400-S RSP module.


Note

If the license feature service-offload enable command is configured, then the following IMs are not supported in the router for RSP3:

  • A900-IMA8S

  • A900-IMA8T

  • A900-IMA8S1Z

  • A900-IMA8T1Z

Note
There are certain restrictions in using the interface modules on different slots with RSP3 module. Contact Cisco Sales/Support for the valid combinations.
Table 5. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

8-Port 10G SFP+ Single-Rate Interface Module (N560-IMA-8Q/4L) Support

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.8.1

This release introduces the support of 8-Port 10G SFP+ Single-Rate Interface Module (N560-IMA-8Q/4L), on all slots with a default speed combination of 8X10G.

Table 6. A900-RSP3C-400 Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

Supported Interface Modules

Part Numbers

Slot

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8S

All

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8T

All

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA1X

All

SFP Combo IM—8-port SFP Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8S1Z

All

Copper Combo IM—8-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8T1Z

All

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2x10GE)

A900-IMA2Z

All

8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (8x10GE)

A900-IMA8Z

All

1-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1x100GE)

A900-IMA1C

4 or 5

2-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet (QSFP) Interface Module (2x100GE)

N560-IMA2C/A900-IMA2C

4 and 52

2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Interface Module (2x40GE)

A900-IMA2F

4 or 5

8/16-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP/SFP) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) / 2-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (CSFP) Interface Module

A900-IMA8CS1Z-M

0,3,4 or 5

8-Port 10G SFP+ Single-Rate Interface Module (N560-IMA-8Q/4L) Support

N560-IMA-8Q/4L

All

34

48-port T1/E1 Interface module

A900-IMA48D-C

All

48-port T3/E3 Interface module

A900-IMA48T-C

All

1-port OC-192 or 8-Port Low Rate CEM Interface Module

A900-IMA8S1Z-CX

2,3,4,5

4-port OC-48/OC-12/OC-3 + 12-Port A900-IMA3G-IMSG T1/E1 + 4-Port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module

A900-IMA3G-IMSG

All

6-port E & M Interface Module

A900-IMA6EM

All

4-port C37.94 Interface Module

A900-IMA4C3794

All

14-port Serial Interface Module

A900-IMASER14A/S

All

Combo 8-Port SFP GE and 1-Port 10GE With CEM/iMSG 20G Interface Module

A900-IMA1Z8S-CXMS

2, 3, 4, 55

Note 

To enable this IM on slot 0 or slot 1, do the following and reload the router:

 
Router# configure t
Router(config)# license feature service-offload enable
2 IM supports only one port of 100G with RSP3 as QSFP28 on Port 0 in both slots 4 and 5.
3 Starting with Cisco IOS XE Cupertino Release 17.8.1, N560-IMA-8Q/4L is supported on all slots with a default speed combination of 8X10G.
4 The restrictions for Cisco N560-IMA-8Q/4L interface module is same as that of Cisco A900-IMA8Z interface module.
5 These slots are supported on 10G or 20G mode.

Note

The restrictions for

A900-RSP3C-200-S Supported Interface Modules

The table below is applicable for A900-RSP3C-200-S RSP module.


Note

If the license feature service-offload enable command is configured, then the following IMs are not supported in the router for RSP3:

  • A900-IMA8S

  • A900-IMA8T

  • A900-IMA8S1Z

  • A900-IMA8T1Z

Note
There are certain restrictions in using the interface modules on different slots with RSP3 module. Contact Cisco Sales/Support for the valid combinations.

Note
FAN OIR is applicable every time the IM based fan speed profile is switched to the IMA1C and IMA2F interface modules. Even though the IMs remain in the Out-of-Service state, they are still considered as present in the chassis.
Table 7. A900-RSP3C-200 Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

Supported Interface Modules

Part Numbers

Slot

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8S

All

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8x1GE)

A900-IMA8T

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA1X

0, 2 or 4

SFP Combo IM—8-port SFP Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8S1Z

1-56

Copper Combo IM—8-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet (8x1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1x10GE)

A900-IMA8T1Z

0-4

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2x10GE)

A900-IMA2Z

8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (8x10GE)

A900-IMA8Z

4

2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP Interface Module (2x40GE)

A900-IMA2F

4

4-port OC-48/OC-12/OC-3 + 12-Port A900-IMA3G-IMSG T1/E1 + 4-Port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module

A900-IMA3G-IMSG

2-57

4-port C37.94 Interface Module

A900-IMA4C3794

4

6-port E & M Interface Module

A900-IMA6EM

4

14-port Serial Interface Module

A900-IMASER14A/S

4
6 If you have a 1-port 10G IM in slot 0, then SFP combo may not be supported in slot 5.
7 If slot 0 has 8X10G IM and you want to insert IMA-3G-IMSG to slot 5, then insert 8X10G IM on slot 6, by using the hw-module subslot 0/0 A900-IMA8Z mode 6-Port command.

Cisco ASR 907 Supported Interface Modules

Supported Interface Modules


Note

If the license feature service-offload enable command is configured, then the following IMs are not supported in the router for RSP3:

  • A900-IMA8S

  • A900-IMA8T

  • A900-IMA8S1Z

  • A900-IMA8T1Z

Note
There are certain restrictions in using the interface modules on different slots in the chassis. Contact Cisco Sales and Support for the valid combinations.
Table 8. Feature History

Feature Name

Release Information

Description

8-Port 10G SFP+ Single-Rate Interface Module (N560-IMA-8Q/4L) Support

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.8.1

This release introduces the support of 8-Port 10G SFP+ Single-Rate Interface Module (N560-IMA-8Q/4L), on slots 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 12 slots with a default speed combination of 8X10G.

Table 9. A900-RSP3 Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

RSP Module

Interface Modules

Part Number

Slot

A900-RSP3C-400-W

8-port Gigabit Ethernet SFP Interface Module (8X1GE)

A900-IMA8S

0,1,2,5,6,9,10,13,14,15

8-port Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 (Copper) Interface Module (8X1GE)

A900-IMA8T

0,1,2,5,6,9,10,13,14,15

1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet XFP Interface Module (1X10GE)

A900-IMA1X

Not Supported

SFP Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8X1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (1X10GE)

ASR900-IMA8S1Z

2,5,6,9,10,13,14,15

Copper Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8X1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1X10GE)

ASR900-IMA8T1Z

2,5,6,9,10,13,14,15

2-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2X10GE)

ASR900-IMA2Z

3,4,7,8,11,12

16-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA16D

Not Supported

14-port Serial Interface Module

A900-IMASER14A/S

3,4,7,8,11,128

8-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA8D

Not Supported

32-port T1/E1 Interface Module

A900-IMA32D

Not Supported

1x100G Interface module

A900-IMA1C

7 and 8

2-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet (QSFP) Interface Module (2X100GE)

A900-IMA2C

7 and 89

2x40G Interface module

A900-IMA2F

3,4,7,8,11,12

8x10G Interface module

A900-IMA8Z10

3,4,7,8,11,12

8/16-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP/SFP) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) / 2-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (CSFP) Interface Module

A900-IMA8CS1Z-M

0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

1-port OC-192 or 8-Port Low Rate CEM Interface Module

A900-IMA8S1Z-CX

3,4,7,8,11,12 (10 G Mode)

0,1,2,5,6,9,10,13,14,15 (5 G Mode)

48-port T1/E1 Interface module

A900-IMA48D-C

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

48-port T3/E3 Interface module

A900-IMA48T-C

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

1-port OC48/ STM-16 or 4-port OC-12/OC-3 / STM-1/STM-4 + 12-Port T1/E1 + 4-Port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module

A900-IMA3G-IMSG

3,5,7,9,11,13,15

Combo 8-Port SFP GE and 1-Port 10GE With CEM/iMSG 20G Interface Module

A900-IMA1Z8S-CXMS

3, 7, 1111

4, 8, 1212

5, 9, 13, 1513

Note 

To enable this IM on slot 0 or slot 1, do the following and reload the router:

Router# configure t
Router(config)# license feature service-offload enable

6-port E&M Module

A900-IMA6EM

All slots

4-port C37.94 Interface Module

A900-IMA4C3794

All slots

8-Port 10G SFP+ Single-Rate Interface Module

N560-IMA-8Q/4L

3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12

1415
8 The serial IM will not work on slots 11 and 12, if the IMs A900-IMA8T or A900-IMA8S is inserted on any slot in the router.
9 The IMs A900-IMA6EM, A900-IMASER14A/S, and A900-IMA4C3794 can be installed in slots 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12. Slots 3, 4 and 11, 12 have dependency with 1 Gigabit Ethernet IMs. These IMs can be placed in slots 3 only if Gigabit Ethernet IM is not present in slot 5. These IMs can be placed in slots 4 only if Gigabit Ethernet IM is not present in slot 6. These IMs can be placed in slots 11 only if Gigabit Ethernet IM is not present in slots 1, 5, 9, 13, and 15. These IMs can be placed in slots 12 only if Gigabit Ethernet IM is not present in slots 0,2,6,10 and 14.
10 Six IM slots are supported with various combinations but only five IM slots are functional at a time.
11 These slots are supported on 10G or 20G mode.
12 These slots are supported on 10G or 20G mode, only if the adjacent odd slots are empty.
13 These slots are supported on 10G mode.
14 Starting with Cisco IOS XE Cupertino Release 17.8.1, N560-IMA-8Q/4L is supported on slots 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, and 12 slots with a default speed combination of 8X10G.
15 The restrictions for Cisco N560-IMA-8Q/4L interface module is same as that of Cisco A900-IMA8Z interface module.

Cisco ASR 914 Supported Interface Modules

For information in interface modules supported, see Cisco A900-RSP3C-400-W Supported Interface Modules.

Swapping of Interface Modules

The following Ethernet interface modules support swapping on the Cisco A900-RSP3C-400-W module:

  • SFP Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8X1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (1X10GE)

  • 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (2X40GE)

  • 8-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (8X10GE)

  • 1-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Module (1X100GE)

  • OC-192 Interface Module with 8-port Low Rate CEM Interface Module (10G HO / 10G LO)

  • 48 T1/E1 TDM Interface Module (48XT1/E1)

  • 48 T3/E3 TDM Interface Module (48XT3/E3)

Use the hw-module subslot default command before performing a swap of the modules to default the interfaces on the interface module.

  • OC-192 Interface Module with 8-port Low Rate CEM Interface Module (10G HO / 10G LO)

  • 48 T1/E1 TDM Interface Module (48XT1/E1)

  • 48 T3/E3 TDM Interface Module (48XT3/E3)

  • 1-port OC48 STM-16 or 4-port OC-12/OC-3 / STM-1/STM-4 + 12-Port T1/E1 + 4-Port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module

  • NCS 4200 Combo 8-Port SFP GE and 1-Port 10 GE 20G Interface Module


Note

If the license feature service-offload enable command is configured, then the following IMs are not supported in the router for RSP3:

  • A900-IMA8S

  • A900-IMA8T

  • A900-IMA8S1Z

  • A900-IMA8T1Z

Note
There are certain restrictions in using the interface modules on different slots in the chassis. Contact Cisco Sales/Support for the valid combinations.
Table 10. Cisco A900-RSP3C-400-W Supported Interface Modules and Part Numbers

RSP Module

Interface Modules

Part Number

Slot

A900-RSP3C-400-W

SFP Combo IM—8-port Gigabit Ethernet (8X1GE) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (1X10GE)

A900-IMA8S1Z

2,5,6,9,10,13,14,15

1x100G Interface module

A900-IMA1C

7,8

2x40G Interface module

A900-IMA2F

3,4,7,8,11,12

8x10G Interface module

A900-IMA8Z

3,4,7,8,11,12

8/16-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP/SFP) + 1-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP+) / 2-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet (CSFP) Interface Module

A900-IMA8CS1Z-M

0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14, and 15

OC-192 Interface Module with 8-port Low Rate CEM Interface Module (10G HO / 10G LO)

A900-IMA1Z8S-CX

3,4,7,8,11,12

Note 

Other slots are supported in the 5G mode.

48XT1/E1 Interface module

A900-IMA48D-C

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14, and 15

48XT3/E3 Interface module

A900-IMA48T-C

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14, and 15

1-port OC48/ STM-16 or 4-port OC-12/OC-3 / STM-1/STM-4 + 12-Port T1/E1 + 4-Port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module

A900-IMA3G-IMSG

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,14, and 15

2x100G Interface module

NCS560-IMA2C/A900-IMA2C

7, 8

Combo 8-Port SFP GE and 1-Port 10GE With CEM/iMSG 20G Interface Module

A900-IMA1Z8S-CXMS

0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 1516

3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 1217

Note 

To enable this IM on slot 0 or slot 1, do the following and reload the router:

Router# configure t
Router(config)# license feature service-offload enable
16 These slots are supported on 10G mode.
17 These slots are supported on 20G mode.

Feature Matrix

The feature matrix lists the features that are supported for each platform. For more information, see the cumulative Feature Compatibility Release Matrix on the Content Hub.

Software Licensing Overview

The router offers the following base licenses:

  • Metro Services

  • Metro IP Services

  • Metro Aggregation Services


Note

Starting with Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1, licenses are not enabled by default. We recommend that you move to Smart Licensing.

Smart Licensing

Starting with Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1, PAK licenses are no longer available. When you purchase the Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1 release or later, Smart Licensing is enabled by default. We recommend that you move to Smart Licensing before upgrading to Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1 or a higher release, for a seamless experience.

If you are using Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 or an earlier release version, Smart Licensing is not enabled by default. To enable Smart Licensing, see Software Activation Configuration Guide (Cisco IOS XE ASR 900 Series).

Table 11. Cisco ASR 900 Software Licenses Feature Set

Metro Services

Metro IP Services

Metro Aggregation Services

—

Includes all features in Metro Services

Includes all features in Metro IP Services

QoS, with deep buffers and hierarchical QoS (HQOS)

IP routing (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS)

MPLS (LDP and VPN)

Layer 2: 802.1d, 802.1q

PIM (SM, DM, SSM), SSM mapping

MPLS TE and FRR

Ethernet Virtual Circuit (EVC)

BFD

MPLS OAM

Ethernet OAM (802.1ag, 802.3ah)

Multi-VRF CE (VRF lite) with service awareness (ARP, ping, SNMP, syslog, trace-route, FTP, TFTP)

MPLS-TP

Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) and Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP)

IEEE 1588-2008 Ordinary Slave Clock and Transparent Clock

Pseudowire emulation (EoMPLS, CESoPSN, and SAToP)

Synchronous Ethernet

—

VPLS and HVPLS

IPv4 and IPv6 host connectivity

—

Pseudowire redundancy

—

—

MR-APS and mLACP

The router offers the following additional feature licenses:

  • ATM

  • IEEE 1588-2008 Boundary Clock/Master Clock

  • OCx-overview- Port License


Note

These features require a software license to use.

Determining the Software Version

You can use the following commands to verify your software version:

  • Consolidated Package—show version

  • Individual sub-packages—show version installed (lists all installed packages)

Upgrading to a New Software Release

Only the latest consolidated packages can be downloaded from Cisco.com; users who want to run the router using individual subpackages must first download the image from Cisco.com and extract the individual subpackages from the consolidated package.

For information about upgrading to a new software release, see the Cisco ASR 900 Series Router Configuration Guide.

ROMMON Version

We recommend you to upgrade the ROMMON version to 15.6(49r)S.

For more information on the ROMMON package, see Cisco Software Download.


Note

ROMMON upgrade is mandatory to boot RSP3 images.

Supported FPGA, HoFPGA, and ROMMON Versions for Cisco IOS XE 17.1.1 Release

Use the show hw-module all fpd command to display the FPGA version on the router.

The below table lists the FPGA version for the software releases.


Note
If there is an FPGA upgrade during ISSU, it will cause traffic disruption. TDM interface modules get reset irrespective of FPGA upgrade during the ISSU.
Table 12. IM FPGA Versions for Ethernet Phase 3 IM for Cisco IOS XE 17.1.1 Release

Cisco IOS XE Release

IO FGPA

8 x10 FPGA

2x40 FPGA

1x100 FPGA

17.1.1

0x34

0.22

0.22

0.20
Table 13. CEM and IM FPGA, HoFPGA, and ROMMON Versions for ASR 903 RSP3 and ASR 907 for Cisco IOS XE 17.1.1 Release

Category

48-port T1/E1 CEM Interface Module FPGA

(A900-IMA48D-C)

48-port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module FPGA

A900-IMA48T-C

1-port OC-192 Interface Module + 8-port Low Rate Interface Module FPGA

A900-IMA8S1Z-CX

1-port OC-48/STM-16 or 4-port OC-12/OC-3 / STM-1/STM-4 + 12-port T1/E1 + 4-port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module

(A900-IMA3G-IMSG)

Combo 8-Port SFP GE and 1-Port 10GE With CEM/iMSG 20G Interface Module

(A900-IMA1Z8S-CXMS)

CEM FPGA

0x52050052

0x52310052

5G mode: 0x10180062

10G mode: 0x10510078

0x10060071

10G mode: 0x10770047

20G mode: 0x10770047

IM FPGA

1.22

1.22

1.15

2.00

0.80

ROMMON

15.6(42r)S

15.6(42r)S

15.6(42r)S

15.6(42r)S

15.6(42r)S

HoFPGA

(Active/ Standby)

0x00030004

0x00030004

0x00030004

0x00030004

0x00030004
Table 14. FPGA, HoFPGA, and ROMMON Versions for Cisco IOS XE 17.1.1 Release

Platform

Interface Module

FPGA Current Version

FPGA Minimum Required Version

RSP HoFPGA Active

RSP HoFPGA Standby

ROMMON

RSP-128

A900-IMA2Z

69.22

69.22

0X0003000e

0X0003000e

15.6(42r)S

A900-IMA8S

0.49

0.47

A900-IMA8T1Z

69.24

69.24

RSP3-400S

A900-IMA1C

0.2

0.2

40031

40031

15.6(42r)S

A900-IMA8Z

0.22

0.21

A900-IMA8S1Z

69.24

69.24

RSP3-400W

A900-IMA1C

0.2

0.2

20040030

20040030

15.6(42r)S

A900-IMA2Z

69.22

69.22

Documentation Updates

Rearrangement in the Configuration Guides

  • The following are the modifications in the CEM guides.

    • Introduction of the Alarm Configuring and Monitoring Guide:

      This guide provides the following information:

      • Alarms supported for SONET and SDH, and their maintenance

      • Alarm profiling feature

      • Auto In-Service States for cards, ports, and transceivers

    • Rearrangement of Chapter and Topics in the Alarm Configuring and Monitoring Guide:

      • The Auto In-Service States Guide is now a chapter inside the Alarms Configuring and Monitoring Guide.

      • Alarms at SONET Layers topic in the following CEM guides, is added to the Alarms Configuring and Monitoring Guide:

        • 1-Port OC-48/STM-16 or 4 port OC-12/OC-3 / STM-1/STM-4 + 12 port T1/E1 + 4 port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module Configuration Guide

        • 1-Port OC-192 or 8-Port Low Rate CEM Interface Module Configuration Guide

      • The Alarm History and Alarm Profiling chapters are removed from the below CEM Technology guides, and added into the Alarm Configuring and Monitoring Guide:

        • 48-Port T1/E1 CEM Interface Module Configuration Guide

        • 48-Port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module Configuration Guide

        • 1-Port OC-48/STM-16 or 4 port OC-12/OC-3 / STM-1/STM-4 + 12 port T1/E1 + 4 port T3/E3 CEM Interface Module Configuration Guide

        • 1-Port OC-192 or 8-Port Low Rate CEM Interface Module Configuration Guide

MIB Support

The below table summarizes the supported MIBs on the Cisco ASR 900 Series Router.

Table 15. Supported MIBs

Supported MIBs

BGP4-MIB (RFC 1657)

CISCO-IMAGE-LICENSE-MGMT-MIB

MPLS-LDP-STD-MIB (RFC 3815)

CISCO-BGP-POLICY-ACCOUNTING-MIB

CISCO-IMAGE-MIB

MPLS-LSR-STD-MIB (RFC 3813)

CISCO-BGP4-MIB

CISCO-IPMROUTE-MIB

MPLS-TP-MIB

CISCO-BULK-FILE-MIB

CISCO-LICENSE-MGMT-MIB

MSDP-MIB

CISCO-CBP-TARGET-MIB

CISCO-MVPN-MIB

NOTIFICATION-LOG-MIB (RFC 3014)

CISCO-CDP-MIB

CISCO-NETSYNC-MIB

OSPF-MIB (RFC 1850)

CISCO-CEF-MIB

CISCO-OSPF-MIB

OSPF-TRAP-MIB (RFC 1850)

CISCO-CLASS-BASED-QOS-MIB

CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB

PIM-MIB (RFC 2934)

CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB

CISCO-PIM-MIB

RFC1213-MIB

CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB

CISCO-PROCESS-MIB

RFC2982-MIB

CISCO-DATA-COLLECTION-MIB

CISCO-PRODUCTS-MIB

RMON-MIB (RFC 1757)

CISCO-EMBEDDED-EVENT-MGRMIB

CISCO-PTP-MIB

RSVP-MIB

CISCO-ENHANCED-MEMPOOL-MIB

CISCO-RF-MIB

SNMP-COMMUNITY-MIB (RFC 2576)

CISCO-ENTITY-ALARM-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-MIB

SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB (RFC 2571)

CISCO-ENTITY-EXT-MIB

CISCO-SONET-MIB

SNMP-MPD-MIB (RFC 2572)

CISCO-ENTITY-FRU-CONTROLMIB

CISCO-SYSLOG-MIB

SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB (RFC 2573)

CISCO-ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB

DS1-MIB (RFC 2495)

SNMP-PROXY-MIB (RFC 2573)

CISCO-ENTITY-VENDORTYPE-OID-MIB

ENTITY-MIB (RFC 4133)

SNMP-TARGET-MIB (RFC 2573)

CISCO-FLASH-MIB

ENTITY-SENSOR-MIB (RFC 3433)

SNMP-USM-MIB (RFC 2574)

CISCO-FTP-CLIENT-MIB

ENTITY-STATE-MIB

SNMPv2-MIB (RFC 1907)

CISCO-IETF-ISIS-MIB

EVENT-MIB (RFC 2981)

SNMPv2-SMI

CISCO-IETF-PW-ATM-MIB

ETHERLIKE-MIB (RFC 3635)

SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB (RFC 2575)

CISCO-IETF-PW-ENET-MIB

IF-MIB (RFC 2863)

SONET-MIB

CISCO-IETF-PW-MIB

IGMP-STD-MIB (RFC 2933)

TCP-MIB (RFC 4022)

CISCO-IETF-PW-MPLS-MIB

IP-FORWARD-MIB

TUNNEL-MIB (RFC 4087)

CISCO-IETF-PW-TDM-MIB

IP-MIB (RFC 4293)

UDP-MIB (RFC 4113)

CISCO-IF-EXTENSION-MIB

IPMROUTE-STD-MIB (RFC 2932)

CISCO-FRAME-RELAY-MIB

CISCO-IGMP-FILTER-MIB

MPLS-LDP-GENERIC-STD-MIB (RFC 3815)

IF-MIB

CISCO-AAA-SERVER-MIB

—

—
Table 16. Unverified MIBs

Unverified MIBs

ATM-MIB

CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-EXT-MIB

EXPRESSION-MIB

CISCO-ATM-EXT-MIB

—

HC-ALARM-MIB

CISCO-ATM-IF-MIB

CISCO-IETF-PPVPN-MPLS-VPN-MIB

HC-RMON-MIB

CISCO-ATM-PVC-MIB

CISCO-IP-STAT-MIB

IEEE8021-CFM-MIB

CISCO-ATM-PVCTRAP-EXTN-MIB

CISCO-IPSLA-ETHERNET-MIB

IEEE8021-CFM-V2-MIB

CISCO-BCP-MIB

CISCO-L2-CONTROL-MIB

IEEE8023-LAG-MIB

CISCO-CALLHOME-MIB

CISCO-LAG-MIB

INT-SERV-GUARANTEED-MIB

CISCO-CIRCUIT-INTERFACE-MIB

CISCO-MAC-NOTIFICATION-MIB

INTEGRATED-SERVICES-MIB

CISCO-CONTEXT-MAPPING-MIB

CISCO-MEMORY-POOL-MIB

MPLS-L3VPN-STD-MIB (RFC 4382)

CISCO-EIGRP-MIB

CISCO-NHRP-EXT-MIB

MPLS-LDP-ATM-STD-MIB (RFC 3815)

CISCO-ERM-MIB

CISCO-NTP-MIB

MPLS-LDP-MIB

CISCO-ETHER-CFM-MIB

CISCO-PING-MIB

MPLS-TE-STD-MIB

CISCO-ETHERLIKE-EXT-MIB

CISCO-RESILIENT-ETHERNET-PROTOCOL-MIB

MPLS-VPN-MIB

CISCO-EVC-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-ICMP-MIB

NHRP-MIB

CISCO-HSRP-EXT-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-IP-EXT-MIB

RFC2006-MIB (MIP)

CISCO-HSRP-MIB

CISCO-RTTMON-RTP-MIB

RMON2-MIB (RFC 2021)

CISCO-IETF-ATM2-PVCTRAP-MIB

CISCO-SNMP-TARGET-EXT-MIB

SMON-MIB

CISCO-IETF-ATM2-PVCTRAP-MIBEXTN

CISCO-TCP-MIB

VRRP-MIB

CISCO-IETF-BFD-MIB

CISCO-VRF-MIB

—

CISCO-IETF-DHCP-SERVER-MIB

ETHER-WIS (RFC 3637)

—

MIB Documentation

The following resources provide more detail about MIBs on the Cisco ASR 900 Series Router: