Cisco Enhances ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers

Cisco announced major advancements to its Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, which will set new industry benchmarks and dramatically increase capabilities at the edge of the next-generation Internet and transform the broadband communication and entertainment industries.

New capabilities, performance gains and significant cost savings stem from Cisco’s latest innovation, nV technology (Network Virtualisation), which will be deployed first on the Cisco ASR 9000 system, then made available on other Cisco platforms in the future as networks continue to evolve.

The Cisco ASR 9000 system is positioned in the edge and aggregation sections of the network and complements the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS) located in the core of the next-generation Internet. It will help enable compelling new experiences for consumers, new revenue opportunities for service providers and new ways to collaborate in the workplace.

“This is a critical period in the broadband communications industry. To remain competitive and meet consumer and business customer needs, service providers must deliver next-generation Internet experiences. Backed by industry-leading networking innovations such as nV technology on the Cisco ASR 9000 system, Cisco is committed to enabling our valued service provider customers to keep pace with user demands while launching new revenue-generating services,” said Pankaj Patel, Senior Vice President of Engineering and General Manager of Service Provider Business, Cisco.

Tata Communications has selected Cisco ASR 9000 Series router to enable new carrier ethernet services throughout India. The Cisco ASR platform will help Tata Communications meet its growing bandwidth needs as it continues to add advanced products and services.

“We are looking forward to working with Cisco on the deployment of the Cisco ASR 9000 to efficiently deliver new communication services throughout our nationwide footprint,” said John Hayduk, CTO, Tata Communications. “As we continue to advance our services across the region, the ASR 9000 will play a pivotal role in the continued delivery of world-class services to our customers. The ASR 9000 will help our global network deliver the capacity needed for expected bandwidth growth and the necessary performance from our Next Generation Ethernet Network.”

The new platform uses Cisco’s IOS XR modular software operating system, simplifying Tata Communications’ network operations and enabling economic and seamless comprehensive system redundancy and network resiliency.