The Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers are Cisco’s flagship and premium routing platform designed specifically for large service providers, mobile operators, and large enterprise networks. These high-capacity and high-density routers provide industry-leading scalability, flexibility, and reliability for the most demanding networks.

The ASR 9000 portfolio includes the ASR 9001, ASR 9006, ASR 9010, and ASR 9900 models to fit different deployment sizes and scale requirements. The ASR 9000 routers support up to 400 Gbps throughput per slot, providing massive headroom for growth. Key capabilities include redundant route processors for no single point of failure, comprehensive QoS mechanisms for prioritizing mission-critical traffic, hitless software upgrades to minimize downtime, virtualization for hosting applications and network functions, and advanced programmability using model-driven APIs.