Cisco ASR 1000: an integrated services router for service providers

The aggregation service router (ASR 1000) announced on March 4 by Cisco Systems will strengthen the company’s managed services offering and also provide another option for service providers that had been using 7200s in distributed BRAS architectures. Mark Seery examines the features of the ASR 1000, its positioning within Cisco’s product line, and its likely impact on the telecom routing market.