Cisco Cisco ASR 1000 Series Route Processor (RP2) Data Sheet

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DATA SHEET

CISCO PERFORMANCE ROUTING ENGINE 2 FOR THE CISCO uBR10012
UNIVERSAL BROADBAND ROUTER

Cable operators are generating significant revenue and earnings growth with new service offerings that lead the

market in terms of features and benefits, performance, service availability, and operational efficiency. The Cisco

Performance Routing Engine 2 (PRE-2) is the next-generation route processor for the Cisco uBR10012 Universal

Broadband Router that addresses emerging service needs. It offers cable operators the combined advantages of

high performance, an unmatched Layer 3 feature set, scalability, as well as high availability for their IP-centric cable

modem and set-top based applications.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

The Cisco PRE-2 (Figure 1) evolves the cable IP network with superior performance and reliability. The Cisco PRE-2 performs Layer 2

and Layer 3 packet processing, as well as routing and system management functions. It effectively doubles the bandwidth available to each

slot on the Cisco uBR10012 as supported by cable interface line cards or Cisco broadband processing engines (BPEs). The Cisco PRE-2

introduces support for full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports and increases the supported connections to 1.6 Gbps in full duplex (each

direction per half slot). Full-slot modules can now have up to 3.2 Gbps to and from the Cisco PRE-2—twice the connection rate of the

Cisco PRE-1. Two Cisco PRE-2 modules can be installed for redundancy.

Figure 1

Cisco Performance Routing Engine 2 (PRE-2) for the Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router

The Cisco uBR10012 is a communications-grade cable modem termination system (CMTS) that offers an unmatched feature set for DOCSIS

based cable modem and set-top box applications. With full Layer 3 routing capability and industry-leading capacity, the Cisco uBR10012

supports deployment of next-generation cable IP services that require a greater level of intelligence and processing power. With the Cisco

PRE-2, the Cisco uBR10012 now supports a minimum of 64,000 subscribers.

The Cisco PRE-2 exploits the latest Cisco Parallel Express Forwarding (PXF) patented technology for unparalleled performance and scalability.

Cisco PXF is a parallel multiprocessor architecture that helps enable deployment of multiple IP services while maintaining peak performance

throughput.