Cisco Cisco CRS-X Multishelf System Data Sheet

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Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Single-Shelf System

The Cisco

CRS-1 Carrier Routing System is the industry’s only carrier router offering continuous

system operation, unprecedented service flexibility, and system longevity. The Cisco CRS-1 is

XR Software – a unique self-healing, distributed operating system

designed for always-on operation while scaling system capacity up to 92 Tbps. The innovative

system architecture combines the Cisco Silicon Packet Processor, the first programmable 40-

Gbps application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), with the Cisco Service Separation Architecture

and IP over DWDM for service flexibility and speed to service. The Cisco CRS-1 marks a new era

in carrier IP communications by powering the foundation for network and service convergence

today while protecting investments for decades to come.

This data sheet provides detailed product specifications for the Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Single-Shelf

System (Figure 1). For more information about the Cisco CRS 1, visit:

http://www.cisco.com/go/crs

Figure 1. Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Single-Shelf System

Product Specifications

Table 1 gives specifications of the Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Single-Shelf System.

Table 1.

Specifications of Cisco CRS-1 4-Slot Single-Shelf System

Feature

Description

Product compatibility

Compatible with all current Cisco CRS-1 physical layer interface modules (PLIMs) and the
modular services card (MSC)

Software compatibility

Cisco IOS XR Software Release 3.4 or higher

Protocols

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Cisco Discovery Protocol

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IPv4 and IPv6 addressing

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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

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Layer 3 routing protocols, including:

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Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGPv4)

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Open Shortest Path First Version 2 (OSPFv2)

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OSPFv3

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Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)

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Multicast forwarding with support for source-based and shared distribution trees and the

following protocols:

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Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM SM)