The preface describes the revision history, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco ASR 920
Series Aggregation Services Routers. It also lists sources for obtaining additional information and technical
assistance from Cisco.
This document covers the following variants of the Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Routers:
• ASR-920-12SZ-IM— Four 10G SFP+ ports, Four 1G SFP ports, Eight 1G Copper/SFP Combo ports
and Two 1G/10G Dual Rate ports, with redundant AC or DC power supplies
• ASR-920-12SZ-IM-CC—Has the same specifications as the above variant. However, this chassis is
coated with an acrylic-based material to help improve the reliability against air-borne contamination.
Document Revision History
The following table lists the major changes made to this document.
Change SummaryDateRelease
First ReleaseMay 29, 2015Cisco IOS XE Release 3.16.S
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Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services
Router Overview
The Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router is a family of fixed configuration routers that
provides common network architecture to the Service Providers for macro and small cell networks.
This router acts as an access device for mobile backhaul services—macro Cell Site Router (CSR) and Small
Cell Router (SCR). As an access device, it provides capabilities like 1GE/10GE, MPLS, H-QoS, Services,
GPS clocking, PoE and fit within ETSI 300 mm depth cabinet. It can easily be integrated into the Unified
MPLS for Mobile Transport (UMMT) and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solution.
Cisco ASR 920 Router Features, page 1
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GigabitEthernet Copper Ports, page 2
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GE SFP Ports, page 2
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SFP+ Ports, page 3
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External Interfaces, page 8
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Cisco ASR 920 Router Features
The router provides 1GE/10GE, MPLS, H-QoS, high availability hardware design, advanced Ethernet
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM), as well as advanced timing support, including satellite
timing (GNSS) based clocking, and PoE in one platform.
Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router Overview
GigabitEthernet Copper Ports
Type of 1 GE PortDual Rate 1G/10G Port1 GE PortASR 920 Sub-family
1
12ASR-920-12SZ-IM,
ASR-920-12SZ-IM-CC
1
Each port can operate at either 1G or 10G, and operates in a mutually exclusive way. You cannot insert both 1G and 10G together. If you insert IG IMs
(A900-IMA8T1Z, A900-IMA8S1Z, A900-IMA8T, A900-IMA8S), the dual rate port would support only 10G.
4
Te0/0/12 – Te 0/0/15
8 Cu ports Ge0/0/0 –
Ge0/0/7
4 SFP ports Ge0/0/8 –
Ge0/0/11
GigabitEthernet Copper Ports
Fixed copper GigabitEthernet (GE) interfaces are provided through standard RJ-45 connectors. These ports
support the following features:
Standard 100/1000Base-T/TX operation with forced or auto-negotiation for speed and duplex.
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GE SFP Ports
The GE SFP ports support the following features:
Smart SFPs are not supported on the router.Note
Automatic crossover (auto-MDIX) for straight-through and crossover connections.
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Pause flow control as defined by the 802.3x standard.
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Frame size of 9216 bytes.
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Synchronous ENET operation that provides its recovered receive clock as an input clock source for the
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SETS as well as uses the system-wide reference clock to derive its transmit clock.
100Base-FX and 1000Base-X SFP modules.
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Digital optical monitoring as specified by the SFP.
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Any mix of SFPs is supported unless specifically noted.
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Pause flow control as defined by the 802.3x standard.
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Frame size of 9216 bytes.
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Synchronous ENET operation that provides its recovered receive clock as an input clock source for the
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SETS as well as uses the system-wide reference clock to derive its transmit clock.
Copper based SFPs do not support synchronous ENET operations.Note
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Network Timing Interfaces
• 10Mhz input or output—Miniature coaxial connectors for 10Mhz timing (input or output). You can use
this interfaces with an external GPS device to send or receive clocking from the router
• 1PPS input or output and ToD input or output—This interface is used for input or output of time-of-day
(ToD) and 1PPS pulses. ToD format includes both NTP and IEEE 1588-2008 time formats.
The same RS422 pins for 1PPS and TOD are shared between input and output directions. The direction for
each can be independently configured through software.
• GNSS RF IN—This interface is used to connect the external GPS antenna to the in-built GPS module.
External Alarm Inputs
The router supports four dry contact alarm inputs through an RJ-45 jack on the front panel.
Network Timing Interfaces
• Normally Open—indicates that no current flows through the alarm circuit and the alarm is generated
when the current is flowing.
Each alarm input can be provisioned as critical, major, or minor.
Management Interfaces
The following management interfaces are supported:
Management ENET Port
A single management copper ENET port supporting 100/1000Base-T operation is provided on the front panel.
It uses a standard RJ-45 jack.
RS232 Console Port
The RS232 console port provides transmission (Tx), reception (Rx), and ground (Gnd).
Note
The RS232 console port is enabled only through the Cisco-designed cable adapter USB type A cable to
RJ-45 adapter cable. To use this port, disable the flow control on the terminal.
Do not plug the USB-to-RJ45 adapter cable in the USB Memory port.Caution
Cisco ASR 920 Series Aggregation Services Router Overview
A single USB 2.0 Type-A receptacle on the front panel of the router provides console access to ROMMON,
Cisco IOS-XE and diagnostics. While it uses the Type-A connector, it operates as a USB peripheral only for
connection to an external host computer. This interface requires the use of a Type-A to Type-A connector
instead of a standard USB cable.
Note
Use of the USB console is mutually exclusive of the RS232 console port. This interface requires the use
of a Type-A to Type-A USB cable.
USB Mass Storage
A single USB 2.0 Type-A receptacle on the front panel of the router allows external USB mass storage devices,
such as standard USB flash drives. This interface is used to load images, load or store configurations, write
logs, and so on.
More than 8 GB is not supported in ROMMON mode,Note
Zero Touch Provisioning Button
The Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) button on the front panel initiates the ZTP process on a short press of
less than eight seconds. Pressing the ZTP button for more than eight seconds causes a board reset.
RS232 Auxiliary Console Port
The RS232 Aux console port provides transmission (Tx), reception (Rx), and ground (Gnd).
Note
The RS232 Aux console port is enabled only through the Cisco-designed cable adapter from USB type
A cable to RJ-45 adapter cable.
This is a debug-only port. it is recommended that this port be used by field service engineers only.Note
Power Supply and Fans
The router supports AC, D, or a combination of both power supplies in a 1+1 redundant configuration.
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Table 2: Power Supply Specification
LED Indicators
DC (A920-PWR400-D)AC (A920-PWR400-A)Specification
Note
Note
LED Indicators
Voltage
Current
5A through a standard C16 type
receptacle
24 V – 60 V100 V – 240 V
20A through a two-position
terminal block
375 W360 WInput Power
This product requires surge protection as part of the building installation. To comply with the Telcordia
GR-1089 NEBS standard for electromagnetic compatibility and safety, an external surge protective device
(SPD) is required at the AC power service equipment.
For DC systems, if a surge of more than 500 V is expected, add an appropriate external surge protective
device.
The router has a single fan-tray with four fans. The system is designed to operate at its maximum operating
temperature of 70º C, in case of failure of a single fan operating temperature of 65º C. The fan tray is
field-replaceable.
This section describes the different types of LEDs and their behavior.
PWR and STAT LEDs
The PWR LEDs are available on the front panel. These LEDs provide power on the board (PWR) status.
During power up state, these LEDs provide booting status and report errors.
Note
The digital code signing functionality validates the integrity and authenticity of the ROMMON image
before booting it.
Table 3: PWR and STAT LED Indications
CommentIndicationSTAT LED statePWR LED State
OffAmber
Power in the system is all
right and FPGA
configuration is taking
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CPU Management Port LEDs
The LED for the 100/1000 Management port is integrated on the connector itself. There are two LEDs in the
connector—the LED on the left indicates the Link/Activity status and the LED on the right indicates the
duplex status of the link.
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Table 6: SFP+ Port LED Indication
IndicationLED StateLED
Link up in 10G/1GGreenLabeled same as the SFP port
number
Activity in 10G/1GBlinking Green
Fault/Error/Link downAmber
Administratively downOff
There is only one LED on each RJ45 port on the fixed slot (slot 0/0) and this indicates only the link or speed
status. There is no LED to show the Duplex state. However, there are two LEDs for IM RJ45 ports and they
indicate the Link and Duplex state.
Table 7: RJ-45 LED Indication
Power Supply Unit LEDs
Each power supply unit has a corresponding LED on the front panel.
Table 8: PSU LED Indication
IndicationLED State
Link up in 10/100/1000Base-TGreen
Activity in 10/100/1000Base-TBlinking Green
Fault/Error/Link downAmber
Administratively downOff
Power Supply ConditionFAIL LEDPower LED
OffGreen
Power Supply ON; valid
input/output
Red 1Hz blinkingYellow 1Hz blinking
PSU Warning due to OCP, OTP,
UV, OV, OP, abnormal fan
operation
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Management Port LEDs (Link/Duplex)Event
Amber/OffIOS No shut (cable disconnect)
IOS No shut (cable connect)
Online Insertion and Removal
This router supports the following OIR operations:
When an SFP is removed, there is no effect on traffic flowing on other ports.
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When an SFP is installed, the system initializes that port for operation based upon the current
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configuration. If the inserted SFP is incompatible with the current configuration for that port, the port
does not become operational until the configuration is updated.
Both power supplies are installed and active and the load may be shared between them or a single PSU
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could support the whole load. When a power supply is not working or the input cable is removed, the
remaining power supply takes the entire load without disruption.
When a fan tray is removed or replaced, there is no need to power down the router. However, when the
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fan tray is removed from the router, the router shuts down automatically after some time, depending on
the ambient temperature. The time duration before the router shuts down is shown in the table below:
Green/Green in 1G mode
Amber/Green in 100M mode
Licensing
The router supports the following types of licenses:
• Port Licensing—Port Upgrade license is available as a "Pay as you Grow" model.
6 ports 1GE upgrade license
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2 ports 10G upgrade license
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Bulk License to enable 12x1port 1GE and 4x10GE ports
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Advanced Metro IP Access
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Metro IP Access
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Metro Access (default)
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Feature licensing
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The following methods are used to activate the above licenses:
• Cisco Software Licensing—The Cisco Software License Activation feature is a set of processes and
components to activate Cisco software feature sets by obtaining and validating fee-based Cisco software
licenses.
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Licensing
Note
Licenses generated by the Cisco Software Licensing are tied to the UDI of the chassis and a corresponding
watchtower device certificate (WDC) is stored in the system.
• Cisco Smart Licensing—Smart Licensing is usage-based licensing where devices register with the Cisco