Ascent Communication Technology

ASR2900 Multi-Service Router

ASR2900 Series is the next-generation multi-functional switching router. It is designed to facilitate MSOs, data center operators to develop solutions for enterprise broadband and industrial dedicated network.

• 64-bit dual-core processor with specialized gigabit ASIC switching chip

• Strong expandability

• New-generation hardware chip reduces power consumption by 15 % to 20 %

• Supports L2 to L7 routing functions

• Supports varied QoS queues and scheduling techniques

• Supports Console, Telnet, SSH, and SNMP management tools

ASR2900 Gigabit Ethernet Switch

Model	ASR2900‑20	ASR2900‑40
Interface
CON	1 CON	1 CON
USB	1 USB2.0	1 USB2.0
WAN	2 GE Combo 2 GE‑TX	4 GE Combo
Expanded slot	2+2(redundancy) HIC	2+2(redundancy)HIC +2 EIC
Performance/Storage
PPS	1.5 Mpps	3 Mpps
NORFLASH	32 M	32 M
DRAM	1 GB	2 GB
Peripheral Parameters
Power Supply	Built‑in 100 V to 220 VAC	Hot‑pluggable 100 V to 240 V dual AC
Power	Peak value ≤20 W	Peak value ≤60 W
Dimensions (W × D × H)	443 mm × 300 mm × 44 mm	443 mm × 300 mm × 88 mm
Operating Temperature	0 °C to +60 °C	0 °C to +60 °C
Operating Humidity	5 % to 95 % (non‑condensing)	5 % to 95 % (non‑condensing)

Software Features

Item	ASR2900‑20/40
Link Protocols
LAN	ARP, ARP proxy, Gratuitous ARP
WAN	PPP, Multilink‑PPP, PPPoE ( Client/Serv), HDLC etc.
Network Protocols
Routing	Static routing, straight through routing, default routing RIPv1/v2, OSPFv2, BGPv4, BEIGRP(compatible with CISCO) PBR FastSwitch, Load‑Balance
Multicast	IGMP PIM‑DM, PIM‑SM, DVMRP
IP service	ICMP, TCP, UDP, IP NAT, PAT, Port‑MAP, Private‑Service, ALG Ping, TraceRoute, Nslookup IP ACL, IMP filter, Fast‑Access DHCP Client/Serv/Relay DNS, DNS host, DNS Proxy, DDNS (PeanutHull/DynDNS/CTC) Keepalive, PDP(compatible with CISCO) NetFlow, IP Accounting TFTP Client/Serv, FTP Client SNTP, job/schedule
MPLS	VRF, MPLS VPN, etc.
IPv6	IPv6(authenticate through IPv6 PhaseII) IPv6 QoS IPv6 transition: NAT‑PT, IPv6 tunnel, 4over6 IPv6 tunnel: IPSec v6, GRE, 6to4, ISATAP IPv6 routing: IPv6 static routing, RIPng, OSPFv3, BGP4+
Reliability
Backup	Floating route backup Keepalive Ethernet remote monitoring VRRP Bandwidth based load sharing and backup Traffic based load balancing and backup
BFD	BFD for RIP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VRRP Fast switch
QoS
Queuing	FIFO, PQ, CQ, WFQ, CBWFQ
Features	GBSC, Layer7filter
Security
AAA	AAA Enable, local, Radius, Tacas PAP, CHAP, MS‑CHAP
Firewall	SYN flood, UDP flood, ICMP flood ARP‑Protection, ARP‑SCAN, DHCP‑Snooping Against Internet datagrams, including Ping of Death, Tear‑drop, Land‑Based, WinNuke, PingSweep, ARP attack, Spoofing, etc.
VPN	IKE, IPSec L2TP, PPTP, GRE VPN nest
Management	SNMP, SYSLOG, HTTP management
	CLI management, file system management
	Logging methods: Console port, Telnet/VTY, SSH, etc.