ASR 9000 Review
June 08, 2023
ASR 9000 Review
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR)
We currently use the Cisco ASR9000 Series router as an aggregate router within our network. The Router works as expected, however the upgrade process is extremely difficult and cumbersome compared to other products and vendors. In my opinion, the need to upgrade fan trays and firmware on power supplies appears to be the result of a lack of prior planning.
- IOS-XR is a great.
- The details provided when troubleshooting are great.
- Robustness and uptime.
- The need to upgrade firmware on power supplies and other HW Modules
- The need to upgrade fan trays, etc to support further functionality.
- Modularity & Growth Capabilities
- Robusness
- Positive because it has a low failure rate =D
I have similar feelings about the NCS 5500 Series Router. IOS-XR is great, but the need to upgrade components to support newer features seems like a planning oversight. 400G Linecards are great and needed.... but they need all new power supplies? Really? Also, the ability to use lags across multiple linecards would be nice. I'm pretty sure that's not available, but that is more understandable.
Do you think Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR)'s feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR) again?
Yes