Pizza box delivery
Updated March 18, 2025

Pizza box delivery

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • 9000V
  • 9903
  • 9010

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)

Provided a low cost solution for access connections and effectively reduced capex requirements for 1G connections.

Pros

  • Aggregate customer traffic using single pizza box
  • Manage them remotely using inbound connectivity
  • Network availability and readiness

Cons

  • Temperature hardness
  • Small
  • Cost effective
  • Replacement when chassis failed
  • Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers v1 were causing failure when installed vertically
Great piece of hardware combined with ASR9k series, it gives an option to provide multiple port capacity and services to customer
As Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers devices are 1RU device and provides ample of 1G ports, they consume less power and stacking them within the rack effectively provides lots of connections to connect multiple customers.

Do you think Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) again?

No

Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers use less space and power to aggregate traffic and provide IP services. Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers don't work individually as it needs connectivity to ASR9010 to be able to manage.

Using Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)

30000 - Network connectivity
20 - Cisco products and ASR9K skills
  • Connectivity
  • Affordable
  • Vercetil
Providing stability and expanding the network by adding ASR9000

Evaluating Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) and Competitors

  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use

Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) Implementation

Implementation this hardware was plug and play, provided easy integration option with scalability options
Yes - Day 1 configuration and then integration
Change management was a minor issue with the implementation
  • Hardware not coming up
  • Reload day1 config

Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) Training

Configuring Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)

It's anright product to expand the ASR9K providing greater availability of 1G port

Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) Support

Cisco provided great support in offering 1G services to various customers and their needs, automation and data collection was easy to pull out of the network
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
Problems left unsolved
Escalation required
Yes it was part of umbrella agreement
Yes - Fail over issue, heatsink issue, alarming issue
They stood out and replaced the devices as required or offered solution in timely manner

Using Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
None
  • Integration
  • Configuring
  • Scaling the bandwidth
Yes - Worked well to provide layer-2 services

Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000) Reliability

it was great to scale out to multiple exchanges to fulfil customer demand
availability was higher 99.9%
there were no real issue found

Integrating Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)

Relationship with Cisco

Sales process was really good, sample devices were provided.

Upgrading Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)

Yes - It wasn't difficult, dual home 9000v were easier then single home devices
  • Product offerings

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