The Cisco ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 is the next-generation system processor for the Cisco ASR 9912 Router and ASR 9922 Router chassis, supporting the high-density 100 Gigabit Ethernet line cards. The Cisco ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 is designed with a system architecture to accommodate new programmable deployment models and convergence of Layer 2 and Layer 3 services as required by today's service providers in wireline, data-center-interconnect (DCI), and Radio Access Network (RAN) aggregation applications.
The Cisco ASR 9900 Route Processor 2 brings the time-tested and robust carrier-class capabilities of Cisco IOS XR Software to the Carrier Ethernet edge. The operating system supports true software process modularity. The capabilities of Cisco IOS XR Software allow each process to run in separate protected memory, including each routing protocol along with multiple instances of control, data, and management planes supported. The software also supports distributed route processing.