Cisco ASR 9000 Series Configuration Guidelines

Ethernet MTU 11
Flow Control on Ethernet Interfaces 12
VRRP 12
HSRP 12
Link Autonegotiation on Ethernet Interfaces 13
What is an Ethernet Flow Point? 13
Improving the Scalability of EFPs on Bundle Interfaces 14
EFP CLI Overview 14
Egress EFP Filtering 15
Identifying Frames of an EFP 15
Applying Features 17
Defining Data-Forwarding Behavior 17
802.1Q VLAN 18
802.1Q Tagged Frames 18
Subinterfaces 18
Subinterface MTU 19
VLAN Subinterfaces on Ethernet Bundles 19
Layer 2 VPN on VLANs 19
How to Configure Layer 2 Features on Ethernet Interfaces 20
Default Configuration Values for Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet 20
Configuring Ethernet Interfaces 21
Configuring a 10-Gigabit Ethernet Interface 21
Configuring a Gigabit Ethernet Interface 23
What to Do Next 25
Configuring an Attachment Circuit on an Ethernet Port 25
Configuring Egress EFP Filtering 28
Configuring 802.1Q VLAN Interfaces 30
Configuring 802.1Q VLAN Subinterfaces 30
Configuring Native VLAN 32
Removing an 802.1Q VLAN Subinterface 33
Configuration Examples 34
Configuring an Ethernet Interface: Example 34
Configuring a L2VPN AC: Example 35
Configuring VPWS with Link Bundles: Example 36
L2VPN and Ethernet Services Configuration Guide for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Routers, IOS XR Release 6.3.x
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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Specifications

General

Series	ASR 9000
Category	Network Router
Modular Design	Yes
Redundancy	Yes (Hardware and Software)
Operating System	Cisco IOS XR
Interfaces/Ports	10G, 40G, 100G, 400G Ethernet
Expansion Slots	Varies by model
Routing Protocol	BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP
Management	CLI, SNMP, NETCONF
Power Supply	Redundant
Port Density	Varies by model
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Memory	Varies by model
Storage	Varies by model
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model