Two of the key aspects of Cisco’s new ASR 1000 routers is its security and software capabilities. According to Jamey Heary, Cisco Subnet’s Cisco security expert, the 40 core, quantum flow process engine of the router could be considered as an autonomous combat information center that “hyper-accelerates the various security features using advanced hardware acceleration and queuing techniques.” This means that the platform can employ all of its security features simultaneously without incurring a massive loss in the combat effectiveness of any one feature or the system as a whole, writes Jamey. Meanwhile, a story in eWeek.com points to the software’s ability to upgrade the routers without having to take them out of service.
EWeek.com cites beta tester FactSet as saying the “in-service upgrades will greatly reduce the logistics burden of coordinating with its multiple customers whenever router changes are made.” FactSet, a provider of financial information and analytic applications for worldwide investors, is looking to replace several of the hundreds of Cisco 7200 and 7300 routers with the ASR 1000 in some of its larger points of presence.
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