Asr920 interfaces

[adamgibs7]

dears experts

i am looking for 4 x 10G interfaces and 4 lan ports copper , does ASR-920-12SZ-IM will make my job or i have to choose ASR-920-24TZ-M, also i need the security services so i m confused by the below lines form the datasheet that only these models supports ipsec rest other doesn't support,???

Advanced Security

Small cells deployments face challenges on the security front due to their location. The model (ASR-920-12SZ-IM/ASR-920-12SZ-IM-CC) supports security service such as IP Security (IPSec) to help protect against vulnerabilities to subscriber traffic and the network. A built-in hardware crypto engine allows the feature to scale and makes it ideal for extensive small cell deployments.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr-920-series-aggregation-services-router/datasheet-c78-733397.html

what license i have to choose for IPSEC configuration, hence i have come across to three type of licenses according to the link below but i don't see ipsec in any of them.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr-920-series-aggregation-services-router/datasheet-c78-732079.html?cachemode=refresh

thanks

[adamgibs7]

Dear Expert 

I need an advice for the below

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello @adamgibs7 ,

the first document that you have linked is more recent (2019)

It looks like that user traffic encryption is available only on the specified platforms for the presence of dedicated hardware:

>> A built-in hardware crypto engine allows the feature to scale and makes it ideal for extensive small cell deployments.

So I agree on this that only specified models support this.

The second document is older (2018) and does not mention user traffic encryption with IPSec as an available feature.

Hope to help

Giuseppe

[adamgibs7]

Dear larosa

thanks for the reply, can u confirm according to the datasheet ASR-920-12SZ-IM model contains 12 port GE and 4 port 10GE + one Interface Module option to add in the chassis.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr-920-series-aggregation-services-router/datasheet-c78-733397.html