Cisco VNF Specifications
Licensing
Bring Your Own License (BYOL) products require a valid license. You are responsible for purchasing and managing your own licenses from Cisco or their partners or resellers.
Support
Cisco support is available for BYOL devices. Contact a Cisco sales representative or partner to purchase a license and support contract.
Note: Throughput (IMIX, IMIX/IPSec) values in the tables are reference-only values for each VNF, and are based on testing performed by Equinix in conjunction with RFC 2544 standards. Results may vary based on additional conditions and variables. Throughput values will be limited with applied license type. The values should not be considered as guaranteed throughput.

Small | Medium | Large | Extra-Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores | 8 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 16GB |
Software Package | DNA Essentials DNA Advantage DNA Premier |
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Virtual Data Interfaces |
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System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | |||
Restricted CLI Commands | None | |||
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.5 Gbps | 6.3 Gbps | 7.6 Gbps | Data not Available |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 700 Mbps | 1.6 Gbps | 1.9 Gbps | |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | Extra-Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores | 8 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 16GB |
Software Package | DNA Essentials DNA Advantage DNA Premier |
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Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | |||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | HTTPS (Web Console) vManage |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | |||
Restricted CLI Commands | None | |||
Throughput (IMIX) | Data Not Available | |||
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | Data Not Available | |||
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 8 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 8GB | 16GB |
Software Package | ASAv10 | ASAv10 ASAv30 |
ASAv10 |
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 10 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | Management 0/0 (MGMT) GigabitEthernet 0/1 (WAN) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | None (self-configured) | ||
Throughput (IMIX) | 2.7 Gbps | 3.3 Gbps | 6.3 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 30 Mbps | 270 Mbps | 270 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 4 Cores | 8 Cores | 12 Cores |
Memory | 8GB | 16GB | 24GB |
Software Package | FTDv5 FTDv10 FTDv20 |
FTDv30 |
FTDv50 |
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 10 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | Web-based Management (FMC, FDM or CDO) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | None (self-configured) | ||
Throughput (IMIX) | 630 Mbps | 1.7 Gbps | 3.6 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 260 Mbps | 580 Mbps | 630 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | DNA Essentials DNA Advantage DNA Premier |
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Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) GigabitEthernet 3 (NSP/BYOC) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | None (self-configured) | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
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500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |
End of Sale VNFs

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For information about different device management options, see Equinix-Configured Devices vs Self-Configured Devices.
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For information about device restrictions for Equinix-configured CSR 1000V VNFs, see Cisco CSR 1000V Limitations (Equinix-Configured).
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Cisco CSR 1000v Series, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.x Release Notes.
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Cisco CSR 1000V Series, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.x Release Notes.
Cisco CSR1000V License and Feature Information
License Type | Area | IP-Base Features |
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IP-Base | Basic Networking | BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), IPv6, GRE, VRF-Lite, NTP, QoS, BFD, and CLNS |
Multicast | Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) | |
Deployment Option | HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP | |
Addressing | 802.1Q VLAN, EVC, NAT, DHCP, and DNS | |
Basic Security | ACL, AAA, RADIUS, and TACACS+ | |
Management | Cisco IOS XE CLI, SSH, Flexible NetFlow, SNMP, EEM, and NETCONF | |
Security (in addition to IP-Base license) |
Advanced Security | ZBFW, IPsec VPN, Easy VPN, DMVPN, FlexVPN, and GetVPN Box-to-box high-availability for ZBFW and NAT |
App-X (in addition to IP-Base license) |
Advanced Networking | Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3), MPLS, VRF, and VXLAN |
Application Experience | WCCPv2, AppXNAV, Network-Based Application Recognition Version 2 (NBAR2), AVC, and IP SLA | |
Hybrid Cloud Connectivity | LISP, OTV, VPLS, and EoMPLS | |
Subscriber Management | PTA, LNS, and ISG | |
AX |
All Features Supported |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | IP-Base | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) GigabitEthernet 3 (NSP) |
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Available License Type | BYOL Subscription |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Equinix-Certified Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | See list of restricted commands | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps
1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps 10 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | IP-Base | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Equinix-Certified Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | None (self-configured) | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps
1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps 10 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | Security | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) GigabitEthernet 3 (NSP) |
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Available License Type | BYOL Subscription |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Equinix-Certified Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | See list of restricted commands | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps
1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | Security | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | None (self-configured) | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps
1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | AppX | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) GigabitEthernet 3 (NSP) |
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Available License Type | BYOL Subscription |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | See list of restricted commands | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | AppX | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | None (self-configured) | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | AX | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) GigabitEthernet 3 (NSP) |
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Available License Type | BYOL Subscription |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | See list of restricted commands | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
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500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |

Small | Medium | Large | |
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CPU | 2 Cores | 4 Cores | 6 Cores |
Memory | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
Software Package | AX | ||
Virtual Data Interfaces |
10 / 24 | ||
System Reserved Interfaces | GigabitEthernet 1 (Management) GigabitEthernet 2 (WAN/SSH) |
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Available License Type | BYOL |
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Access Methods | SSH (CLI)
HTTPS (Web Console) |
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Image Version | See Available Image Versions | ||
Restricted CLI Commands | None (self-configured) | ||
License Throughput | 500 Mbps
|
500 Mbps
1 Gbps |
500 Mbps 1 Gbps 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX) | 4.4 Gbps | 5.9 Gbps | 6.5 Gbps |
Throughput (IMIX/IPSec) | 360 Mbps | 400 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
Deployment Option | Single Redundant |