The Cisco ASR 1006 Router in a 6-rack unit (RU) form factor is the most flexible edge routing solution in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series. It supports:

- Dual route processor
- Embedded services processor
- Up to 100 Gbps throughput
- Up to 12 shared port adapters (SPAs), the highest port density solution of the three Cisco ASR 1000 Routers
- Running on Cisco IOS XE Software, the Cisco ASR 1006 router supports hardware redundancy and in-service software upgrades (ISSU).