Which option is the unique differentiator that sets Cisco ASR 5000 apart from competitors?

Question

Options

• Aseamless interoperability with GGSN
• Bcost-effective evolution to 2G
• Ccombines 2G, 3G, and 4G SGSN into the same platform
• DP2P detection and control

• A
  7% (2)
• C
  89% (24)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Cisco's ASR 5000 uniquely consolidates 2G (GPRS/EDGE), 3G (UMTS), and 4G (LTE) SGSN functionality onto a single hardware platform - eliminating the need for separate gateway nodes per generation and dramatically simplifying carrier network architecture. Option A is incorrect because GGSN interoperability is a standard requirement shared by many vendors, not a differentiator. Option B is wrong because the ASR 5000's value proposition is forward-looking multi-generation convergence, not a cost path back to 2G. Option D (P2P detection/control) is a policy enforcement feature found across many competing platforms and is not unique to the ASR 5000.

Memory tip: Think "ASR = All Stations Rolled-in" - the ASR 5000 rolls 2G, 3G, and 4G SGSN into one box, which is the single feature no competitor matched at the time.

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