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Chapter 1
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers Hardware Overview
Cisco Product Identification Standard
This section describes the Cisco products and services product identification standard. This feature
provides you with the ability to effectively integrate and manage Cisco products in your network and
business operations.
Unique Device Identifier
The Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is the Cisco product identification standard for hardware products.
A product identification standard removes barriers to enterprise automation and can help you reduce
operating expenses.
The UDI provides a consistent electronic, physical, and associated business-to-business information
product identification standard.
The UDI is a combination of five data elements.
Table 1-4
UDI Data Element
PID
VID
SN
Entity Name
Product Description
The combination of serial number and product ID (PID) is unique and consistent across all Cisco
products. The PID that is coded on hardware is called a base product identifier.
Additional orderable PIDs may be associated to a base PID. For instance, an orderable PID may describe
a packaging configuration for a product or a bundled group of products sold, tested, and shipped
together. Specific unique device identifier (UDI) benefits include the following:
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The Cisco product identification standard provides the following features:
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Cisco UDI Elements
Electronic
Visibility
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Identifies:
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Individual Cisco products in your networks
PIDs and SNs for service and replaceable products
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VIDs for product version visibility
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Facilitates discovery of products subject to recall or upgrade
Enhances inventory automation of Cisco products
Version visibility—Cisco continuously improves products through feature additions. Product
changes are indicated by incrementing the version ID (VID), which provides version visibility to
help you understand and manage product changes. The VID management ensures consistency of
changes from product to product.
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide
Table 1-4
lists the UDI elements.
Physical
Visibility
Description
Yes
Product ID, also known as product name, model
name, product number
Yes
Version ID
Yes
Serial number, the unique instance of the PID (see
Figure
1-1,
Figure
Figure
1-5, and
location of the serial number label)
No
Type, such as chassis, slot, or power supply
No
Additional product information
Cisco Product Identification Standard
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