Hi hooman-
The AS5350 does support the ASAP technology, it is the licensing that allow you to run various application (ie. Data, Voice, Fax, etc).
Here is an explanation of the Licensing.
Feature Licenses
Q. Have the existing feature licenses on the Cisco AS5350 changed at all?
A. Yes. The following base feature licenses will no longer be supported: FR5x-DATA-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS Data License per port
FR5x-WIRELESS-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS Wireless License per port
Q. Are there any new feature licenses?
A. Yes. Now there are three categories of licenses: Base features licenses, specialty feature licenses, and upgrade licenses.
One of the following base features licenses is required at the time of purchase: FR5x-VOXONLY-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS Voice-Only License per port
FR5x-UNIVPORT-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS Universal Port License per port
FR5x-ULTRAPORT-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS UltraPort License per port
FR5x-ISDNONLY-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS ISDN-Only License per port
Note: The ISDN-only license can be ordered only with the ISDN-only configurations: AS535-8E1-240ISDN, AS535-16E1-480ISDN, and AS535-24E1-720ISDN.
The number of feature licenses that must be ordered is determined by the number of ports supported for the T1/E1 configuration being ordered. Please refer to the table below: Part Number Minimum Number of Licenses Mandatory Licenses
AS535-8E1-240ISDN 240
ISDN only
AS535-16E1-480ISDN 480
ISDN only
AS535-24E1-720ISDN 720
ISDN only
AS535-2T1-48NP 48
VOX only, UnivPort, or UltraPort
AS535-2E1-60NP 60
VOX only, UnivPort, or UltraPort
AS535-4T1-108NP 96
VOX only, UnivPort, or UltraPort
AS535-4E1-120NP 120
VOX only, UnivPort,or UltraPort
AS535-8T1-216NP 192
VOX only, UnivPort, or UltraPort
AS535-8E1-216NP 210
VOX only, UnivPort, or UltraPort
Q. What are specialty feature licenses?
A. Specialty licenses add services to the Cisco AS5350 platform (Port management, SS7/Channel 7 (C7), Universal Gateway Manager, or PIAFS. Following is the list of licenses: FR5x-PM-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS Port Management License per port
FR5x-SS7-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS SS7 License per port
UGM-MGMT-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series Universal Gateway Manager License per port
FR5x-PIAFS-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series IOS PIAFS License per port
The Port Management license provides access to Resource Pool Management (RPM), Call Tracker Management Information Bases (MIBs), and Modem Management. The SS7 license provides access to Q931 over IP, which is required for interoperability with the Cisco SC 2200 Signaling Controller or any third-party SS7 gateway. The Universal Gateway Manager (UGM) Management license provides support for element management. The PIAFS license is required for support of PIAFS 1.0 to PIAFS 2.1 wireless protocol in the Japanese network.
Q. What are upgrade licenses?
A. Upgrade licenses enhance the universal port services available on the gateway (Voice Only to Universal Port, Universal Port to Ultra Port, ISDN Only to Universal Port). Following is a list of upgrade licenses: FR5x-VOX2UP-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series VOX Only to UnivPort Upgrade per port
FR5x-UP2ULTRA-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series UnivPort to UltraPort Upgrade License per port
FR5x-ISDN2UP-LIC Cisco AS5000 Series ISDN Only to UnivPort Upgrade License per port
http://www.cisco.com/warp/partner/synchronicd/cc/pd/as/as5350/prodlit/cas53_qp.htm#xtocid151484
I hope this help, have a Great Day!
Dave
