Cisco ASR9000 64-Bit IOS XR Software Subscription
This Cisco IOS XR software subscription provides essential operating system capabilities for your ASR9000 series routers, ensuring continued functionality and feature access.
- Subscription Term: Access to the latest Cisco IOS XR software features and updates for the duration of your subscription.
- Platform Support: Enables critical operating system functions for Cisco ASR9000 series routing platforms.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains software currency, helping meet operational and regulatory requirements.
- Feature Entitlement: Unlocks advanced routing, security, and management capabilities for your network edge.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a subscription-based software license for Cisco's 64-bit IOS XR operating system, specifically designed for the Cisco ASR9000 series of routers. It grants access to the core functionalities and advanced features required to operate and manage these powerful routing platforms, ensuring they remain current and compliant.
Businesses with significant network edge infrastructure, such as those in telecommunications, large enterprises, or service providers, utilize this software. It is essential for maintaining the stability, performance, and security of their core routing devices, fitting into environments that demand high availability and advanced traffic management.
- Core OS Functionality: Provides the essential operating system for Cisco ASR9000 routers.
- Feature Access: Enables advanced routing protocols, traffic engineering, and Quality of Service (QoS) features.
- Software Updates: Includes access to software updates and patches for security and performance enhancements.
- Subscription Billing: Offered on a subscription basis for predictable operational expenses.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for the Cisco ASR9000 series hardware.
This Cisco IOS XR software subscription is ideal for organizations needing to maintain advanced routing capabilities on their ASR9000 platforms with predictable costs.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing Capabilities
Enable teams to deploy complex routing policies and traffic engineering on their ASR9000 platforms. Streamline network segmentation and optimize traffic flow for critical business applications.
core network infrastructure, high-availability deployments, traffic optimization, network edge services
Maintain Software Currency and Compliance
Streamline the process of staying current with Cisco's latest IOS XR software releases and security patches. Automate compliance checks against software version requirements for network stability.
network operations, security posture management, regulatory adherence, infrastructure lifecycle management
Ensure Platform Stability and Performance
Automate the delivery of performance enhancements and bug fixes through regular software updates. Enable teams to proactively manage network device health and prevent performance bottlenecks.
network infrastructure, service provider edge, enterprise routing, mission-critical networks
Key Features
64-bit IOS XR Operating System
Provides a modern, scalable, and feature-rich operating system for high-performance routing.
Subscription Licensing Model
Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and support.
Access to Software Updates and Patches
Ensures your network devices are protected against vulnerabilities and benefit from performance improvements.
Advanced Routing and QoS Features
Enables sophisticated traffic management, policy enforcement, and network optimization.
Designed for ASR9000 Series
Guarantees compatibility and optimal performance with your specific Cisco hardware investment.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to support critical trading and transaction systems, making robust routing software essential for uptime and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations often rely on stable, high-performance networks for real-time data processing and control systems, necessitating dependable routing software for operational continuity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers depend on secure and always-on networks for patient data management and critical medical device communication, requiring resilient infrastructure powered by reliable software.
Telecommunications
Service providers utilize ASR9000 platforms extensively for core network functions, demanding advanced routing capabilities and software stability to deliver services to their customers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco IOS XR Software?
Cisco IOS XR is a modular, network operating system designed for high-end Cisco routers like the ASR9000 series. It provides advanced features for service providers and large enterprises.
What does a subscription license enable?
A subscription license grants you the right to use the software for a defined period, typically including access to software updates, patches, and new features released during that term.
Is this license tied to specific hardware?
Yes, this license is specifically for the Cisco ASR9000 series of routers, as indicated by the MPN. It is not transferable to other hardware platforms.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.