Cisco Access Network Advanced Software Innovation Subscription for 100G
This 5-year Cisco software subscription provides advanced innovation access for your 100G network, ensuring your business stays current with critical network capabilities.
- Access to Innovation: Unlock the latest Cisco software features and enhancements for your 100G network infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to evolving security and operational standards through continuous software updates.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your network functions optimally with ongoing support and access to critical patches.
- Predictable Budgeting: Lock in software access for five years with a clear subscription model, simplifying IT financial planning.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Access Network Advanced Software Innovation subscription provides a 5-year entitlement to the latest software features and updates for your 100G network infrastructure. It ensures your network hardware remains current, compliant, and capable of supporting advanced functionalities.
Designed for businesses that rely on high-speed network connectivity, this subscription is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals overseeing SMB and mid-market environments. It integrates directly with your existing Cisco network hardware, providing a pathway to enhanced performance and security without requiring a complete hardware refresh.
- Continuous Feature Access: Gain immediate access to new software releases and feature enhancements from Cisco.
- Security Posture: Benefit from timely security patches and updates to protect your network against emerging threats.
- Performance Optimization: Utilize software advancements designed to improve network efficiency and throughput.
- Extended Hardware Value: Maximize the lifespan and capabilities of your existing Cisco 100G network equipment.
- Simplified Licensing: Manage your software entitlements easily through a clear, subscription-based model.
This Cisco software subscription is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to maintain a cutting-edge, secure, and compliant 100G network.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Features
Enable teams to deploy and utilize the latest Cisco software features for enhanced network performance and new service capabilities. This ensures your infrastructure can support evolving business demands and applications.
high-speed network deployments, data center interconnects, campus network backbones
Maintain Security and Compliance
Streamline the process of staying compliant with industry regulations and security best practices through continuous access to Cisco's security patches and updates. Protect your sensitive business data from emerging threats.
regulated business environments, data-intensive operations, critical infrastructure management
Optimize Network Performance
Automate the delivery of performance enhancements and optimizations for your 100G network infrastructure. This leads to improved application responsiveness and a better user experience for your employees.
performance-sensitive applications, large user bases, business-critical network services
Key Features
Access to Cisco Software Innovation
Gain entitlement to the latest software releases, feature enhancements, and technology advancements from Cisco for your 100G network.
5-Year Subscription Term
Secure predictable access to software updates and support for a full five years, simplifying long-term IT planning and budgeting.
100G Network Compatibility
Specifically designed to enhance and support high-speed 100 Gigabit Ethernet network infrastructure.
Compliance and Security Updates
Receive timely security patches and software updates to maintain network integrity and meet regulatory requirements.
Subscription Billing Model
Benefit from a clear, recurring subscription model that helps manage operational expenses and ensures continuous access to essential software.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available, secure, and compliant networks to handle sensitive data and high transaction volumes, making continuous software innovation critical for performance and security.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations rely on robust and secure networks for patient data management and critical operations, necessitating up-to-date software to ensure HIPAA compliance and system reliability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy high-speed networks for operational technology (OT) and data analytics, requiring reliable and secure connectivity that benefits from ongoing software advancements for efficiency and uptime.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage large, dynamic networks supporting extensive data transfer and numerous users, benefiting from advanced software features for performance optimization and security.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'Advanced SW Innovation Access' mean?
It means you gain entitlement to the newest software features, performance improvements, and security updates released by Cisco for your compatible network hardware during the subscription term.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is for Cisco access network platforms that support 100G connectivity. Specific hardware compatibility should be verified against Cisco's product documentation.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription license with a 5-year term. Access to software innovation and updates is provided for the duration of the subscription.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.