Cisco Advanced IP Licensing for Full Scale VRFs
This Cisco Advanced IP License subscription unlocks full-scale VRF capabilities, ensuring advanced routing and network segmentation for your enterprise infrastructure.
- Feature Access: Entitlement to advanced Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) features for enhanced network segmentation and routing control.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and security policies by enabling granular control over network traffic flows.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management and improve performance by deploying sophisticated routing policies across your infrastructure.
- Scalability Support: Provides the necessary licensing to support extensive VRF deployments as your network grows and evolves.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco Advanced IP License subscription that enables full-scale Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) capabilities on supported Cisco platforms. It provides the necessary software entitlements to deploy and manage advanced routing instances, allowing for network segmentation and traffic isolation.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who require sophisticated routing control to manage complex network environments, enhance security, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware to unlock advanced software features.
- Advanced Routing Control: Enables sophisticated VRF deployments for network segmentation.
- Enhanced Security: Isolates traffic between different routing instances, improving security posture.
- Scalable Network Design: Supports the growth and evolution of your network infrastructure.
- Compliance Enablement: Helps meet regulatory requirements for network traffic management.
- Subscription-Based: Provides flexible, ongoing access to features with predictable billing.
Empower your IT team with advanced routing capabilities to build a more secure, compliant, and scalable network infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable granular network segmentation
Enable teams to create isolated routing domains within a single physical network. This allows for the secure separation of traffic for different departments or applications, enhancing security and manageability.
multi-site deployments, segmented application environments, secure data center operations, compliance-driven networks
Streamline complex routing policies
Streamline the implementation and management of complex routing policies across diverse network segments. This simplifies network administration and reduces the potential for routing errors.
growing business networks, organizations with diverse service requirements, networks requiring advanced traffic engineering
Automate network security controls
Automate network security controls by leveraging VRFs to enforce access policies between different network segments. This reduces manual intervention and strengthens the overall security posture.
security-conscious organizations, businesses with strict data privacy needs, networks supporting sensitive data
Key Features
Full Scale VRF Support
Enables extensive deployment of Virtual Routing and Forwarding instances for comprehensive network segmentation.
Advanced IP Routing Capabilities
Unlocks sophisticated routing features essential for complex network designs and traffic management.
Subscription Licensing Model
Provides flexible, ongoing access to features with predictable operational expenses and easy scalability.
Cisco Platform Integration
Ensures seamless compatibility and optimal performance with supported Cisco hardware.
Enhanced Network Security
Improves security by isolating traffic between different routing domains, reducing the attack surface.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network segmentation and security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain HIPAA compliance, necessitating secure isolation of patient data and critical medical systems from general network traffic.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks often involve IT and OT convergence, requiring segmented VRFs to isolate critical control systems from enterprise IT networks, enhancing security and operational stability.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle sensitive information and require secure, segmented networks to meet stringent security mandates and data protection requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a VRF and why is it important?
VRF stands for Virtual Routing and Forwarding. It allows multiple routing instances to exist within the same router, effectively creating separate virtual networks. This is crucial for security, traffic isolation, and managing complex routing policies without interference.
What hardware platforms does this license apply to?
This license is intended for specific Cisco routing platforms. The MPN S-A9K-48P1G-AIPTR= suggests compatibility with Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers, particularly those with 48-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. Always verify compatibility with your specific hardware model.
What is the term of this subscription license?
Subscription licenses typically have defined terms (e.g., 1, 3, or 5 years) which are selected at the time of purchase. The billing model is subscription-based, meaning you pay periodically for the use of the license and its associated features.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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.