Cisco Advanced IP Smart License for 50 VRFs on ASR 9000 Line Cards
Enhance your network's segmentation and routing capabilities with the Cisco Advanced IP Smart License, enabling up to 50 VRFs for your ASR 9000 line cards.
- Feature Access: Unlock advanced routing and segmentation features for your Cisco ASR 9000 series.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and network security through proper licensing.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure uninterrupted service and access to critical network functions.
- Scalability Support: License supports up to 50 Virtual Routing and Forwarding instances for flexible network design.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Advanced IP Smart License provides the necessary entitlement for utilizing up to 50 Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances on Cisco ASR 9000 series line cards. It is a subscription-based software license designed to enable advanced routing segmentation and management capabilities within your network infrastructure.
IT Managers and Network Professionals in mid-market and enterprise environments utilize this license to segment traffic, enhance security, and optimize routing for diverse applications and user groups. It integrates directly with the Cisco IOS XR operating system on ASR 9000 platforms, ensuring seamless operation and feature availability.
- Advanced Routing: Enables sophisticated traffic segmentation and management using VRFs.
- Platform Specific: Designed for Cisco ASR 9000 series line cards.
- Subscription Model: Provides ongoing access to features and updates on a recurring basis.
- Capacity Entitlement: Licenses the use of up to 50 VRF instances.
- Compliance Ready: Helps meet network segmentation requirements for security and regulatory purposes.
This Cisco license is ideal for mid-market organizations needing granular control and segmentation for their Cisco ASR 9000 network infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Segmentation with VRFs
Enable teams to create isolated routing instances for different departments or applications, enhancing security and preventing IP conflicts. Streamline network management by logically separating traffic without requiring separate physical hardware.
organizations deploying multi-tenant networks, businesses with strict security segmentation needs, teams managing complex routing policies
Support Diverse Application Routing Requirements
Streamline the process of supporting distinct routing tables for various services like MPLS VPNs, inter-AS VPNs, and VRF-lite deployments. Automate the configuration and management of routing policies across different network segments.
businesses running multiple distinct services, organizations with complex WAN architectures, teams needing granular traffic control
Maintain Licensing Compliance for Routing Features
Ensure your organization remains compliant with Cisco's licensing requirements for advanced routing features on ASR 9000 platforms. Protect against service interruptions or audit issues stemming from unlicensed functionality.
companies operating in regulated industries, IT departments managing Cisco hardware, businesses prioritizing network stability
Key Features
Support for up to 50 VRFs
Allows for extensive network segmentation, enabling granular control over traffic routing and isolation for diverse business needs.
Cisco Smart Licensing
Simplifies license management, activation, and tracking across your network infrastructure.
Subscription-based model
Provides access to the latest features and ongoing support, ensuring your network remains up-to-date and compliant.
Designed for ASR 9000 Line Cards
Ensures compatibility and optimal performance with your existing Cisco routing hardware.
Advanced IP features
Unlocks sophisticated routing capabilities essential for modern, complex network environments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network segmentation to isolate sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and SOX, making VRF technology essential for security and compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating secure network segmentation to isolate critical systems and comply with data privacy regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often deploy complex networks for operational technology (OT) and IT, requiring VRFs to segment critical control systems from general IT traffic, ensuring operational integrity and security.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle sensitive data and operate under stringent security protocols, using VRFs to create secure, isolated network segments for different departments or classified information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a VRF?
A Virtual Routing and Forwarding instance (VRF) is a technology that allows multiple routing instances to exist within a single router. Each VRF has its own routing table, enabling traffic isolation and the use of overlapping IP addresses.
How does Cisco Smart Licensing work?
Cisco Smart Licensing is a software-based solution that simplifies the way you manage and deploy licenses. It allows you to activate, manage, and track your Cisco software licenses from a central portal, reducing the need for physical license keys.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for the right to use the software and its features for a defined term.
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.