Cisco ASR 10 10Gbps to 20Gbps Upgrade License
Unlock increased network throughput for your Cisco ASR 10 router with a subscription-based license that upgrades capacity from 10Gbps to 20Gbps.
- Increased Capacity: Doubles your router's data throughput from 10Gbps to 20Gbps.
- Subscription Term: Provides access to enhanced performance for the duration of your subscription.
- Platform Specific: Designed exclusively for the Cisco ASR 10 platform.
- Performance Assurance: Ensures your network can handle growing traffic demands efficiently.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco platform software subscription license that enables an upgrade of the Cisco ASR 10 router's throughput capacity from 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 20 Gbps. It provides the necessary software entitlement to unlock this increased performance.
This license is ideal for businesses experiencing growing network traffic that are using the Cisco ASR 10 platform for their core routing or edge services. It allows IT managers and professionals to scale their network performance without requiring a full hardware replacement, ensuring continued operation and compliance with performance requirements.
- Capacity Expansion: Directly increases the data forwarding rate of your Cisco ASR 10.
- Subscription Model: Offers flexible, recurring access to higher performance levels.
- Compliance Ready: Helps meet evolving bandwidth demands and potential regulatory performance standards.
- Operational Efficiency: Avoids costly hardware upgrades by enabling software-based capacity increase.
- Future Proofing: Prepares your network for increased data loads and future application needs.
This license is the smart choice for SMB and mid-market organizations needing to scale their Cisco ASR 10 performance cost-effectively.
What This Enables
Enable Higher Network Throughput
Enable teams to increase the data forwarding capacity of their Cisco ASR 10 routers. Streamline network operations by ensuring sufficient bandwidth for critical business applications and user traffic.
On-premises data centers, enterprise edge routing, network core upgrades, high-traffic network segments
Support Growing Traffic Demands
Automate the process of scaling network performance to meet increasing data volumes. Support business growth by ensuring the network infrastructure can handle future traffic loads without degradation.
Rapidly growing businesses, organizations with seasonal traffic spikes, networks supporting data-intensive applications
Optimize IT Infrastructure Investment
Streamline IT spending by upgrading existing hardware capacity through software. Avoid the capital expenditure of replacing Cisco ASR 10 routers by enabling higher performance on current equipment.
Budget-conscious IT departments, businesses focused on operational efficiency, organizations with existing Cisco investments
Key Features
10Gbps to 20Gbps Throughput Upgrade
Doubles the data forwarding capacity of your Cisco ASR 10 router, significantly improving network speed and handling larger traffic volumes.
Cisco ASR 10 Platform Specific
Ensures compatibility and optimal performance by being designed exclusively for the Cisco ASR 10 series routers.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Provides flexible, recurring access to enhanced performance, allowing for easier budget management and scalability.
Software-Enabled Capacity Increase
Allows businesses to scale network performance without the need for costly hardware replacements, optimizing IT investment.
Compliance and Performance Assurance
Helps meet evolving bandwidth requirements and maintain network performance standards critical for business operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, reliable network performance to handle high-volume trading, transaction processing, and secure data exchange, making capacity upgrades essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage vast amounts of sensitive patient data and require robust network infrastructure to support critical applications like PACS, EHRs, and telehealth services.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Modern manufacturing relies on interconnected systems for IoT, automation, and real-time data analytics, necessitating high-capacity networks to support these operations.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions often deal with large datasets, high user counts, and demanding applications, requiring scalable network infrastructure to support academic and research activities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is this license for?
This is a Cisco software subscription license that upgrades the throughput capacity of your Cisco ASR 10 router from 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 20 Gbps. It enables your existing hardware to handle more data traffic.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically designed for the Cisco ASR 10 series routers. Please verify your specific model compatibility.
What is the billing model?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay recurring fees for the duration of the license term to maintain the upgraded performance capabilities.
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.