Cisco ASR 9000 Essential Edge 100G Upgrade License
This Cisco Essential Edge 100G upgrade license unlocks critical high-speed connectivity for your ASR 9000 platform, ensuring your network infrastructure meets demanding bandwidth requirements.
- Enhanced Capacity: Gain access to 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, significantly increasing your network's throughput.
- Feature Enablement: Unlock essential edge routing features required for modern network services and applications.
- Subscription Term: Benefit from a flexible subscription model, aligning costs with usage and evolving needs.
- Platform Compliance: Ensure your Cisco ASR 9000 platform operates with the latest software capabilities and vendor support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco ASR 9000 Essential Edge 100G Upgrade License is a software subscription that enables 100 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities on your Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router. This license unlocks the necessary software features and capacity to support high-speed interfaces, crucial for businesses experiencing rapid data growth and requiring robust edge routing performance.
This upgrade is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It is ideal for environments that utilize the Cisco ASR 9000 platform for core routing, edge services, or as a gateway for critical business applications, ensuring their network can handle increased traffic loads efficiently.
- 100G Interface Support: Enables the use of 100 Gigabit Ethernet line cards and interfaces.
- Essential Edge Features: Unlocks key software functionalities for advanced edge routing.
- Subscription Billing: Provides a flexible, recurring licensing model.
- Platform Scalability: Allows your ASR 9000 to scale to meet future bandwidth demands.
- Vendor Compliance: Ensures your platform is licensed correctly for continued support and feature access.
Equip your business network with high-speed capabilities and essential edge routing features by upgrading your Cisco ASR 9000 platform with this essential license.
What This Enables
Enable High-Speed Data Throughput
Enable teams to support increased data traffic volumes and demanding applications by unlocking 100 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities on their Cisco ASR 9000 routers. Streamline the delivery of bandwidth-intensive services to end-users and internal operations.
On-premises data centers, enterprise edge networks, service provider edge deployments
Unlock Essential Edge Routing Features
Streamline network operations by activating critical software features required for advanced edge routing and service delivery on the ASR 9000 platform. Automate the deployment of new services that require higher bandwidth and specific routing intelligence.
Network core upgrades, branch office connectivity, content delivery networks
Ensure Licensing Compliance and Support
Automate compliance with Cisco licensing requirements for advanced features and high-speed interfaces, ensuring continued vendor support and access to software updates. Protect your investment by maintaining a properly licensed and supported network infrastructure.
IT asset management, network infrastructure refresh cycles, regulatory compliance initiatives
Key Features
100 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Support
Significantly increases network throughput, enabling faster data transfer and improved application performance for your business.
Essential Edge Routing Capabilities
Unlocks advanced software features necessary for modern network edge services, enhancing routing intelligence and service delivery.
Subscription Licensing Model
Provides financial flexibility with recurring billing, allowing for easier budget management and adaptation to changing needs.
Cisco ASR 9000 Platform Compatibility
Ensures seamless integration with your existing Cisco ASR 9000 infrastructure, minimizing disruption and complexity.
Vendor Compliance and Support
Guarantees your platform is licensed correctly, maintaining eligibility for Cisco technical support and software updates.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, reliable network connectivity for trading, data processing, and secure transactions, making 100Gbps upgrades essential for performance and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations increasingly rely on real-time data for automation and IoT, necessitating robust edge routing and high bandwidth to support operational technology networks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers handle large volumes of sensitive patient data and require high-speed networks for telemedicine, imaging, and electronic health records, demanding significant bandwidth.
Retail & Hospitality
Modern retail and hospitality chains depend on fast, reliable networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, customer Wi-Fi, and online operations, benefiting from increased capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco ASR 9000 Essential Edge 100G Upgrade License?
This is a software subscription license from Cisco that enables 100 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities and essential edge routing features on your Cisco ASR 9000 Series router. It allows your network to handle higher bandwidth demands.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically designed for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. It unlocks the potential for 100Gbps interfaces on compatible line cards within this platform.
What is the billing model for this license?
This license operates on a subscription billing model, meaning you pay recurring fees for its use over a defined term, offering flexibility for your IT budget.
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.