Cisco ASR 9000 IP/MPLS Foundation License
This Cisco ASR 9000 foundation license provides essential IP/MPLS routing capabilities, ensuring your network infrastructure operates with core routing protocols enabled.
- Core Routing Enabled: Access to fundamental IP and MPLS routing features for your network edge.
- Platform Stability: Ensures continued operation and access to essential network services.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains network functionality required for many business operations.
- Subscription Value: Provides access to features on a predictable, recurring basis.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco ASR 9000 Basic 4x1Gbps IP/MPLS Foundation License is a software subscription that unlocks critical IP and MPLS routing functionalities on your Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router.
This license is designed for businesses that require fundamental routing capabilities for their network edge, supporting essential traffic forwarding and network segmentation. It is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals managing the network infrastructure for their organization's own operations.
- Essential IP/MPLS Features: Grants access to core routing protocols and MPLS capabilities.
- Subscription-Based Access: Provides ongoing access to features through a recurring billing model.
- Platform Foundation: Establishes the basic routing services required for network connectivity.
- Scalability Support: Designed for the ASR 9000 platform, supporting growth in network demands.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures your network devices can perform essential routing tasks.
This foundation license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing to ensure their Cisco ASR 9000 routers are provisioned with essential IP/MPLS routing functions.
What This Enables
Enable Core IP and MPLS Routing
Enable teams to configure and manage fundamental IP routing protocols and MPLS services on their Cisco ASR 9000 routers. This ensures reliable data forwarding and supports essential network services for business operations.
enterprise network edge, service provider edge, core routing infrastructure, traffic aggregation
Maintain Network Operational Compliance
Streamline compliance by ensuring all required routing features are licensed and active on your network edge devices. This prevents operational gaps and maintains the integrity of your network services.
regulated business operations, IT infrastructure management, network service delivery, compliance audits
Support Essential Network Services
Automate the provisioning of basic routing services required for VPNs, traffic engineering, and other critical network functions. This allows IT professionals to focus on higher-level network management tasks.
business continuity planning, network performance optimization, secure data transport, IT resource allocation
Key Features
IP Routing Protocols
Enables essential routing protocols like OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP for efficient network path selection and data forwarding.
MPLS Capabilities
Supports Multiprotocol Label Switching for optimized traffic forwarding and VPN services, enhancing network performance and scalability.
Subscription Licensing
Provides access to features on a predictable, recurring basis, aligning costs with ongoing operational needs.
ASR 9000 Platform Support
Specifically designed for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance on your existing hardware.
Foundation for Advanced Features
Acts as a prerequisite for more advanced software features and services, allowing for future network evolution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network routing for critical transaction processing and data integrity, making robust IP/MPLS capabilities essential for compliance and operational continuity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks often rely on stable IP/MPLS routing for real-time data communication and control systems, where network uptime and predictable performance are paramount for production efficiency.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure and reliable network infrastructure to support patient data transmission and critical medical applications, where network availability is directly tied to patient care and regulatory compliance.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies depend on secure and resilient network services for essential public operations and communication, requiring foundational routing capabilities to maintain service delivery and data security.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of this license?
This is a subscription license, meaning it provides access to the features for a defined period, typically renewed annually or on a multi-year term. Specific term details are provided at the time of purchase.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. The MPN S-A9K-IPB-4X1G indicates it is for the 4x1Gbps interface modules, but the core license applies to the ASR 9000 platform.
What happens if the subscription expires?
If the subscription expires, the IP/MPLS routing features enabled by this license may cease to function or become unsupported, potentially impacting network connectivity and services. Renewing the subscription ensures continued access and support.
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.