Cisco ASR 9000 Premium 10Gbps IP/MPLS Foundation License
This Cisco ASR 9000 Premium 10Gbps IP/MPLS Foundation License subscription provides essential network routing and forwarding features for your core infrastructure.
- Subscription Term: Access to advanced IP/MPLS features and ongoing software updates for the duration of your subscription.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks critical routing protocols and traffic engineering capabilities for robust network operations.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your network infrastructure meets current industry standards and operational requirements.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued access to essential software features and vendor support for your ASR 9000 platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco ASR 9000 Premium 10Gbps IP/MPLS Foundation License is a subscription-based software entitlement that enables advanced routing and forwarding capabilities on Cisco's Aggregation Services Router 9000 series. This license is designed to provide businesses with the necessary features for building and managing high-performance IP/MPLS networks, ensuring efficient traffic management and service delivery.
This license is utilized by IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations that operate their own network infrastructure. It is essential for businesses running critical services on Cisco ASR 9000 platforms, ensuring their routing devices are fully licensed and capable of supporting advanced network functions and traffic demands.
- Advanced Routing Protocols: Enables support for a wide range of IP/MPLS routing protocols essential for complex network designs.
- Traffic Engineering: Provides capabilities to optimize traffic flow and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
- Scalable Performance: Designed to support 10Gbps interfaces, facilitating high-throughput data forwarding.
- Subscription Model: Offers flexible, recurring access to software features and updates, aligning costs with usage.
- Platform Foundation: Serves as a core licensing component for the Cisco ASR 9000 series, unlocking foundational IP/MPLS services.
This Cisco license is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing to ensure their ASR 9000 routers are fully provisioned with essential IP/MPLS capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced IP/MPLS Routing
Enable teams to deploy and manage sophisticated IP/MPLS networks by unlocking essential routing protocols and traffic engineering capabilities. This ensures optimal data flow and service delivery across your core infrastructure.
core network infrastructure, service provider edge, high-availability routing, traffic optimization
Streamline Network Service Delivery
Streamline the delivery of network services by ensuring your Cisco ASR 9000 platform has the foundational software features required for IP/MPLS operations. This license supports the reliable provisioning of connectivity and bandwidth.
enterprise network backbone, data center interconnect, managed service delivery, network segmentation
Automate Network Compliance
Automate network compliance by ensuring your routing devices are licensed correctly for the features they utilize. This prevents potential audit issues and ensures adherence to vendor software policies.
IT asset management, software licensing, network operations center, regulatory adherence
Key Features
IP/MPLS Foundation Features
Provides the core routing and forwarding capabilities necessary for building and operating IP/MPLS networks.
10Gbps Interface Support
Ensures the license is suitable for high-capacity network links, supporting significant data throughput.
Subscription Licensing
Offers flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates, aligning operational expenses with current needs.
Cisco ASR 9000 Compatibility
Specifically designed for the Cisco ASR 9000 series, ensuring seamless integration and full feature utilization.
Traffic Engineering Capabilities
Enables optimization of network traffic paths, improving performance and ensuring service level agreements are met.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure IP/MPLS networks to support high-frequency trading, transaction processing, and sensitive data transmission, making advanced routing features essential for performance and compliance.
Telecommunications & Utilities
Service providers and utility companies rely on IP/MPLS for core network infrastructure, enabling efficient delivery of voice, data, and video services while meeting stringent uptime and performance SLAs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust and secure networks for transmitting patient data, supporting telemedicine, and ensuring operational continuity, where IP/MPLS capabilities are critical for reliable connectivity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations often require dedicated, high-performance networks for real-time control systems, IoT data, and logistics management, where IP/MPLS can provide the necessary stability and traffic prioritization.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco ASR 9000 Premium 10Gbps IP/MPLS Foundation License?
This is a subscription-based software license for Cisco ASR 9000 series routers that enables advanced IP/MPLS routing and traffic engineering features. It ensures your network devices are fully licensed for these critical functions.
What is the difference between a foundation license and other Cisco licenses?
Foundation licenses typically provide the core, essential features required for a platform's primary function, such as IP/MPLS routing in this case. Premium or advanced licenses often unlock additional, more specialized capabilities or higher performance tiers.
How does the subscription model work for this license?
The subscription model means you pay a recurring fee for access to the license features and any associated software updates or support for a defined term. This provides flexibility and aligns costs with ongoing usage.
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.