Cisco ASR 9000 VXLAN Right to Use License
Unlock advanced network virtualization capabilities for your Cisco ASR 9000 routers with this essential VXLAN Right to Use License, ensuring enhanced traffic segmentation and management.
- Feature Access: Gain the ability to implement VXLAN, enabling network segmentation and overlay capabilities.
- Subscription Term: This license operates on a subscription basis, providing ongoing access to VXLAN features.
- Platform Specific: Designed for the Cisco ASR 9000 series routers, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance.
- Network Agility: Facilitates the creation of scalable and flexible virtual networks to meet evolving business demands.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco ASR 9000 VXLAN Right to Use License subscription unlocks the capability to deploy Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) on your Cisco ASR 9000 series routers. VXLAN is a crucial technology for creating network overlays, allowing for the segmentation of large numbers of virtual networks over a common physical infrastructure.
IT professionals and network administrators in mid-market organizations utilize this license to build more agile, scalable, and efficient data center and campus networks. It is essential for environments requiring advanced traffic isolation, multi-tenancy, and the ability to extend Layer 2 segments over Layer 3 networks without the constraints of traditional VLANs.
- VXLAN Enablement: Activates VXLAN functionality on Cisco ASR 9000 routers.
- Network Segmentation: Allows for the creation of isolated virtual networks over a shared physical infrastructure.
- Overlay Networking: Facilitates the deployment of network overlays for enhanced flexibility and scalability.
- Subscription Model: Provides access to features through a recurring subscription, ensuring up-to-date capabilities.
- Traffic Management: Improves network efficiency and management through advanced overlay capabilities.
Empower your network infrastructure with advanced virtualization features, ensuring scalability and efficient traffic management for your business operations.
What This Enables
Enable Network Virtualization and Segmentation
Enable teams to deploy VXLAN, creating isolated virtual networks over a shared physical infrastructure. Streamline the management of multi-tenant environments and enhance network flexibility for diverse application needs.
data center virtualization, campus network expansion, private cloud deployments, network modernization initiatives
Support Scalable Overlay Networks
Streamline the creation of scalable overlay networks that can span across different physical locations or data centers. Automate the provisioning of network services to support dynamic application workloads and business expansion.
distributed enterprise networks, hybrid cloud connectivity, large-scale data center fabrics, service provider edge
Improve Traffic Isolation and Security
Enable teams to enforce granular traffic isolation between different tenant networks or application segments. Automate security policy enforcement by segmenting traffic at the network layer, reducing the attack surface.
multi-tenant environments, regulatory compliance needs, secure application deployment, network segmentation strategies
Key Features
VXLAN Support
Enables the creation of virtual networks that can span across Layer 3 infrastructure, offering greater flexibility and scalability.
Network Overlay Capabilities
Allows for the decoupling of the virtual network from the physical underlay, simplifying network design and management.
Subscription Licensing
Provides access to VXLAN features through a flexible subscription model, ensuring ongoing support and feature updates.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Compatibility
Ensures seamless integration and optimal performance with your existing Cisco ASR 9000 routing platform.
Enhanced Traffic Management
Facilitates better control and segmentation of network traffic, improving performance and security.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network segmentation for security and compliance, making VXLAN ideal for isolating sensitive transaction data and tenant environments.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to segment patient data and comply with HIPAA regulations, benefiting from VXLAN's ability to create secure, isolated virtual networks for different departments and applications.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses often operate complex networks with multiple locations and guest Wi-Fi, where VXLAN can simplify network management and enhance security through segmentation.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage diverse user groups and research projects, requiring flexible network segmentation to provide secure access and isolate sensitive research data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is VXLAN and why is it important?
VXLAN Virtual Extensible LAN is a network virtualization technology that creates overlay networks. It is important because it allows for the creation of many more virtual networks than traditional VLANs, enabling better scalability and segmentation for modern data centers and cloud environments.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco ASR 9000 series routers. It unlocks the VXLAN functionality on these platforms.
What is the term of this license?
This is a subscription license, meaning it provides access to the VXLAN features for a defined period, typically on an annual or multi-year basis, rather than a perpetual ownership model.
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.