Cisco ASR 9000 Series 400G Platform License
This Cisco platform license unlocks advanced 400G capabilities for your ASR 9000 Series routers, ensuring continued operation and feature access for your critical network infrastructure.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to essential platform features and software updates.
- Platform Support: Enables 400G interface modules on Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced routing, security, and management capabilities for high-performance networks.
- Compliance: Ensures your network hardware operates with up-to-date, vendor-supported software.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco subscription-based platform software license designed for the ASR 9000 Series routers, specifically enabling 400 Gigabit Ethernet (400G) interface modules. It provides the necessary software entitlement to operate and manage these high-capacity modules, ensuring full feature functionality and ongoing support.
IT Managers and Network Professionals in mid-market to enterprise environments utilize this license to upgrade or maintain their core network infrastructure. It is essential for organizations requiring high bandwidth and performance for data center interconnects, service provider edge, or large campus networks, ensuring their hardware investment is fully utilized and compliant.
- Enables 400G Connectivity: Grants the software rights to utilize 400G interface modules on supported Cisco ASR 9000 Series platforms.
- Subscription Billing: Provides access to software features and updates on a recurring subscription basis, offering predictable operational expenses.
- Platform Software: This license is for the core operating software that manages the router's advanced functionalities.
- Vendor Support: Ensures your network operates with legitimate, vendor-provided software, crucial for security and stability.
- Feature Unlock: Provides access to the full suite of features and performance capabilities associated with the 400G hardware.
This Cisco platform license is the key to unlocking the full potential of your ASR 9000 Series routers for high-bandwidth demands.
What This Enables
Enable High-Speed Network Connectivity
Enable teams to deploy and manage 400 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on their Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. This ensures the network can handle increasing traffic demands for data center interconnects or service provider backbones.
Core network infrastructure, data center interconnects, service provider edge, high-performance computing clusters
Maintain Software Compliance and Support
Streamline network operations by ensuring all hardware features are licensed and supported by the vendor. This prevents potential security risks and operational disruptions associated with using unlicensed or unsupported software.
Regulated industries, mission-critical operations, IT asset management
Unlock Advanced Routing Features
Automate the activation of advanced routing protocols and traffic management features required for modern, high-capacity networks. This allows for more efficient data flow and better network resource utilization.
Network virtualization, traffic engineering, large-scale routing environments
Key Features
400G Interface Support
Allows for the utilization of high-speed 400 Gigabit Ethernet modules on Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers, significantly increasing network throughput.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and new features throughout the license term.
Platform Software Entitlement
Grants the necessary rights to operate the core software features that manage and control the advanced capabilities of the 400G hardware.
Vendor Compliance
Ensures your network hardware is running legitimate, vendor-supported software, mitigating risks of security breaches and operational failures.
Feature Access
Unlocks the full range of functionalities and performance optimizations associated with the 400G hardware for enhanced network services.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, reliable, and secure network connectivity for trading, transaction processing, and data analytics, making 400G capabilities essential for their operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Modern manufacturing relies on robust networks for IoT, automation, and real-time data processing. High-bandwidth links are critical for operational efficiency and control systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers handle vast amounts of sensitive data, including large medical images and patient records. High-speed networking is vital for efficient data transfer, telemedicine, and research.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions require significant network bandwidth to support large data transfers for scientific computing, online learning platforms, and collaborative research projects.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform software license?
A platform software license, like this Cisco offering, grants the right to use specific software features and functionalities on a hardware platform. It ensures the hardware operates correctly and has access to vendor-supported capabilities.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers and enables the use of 400 Gigabit Ethernet (400G) interface modules on compatible platforms within that series.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay recurring fees for access to the software features and updates for a defined term.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
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.