Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Platform License
This Cisco platform software subscription provides essential licensing for the ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, ensuring continued operation and feature access for your network infrastructure.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to Cisco's advanced routing software features.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks critical capabilities for high-performance network aggregation and services.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains adherence to Cisco's software licensing requirements and operational standards.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees access to necessary software updates and support for uninterrupted service.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license subscription for Cisco's ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. It provides the necessary entitlement to operate and utilize the advanced features of these high-performance routing platforms, ensuring your network infrastructure remains compliant and fully functional.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations utilize these licenses to manage and maintain their core network aggregation points. The ASR 9000 Series routers are critical for delivering services to end-users and other network segments, making this license essential for operational stability and performance.
- Subscription Licensing: Provides flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates.
- Platform Support: Specifically designed for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers.
- Feature Unlock: Enables advanced routing, service provisioning, and network management capabilities.
- Compliance Management: Ensures your network hardware is properly licensed and compliant with vendor requirements.
- Operational Efficiency: Supports the reliable delivery of network services and data traffic.
This Cisco platform license is the right choice for mid-market organizations needing to maintain compliant and high-performing network aggregation infrastructure without enterprise-level overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing Capabilities
Enable teams to deploy and manage sophisticated routing policies and traffic engineering. Streamline the delivery of high-bandwidth services across your network aggregation points.
core network infrastructure, service provider edge, data center interconnect, high-availability routing
Ensure Software Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining up-to-date software licenses for critical network hardware. Protect your organization from potential audits and service interruptions due to licensing lapses.
network operations, IT asset management, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation
Maintain Network Performance and Stability
Streamline the deployment of software updates and feature enhancements for your Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. Guarantee the continued high performance and stability of your network aggregation services.
network uptime assurance, service level agreement adherence, performance optimization, infrastructure lifecycle management
Key Features
Cisco IOS XR Software Subscription
Provides ongoing access to software updates, patches, and new features for your ASR 9000 Series routers, ensuring your network remains current and secure.
Platform-Specific Licensing
Ensures proper entitlement and compliance for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers, preventing operational disruptions.
Feature Unlock
Grants access to advanced routing, Quality of Service (QoS), and network management capabilities essential for high-performance aggregation.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers a predictable operational expense for software licensing, aligning costs with ongoing usage and support needs.
Vendor Support Entitlement
Facilitates access to Cisco's technical support resources for troubleshooting and issue resolution, crucial for maintaining network uptime.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to handle sensitive data and high transaction volumes, making robust aggregation services critical for their operations.
Telecommunications & Media
Service providers rely on aggregation routers like the ASR 9000 Series to deliver high-speed internet and communication services to their customers, demanding scalable and performant network solutions.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure and always-on networks to manage patient data and critical medical systems, where network uptime and data integrity are paramount.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations increasingly depend on network connectivity for automation, IoT, and real-time data processing, requiring resilient and high-capacity network aggregation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this Cisco platform license enable?
This subscription license enables the use of Cisco IOS XR software and its advanced features on your Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. It ensures compliance and access to necessary functionalities for network aggregation and service delivery.
What is the license term and billing model?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is typically billed on a recurring basis (e.g., annually or multi-year). The specific term and billing cycle will be defined 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 XR-A9K-X64-25.2 indicates it is a platform license for this series.
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.