Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Platform License
Unlock the full potential of your Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers with this essential platform software subscription, ensuring continuous operation and feature access.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to core platform software features and updates.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks advanced routing capabilities, traffic management, and network services.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains software currency and adherence to Cisco's support and feature policies.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees access to necessary software functions for uninterrupted network services.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for Cisco's ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. It provides ongoing access to the core operating system features, software updates, and essential network services required for the router to function and perform at its intended capacity. The subscription model ensures that your network infrastructure remains current with the latest software releases and security patches.
This license is designed for businesses that operate critical network infrastructure using Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market companies will use this to maintain compliance, ensure feature parity with their network design, and guarantee the stability and performance of their aggregation and core network services.
- Subscription Access: Provides continuous entitlement to the Cisco IOS XR software for the ASR 9000 platform.
- Feature Unlocks: Enables advanced routing protocols, Quality of Service (QoS) policies, and network programmability.
- Software Updates: Grants access to regular software releases, bug fixes, and security vulnerability patches.
- Compliance: Ensures your network hardware is running licensed and supported software, meeting vendor and regulatory requirements.
- Scalability Support: Facilitates the use of advanced features necessary for growing network demands.
Maintain a compliant, secure, and high-performing network edge with this essential Cisco ASR 9000 Series platform license subscription.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing and Network Services
Enable teams to deploy and manage sophisticated routing protocols and network services essential for high-traffic aggregation points. Streamline the configuration and operation of advanced traffic engineering and Quality of Service policies.
core network infrastructure, high-availability deployments, traffic aggregation, network segmentation
Maintain Software Currency and Compliance
Streamline the process of staying current with Cisco's latest software releases and security patches for the ASR 9000 platform. Ensure your network hardware operates within vendor support policies and meets potential regulatory compliance requirements.
IT asset management, security posture management, operational risk mitigation, vendor audit readiness
Guarantee Operational Continuity
Automate access to critical software features and ongoing updates, preventing service interruptions due to outdated or unsupported operating systems. Protect your business operations by ensuring the reliability of your aggregation layer.
business continuity planning, network uptime assurance, critical infrastructure management, service level agreement adherence
Key Features
Cisco IOS XR Software Subscription
Provides continuous entitlement to the operating system and its feature set, ensuring your router remains functional and supported.
Access to Software Updates and Patches
Ensures your network benefits from the latest security fixes, performance enhancements, and bug resolutions.
Unlocks Advanced Routing Capabilities
Enables sophisticated traffic management, Quality of Service, and routing protocols necessary for demanding network environments.
Platform Licensing for ASR 9000 Series
Guarantees compliance and proper licensing for your Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers, avoiding potential operational or legal issues.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers predictable operational expenses and ensures continuous access to software features and support without large upfront capital outlays.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to handle sensitive data and ensure continuous trading operations, making robust aggregation services critical.
Telecommunications & Media
Service providers rely on aggregation routers like the ASR 9000 to manage high volumes of traffic and deliver consistent connectivity for their end-users and services.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations increasingly depend on stable network connectivity for automation, IoT devices, and real-time data processing, requiring dependable aggregation points.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, always-on networks to manage patient data, telemedicine, and critical medical equipment, demanding high availability at the network edge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform software license subscription?
A platform software license subscription provides ongoing access to the core operating system and features for a specific hardware device, such as the Cisco ASR 9000 Series router. It typically includes software updates, patches, and support for the duration of the subscription term.
What happens when the subscription expires?
Upon expiration, your access to software updates, new features, and potentially critical security patches may cease. Continued operation of the router may be possible, but it will be on an unsupported software version, posing risks to security and stability.
Does this license include hardware support?
This is a software license subscription and typically does not include hardware support or warranty. Hardware support is usually a separate service contract with the vendor.
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.