Cisco ASR 902 IEEE 1588-2008 BC/MC License
Unlock precise network time synchronization for your Cisco ASR 902 routers with the IEEE 1588-2008 BC/MC license, ensuring critical operational accuracy.
- Enhanced Synchronization: Gain access to IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) capabilities for highly accurate time distribution.
- Improved Network Performance: Ensure consistent timing across your network, crucial for applications requiring precise synchronization.
- Compliance and Accuracy: Meet stringent timing requirements for industries and applications that depend on precise timekeeping.
- Platform Enablement: Activate advanced timing features on your Cisco ASR 902 platform, expanding its operational scope.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license for Cisco ASR 902 routers, enabling IEEE 1588-2008 Boundary Clock (BC) and Master Clock (MC) functionality. It provides the software entitlement to activate advanced timing synchronization features on supported hardware, ensuring precise time distribution across your network infrastructure.
This license is designed for IT professionals and network engineers managing Cisco ASR 902 deployments within SMB and mid-market organizations. It is essential for environments that require highly accurate time synchronization for critical applications, network operations, and compliance with industry standards.
- IEEE 1588-2008 Support: Enables Boundary Clock and Master Clock operations for precise time synchronization.
- Network Accuracy: Improves the timing precision of your network, vital for sensitive applications.
- Platform Expansion: Unlocks advanced timing capabilities on your existing Cisco ASR 902 hardware.
- Subscription Billing: Licensed on a subscription basis for predictable operational expenses.
- Digital Delivery: Delivered electronically for quick and efficient deployment.
Equip your network with superior timing accuracy and ensure operational integrity with this essential Cisco ASR 902 license.
What This Enables
Enable Precise Time Synchronization
Enable teams to achieve highly accurate time synchronization across their network infrastructure. Streamline operations by ensuring all devices operate on a consistent, precise time source, reducing errors and improving data correlation.
network infrastructure, time-sensitive applications, data center operations, distributed systems
Meet Industry Timing Standards
Automate compliance with industry-specific timing requirements that mandate precise time synchronization. Ensure your network meets regulatory or operational mandates for accurate timekeeping, avoiding potential penalties or operational failures.
telecommunications infrastructure, financial trading platforms, industrial control systems
Improve Network Performance for Sensitive Applications
Streamline the performance of applications that are sensitive to timing variations, such as distributed databases or real-time analytics. Ensure consistent data logging and event sequencing for improved troubleshooting and operational visibility.
high-frequency trading, scientific research networks, critical infrastructure monitoring
Key Features
IEEE 1588-2008 BC/MC Support
Provides highly accurate time synchronization, essential for critical network operations and compliance.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable operational expenses and access to the latest features through a recurring billing model.
Electronic Delivery
Enables rapid deployment of the license, minimizing downtime and accelerating time to value.
Cisco ASR 902 Platform
Extends the capabilities of your existing Cisco ASR 902 routers, maximizing your hardware investment.
Enhanced Network Accuracy
Improves the precision of time distribution across your network, crucial for sensitive applications and data integrity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly accurate time synchronization for regulatory compliance, transaction logging, and high-frequency trading operations to prevent discrepancies and ensure auditability.
Telecommunications & Wireless
The telecommunications industry relies on precise timing for network synchronization, ensuring the reliable operation of mobile networks, VoIP services, and data transmission.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and automation processes often depend on synchronized timing for efficient operation, data acquisition, and fault detection in complex manufacturing environments.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need accurate time synchronization for medical equipment, patient monitoring systems, and electronic health record (EHR) systems to ensure data integrity and compliance with HIPAA.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is IEEE 1588-2008?
IEEE 1588-2008, also known as the Precision Time Protocol (PTP), is a standard that defines how to synchronize clocks in a network with very high accuracy. It is crucial for applications that require precise timing, such as telecommunications and financial trading.
What is the difference between a Boundary Clock and a Master Clock?
A Master Clock (MC) is the primary source of time in a PTP network, distributing time to other devices. A Boundary Clock (BC) synchronizes to the PTP network and then re-synchronizes its local clock to provide accurate time to devices on its local segment, effectively bridging different timing domains.
How is this license delivered?
This license is delivered electronically as a PAK (Product Activation Key). You will receive the necessary information to activate the license on your Cisco ASR 902 router via email.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.