Cisco ASR 903 IEEE 1588-2008 BC/MC License
Unlock precise time synchronization capabilities for your Cisco ASR 903 routers with the IEEE 1588-2008 license, ensuring critical network operations meet stringent timing requirements.
- Enable Precise Timing: Activate Boundary Clock (BC) and Master Clock (MC) functions for accurate network time distribution.
- Ensure Compliance: Meet regulatory and industry standards that mandate precise time synchronization for network operations.
- Optimize Performance: Improve the efficiency and reliability of time-sensitive applications and services across your network.
- Future-Proof Infrastructure: Equip your network with advanced timing features essential for evolving technologies and services.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This platform software license enables the IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) features on Cisco ASR 903 routers. It activates Boundary Clock (BC) and Master Clock (MC) functionalities, allowing for highly accurate time synchronization across your network infrastructure. This is crucial for applications and services that depend on precise timing.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to enhance the timing accuracy of their core network devices. It is particularly relevant for environments with time-sensitive data transmission, distributed operations, or regulatory compliance needs related to network timing.
- IEEE 1588-2008 Support: Enables advanced PTP features for granular time synchronization.
- Boundary Clock (BC) Functionality: Allows the router to act as a PTP boundary clock, synchronizing downstream devices.
- Master Clock (MC) Functionality: Enables the router to serve as a PTP master clock, distributing time to the network.
- Subscription Billing: Provides access to features on a recurring subscription basis, offering flexibility.
- Platform Specific: Designed for the Cisco ASR 903 platform, ensuring seamless integration.
Equip your business network with advanced timing precision, ensuring operational integrity and compliance with this essential Cisco ASR 903 license.
What This Enables
Enable Precise Network Time Synchronization
Enable teams to achieve highly accurate time synchronization across distributed network segments. Streamline the deployment of time-sensitive applications by ensuring all devices operate on a consistent, precise time basis.
organizations with distributed operations, businesses requiring high-frequency data logging, teams managing time-sensitive application performance, networks with strict regulatory timing mandates
Meet Regulatory Compliance Standards
Ensure your network infrastructure adheres to industry-specific regulations that mandate precise time synchronization. Automate the process of meeting timing compliance requirements, reducing the risk of penalties and operational disruptions.
businesses in regulated industries, organizations with audit requirements, companies managing critical infrastructure, environments with strict data integrity needs
Optimize Performance of Time-Sensitive Applications
Streamline the performance of applications that depend on accurate timing, such as financial trading platforms or industrial control systems. Improve data correlation and reduce errors by ensuring consistent time stamping across all network events.
financial services firms, industrial automation environments, telecommunications providers, research and development facilities
Key Features
IEEE 1588-2008 PTP Support
Provides granular control over network timing, enabling sub-microsecond accuracy for critical applications.
Boundary Clock (BC) Functionality
Allows the router to synchronize downstream devices, extending precise timing throughout the network.
Master Clock (MC) Functionality
Enables the router to act as a primary time source, distributing accurate time to connected devices.
Subscription Licensing
Offers flexible access to advanced features with predictable recurring costs, aligning with operational budgets.
Cisco ASR 903 Platform Integration
Ensures seamless deployment and operation within your existing Cisco ASR 903 network infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require precise time synchronization for high-frequency trading, transaction logging, and regulatory compliance, making IEEE 1588-2008 essential for accurate record-keeping and audit trails.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and automation processes demand accurate timing for synchronized operations, data acquisition, and real-time monitoring to ensure efficiency and safety.
Telecommunications & Network Providers
Telecommunication networks rely on precise time synchronization for services like 5G, cellular synchronization, and accurate call logging, where timing accuracy is critical for service delivery and network performance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare systems use precise timing for medical device synchronization, patient monitoring systems, and data logging, ensuring accuracy in critical care and research environments.
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 achieve highly accurate time synchronization across a network. It is designed for distributed measurement and control systems.
What is the difference between a Boundary Clock and a Master Clock?
A Master Clock (MC) acts as the primary source of time for the network. A Boundary Clock (BC) receives time from a Master Clock and re-transmits it to downstream devices, often translating between different PTP domains or protocols.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, providing access to the IEEE 1588-2008 features for a defined term, billed on a recurring basis.
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.