Cisco ASR 903 Metro Services Platform License
This Cisco ASR 903 Metro Services platform license subscription unlocks essential network capabilities for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced metro services.
- Feature Access: Enables critical routing and service delivery features on the ASR 903 platform.
- Compliance: Ensures your network adheres to service delivery standards and vendor requirements.
- Operational Continuity: Provides ongoing access to software features necessary for network function.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco ASR 903 Metro Services E-Delivery Pak is a platform software license subscription designed to enable advanced metro networking capabilities on Cisco's ASR 903 routers. This subscription provides access to a suite of features crucial for service providers and enterprise networks delivering metro services, ensuring compliance and optimal performance.
This license is utilized by IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market businesses that operate their own network infrastructure, including those with dedicated server rooms or network operations centers. It integrates directly with the Cisco ASR 903 hardware, enhancing its functionality for service delivery and network management.
- Platform Enablement: Unlocks specific metro service features on the Cisco ASR 903.
- Subscription Model: Provides flexible, ongoing access to software capabilities.
- Feature Richness: Grants entitlement to advanced routing and service assurance functionalities.
- Vendor Compliance: Ensures adherence to Cisco's licensing and support requirements.
- Network Scalability: Supports the delivery of essential metro services within your network.
This Cisco platform license is ideal for businesses needing to enhance their metro service delivery capabilities without the overhead of enterprise-grade hardware procurement.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Metro Service Features
Enable teams to deploy and manage advanced routing and service delivery features on their Cisco ASR 903 routers. Streamline the provisioning of metro services to support business applications and user demands.
On-premises data centers, enterprise campus networks, distributed branch offices, private cloud deployments
Ensure Network Compliance and Support
Streamline compliance with vendor licensing requirements and ensure access to necessary software features for ongoing network operation. Automate the process of maintaining up-to-date software entitlements for critical network hardware.
Regulated business environments, IT infrastructure requiring vendor support, networks with strict operational standards, IT departments managing capital equipment
Enhance Service Delivery Capabilities
Enable teams to offer enhanced metro services, improving network performance and reliability for internal users or specific business units. Automate the activation of features that support traffic engineering and quality of service.
Businesses with internal service desks, organizations requiring high-availability network services, IT teams focused on network optimization, companies with dedicated network infrastructure
Key Features
Platform Software Subscription
Provides continuous access to licensed features and updates for the Cisco ASR 903, ensuring operational continuity and feature relevance.
Metro Services Enablement
Unlocks specific functionalities required for delivering advanced metro network services, enhancing network capabilities.
Subscription Billing
Offers a flexible and predictable cost model for accessing essential software features, aligning IT expenses with operational needs.
Cisco ASR 903 Compatibility
Directly enhances the functionality of the Cisco ASR 903 router, allowing businesses to maximize their investment in this hardware platform.
Vendor Compliance
Ensures that your network infrastructure is properly licensed according to Cisco's terms, avoiding potential compliance issues and support disruptions.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network services for transaction processing and data integrity, making advanced metro services on platforms like the ASR 903 critical for meeting stringent uptime and performance SLAs.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on robust and secure networks for patient data transmission and critical medical applications, necessitating reliable metro services to ensure continuous access and compliance with regulations like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations rely on consistent network connectivity for real-time monitoring, control systems, and logistics, where advanced metro services can ensure the low latency and high availability required for efficient production.
Education & Research
Educational institutions and research facilities often manage large, complex networks supporting numerous users and data-intensive applications, benefiting from the enhanced service delivery capabilities for bandwidth management and connectivity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco ASR 903 METRO SERVICES E-DELIVERY PAK?
This is a platform software license subscription for the Cisco ASR 903 router. It enables a specific set of metro services and features necessary for advanced network operations and service delivery.
What does this license enable on the ASR 903?
It unlocks advanced routing capabilities and specific metro service features designed to enhance the router's performance and functionality for service delivery within a metropolitan network context.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, providing ongoing access to the enabled features for the duration of the subscription term.
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.