Cisco ASR 9K 20G Upgrade License
Unlock enhanced network throughput for your Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers with a 20G capacity upgrade license, ensuring your business infrastructure keeps pace with demand.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to increased bandwidth capacity.
- Capacity Upgrade: Enables 20 Gigabits per second of additional throughput on supported ASR 9K platforms.
- Compliance: Ensures your network hardware meets current traffic demands and licensing requirements.
- Performance: Supports critical business applications by providing necessary network headroom.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This electronic delivery subscription license provides a 20 Gigabits per second (Gbps) capacity upgrade for Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. It unlocks the potential for higher data throughput, essential for businesses experiencing growing network traffic and demanding application performance.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market to enterprise environments utilize this license to scale their core network infrastructure without requiring a full hardware replacement. It integrates directly with existing ASR 9K platforms, ensuring continued operation and compliance with performance standards.
- Increased Throughput: Directly enables 20 Gbps of additional data processing capacity.
- Subscription Model: Provides flexible, ongoing access to the licensed feature.
- Platform Specific: Designed for Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers.
- Electronic Delivery: Fast and efficient license activation.
- Scalability: Allows businesses to grow their network capacity as needed.
This Cisco license is the ideal solution for mid-market organizations needing to cost-effectively expand their network bandwidth and maintain peak performance.
What This Enables
Enable higher network throughput for growing traffic
Enable teams to support increasing data volumes and user demands by unlocking 20 Gbps of additional capacity on their Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. This ensures critical business applications remain responsive and accessible.
core network infrastructure, high-traffic environments, bandwidth-intensive applications, network performance scaling
Streamline network capacity management
Streamline the process of scaling network bandwidth by applying a subscription-based license rather than undertaking complex hardware upgrades. This provides a predictable and manageable way to increase network throughput.
network operations, capacity planning, IT infrastructure management, subscription-based IT assets
Automate performance improvements
Automate performance enhancements by electronically delivering and activating a 20 Gbps capacity upgrade for your Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. This ensures rapid deployment of needed bandwidth.
network device upgrades, electronic software delivery, IT resource optimization, proactive network management
Key Features
20 Gbps Capacity Upgrade
Directly increases the data forwarding capability of your Cisco ASR 9000 Series router, supporting higher traffic volumes.
Subscription Licensing
Provides flexible, ongoing access to the increased capacity, aligning costs with usage and evolving needs.
Electronic Delivery
Enables rapid deployment and activation of the license, minimizing downtime and accelerating performance gains.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Compatibility
Ensures seamless integration with your existing Cisco ASR 9000 Series network infrastructure.
Performance Enhancement
Supports critical business applications and services by providing the necessary network headroom for peak performance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, reliable network performance to handle high-frequency trading, real-time data processing, and secure transactions, making capacity upgrades essential.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments increasingly rely on connected systems for automation, IoT, and real-time monitoring, demanding robust network capacity to support these critical operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need to transmit large volumes of patient data, support telemedicine, and manage critical medical devices, all of which require significant and reliable network bandwidth.
Retail & Hospitality
Modern retail and hospitality operations depend on fast, consistent network performance for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, customer Wi-Fi, and online ordering platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco Smart License?
Cisco Smart Licensing is a flexible licensing model that simplifies how you manage and deploy Cisco software. It allows for electronic delivery and management of licenses, often on a subscription basis.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically designed for the Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers. Refer to Cisco documentation for exact model compatibility.
How is the license delivered?
This is an electronic delivery license, meaning it will be provided digitally and can be activated remotely, ensuring a quick and efficient process.
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.