Cisco ASR 9K Smart License for 8x100G VRF
This Cisco ASR 9K Smart License subscription enables advanced virtual routing capabilities for your 8x100G interfaces, ensuring enhanced network segmentation and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock granular control over network traffic with VRF segmentation capabilities.
- Subscription-Based Licensing: Benefit from flexible, ongoing access to essential software features and updates.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory adherence and security posture through licensed software features.
- Optimized Network Performance: Ensure efficient routing and traffic management for critical business operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This electronic delivery subscription provides a Cisco Smart License for the ASR 9000 Series routers, specifically enabling the Integrated Virtual Routing and Forwarding (I-VRF) feature for configurations with 8x100G interfaces.
IT Managers and Network Professionals in mid-market to enterprise environments utilize this license to segment their network, isolate traffic, and meet complex routing requirements for critical applications and services.
- Virtual Routing: Enables the creation of multiple virtual routing instances on a single router.
- Traffic Segmentation: Isolates traffic flows for enhanced security and performance management.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports 8x100G interfaces, providing high-throughput routing capabilities.
- Smart Licensing: Simplifies license management and compliance tracking through Cisco's Smart Licensing platform.
- Subscription Model: Offers predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software features.
This Cisco license is ideal for businesses needing to enhance network segmentation and routing control without the overhead of additional hardware.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Segmentation
Enable teams to create isolated routing instances within their ASR 9000 routers. This allows for the separation of different traffic types, such as management, data, and voice, enhancing security and simplifying policy enforcement.
organizations with multi-tenant environments, businesses requiring strict traffic isolation, networks with diverse application needs, enterprises managing complex routing policies
Streamline Routing Operations
Streamline the management of complex routing configurations by leveraging VRF capabilities. This reduces the potential for routing conflicts and simplifies network troubleshooting for IT professionals.
businesses with large-scale network deployments, IT teams managing hybrid cloud environments, organizations standardizing on Cisco routing platforms
Automate Compliance and Security
Automate adherence to regulatory requirements by implementing traffic segmentation that meets specific compliance standards. This license ensures that sensitive data remains isolated and protected.
companies in regulated industries, organizations handling sensitive customer data, businesses undergoing security audits
Key Features
Integrated Virtual Routing and Forwarding (I-VRF)
Allows for the creation of multiple, independent routing tables on a single router, enabling traffic isolation and enhanced security.
Support for 8x100G Interfaces
Provides the capacity to manage and route high-speed traffic flows, essential for modern data centers and core networks.
Cisco Smart Licensing
Simplifies license management, activation, and tracking through a centralized online portal, reducing administrative overhead.
Subscription Billing
Offers a predictable operational expense model, ensuring continuous access to software features and updates without large upfront capital expenditure.
Electronic Delivery
Enables rapid deployment and activation of the license, minimizing downtime and accelerating time to value.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network segmentation and security to protect sensitive transaction data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain HIPAA compliance, necessitating secure isolation of patient data and critical medical device network traffic.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks often require separate segments for operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) to ensure the security and reliability of production systems.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle sensitive information and require secure, segmented networks to protect national security and citizen data, often adhering to specific security frameworks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Smart Licensing?
Cisco Smart Licensing is a flexible and efficient licensing program that simplifies how you purchase, deploy, and manage Cisco software. It allows for centralized license management and compliance tracking.
What is VRF and why is it important?
VRF, or Virtual Routing and Forwarding, allows a single router to function as multiple virtual routers. This is crucial for segmenting networks, enhancing security by isolating traffic, and managing different routing policies independently.
Does this license require specific hardware?
This license is designed for Cisco ASR 9000 Series routers and specifically enables features for configurations with 8x100G interfaces. Ensure your hardware meets the specified requirements.
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.