Cisco Bearer Plane Advantage 100K SAAU for ASR5K
This Cisco Bearer Plane Advantage 100K SAAU subscription provides essential licensing for your ASR5K platform, ensuring continued operation and feature access.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced bearer plane capabilities.
- Platform Coverage: Specifically designed for Cisco's ASR5K platform.
- Capacity Enabled: Unlocks 100,000 Service Aware User (SAU) capacity.
- Value Proposition: Ensures compliance and access to critical network functions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Bearer Plane Advantage 100K SAAU is a subscription-based software license designed to unlock advanced bearer plane functionalities for the Cisco ASR5K platform. This license provides the entitlement for 100,000 Service Aware Users (SAUs), ensuring your network infrastructure can handle demanding traffic loads and maintain optimal performance.
This licensing is crucial for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market and enterprise organizations who are responsible for managing and operating complex network infrastructures. It fits into environments where high-density user access and sophisticated traffic management are paramount, ensuring that core network services remain available and compliant with operational requirements.
- Advanced Bearer Plane Features: Enables sophisticated traffic management and routing capabilities.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports up to 100,000 Service Aware Users (SAUs).
- Subscription Model: Provides flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for deployment on Cisco ASR5K platforms.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain network compliance and operational integrity.
This Cisco subscription is the right choice for mid-market organizations needing to ensure their ASR5K platform operates at peak performance and remains compliant.
What This Enables
Enable Enhanced Network Performance
Enable teams to manage high-volume network traffic efficiently by unlocking advanced bearer plane functionalities. Streamline data routing and ensure consistent service delivery for all users connected to the ASR5K platform.
high-traffic environments, core network infrastructure, user-facing services, service provider edge
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining up-to-date software licenses, preventing service interruptions or compliance violations. Protect your investment by ensuring all network features are properly licensed and supported.
regulated industries, audited environments, multi-year IT planning, operational continuity
Support Scalable User Growth
Streamline the onboarding of new users and services by ensuring sufficient capacity is available on the ASR5K platform. Support business growth without compromising network performance or stability.
growing organizations, expanding service offerings, seasonal demand fluctuations, dynamic user bases
Key Features
100,000 Service Aware User (SAU) Capacity
Supports a large user base and high traffic volumes, ensuring scalability for growing businesses.
Advanced Bearer Plane Functionality
Enhances network performance, traffic management, and routing efficiency for critical data flow.
Subscription Licensing Model
Provides flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates, simplifying budget management and ensuring continuous support.
Cisco ASR5K Platform Specific
Optimized for deployment on your existing Cisco ASR5K infrastructure, ensuring compatibility and performance.
Compliance and Support Entitlement
Ensures your network operates within licensing requirements and has access to Cisco's technical support for critical issues.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and performant networks to handle high-volume, time-sensitive transactions and ensure compliance with strict regulatory standards.
Telecommunications & Networking
Service providers rely on robust bearer plane capacity to manage massive amounts of subscriber data traffic and deliver consistent quality of service across their networks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, high-availability networks to transmit sensitive patient data and support critical medical applications, often under HIPAA compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments increasingly depend on network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring reliable data transport for automation and monitoring.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Service Aware User (SAU)?
A Service Aware User (SAU) is a metric used by Cisco to measure the capacity and performance of certain network platforms, like the ASR5K. It reflects the system's ability to handle concurrent user sessions and associated traffic.
What does 'Bearer Plane' refer to?
The bearer plane in networking refers to the part of the network responsible for transporting user data traffic. Enhancing bearer plane capabilities improves the efficiency and speed of data delivery.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license. It provides access to the features and capacity for a defined term, typically renewed annually or multi-annually, ensuring you always have access to current software and support.
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.