Cisco Bearer Plane Essentials Preferred 100K Session License
The Cisco Bearer Plane Essentials Preferred license provides essential network security and traffic management capabilities for up to 100,000 sessions, ensuring your business operations remain compliant and protected.
- Access to Advanced Security: Unlock critical security features to defend against network threats and ensure data integrity.
- Enhanced Traffic Management: Optimize network performance and reliability with advanced bearer plane controls.
- Scalable Capacity: Support up to 100,000 active sessions, accommodating growing business demands.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and meet industry standards for network security and data handling.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Bearer Plane Essentials Preferred license is a subscription-based software entitlement designed to provide core network security and traffic management functionalities. It enables critical features for monitoring, controlling, and securing network traffic flows, specifically supporting up to 100,000 concurrent sessions.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing Cisco network infrastructure. It ensures that network traffic is handled securely and efficiently, supporting business-critical applications and data protection requirements within their own operational environment.
- Core Security Features: Enables essential security functions to protect network infrastructure and data.
- Traffic Visibility and Control: Provides insights into network traffic patterns and allows for granular control.
- Subscription-Based Model: Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support.
- Capacity for Growth: Supports a significant session count, allowing for network expansion.
- Platform Integration: Designed to work with specific Cisco networking platforms for unified management.
This Cisco license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking essential network security and traffic management without the complexity of enterprise-level overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Traffic Security
Enable teams to enforce security policies and protect sensitive data traversing the network. Streamline the process of identifying and mitigating potential threats before they impact operations.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud environments, distributed branch offices
Optimize Network Performance
Streamline network operations by gaining visibility into traffic patterns and applying QoS policies. Automate the optimization of critical application traffic to ensure a consistent user experience.
virtualized network functions, software-defined networking deployments, high-traffic internal networks
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Enable teams to meet stringent industry regulations and compliance mandates for data handling and network security. Automate reporting and auditing capabilities to simplify compliance verification.
regulated industry networks, secure government communications, enterprise data privacy initiatives
Key Features
Bearer Plane Security Controls
Protects against unauthorized access and data breaches by securing the network's core traffic flow.
Session Management
Allows for efficient handling of up to 100,000 concurrent sessions, ensuring network stability and performance.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and continuous access to software updates and support.
Traffic Visibility Tools
Offers insights into network traffic, enabling better performance tuning and security monitoring.
Cisco Platform Compatibility
Ensures seamless integration with existing Cisco network infrastructure for unified management.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and traffic management to protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must secure patient health information (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating strong network controls and data integrity measures.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information, requiring secure networks to prevent breaches and maintain client trust.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments increasingly rely on connected systems, demanding secure and reliable network traffic management to prevent operational disruptions and cyber threats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a bearer plane license?
A bearer plane license controls the fundamental network traffic flow and security policies. This Cisco license specifically enables essential security and management features for your network's data plane.
What does '100K SESS' mean?
This indicates the license supports up to 100,000 concurrent network sessions. This capacity is suitable for many SMB and mid-market organizations with significant network activity.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the software features and ongoing 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.