Cisco Catalyst 3650 Upgrade License: IP Base to IP Services
This electronic license upgrade enables advanced IP Services features on your Cisco Catalyst 3650 series switches, enhancing network functionality and performance for your business.
- Feature Unlock: Access to advanced Layer 3 routing protocols and services previously unavailable with the IP Base license.
- Network Scalability: Supports larger and more complex network designs, accommodating business growth and increased traffic demands.
- Enhanced Security: Enables advanced security features for better network protection and compliance with industry standards.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamlines network management by providing a richer feature set for routing and policy enforcement.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This electronic license upgrade transforms your Cisco Catalyst 3650 series switch from the IP Base feature set to the more advanced IP Services feature set. It unlocks critical routing capabilities and advanced Quality of Service (QoS) features essential for modern enterprise networks.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market companies, this license is applied to existing Cisco Catalyst 3650 switches. It ensures that the network infrastructure can support demanding applications, complex routing policies, and future expansion without requiring hardware replacement.
- Advanced Routing: Enables protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP for sophisticated network path selection and redundancy.
- Enhanced QoS: Provides granular control over network traffic to prioritize critical applications and ensure optimal performance.
- Full Layer 3 Visibility: Supports advanced IP routing features for complex network segmentation and management.
- Compliance Readiness: Facilitates adherence to security and operational standards requiring advanced routing capabilities.
- Future-Proofing: Extends the life and capability of existing hardware investments by unlocking higher-tier features.
This license upgrade is the smart choice for mid-market organizations looking to maximize their Cisco Catalyst 3650 investment and gain enterprise-level routing and QoS capabilities.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Layer 3 Routing Capabilities
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP for dynamic path selection and network resilience. Streamline network segmentation and policy enforcement for improved traffic management and security.
On-premises data centers, multi-site branch networks, campus network deployments
Enhance Network Performance with Granular QoS
Automate the prioritization of critical business applications, ensuring consistent performance for voice, video, and data traffic. Optimize bandwidth utilization to prevent congestion and improve user experience across the network.
VoIP deployments, video conferencing environments, business-critical application networks
Improve Network Security and Compliance
Implement advanced access control lists and routing policies to secure network segments and protect sensitive data. Ensure compliance with industry regulations that mandate specific routing and traffic management features.
Regulated industry networks, secure corporate environments, compliance-focused IT departments
Key Features
IP Services Feature Set
Unlocks advanced routing protocols and QoS features on Cisco Catalyst 3650 switches, enhancing network capabilities.
Electronic RTU License
Provides a digital entitlement for the feature upgrade, simplifying deployment and management.
Layer 3 Routing Protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP)
Enables sophisticated network design, redundancy, and efficient traffic management for complex environments.
Advanced Quality of Service (QoS)
Allows granular control over network traffic, prioritizing critical applications and ensuring optimal performance.
Subscription Billing
Offers a predictable operational expense model for accessing advanced network features.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Requires robust, secure, and highly available network infrastructure with advanced routing and QoS to support critical trading platforms, transaction processing, and compliance mandates.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Needs reliable network connectivity for patient data systems, medical devices, and real-time communication, often requiring advanced features for security and performance under strict regulatory requirements like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Benefits from advanced network segmentation and traffic prioritization to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring uptime for production lines and logistics.
Education & Research
Often manages large, complex networks with diverse user needs and high traffic volumes, requiring sophisticated routing and QoS to support research data, online learning platforms, and campus-wide services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between IP Base and IP Services licenses on Cisco Catalyst 3650 switches?
The IP Base license offers foundational Layer 2 and basic Layer 3 routing features. The IP Services license unlocks advanced Layer 3 routing protocols (like OSPF, EIGRP, BGP) and enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, suitable for more complex and demanding network environments.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Catalyst 3650 series of switches. The MPN L-C3650-24-S-E indicates it is for a 24-port model, but the upgrade applies to the platform's feature set.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is an electronic RTU license with a subscription billing model, providing ongoing access to the IP Services features.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.