Cisco CORE & AGG ESS TO ADV UPGRADE SIA 100G 1M
This Cisco platform software license provides a one-year upgrade to advanced features for your core and aggregation network devices, ensuring enhanced performance and operational continuity.
- Advanced Feature Access: Unlock enhanced routing, security, and management capabilities for your network core and aggregation layers.
- Performance Enhancement: Optimize traffic flow and network throughput with advanced protocols and quality of service features.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain up-to-date software and features to meet evolving industry and regulatory requirements.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure uninterrupted service and access to the latest software updates and security patches for critical network functions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco CORE & AGG ESS TO ADV UPGRADE SIA 100G 1M is a subscription-based platform software license that upgrades existing Cisco network devices to advanced capabilities. It specifically targets the core and aggregation layers of a network, providing enhanced features and performance optimizations for a one-year term.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It fits into environments requiring high-speed data handling and advanced network control, ensuring that critical network functions remain compliant and performant.
- Enhanced Network Capabilities: Provides access to advanced features for routing, traffic management, and network visibility.
- High-Speed Support: Designed for 100G interfaces, ensuring performance for demanding data center and campus core applications.
- Subscription Term: Offers a one-year subscription for continuous access to advanced software features and updates.
- Compliance and Security: Helps maintain network compliance and security posture with up-to-date software.
- Simplified Licensing: Streamlines the process of upgrading network software features for core and aggregation devices.
This Cisco upgrade license is the ideal solution for businesses seeking to enhance their network's core and aggregation capabilities without the overhead of a full hardware refresh.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Routing and Traffic Management
Enable teams to implement sophisticated routing protocols and traffic shaping policies to optimize data flow across the network. Streamline the management of high-volume traffic in core and aggregation layers for improved application performance.
data center networks, campus core deployments, high-speed interconnects, enterprise network backbone
Enhance Network Security and Visibility
Automate the deployment of advanced security features and gain deeper insights into network traffic patterns. Ensure continuous monitoring and threat detection capabilities are up-to-date for critical network segments.
security-conscious environments, compliance-driven operations, network monitoring setups, threat intelligence integration
Ensure Software Compliance and Feature Currency
Maintain software licenses and access to the latest features, ensuring compliance with vendor support policies and industry standards. Protect against risks associated with running outdated or unsupported software versions.
regulated industries, IT asset management, risk mitigation strategies, long-term infrastructure planning
Key Features
Advanced Feature Set
Unlocks sophisticated routing, QoS, and security features for enhanced network control and performance.
100G Interface Support
Optimizes performance for high-speed data transmission critical for modern data centers and enterprise backbones.
One-Year Subscription Term
Provides continuous access to advanced software capabilities and updates for a defined period, simplifying budgeting.
Software Compliance
Ensures the network runs on supported and up-to-date software, reducing security risks and support issues.
Core & Aggregation Focus
Specifically enhances the critical layers of the network responsible for aggregating traffic and providing high-speed connectivity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, reliable, and secure network infrastructure to handle high volumes of transactions and sensitive data, making advanced core and aggregation features essential for performance and compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations rely on robust networks for critical patient data, medical imaging, and real-time communication, necessitating advanced features for performance, security, and compliance with regulations like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve large-scale data collection from sensors and machinery, requiring high-speed network capabilities and advanced traffic management to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage significant data flows for research, online learning, and campus operations, benefiting from advanced network features to ensure high bandwidth and reliable connectivity for a large user base.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of this Cisco license?
This is a one-year subscription license. It provides access to the advanced features for a period of 12 months from the activation date.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed for Cisco core and aggregation network devices that support 100G interfaces and are eligible for this specific upgrade path. Refer to Cisco documentation for exact compatibility.
What happens after the one-year subscription ends?
After the one-year term, access to the advanced features enabled by this license will cease unless the subscription is renewed. Continued operation with advanced features requires a renewal.
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.