Cisco CORE & AGGR ESSENTIAL SIA PER 400G, 1M
This Cisco platform software subscription provides essential licensing for your 400G core and aggregation network infrastructure, ensuring compliance and access to critical features for one year.
- License Term: Annual subscription providing access to essential software features and support for your 400G network.
- Feature Access: Unlocks necessary software capabilities for core and aggregation network devices operating at 400G speeds.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains your network's adherence to Cisco's software licensing requirements and operational standards.
- Continued Operation: Guarantees ongoing functionality and support for critical network components, preventing service disruptions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco CORE & AGGR ESSENTIAL SIA PER 400G, 1M is a platform software subscription that grants essential licensing for Cisco's core and aggregation network hardware operating at 400 Gigabit Ethernet speeds. This subscription ensures your network devices are properly licensed, compliant, and have access to the necessary software features for optimal performance and continued operation over a one-year term.
This licensing is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing and maintaining high-speed network infrastructure. It fits into environments that require robust core and aggregation capabilities, such as data centers, large enterprise campuses, or service provider edge networks, ensuring these critical network segments function as intended.
- Essential Software Access: Provides the foundational software license required for 400G core and aggregation platforms.
- One-Year Term: Offers a defined subscription period for predictable budgeting and license management.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures your network hardware is compliant with Cisco's licensing policies and eligible for support.
- Performance Enablement: Unlocks the necessary software features to fully utilize the capabilities of 400G network interfaces.
- Scalability Foundation: Supports the high-throughput demands of modern data centers and enterprise networks.
This Cisco subscription is the ideal solution for businesses needing to maintain compliant and fully functional high-speed network infrastructure without the overhead of perpetual licensing complexities.
What This Enables
Enable High-Speed Network Operations
Enable teams to deploy and operate 400G core and aggregation network devices with the necessary software entitlements. This ensures that critical network segments can handle high-throughput demands for data center and enterprise applications.
data center operations, enterprise campus networks, high-performance computing clusters, network infrastructure management
Maintain Software Compliance
Streamline the process of maintaining software license compliance for essential network hardware. This subscription provides a clear entitlement for a one-year period, avoiding potential audits or service interruptions due to licensing lapses.
IT asset management, network operations centers, IT governance and compliance, technology lifecycle management
Ensure Network Feature Access
Automate access to required software features for 400G core and aggregation platforms. This ensures that network administrators can utilize the full capabilities of their hardware for routing, switching, and traffic management.
network performance optimization, advanced routing configurations, traffic engineering, network service delivery
Key Features
Cisco Software Subscription
Provides a clear, vendor-approved entitlement for essential network software features, ensuring compliance and operational continuity.
400G Core & Aggregation Support
Unlocks the necessary software capabilities to fully utilize the high-speed performance of 400 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces in critical network segments.
One-Year Term
Offers a defined period of access and support, simplifying license management and providing predictable operational expenses.
Platform Licensing
Ensures that the underlying Cisco platform is properly licensed, preventing potential service disruptions or feature limitations.
Essential SIA
Grants access to the core software features required for the stable and compliant operation of Cisco's high-performance networking hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, reliable, and compliant network infrastructure to handle high volumes of transactions and sensitive data, making 400G capabilities essential for their core operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Modern industrial environments and smart factories rely on high-bandwidth, low-latency networks for real-time data processing and automation, necessitating advanced capabilities like 400G for their core network backbone.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare systems manage vast amounts of patient data and require robust, secure, and high-performance networks to support critical applications like medical imaging and real-time diagnostics, benefiting from 400G infrastructure.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions often require massive data transfer capabilities for scientific computing, large dataset analysis, and high-definition content delivery, making 400G essential for their research networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of this Cisco ESSENTIAL SIA license?
This is a one-year subscription license. It provides essential software access and compliance for your Cisco 400G core and aggregation network devices for a period of 12 months.
What specific features does this license enable?
This license provides the essential software capabilities required for the operation of Cisco's 400G core and aggregation platforms. Specific feature sets are tied to the Cisco software version running on the hardware.
Who is the intended buyer for this license?
This license is intended for businesses, specifically IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies, that operate Cisco 400G core and aggregation network equipment for their own IT infrastructure.
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.