Cisco CSR 1000V E-PAK 1-Year 2.5Gbps Subscription
The Cisco CSR 1000V E-PAK 1-Year 2.5Gbps subscription provides essential network virtualization capabilities, ensuring your business stays connected and compliant for a full year.
- Subscription Term: One year of access to advanced network services and features.
- Capacity: Enables up to 2.5Gbps throughput for virtualized network functions.
- Compliance: Ensures your network infrastructure meets current software licensing requirements.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced routing, security, and WAN optimization capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco Cloud Services Router (CSR) 1000V E-PAK software license subscription. It provides a one-year entitlement to operate the CSR 1000V virtual router at a 2.5Gbps throughput capacity, unlocking advanced network services and features for your virtualized environment.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to deploy flexible, high-performance network services within their data centers or cloud environments. It integrates into existing virtualization platforms to extend network capabilities without requiring dedicated physical hardware.
- Virtual Router Functionality: Deploy a full-featured Cisco IOS XE router as a virtual machine.
- Scalable Throughput: License supports up to 2.5Gbps of network traffic.
- Advanced Services: Access routing, security, WAN optimization, and application visibility features.
- Subscription Model: One-year term provides predictable costs and access to updates.
- Platform Agnostic: Runs on common hypervisors like VMware ESXi, KVM, and Cisco ENCS.
This Cisco CSR 1000V subscription is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking enterprise-grade network virtualization with flexible, subscription-based licensing.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Services in Virtual Environments
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated routing, security, and WAN optimization features within their virtualized data centers or cloud infrastructure. Streamline network management by consolidating virtual router functions onto a single, flexible platform.
virtualized data centers, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network function virtualization
Ensure Network Licensing Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining compliant software licenses for critical network infrastructure, preventing service disruptions and potential audits. Provide clear visibility into software entitlements and subscription terms for IT management.
IT asset management, regulatory compliance, operational continuity, software lifecycle management
Enhance WAN Performance and Agility
Streamline the deployment of Wide Area Network services, allowing businesses to quickly adapt to changing connectivity needs. Improve application performance and user experience through intelligent traffic routing and optimization capabilities.
distributed office networks, remote workforce support, cloud application access, branch office connectivity
Key Features
Cisco IOS XE Software
Access a rich set of enterprise-class routing, security, and management features on a virtual platform.
2.5Gbps Throughput License
Support significant network traffic demands for virtualized services and applications.
Subscription Licensing
Benefit from predictable costs, continuous access to software updates, and simplified license management.
Virtual Machine Deployment
Deploy network services flexibly on common hypervisors, reducing hardware dependencies.
Advanced Security Features
Protect your network with integrated firewall, VPN, and intrusion prevention capabilities.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and high availability for network services to meet strict regulatory compliance and ensure uninterrupted trading operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable network connectivity to protect sensitive patient data (PHI) and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers rely on secure and performant networks for operational technology (OT) and IT integration, requiring flexible solutions that can adapt to evolving production needs.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic user bases and require scalable, secure network infrastructure to support research, online learning, and administrative functions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco CSR 1000V?
The Cisco CSR 1000V is a virtual router that runs as a virtual machine on common hypervisors. It provides enterprise-grade routing, security, and WAN optimization services for virtualized environments.
What does the E-PAK license include?
The E-PAK license for the CSR 1000V typically includes a specific throughput capacity (2.5Gbps in this case) and a one-year subscription term for the software and its features.
Can this license be used in a production environment?
Yes, the Cisco CSR 1000V is designed for production use in enterprise data centers and cloud environments. This license enables its operation at the specified capacity.
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.