Cisco CSR 1000V Software License IP Base 1G Monthly Subscription
The Cisco CSR 1000V IP Base 1G monthly subscription provides essential virtualized routing capabilities, enabling secure and reliable network connectivity for your business infrastructure.
- Access to Core Routing: Entitlement to foundational routing features for virtualized network environments.
- Monthly Subscription: Flexible, pay-as-you-go licensing model for predictable operational expenses.
- 1 Gbps Throughput: Supports network traffic up to 1 Gbps, suitable for mid-sized business network demands.
- Compliance and Stability: Ensures your network infrastructure meets operational and potential regulatory requirements with licensed software.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco Cloud Services Router (CSR) 1000V software license on a monthly subscription basis, specifically the IP Base package with 1 Gbps throughput. It unlocks core routing functionalities within a virtualized environment, ensuring your network can handle essential traffic and connectivity needs.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to deploy and manage virtual network edge services. It integrates into hypervisor environments like VMware or KVM, providing a software-based routing solution that complements or replaces physical hardware for specific network functions.
- Virtualized Routing: Deploy Cisco IOS XE routing capabilities as software within your data center or cloud environment.
- IP Base Feature Set: Access essential routing protocols and features required for standard network connectivity.
- Monthly Billing: A flexible subscription model allows for predictable budgeting and easy scaling of network resources.
- 1 Gbps Capacity: Designed to support network throughput up to 1 Gigabits per second, suitable for many business workloads.
- Compliance Assurance: Operate with licensed software, mitigating risks associated with unlicensed or outdated network components.
This Cisco CSR 1000V license offers SMB and mid-market organizations a cost-effective and flexible way to manage their virtualized network edge.
What This Enables
Enable Virtual Network Edge Services
Enable teams to deploy virtualized routing capabilities at the network edge, providing essential connectivity and security services. Streamline network segmentation and traffic management within your virtualized data center or cloud environment.
virtualized data centers, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network function virtualization
Support Branch Office Connectivity
Streamline the deployment of secure and reliable network connections for remote or branch offices using virtual routing instances. Automate the provisioning of network services to distributed locations, reducing reliance on physical hardware.
distributed workforce, multi-site organizations, remote office deployments, cloud-connected branches
Enhance Network Agility and Scalability
Automate the scaling of network routing capacity up or down based on demand, providing agility for dynamic business needs. Enable teams to quickly spin up or tear down routing instances as projects or workloads change.
agile development environments, fluctuating workloads, dynamic resource allocation, cloud-native applications
Key Features
Cisco IOS XE Software
Access to a mature and feature-rich routing operating system for reliable network operations.
IP Base Feature Set
Provides essential routing protocols and functionalities required for standard business network connectivity.
Monthly Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses and the flexibility to adjust licensing as business needs evolve.
1 Gbps Throughput
Supports network traffic demands suitable for many SMB and mid-market application and user loads.
Virtualized Deployment
Reduces hardware footprint and operational costs by running routing functions as software on existing hypervisors.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure network infrastructure to support critical transactions and comply with strict regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain secure, reliable, and compliant networks to protect sensitive patient data (PHI) under HIPAA regulations, often utilizing virtual environments for flexibility.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often deploy complex networks that benefit from virtual routing for segmentation and secure connectivity between operational technology (OT) and IT environments, requiring high uptime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle sensitive client data and require secure, reliable network access to support client work and internal operations, often operating with lean IT teams.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco CSR 1000V?
The Cisco CSR 1000V is a virtual router that runs as software on a hypervisor. It provides enterprise-grade routing capabilities in a flexible, virtualized form factor.
What does the IP Base license include?
The IP Base license provides foundational routing features, including support for essential routing protocols like OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP, along with basic security and management capabilities.
Can this license be used in a public cloud?
Yes, the Cisco CSR 1000V can be deployed on various public cloud platforms that support the required hypervisors, enabling consistent routing policies across hybrid environments.
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.