Cisco Enhanced Multilayer Image Upgrade for 37
Enhance your Cisco 3750 series network infrastructure with the Enhanced Multilayer Image upgrade, unlocking advanced Layer 3 routing capabilities and improved traffic management for your business.
- Feature Unlock: Access advanced Layer 3 routing, Quality of Service (QoS), and security features for sophisticated network control.
- Performance Boost: Optimize traffic flow and application performance with enhanced multilayer switching capabilities.
- Compliance Ready: Ensure your network meets evolving business and regulatory requirements with updated software features.
- Operational Continuity: Maintain peak network efficiency and reliability with the latest software image.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Enhanced Multilayer Image (EMI) upgrade for the Cisco 3750 series provides advanced Layer 3 routing capabilities, enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) features, and improved security functionalities. This software upgrade is designed to transform your network switches into powerful multilayer switches, enabling more intelligent traffic management and routing decisions.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to optimize their network performance, ensure application delivery, and maintain a secure, compliant network environment. It is essential for businesses that rely on robust internal networks for daily operations, such as managing data flow between departments or supporting critical business applications.
- Advanced Layer 3 Routing: Enables static and dynamic IP routing, allowing for more complex network segmentation and efficient data path selection.
- Enhanced QoS: Provides granular control over network traffic, prioritizing critical applications and ensuring a consistent user experience.
- Security Features: Unlocks advanced security functionalities to protect network infrastructure and sensitive business data.
- Scalability: Supports the growth of your network by providing the capabilities needed to handle increasing traffic demands.
- Operational Efficiency: Simplifies network management by consolidating routing and switching functions on a single platform.
This Cisco software upgrade is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to maximize their existing hardware investment and achieve enterprise-level network performance.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Layer 3 Routing Capabilities
Enable teams to implement complex routing policies and segment their network effectively. Streamline inter-VLAN routing and improve overall network efficiency for critical business applications.
On-premises data centers, multi-site office networks, campus network backbones
Enhance Quality of Service (QoS) for Business Applications
Prioritize critical business traffic, such as VoIP and video conferencing, to ensure optimal performance and user experience. Automate traffic shaping and policing to prevent network congestion during peak hours.
VoIP deployments, video conferencing infrastructure, business-critical application networks
Improve Network Security and Segmentation
Implement advanced security features and granular access controls to protect sensitive business data. Streamline network segmentation to isolate different departments or applications, reducing the attack surface.
Networks requiring strict access control, segmented departmental networks, compliance-focused environments
Key Features
Layer 3 IP Routing
Enables static and dynamic routing protocols for efficient data forwarding between different network segments.
Quality of Service (QoS)
Allows for prioritization of critical network traffic, ensuring performance for voice, video, and business-critical applications.
Multilayer Switching
Combines Layer 2 switching with Layer 3 routing capabilities on a single platform for simplified network architecture.
Enhanced Security Features
Provides advanced security functionalities to protect the network and its data from unauthorized access and threats.
Subscription-based Licensing
Offers flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates, aligning costs with usage and operational needs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure networks with advanced routing capabilities to manage sensitive data and ensure compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need robust network infrastructure to support critical patient care systems, manage electronic health records (EHR), and comply with HIPAA regulations for data privacy and security.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require sophisticated network segmentation and traffic prioritization to support operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, ensuring efficiency and uptime.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks that benefit from advanced routing and QoS to support student access, research data transfer, and administrative systems while maintaining security.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco Enhanced Multilayer Image (EMI)?
The EMI is a software image for Cisco 3750 series switches that unlocks advanced Layer 3 routing capabilities, transforming them into multilayer switches. It provides enhanced features for traffic management, Quality of Service (QoS), and security.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco 3750 series of switches. The MPN CD-3750-EMI= indicates it is an upgrade for this platform.
What is the billing model for this license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for the use of the software features over a defined term.
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.