
Cisco In-Line Services Essentials 100K Sessions ASR5K Active Subscription
This Cisco In-Line Services Essentials subscription provides essential network traffic management capabilities for your ASR5K platform, active for one year.
- Active Subscription: Ensures continuous access to critical network services and features for your Cisco ASR5K platform for a full year.
- 100K Session Capacity: Enables management and optimization of up to 100,000 concurrent network sessions, crucial for busy business environments.
- Essential Services: Unlocks core functionalities for traffic inspection, policy enforcement, and security services directly on your ASR5K.
- Platform Integration: Designed to work with Cisco's ASR5K platform, simplifying deployment and management within your existing infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco In-Line Services Essentials subscription provides essential software capabilities for your Cisco ASR5K platform. It unlocks critical features for managing and optimizing network traffic, ensuring compliance and performance for up to 100,000 active sessions over a one-year term.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations who rely on their Cisco ASR5K for core network functions. It integrates directly into the existing platform, enhancing its operational capacity and feature set without requiring significant hardware changes.
- Enhanced Traffic Management: Gain granular control over network traffic flow and policy enforcement.
- Security Service Integration: Activate essential security features to protect your network perimeter.
- Performance Optimization: Improve network responsiveness and user experience by managing session load effectively.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance through consistent application of network policies.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to updated features for one year.
This Cisco subscription is the right choice for mid-market teams needing to enhance their ASR5K platform's capabilities without enterprise-level complexity or cost.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Traffic Control
Enable teams to implement sophisticated traffic shaping and Quality of Service (QoS) policies. Streamline network resource allocation to prioritize critical business applications and user traffic.
core network infrastructure, high-traffic environments, performance-sensitive operations, business continuity planning
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies directly within the network traffic flow. Protect against emerging threats by ensuring all traffic adheres to defined security parameters.
perimeter security, threat mitigation, compliance enforcement, data protection
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Maintain adherence to industry regulations and internal security standards through consistent policy application. Provide auditable logs and reporting for network traffic management activities.
auditable environments, regulated industries, data governance, risk management
Key Features
100K Session Capacity
Supports a significant number of concurrent network sessions, ensuring performance for busy business operations.
Active Subscription Term
Guarantees continuous access to essential features and support for one full year.
In-Line Service Capabilities
Allows for direct traffic inspection and policy enforcement on the ASR5K platform.
Platform Specific Licensing
Ensures compatibility and seamless integration with your existing Cisco ASR5K hardware.
Essential Software Features
Unlocks core functionalities required for modern network traffic management and security.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network security and traffic management to ensure compliance with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, and to protect sensitive customer data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain high network availability and security to protect patient health information (PHI) under HIPAA regulations, requiring reliable traffic control and threat mitigation.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable and secure network connectivity for operational technology (OT) systems, necessitating efficient traffic management to prevent disruptions and ensure uptime.
Retail & Hospitality
Businesses in retail and hospitality handle large volumes of customer transactions and data, requiring secure and performant networks to manage point-of-sale systems, guest Wi-Fi, and inventory management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco In-Line Services Essentials?
Cisco In-Line Services Essentials is a software subscription that unlocks critical traffic management and security features for your Cisco ASR5K platform. It provides essential capabilities for optimizing network performance and ensuring compliance.
What does '100K SESS' mean?
'100K SESS' refers to the capacity of the license, which supports up to 100,000 concurrent network sessions on your ASR5K platform.
What is the term of this subscription?
This is an active subscription for one year, providing continuous access to the licensed features and services during that period.
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.