Cisco ONE Enterprise Agreement Advanced Perpetual for Catalyst 38
The Cisco ONE Enterprise Agreement Advanced Perpetual license provides ongoing access to advanced software features and support for your Catalyst 38 network infrastructure.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced network capabilities and performance optimizations for your Catalyst 38 switches.
- Perpetual Entitlement: Gain long-term software rights, ensuring continuous access to licensed features without recurring subscription fees for the core license.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain a compliant software posture, avoiding risks associated with unlicensed or outdated software versions.
- Continued Operation: Ensure your network infrastructure remains supported and functional with access to essential software updates and bug fixes.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco ONE Enterprise Agreement Advanced Perpetual license provides perpetual rights to advanced software features and capabilities for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches. It ensures your network infrastructure is equipped with the latest functionalities and remains compliant with licensing requirements.
Designed for businesses that own and operate their IT infrastructure, this license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals managing SMB and mid-market networks. It integrates directly with your existing Cisco Catalyst 3850 hardware, enhancing its operational capacity and feature set.
- Perpetual Software Rights: Own the license in perpetuity, eliminating future subscription costs for the core software entitlement.
- Advanced Feature Unlock: Access a suite of advanced software features designed to optimize network performance, security, and management.
- Hardware Compatibility: Specifically licensed for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches, ensuring seamless integration.
- Compliance and Audit Ready: Maintain a fully compliant software environment, simplifying audits and mitigating risks.
- Simplified IT Management: Streamline software management and entitlement tracking for your core network devices.
Empower your business with advanced network capabilities and perpetual software rights, ensuring long-term value and operational efficiency for your IT infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Features
Enable teams to unlock sophisticated routing, switching, and security functionalities on their Cisco Catalyst 3850 switches. Streamline network operations with enhanced performance and management capabilities.
On-premises data centers, campus network deployments, branch office connectivity, network segmentation
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Automate compliance checks and maintain accurate software entitlements for critical network hardware. Protect your organization from potential fines and operational disruptions due to licensing gaps.
Regulated environments, IT asset management, network infrastructure audits, risk mitigation strategies
Optimize Network Performance
Streamline network traffic management and improve application delivery through advanced QoS and traffic shaping features. Enhance user experience and business productivity by ensuring optimal network performance.
High-traffic environments, performance-sensitive applications, business-critical operations, network optimization initiatives
Key Features
Perpetual Software Entitlement
Gain permanent rights to the licensed software features, eliminating recurring subscription costs for the core license and providing long-term cost predictability.
Advanced Feature Set
Unlock enhanced capabilities for routing, switching, security, and network management, improving overall network performance and functionality.
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Compatibility
Ensures seamless integration and optimal performance with your existing Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches.
Compliance Assurance
Maintain a compliant software environment, reducing the risk of audits, penalties, and operational disruptions.
Simplified Licensing Management
Streamline the tracking and management of software licenses for your core network infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly secure, reliable, and compliant network infrastructure to protect sensitive data and ensure uninterrupted trading operations, making advanced features and perpetual licensing valuable.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and compliance standards (like HIPAA), necessitating secure and consistently functional network equipment with auditable licensing.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable, long-term network performance for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, benefiting from perpetual licenses that ensure consistent functionality and support.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses depend on robust network connectivity for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer services, requiring reliable infrastructure with advanced features for optimal operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco ONE Enterprise Agreement Advanced Perpetual?
It is a licensing model that grants perpetual rights to advanced software features for specific Cisco hardware, like the Catalyst 3850. This means you own the license indefinitely, avoiding recurring subscription fees for the core software.
What hardware does this license apply to?
Based on the product code, this license is intended for Cisco Catalyst 3850 series switches.
What are the benefits of perpetual licensing?
Perpetual licensing provides long-term cost predictability, eliminates ongoing subscription expenses for the core software, and ensures continuous access to the licensed features without time limitations.
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.