Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection for ASR9000
This 3-year subscription license for Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection enhances your ASR9000 platform's ability to defend against distributed denial of service attacks.
- Subscription Term: Enjoy 3 years of continuous access to advanced DDoS mitigation capabilities.
- Platform Enhancement: Unlocks critical security features on your Cisco ASR9000 routers.
- DDoS Defense: Provides robust protection against volumetric and application-layer DDoS attacks.
- Operational Continuity: Minimizes downtime and ensures uninterrupted service availability for your business.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection, designed to be deployed on Cisco ASR9000 series routers. It unlocks advanced capabilities for detecting and mitigating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at the network edge, safeguarding critical business services and infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations utilize this license to bolster their network security posture. It integrates directly with existing ASR9000 hardware, providing a vital layer of defense against sophisticated cyber threats without requiring entirely new hardware investments.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Identifies and analyzes malicious traffic patterns indicative of DDoS attacks.
- Automated Mitigation: Implements real-time countermeasures to block attack traffic while allowing legitimate users.
- Edge Deployment: Protects your network perimeter, preventing attacks from overwhelming your core infrastructure.
- ASR9000 Integration: Seamlessly activates security features on your existing Cisco ASR9000 routing platform.
- Subscription-Based: Provides predictable costs and continuous access to the latest security updates and features.
Secure your network edge with specialized DDoS protection, ensuring business continuity and protecting critical assets without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced DDoS Attack Mitigation
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated defenses against volumetric and application-layer DDoS attacks. Streamline the process of identifying and blocking malicious traffic before it impacts network performance or availability.
network edge security, service provider infrastructure, enterprise network core, data center protection
Ensure Network Service Availability
Streamline the protection of critical business applications and services from disruption. Automate the response to potential DDoS events, minimizing downtime and maintaining user access.
business continuity planning, critical application hosting, customer-facing services, internal operational networks
Enhance Existing ASR9000 Security Posture
Automate the activation of advanced security features on your Cisco ASR9000 platform. Integrate robust DDoS protection directly into your existing routing infrastructure without requiring new hardware.
network infrastructure upgrades, security feature enablement, hardware lifecycle management, edge network security
Key Features
DDoS Attack Detection
Identifies malicious traffic patterns to proactively alert and respond to threats.
Edge-Based Mitigation
Blocks attack traffic at the network perimeter, preventing it from reaching core resources.
ASR9000 Platform Integration
Leverages existing hardware investment for enhanced security without additional hardware costs.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to security updates and support for an extended period.
Automated Response
Minimizes manual intervention during an attack, ensuring rapid and effective defense.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability and robust security to protect sensitive data and maintain customer trust against sophisticated cyber threats like DDoS attacks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure continuous access to patient data and critical systems, making them prime targets for attacks that could disrupt care delivery.
Retail & Hospitality
Businesses in this sector rely heavily on online transactions and customer-facing services, which are vulnerable to DDoS attacks that can halt sales and damage reputation.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies must protect critical infrastructure and public services from disruption, ensuring continuity and security against state-sponsored or criminal cyber threats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection?
It is a software subscription that enables advanced distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack detection and mitigation capabilities on Cisco ASR9000 series routers. This license provides protection for a 3-year term.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically designed for the Cisco ASR9000 series routers. It unlocks software features on this platform.
What are the benefits of edge protection?
Edge protection defends your network perimeter, preventing attacks from reaching your core infrastructure. This minimizes downtime and ensures the availability of your critical business services.
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.