Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection Subscription for ASR9000
This 5-year subscription for Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection enhances your ASR9000 platform's resilience against distributed denial-of-service attacks.
- Extended Protection: Enjoy 5 years of continuous, advanced DDoS threat mitigation.
- Platform Enhancement: Unlock specialized security capabilities for your Cisco ASR9000.
- Operational Continuity: Minimize downtime and maintain service availability during attacks.
- Proactive Defense: Stay ahead of evolving threats with updated security intelligence.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection is a subscription-based software license designed to fortify your network infrastructure against sophisticated distributed denial-of-service attacks. This license specifically enables advanced threat detection and mitigation capabilities directly on your Cisco ASR9000 routing platform, ensuring your critical services remain accessible.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations who manage complex network environments. It integrates directly into existing Cisco ASR9000 deployments, providing a vital layer of security without requiring entirely new hardware, thereby simplifying security management and enhancing overall network posture.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Identifies and analyzes suspicious traffic patterns indicative of DDoS attacks.
- Automated Mitigation: Implements real-time countermeasures to block malicious traffic.
- Platform Integration: Seamlessly deploys onto Cisco ASR9000 routers for edge security.
- Subscription Term: Provides 5 years of continuous access to security features and updates.
- Service Continuity: Protects against service disruptions, ensuring business operations remain online.
This Cisco subscription provides essential DDoS protection for mid-market businesses seeking to safeguard their network availability and operational integrity.
What This Enables
Enable Edge Network DDoS Attack Mitigation
Enable teams to deploy advanced, hardware-integrated defense against distributed denial-of-service attacks. Streamline the process of protecting critical network services from being overwhelmed by malicious traffic.
On-premises data centers, enterprise edge networks, service provider infrastructure, core routing deployments
Ensure Service Availability During Attacks
Automate the detection and blocking of various DDoS attack vectors, including volumetric, protocol, and application-layer threats. Maintain uninterrupted service delivery for end-users and business-critical applications.
High-availability network environments, business-critical application hosting, customer-facing network services, internal IT operations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Integrate specialized DDoS protection directly into the Cisco ASR9000 platform, simplifying security management. Provide continuous protection through a 5-year subscription term, ensuring ongoing defense against evolving threats.
Existing Cisco ASR9000 deployments, network infrastructure upgrades, security hardening initiatives, compliance-driven security requirements
Key Features
Cisco ASR9000 Platform Integration
Provides specialized DDoS protection directly on your existing routing hardware, simplifying deployment and management.
Advanced Threat Detection Engine
Identifies and analyzes a wide range of DDoS attack patterns in real-time to distinguish malicious from legitimate traffic.
Automated Mitigation Capabilities
Automatically applies countermeasures to block attack traffic, minimizing impact on network performance and service availability.
5-Year Subscription Term
Ensures continuous access to security features, software updates, and threat intelligence for an extended period, offering long-term value and protection.
Edge Protection Deployment
Defends your network perimeter, preventing attacks from reaching internal resources and impacting critical business operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability for trading platforms and customer portals, making them prime targets for DDoS attacks that could disrupt critical transactions and services.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers depend on uninterrupted access to patient data and critical systems, where DDoS attacks could compromise patient care and operational continuity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and supply chain operations rely on constant network connectivity; DDoS attacks can halt production lines and disrupt logistics.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies provide essential public services that must remain accessible, making their networks vulnerable to attacks that could disrupt citizen access and operations.
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 directly on Cisco ASR9000 routers. This license provides 5 years of continuous protection.
What type of attacks does this protect against?
This solution is designed to protect against a broad spectrum of DDoS attacks, including volumetric, protocol-based, and application-layer threats that aim to disrupt network services.
Does this require additional hardware?
No, this is a software license that integrates with your existing Cisco ASR9000 platform. It enhances the capabilities of your current hardware without requiring new physical devices.
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.