Cisco ASR920 Series Platform License
This Cisco ASR920 Series platform license subscription unlocks advanced network features and capacity for your core routing infrastructure, ensuring continuous operation and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced routing protocols, traffic management, and security capabilities for your network edge.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable annual costs for ongoing access to software features and potential updates.
- Platform Specific: Directly applies to the Cisco ASR920 Series routers, enhancing their operational capacity.
- Compliance and Stability: Ensures your network hardware operates with the latest approved software features, meeting regulatory needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for the Cisco ASR920 Series routers, specifically enabling 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 4 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. It provides access to advanced routing, switching, and service-enabling features required for demanding network edge deployments.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to expand the port density and capabilities of their Cisco ASR920 Series routers. It is essential for businesses needing to aggregate traffic, provide high-speed connectivity, and manage network services at the network edge or in aggregation points.
- Enhanced Port Capacity: Enables 2 GE and 4 10GE ports for increased connectivity and throughput.
- Feature Unlock: Grants access to advanced software features for routing, QoS, and service provisioning.
- Subscription Model: Provides ongoing access to software capabilities and updates on an annual basis.
- Network Edge Optimization: Ideal for service provider edge, enterprise aggregation, and mobile backhaul deployments.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures your network hardware remains functional and feature-rich with ongoing software support.
This Cisco platform license is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to maximize their ASR920 Series investment with expanded port capabilities and essential software features.
What This Enables
Enable High-Speed Network Aggregation
Enable teams to aggregate traffic from multiple lower-speed links onto high-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. Streamline network architecture by consolidating connectivity points for improved efficiency and performance.
Network edge deployments, service aggregation, data center interconnect, enterprise campus backbone
Expand Port Capacity for Growth
Streamline network expansion by activating additional GE and 10GE ports on existing ASR920 hardware. Automate the process of scaling network connectivity to meet increasing business demands without immediate hardware replacement.
Growing SMB networks, mid-market infrastructure upgrades, phased technology rollouts
Unlock Advanced Routing Features
Enable teams to utilize advanced routing protocols and traffic engineering capabilities essential for complex network designs. Automate the deployment of sophisticated network services that require high-density, high-speed interfaces.
Service provider edge, enterprise WAN aggregation, multi-service network platforms
Key Features
2 x GE Ports Enabled
Increases the number of standard Gigabit Ethernet connections available for device connectivity or uplinks.
4 x 10GE Ports Enabled
Provides high-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for demanding applications, server connections, or network aggregation.
Platform Software Subscription
Grants ongoing access to software features and potential updates, ensuring the router remains current and functional.
Cisco ASR920 Series Compatibility
Designed specifically for the Cisco ASR920 Series, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
Feature Unlock
Activates advanced routing, QoS, and service-enabling capabilities within the ASR920 platform.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, reliable network connectivity for trading, data processing, and secure transactions, making the 10GE ports crucial for their operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often need robust network aggregation and high-speed links for IoT devices, automation systems, and real-time data collection, benefiting from the ASR920's capabilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle large volumes of sensitive data and require high-bandwidth connections for medical imaging, telehealth, and critical system access, where 10GE ports are essential.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses utilize high-speed networking for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, guest Wi-Fi, and centralized data processing, benefiting from expanded port density.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform license?
A platform license, like this one for the Cisco ASR920 Series, unlocks specific hardware capabilities and software features for a particular network device. It is distinct from feature-specific licenses and often enables core port configurations or foundational services.
What is the term of this license?
This is a subscription-based license, typically billed annually. The exact term and renewal details will be specified at the time of purchase and in your contract.
Does this license include hardware?
No, this is a software license that enables features and port configurations on existing Cisco ASR920 Series hardware. The hardware itself must be purchased separately.
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.