Cisco ASR1000 Series Session Capacity License
This Cisco platform license increases your ASR1000 Series router's capacity by up to 16,000 concurrent sessions, ensuring robust network performance for your business operations.
- Increased Capacity: Access to an additional 16,000 concurrent sessions for enhanced network throughput and user support.
- Feature Unlock: Enables critical Borderless Borderless (BB) features, expanding routing and session handling capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains adherence to licensing requirements, avoiding service disruptions or penalties.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable costs with a subscription model for ongoing access to enhanced features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco software subscription license designed to increase the session handling capacity of your ASR1000 Series routers. It specifically unlocks Borderless Borderless (BB) features, allowing for up to 16,000 additional concurrent sessions, crucial for high-demand network environments.
This license is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It integrates directly with Cisco ASR1000 Series routers, enhancing their capability to handle increased traffic loads and complex routing scenarios within their existing data center or network core.
- Enhanced Session Handling: Supports up to 16,000 additional concurrent sessions.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks Borderless Borderless (BB) functionalities on ASR1000 Series routers.
- Subscription Model: Provides flexible, ongoing access to features through a recurring billing cycle.
- Scalability: Allows your network infrastructure to grow with your business demands.
- Compliance: Ensures your network hardware is properly licensed for its operational capacity.
This Cisco license is the ideal solution for businesses needing to scale their network capacity and unlock advanced features on their ASR1000 Series routers without overhauling their existing hardware.
What This Enables
Expand Network Session Capacity
Enable teams to support a significantly larger number of concurrent user connections and application sessions. This prevents performance bottlenecks during peak usage times and supports business growth.
organizations with growing user bases, businesses with seasonal traffic spikes, networks supporting remote workforces, environments with high-bandwidth applications
Unlock Advanced Routing Features
Streamline network management and enhance routing capabilities by activating Borderless Borderless (BB) features. This allows for more sophisticated traffic control and policy enforcement.
businesses requiring granular network control, teams managing complex routing policies, organizations optimizing traffic flow, IT departments implementing advanced network segmentation
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Automate adherence to Cisco's licensing requirements for session capacity on ASR1000 Series routers. This avoids potential service disruptions, audit issues, and ensures continued access to support.
companies operating in regulated sectors, businesses undergoing IT audits, organizations seeking to maintain vendor support agreements, IT teams focused on risk mitigation
Key Features
Up to 16,000 additional concurrent sessions
Significantly increases the router's capacity to handle simultaneous connections, improving overall network performance and user experience.
Borderless Borderless (BB) feature enablement
Unlocks advanced routing and session management capabilities, providing greater control and efficiency for complex network environments.
Subscription-based licensing
Offers predictable operational expenses and ensures continuous access to updated features and support, aligning with modern IT budgeting.
Designed for Cisco ASR1000 Series
Guarantees compatibility and seamless integration with your existing Cisco routing infrastructure, minimizing deployment complexity.
SPARE designation
Indicates this license is intended as a replacement or for future deployment, offering flexibility in IT planning and disaster recovery.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure networks capable of handling high transaction volumes and maintaining strict compliance standards for data integrity and session management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers depend on robust network performance for critical patient data access and communication, necessitating high session capacity and continuous uptime to meet regulatory requirements like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations often involve complex, real-time data exchange and control systems that demand consistent network performance and the ability to manage numerous device connections reliably.
Education & Research
Educational institutions support a large and fluctuating number of users and devices, requiring scalable network solutions to provide consistent access to online resources and learning platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco ASR1000 Series session capacity license?
This is a software subscription that increases the number of concurrent sessions your Cisco ASR1000 Series router can handle. It also enables specific Borderless Borderless (BB) features.
What does '16K SESSIONS' mean?
It means the license allows for an increase of up to 16,000 concurrent sessions on your ASR1000 Series router, enhancing its capacity for network traffic and user connections.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay recurring fees for its use, which typically includes access to updates and support.
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.