Cisco SGSN S6D Interface License
This Cisco SGSN S6D Interface License provides essential platform capabilities for network operations, ensuring continued service and feature access for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to critical network interface functionalities.
- Billing Model: Ongoing subscription ensures continuous access to software updates and support.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for specific Cisco SGSN platforms requiring S6D interface enablement.
- Key Value: Maintains network compliance and unlocks advanced features for operational efficiency.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco SGSN S6D Interface License is a subscription-based software entitlement that unlocks specific functionalities for Cisco's Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) platform. This license is crucial for enabling the S6D interface, which facilitates communication between the SGSN and the HSS (Home Subscriber Server) in mobile networks, ensuring proper subscriber data management and service delivery.
This license is intended for IT professionals and network administrators within SMB, mid-market, and enterprise organizations that operate their own mobile network infrastructure or services. It integrates into existing Cisco SGSN deployments, providing the necessary software keys to activate and maintain the S6D interface, thereby supporting subscriber authentication, authorization, and mobility management functions.
- Enables S6D Interface: Activates the critical communication path between SGSN and HSS for subscriber data.
- Subscription Licensing: Provides flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates.
- Network Compliance: Ensures adherence to mobile network standards and regulatory requirements.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced capabilities for subscriber management and mobility.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees the continued functioning of essential SGSN services.
This Cisco license is the right choice for organizations needing to maintain compliant and fully functional mobile network infrastructure without the overhead of direct vendor management.
What This Enables
Enable Subscriber Data Synchronization
Enable teams to ensure accurate and real-time synchronization of subscriber data between the SGSN and HSS. This maintains consistent user profiles and service entitlements across the network.
mobile network operators, private LTE/5G deployments, IoT service providers, telecommunications infrastructure
Maintain Network Compliance
Streamline adherence to mobile network standards and regulatory requirements by activating the S6D interface. This ensures your network operates within defined compliance frameworks.
telecom infrastructure management, service provider operations, network security compliance, regulatory audits
Support Mobility Management Functions
Automate the essential mobility management functions by enabling the S6D interface for seamless user tracking and service continuity. This supports user location updates and session management.
core network operations, cellular service delivery, network performance optimization, user experience enhancement
Key Features
S6D Interface Activation
Enables essential communication between SGSN and HSS for subscriber data management, ensuring proper authentication and authorization.
Subscription Licensing Model
Provides flexible, ongoing access to software features and updates, aligning costs with operational needs.
10K SAAU Capacity
Supports a defined capacity for Service Authorization Units, ensuring adequate performance for a specified scale of operations.
Cisco Platform Support
Guarantees compatibility and integration with specific Cisco SGSN hardware, simplifying deployment and management.
Compliance Enablement
Helps organizations meet mobile network standards and regulatory requirements related to subscriber data handling.
Industry Applications
Telecommunications & Mobile Carriers
This license is fundamental for mobile network operators to enable core functionalities like subscriber data management and mobility services within their SGSN infrastructure.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies operating private LTE/5G networks or providing public safety communication services require robust subscriber management and compliance, making this license essential.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial organizations deploying private networks for IoT or operational efficiency need reliable connectivity and subscriber management, supported by this interface license.
Transportation & Logistics
Companies in this sector utilizing private networks for fleet management or real-time tracking depend on consistent subscriber data and mobility services enabled by this license.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the S6D interface?
The S6D interface is a standard protocol used in mobile networks to enable communication between the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and the Home Subscriber Server (HSS). It is crucial for managing subscriber data, authentication, and authorization.
What does '10K SAAUS' mean?
SAAU stands for Service Authorization Unit. '10K SAAUS' indicates that this license enables the S6D interface for a capacity of 10,000 Service Authorization Units, which relates to the scale of subscriber services the interface can support.
Is this a perpetual or subscription license?
This is a subscription-based license. It provides access to the S6D interface functionality for a defined term, typically renewed annually or on another recurring schedule.
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.