Cisco ASR9K Smart License 10G Incremental Upgrade IP/MPLS B to L3VPN P
Unlock advanced L3VPN routing capabilities on your Cisco ASR9K platform with this 10G incremental upgrade license, ensuring enhanced network segmentation and traffic control.
- Access to Advanced Features: Gain entitlement to Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (L3VPN) functionalities, enabling sophisticated traffic engineering and network segmentation.
- Capacity Expansion: This license provides a 10G incremental upgrade, allowing for increased throughput and capacity for critical L3VPN services.
- Compliance and Stability: Maintain compliance with evolving network standards and ensure the continued stable operation of your core routing infrastructure.
- Subscription Value: Benefit from a subscription-based model that provides access to features and updates for the duration of the term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Smart License provides a 10G incremental upgrade, enabling Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (L3VPN) capabilities on your Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 (ASR9K) platform. It is a subscription-based software license designed to enhance your network's routing features and capacity.
This license is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It is crucial for businesses that require advanced routing, network segmentation, and secure private network services within their own data centers or enterprise edge environments.
- Enhanced Routing: Enables advanced L3VPN features for sophisticated network segmentation and traffic management.
- Capacity Upgrade: Provides a 10G incremental capacity increase for L3VPN services.
- Smart Licensing: Utilizes Cisco's Smart Licensing model for simplified license management and compliance.
- Subscription Access: Offers access to features and potential updates throughout the subscription term.
- Platform Specific: Designed for compatibility with Cisco ASR9K series routers.
This Cisco license is ideal for businesses needing to expand their routing capabilities without the overhead of a full hardware refresh, ensuring efficient network operations.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Segmentation
Enable teams to create isolated L3VPNs for different departments or security zones within their own network. This enhances security and simplifies traffic management for critical business applications.
On-premises data centers, enterprise edge deployments, multi-tenant internal environments
Streamline Routing Operations
Streamline the management of complex routing policies and traffic engineering across your enterprise network. This license simplifies the configuration and operation of advanced routing features.
Core network infrastructure, distributed enterprise sites, service provider edge
Automate Capacity Expansion
Automate the process of increasing network capacity for L3VPN services by 10G. This ensures your network can handle growing traffic demands without manual intervention or lengthy procurement cycles.
High-growth organizations, networks with fluctuating traffic, capacity planning
Key Features
10G Incremental Upgrade
Increases the capacity for L3VPN services by 10 Gigabits per second, supporting higher traffic volumes and performance demands.
IP/MPLS B to L3VPN P
Enables the transition from basic IP/MPLS capabilities to advanced Layer 3 VPN functionalities, offering greater network control and segmentation.
Cisco Smart Licensing
Simplifies license management, activation, and tracking through Cisco's centralized licensing portal, reducing administrative overhead and ensuring compliance.
Subscription Billing
Provides predictable operational expenses with a subscription model, allowing access to features and updates for a defined term.
ASR9K Platform Compatibility
Designed specifically for Cisco ASR9000 series routers, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance within your existing infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network segmentation and secure private connectivity to protect sensitive data and comply with strict regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need to ensure HIPAA compliance through secure data transmission and network segmentation, protecting patient health information (PHI) and maintaining operational continuity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial organizations often operate complex networks with distinct segments for IT and operational technology (OT), requiring L3VPN for secure communication and isolation of critical control systems.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies must maintain secure, segmented networks to protect sensitive citizen data and critical infrastructure, often adhering to specific security frameworks and compliance standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco Smart License?
Cisco Smart Licenses are a flexible, electronic way to manage your software licenses. They simplify the process of purchasing, deploying, and managing Cisco software across your organization, moving away from traditional PAK files.
What is L3VPN?
L3VPN stands for Layer 3 Virtual Private Network. It allows organizations to create secure, private networks over a shared infrastructure, enabling different sites or departments to communicate as if they were on a dedicated network, while operating at the IP routing layer.
How does an incremental upgrade license work?
An incremental upgrade license adds specific features or capacity to your existing software license. In this case, it enhances your Cisco ASR9K's capabilities by enabling L3VPN functionality and increasing capacity by 10G.
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.