Cisco SRST-100 Seat License for CME
This Cisco SRST-100 seat license subscription provides essential call control and survivability features for your Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME) deployment, ensuring business continuity for up to 100 users.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to Cisco SRST-100 functionality, billed annually.
- User Capacity: Enables Cisco SRST-100 features for up to 100 concurrent user seats.
- CME Integration: Specifically designed for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME) environments.
- Business Continuity: Ensures essential voice services remain available during network outages.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco SRST-100 Seat License is a subscription-based software license that unlocks critical call control and survivability features for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME) deployments. It is designed to maintain essential voice communication services for up to 100 users when the central call processing is unavailable, preventing service disruption.
This license is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations that rely on Cisco CME for their internal voice communications. It integrates directly into the CME platform, providing a fallback mechanism that ensures employees can continue making and receiving calls even during WAN connectivity issues or central server downtime.
- Enhanced Call Survivability: Maintains voice services during network disruptions.
- User Seat Management: Supports up to 100 concurrent user seats.
- CME Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable annual billing for software access.
- Feature Access: Unlocks essential SRST features for resilient voice operations.
This Cisco SRST-100 license subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable voice communications with Cisco CME.
What This Enables
Enable Voice Continuity During Network Outages
Enable teams to maintain essential voice calling capabilities even when the central call processing is unavailable. This ensures that critical business operations are not halted due to WAN connectivity issues or server failures.
Businesses with distributed sites, Organizations relying on Cisco CME, Companies prioritizing communication uptime, Teams managing remote office voice services
Ensure Regulatory Compliance for Communications
Meet regulatory requirements for continuous communication availability in specific industries. This license helps maintain essential voice services, supporting compliance mandates that require uninterrupted business operations.
Regulated industries with uptime SLAs, Businesses requiring consistent communication channels, Organizations with strict operational continuity plans
Streamline Remote Site Telephony Management
Streamline the management of voice services at remote or branch offices by providing a localized fallback. This reduces reliance on constant connectivity to the central call manager, simplifying IT administration.
Companies with multiple branch locations, IT departments managing distributed infrastructure, Businesses seeking simplified voice management
Key Features
Cisco Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST)
Provides essential call processing and survivability features at remote sites when the central call manager is unavailable, ensuring voice continuity.
Up to 100 User Seat Capacity
Supports essential voice communication for up to 100 concurrent users at a given site, catering to the needs of many SMB and mid-market locations.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME) Integration
Designed to work seamlessly with existing Cisco CME deployments, minimizing integration complexity and maximizing compatibility.
Subscription Licensing Model
Offers predictable annual billing, allowing for easier budgeting and ensuring continuous access to the latest SRST features and support.
Enhanced Network Resilience
Increases the overall resilience of your voice network, protecting your business from disruptions caused by WAN failures or central system outages.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable communication systems to ensure continuous trading, client support, and regulatory compliance, making voice survivability a critical component.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain constant communication for patient care, emergency response, and operational coordination, where any downtime can have severe consequences.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services rely heavily on consistent client communication and secure data exchange, where uninterrupted voice services are essential for business operations and client trust.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturing and industrial operations depend on clear and reliable communication for production coordination, safety protocols, and supply chain management, where downtime can halt operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco SRST?
Cisco Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) is a feature that allows Cisco routers to provide basic call processing and voice services to phones at a remote site if the main call processing system (like Cisco Unified Communications Manager) becomes unavailable.
How does this license apply to my CME environment?
This SRST-100 seat license is specifically for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express (CME) environments. It enables the SRST functionality on your CME router to support up to 100 user seats for call survivability.
What happens when the network connection is restored?
Once the connection to the central call processing system is restored, the phones and SRST functionality will automatically revert to the primary call manager, ensuring a smooth transition back to normal operations.
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.