Cisco ASR 9K Adv Routing License for 12x100GE LC

When 100 Gigabit links are carrying core traffic, routing capability has to keep pace. The Cisco ASR 9K E-Delivery Smart License Adv Routing for 12X100GE LC adds advanced routing functionality to ASR 9K deployments built around 12x100GE line cards, helping teams support dense backbone designs with stronger control over traffic paths and routing policy. This license is aimed at environments where link density and routing complexity rise together. Service-provider cores, metro aggregation layers, and large enterprise backbones can use it to extend the platform’s routing capabilities without changing the chassis or line-card architecture. That makes it a practical choice when the hardware is already selected and the next step is unlocking more of what the platform can do. Delivered through Cisco Smart Licensing, it fits operational models that prefer centralized entitlement management and cleaner lifecycle administration. For teams standardizing on ASR 9K infrastructure, the value is in matching advanced routing capability to a high-capacity optical footprint, rather than overbuying hardware to solve a software requirement. Choose this license when the network design demands more than basic forwarding on 100GE infrastructure. It helps preserve investment in the ASR 9K platform while supporting the routing depth needed for demanding production networks.