Cisco C9500 48Y4C DNX EA3 Advantage | Enterprise Licensing — E3N-C9500-X-A-48Y

Anchor your Cisco Catalyst 9500 deployment with DNX EA3 Advantage licensing built for 48Y4C configurations. This package is suited to organizations that depend on the C9500 as part of their core or aggregation layer and need a licensing model that matches the importance of the platform. Advantage licensing gives infrastructure teams a clearer path for procurement, renewal planning, and asset governance. Instead of managing entitlement as a loose add-on, you can align the commercial model to the switch platform itself, which helps reduce friction during audits and refresh cycles. For enterprise networks, that matters. The Catalyst 9500 family often sits where performance, uptime, and operational consistency are non-negotiable. A platform-specific licensing package helps preserve that discipline while keeping purchasing decisions easier to justify. If your team is standardizing on Cisco for high-value switching, this licensing option supports a more controlled and defensible ownerJTFp model for the installed base. Ideal For Licensing Cisco Catalyst 9500 core switching Covering aggregation-layer switch deployments Renewing entitlement for existing 48Y4C assets Standardizing procurement across enterprise network refreshes Why This Product 1 Tied to Cisco Catalyst C9500 48Y4C deployments 2 Advantage tier for higher-value switch coverage 3 Better fit for core and aggregation environments 4 Cleaner lifecycle control than generic entitlement models