Cisco ASR 9000 4-Port 100GE SE LC PAYG RTU | Carrier Ethernet, Licensing — A9K-1X100-S-RTU-A=

Scale 100GE service capacity on Cisco ASR 9000 with a licensing model designed for staged expansion. This entitlement supports four 100GE service edge line-card ports under pay-as-you-grow terms, plus one additional 100GE RTU port, giving infrastructure teams a cleaner way to match activation to traffic demand. For carrier and large enterprise edge environments, the value is control. Instead of funding full port capacity on day one, teams can activate what is needed now and extend service as utilization rises. That makes planning easier for backbone aggregation, metro edge, and high-bandwidth handoff points where demand can change quickly. This license is suited to organizations standardizing on the ASR 9000 platform and looking to preserve capital while keeping upgrade paths open. It supports a more deliberate expansion strategy for 100GE services, helping teams maintain service continuity while adding capacity in a measured way. For procurement and architecture teams, the appeal is straightforward: a Cisco entitlement that maps spend to actual network growth. Ideal For Carrier edge deployments adding 100GE service capacity in phases Metro aggregation networks that need controlled bandwidth expansion Enterprise backbone environments standardizing on ASR 9000 Procurement teams aligning network spend to forecasted traffic growth Why This Product 1 Supports staged 100GE activation instead of full upfront capacity purchase 2 Includes 4-port service edge licensing plus 1-port RTU entitlement 3 Fits Cisco ASR 9000 environments already standardized on Smart Licensing 4 Better suited to growth planning than fixed-capacity port licensing