Cisco ASR 9000 A9K-1X40-S-RTU-A= 100GE 40GE RTU | Cloud Licensing — A9K-1X40-S-RTU-A=

Keep high-speed routing capacity aligned to demand with this Cisco ASR 9000 pay-as-you-go RTU. It is built for infrastructure teams that need to add licensed 100GE and 40GE capability without committing to full upfront capacity on day one. That makes it easier to match spend to rollout schedules, traffic growth, and service activation windows. This licensing model is a strong fit for carrier, edge, and aggregation environments where bandwidth requirements can change quickly. Instead of overprovisioning ports that may sit idle, you can activate the capacity you need when you need it. The result is tighter capital control, cleaner planning, and a better fit for phased network expansion. For organizations standardizing on Cisco ASR 9000 platforms, this RTU helps preserve architectural consistency while giving procurement and operations more flexibility. It supports a measured approach to scaling high-speed interfaces, which is especially valuable when network upgrades are tied to customer onboarding, backbone refreshes, or regional growth. The value is not just in the license itself, but in the ability to keep the platform ready for higher throughput without forcing premature hardware spend. Ideal For Activate additional bandwidth during staged backbone upgrades Match licensing spend to customer onboarding and traffic growth Extend ASR 9000 capacity in carrier edge deployments Support procurement planning for phased network expansion Why This Product 1 Adds licensed capacity instead of forcing full upfront port commitment 2 Fits phased rollouts better than fixed-capacity purchases 3 Supports high-speed interface growth on ASR 9000 4 Helps control spend when traffic demand is still changing