Cisco ASR 9K Smart License I-VRF for 9901, up to 8 VRFs | Cisco Licensing — S-A9K-9901-VRF-LC=

Extend the ASR 9901 platform with licensed I-VRF capability for up to 8 virtual routing and forwarding instances. This Cisco Smart License is built for teams that need clean traffic separation without adding unnecessary hardware complexity. By enabling multiple VRFs on a single system, it supports segmented routing domains for enterprise cores, service provider edge designs, and shared infrastructure environments. For architects managing strict traffic boundaries, VRF support is more than a feature — it is a control point. It helps keep customer, application, or business-unit traffic isolated while maintaining operational consistency on the ASR 9K platform. That makes it easier to design for scale, reduce routing overlap, and maintain clearer policy boundaries across the network. Because this is a software license for the 9901 system, it fits organizations that already standardized on Cisco routing infrastructure and need to activate the capability they planned for. It is a practical way to align platform investment with actual deployment requirements, especially where segmentation and route separation are part of the operating model. Ideal For Segment enterprise core traffic by business unit on an ASR 9901 Isolate customer routing domains in a service provider edge design Separate application networks in a shared infrastructure environment Activate VRF-based routing control on an existing Cisco ASR 9K deployment Why This Product 1 Enables up to 8 VRFs on the ASR 9901 2 Supports routing isolation without extra hardware 3 Fits Cisco Smart Licensing workflows 4 Targets segmented enterprise and service provider designs