Cisco ASR920 Metro IP Access SL for 1,000 Nodes | Licensing, Enterprise — ASR920-I-1K=

Scale metro access services with licensing built for 1,000-node deployments on the Cisco ASR920 Series. This software entitlement supports service providers and enterprise network teams that need to extend access capacity without redesigning the underlying platform. By aligning licensing to a defined node count, it helps simplify planning, procurement, and expansion across distributed access environments. That matters when you are standardizing service delivery across multiple sites, where predictable growth and policy consistency are more valuable than adding features you will never use. The ASR920 platform is commonly selected for metro aggregation and access roles where operational control, service continuity, and capacity discipline matter. This license supports that model by giving teams a clean way to activate the scale they need for current demand while preserving room for future expansion. For organizations comparing lower-cost alternatives, the value here is not just entitlement. It is the confidence that the licensing aligns with a Cisco access architecture already trusted in carrier and enterprise edge environments. Ideal For Expanding metro access services across distributed branch or edge sites Standardizing node capacity for service provider access deployments Planning controlled growth for Cisco ASR920-based infrastructure Supporting access-layer scale in carrier or enterprise metro networks Why This Product 1 Defines capacity for 1,000 nodes instead of open-ended licensing 2 Matches Cisco ASR920 metro access deployments 3 Supports controlled expansion without platform redesign 4 Provides a cleaner procurement path than ad hoc feature add-ons