Cisco C3850 DNA Essentials 48-Port 5-Year License | Enterprise Licensing — C3850-DNA-E-48-5Y

Keep Cisco C3850 access switching aligned with long-range operational plans through a 5-year DNA Essentials term license. This licensing model is designed for organizations that want to manage the access layer with more structure, better visibility, and less day-to-day friction. For enterprise infrastructure teams, the benefit is straightforward: a defined term helps simplify budgeting while supporting a more consistent management approach across 48-port switch deployments. DNA Essentials is suited to environments where configuration discipline, policy alignment, and lifecycle planning matter as much as port density. This license is a strong fit for campus, branch, and distributed enterprise networks built on the Cisco C3850 platform. It gives technical teams a practical way to maintain operational consistency while giving procurement a clear, time-bound licensing commitment. Choose it when you need more than basic switch operation—when the network must stay governed, supportable, and ready for planned refresh cycles. Ideal For Managing 48-port access switches in a campus network Supporting a 5-year enterprise refresh and budgeting cycle Standardizing branch switch administration across multiple sites Maintaining policy consistency in Cisco access-layer deployments Why This Product 1 Specific to 48-port Cisco C3850 deployments 2 5-year term supports long-range planning 3 Adds management value beyond base switch operation 4 Better fit for enterprise lifecycle control than short-term licensing