Cisco C38504-DNAC1E-5Y DNA Essentials 5-Year Term | Cloud Licensing — C38504-DNAC1E-5Y

Keep Catalyst 3850 24-port fiber access layers aligned to a defined operational model with Cisco DNA Essentials term licensing. This 5-year subscription is built for organizations that want predictable software coverage for supported hardware while reducing the friction of annual renewals. It gives network teams a cleaner path to maintain policy-based management and operational consistency across campus deployments. For infrastructure groups responsible for uptime, standardization matters. A term license helps lock in coverage over a multi-year window, making it easier to plan budgets, coordinate refresh cycles, and avoid fragmented licensing across similar switches. That matters most in environments where access switching supports business-critical traffic and where configuration drift creates real operational cost. This license is tied to the Catalyst 3850 24-port fiber platform, making it appropriate for teams that already know the hardware footprint they need to support. It is a practical choice when the goal is to keep the installed base under a defined Cisco software program rather than piecing together short-term coverage. For procurement and architecture teams, the value is in clarity: one product, one term, one planning horizon. Ideal For Extend licensing coverage for Catalyst 3850 fiber access switches in campus networks Standardize multi-year software entitlement for branch or building access layers Support procurement planning for a known installed base of Cisco switching hardware Maintain policy-driven network operations across managed fiber switch deployments Why This Product 1 5-year term reduces renewal overhead versus annual licensing 2 Platform-specific entitlement fits Catalyst 3850 24-port fiber deployments 3 Cisco DNA Essentials supports structured access-layer operations 4 Subscription model improves budget predictability for procurement