Cisco CGN License Unit for 5 Million Translations | Carrier Grade NAT — L-A9K-CGN-LIC-5M=

Increase translation capacity where network scale matters most. Cisco CGN License Unit for 5 Million Translations is a licensing component for environments that need to extend carrier-grade NAT capability in a measured, predictable way. It is suited to service providers and large network operators that must manage address exhaustion, subscriber growth, and translation demand without overcommitting infrastructure. This license is about capacity planning, not hardware replacement. It gives network architects a clean way to add translation entitlement to an existing Cisco platform while keeping operational control intact. That makes it useful when traffic growth is steady, IPv4 conservation remains a priority, and procurement needs to map directly to measurable network demand. For teams comparing lower-cost options, the value here is precision. You are buying a defined translation unit tied to Cisco infrastructure, which helps keep scaling decisions aligned with the platform already in production. Ideal For Adding CGN capacity for a growing service provider network Supporting IPv4 address conservation in a large routed environment Extending translation entitlement on an existing Cisco platform Planning network expansion around measurable subscriber demand Why This Product 1 Adds a defined translation entitlement instead of broad platform licensing 2 Targets carrier-grade NAT use cases rather than general network software 3 Supports capacity planning with a measurable 5 million translation unit 4 Fits Cisco environments where scaling must stay aligned to existing infrastructure