Cisco Cloud Essential SIA 400G 3-4 Yr Term for 8000 Series | Licensing — ESS-C-400G-SIA-3

Secure 400G coverage for Cisco 8000 Series platforms with a Cloud Essential SIA term license. This entitlement is built for teams that want predictable licensing over a 3-4 year horizon and need procurement aligned to the platform already in service. Rather than buying more capability than you need, you can match the license to the deployment window and keep network planning disciplined. For infrastructure organizations managing backbone growth, refresh cycles, or service commitments, the value is in precision. A term-based license gives you a defined coverage period, which helps simplify budgeting and reduce ambiguity around renewal timing. The 400G scope makes it suitable for high-capacity Cisco 8000 environments where throughput planning and commercial planning need to stay in step. This is a targeted software entitlement for Cisco routing estates, not a generic subscription. It is the kind of purchase that makes sense when the platform is fixed, the capacity target is known, and the organization wants a clean licensing model that supports long-range operational planning. Ideal For License 400G capacity on Cisco 8000 Series routers Support multi-year backbone planning and budgeting Align licensing with refresh or expansion projects Maintain defined coverage for service-provider routing environments Why This Product 1 400G scope matches high-capacity Cisco 8000 deployments 2 3-4 year term supports predictable planning 3 Platform-specific licensing avoids generic coverage 4 Commercially cleaner than open-ended entitlement models