Cisco Essential to Advantage RTU Upgrade 400G for Cisco 8000 | Licensing — ESS-ADN-CA-400-RTU

Move Cisco 8000 deployments from Essential to Advantage with a 400G RTU upgrade built for capacity alignment. This licensing item is intended for infrastructure teams that need to extend platform entitlement as traffic demands grow, without changing the underlying hardware footprint. For organizations standardizing on Cisco 8000, the value is in keeping the network architecture intact while adjusting the software rights that govern service level and feature access. That makes procurement cleaner, renewal planning more predictable, and expansion less disruptive than a platform swap. This upgrade is a practical fit when the hardware is already in place and the requirement is to unlock the next entitlement tier tied to 400G operation. It supports a controlled path for scaling service capability while preserving the operational model your team already knows. Use it when you need to formalize a higher-capacity position on Cisco 8000 and avoid overbuying hardware just to satisfy licensing requirements. For enterprises managing large routing environments, that distinction can materially improve lifecycle cost and deployment timing. Ideal For Upgrading Cisco 8000 deployments to a higher entitlement tier Aligning 400G service requirements with existing router hardware Standardizing licensing across enterprise routing environments Planning capacity expansion without a chassis replacement Why This Product 1 License-only upgrade for Cisco 8000 2 400G capacity alignment without hardware replacement 3 Moves from Essential to Advantage entitlement 4 Designed for enterprise routing procurement