Cisco Premium RTU 400G for 8000E Series | Cloud Licensing, 8000E — PRM-8KC-400G-RTU

Add 400G right-to-use entitlement to Cisco 8000E Series deployments with a licensing model designed for capacity expansion under software control. This is the kind of purchase infrastructure teams make when they need more throughput, but they want to preserve the existing platform investment and keep rollout timing under control. Premium right-to-use licensing is especially valuable in environments where network demand changes faster than hardware refresh cycles. It lets teams align capacity with operational need, support phased upgrades, and keep procurement tied to actual deployment requirements rather than speculative overbuild. For enterprise backbone, aggregation, and high-throughput transport environments, the 400G entitlement helps preserve architectural consistency while enabling higher-speed operation on the Cisco 8000E Series. The result is a cleaner path to scale: less disruption, tighter budget control, and a licensing structure that fits deliberate infrastructure planning. Ideal For Enable 400G operation on a Cisco 8000E Series deployment Scale backbone capacity without immediate hardware replacement Support phased network upgrades in enterprise transport environments Align licensing with planned throughput expansion Why This Product 1 Adds 400G entitlement without a hardware refresh 2 Supports software-controlled capacity scaling 3 Fits Cisco 8000E Series environments 4 Helps align spend with actual throughput demand