Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection 3-Year for ASR9000 | DDoS Defense — A9K-EP-M-3Y

Keep critical edge services reachable when DDoS traffic spikes. Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection for ASR9000 delivers a 3-year software term designed to help protect routing infrastructure from disruptive attack patterns at the perimeter. It is intended for environments where uptime, traffic continuity, and fast response to malicious floods matter more than generic security add-ons. Built for the ASR9000 platform, this license aligns protection with the router that already carries high-volume traffic. That matters in real networks: mitigation closer to the edge can reduce the blast radius of attacks, preserve forwarding performance, and help operations teams maintain service levels under pressure. For organizations that depend on carrier-grade routing, the value is not just security coverage — it is keeping the network usable when adversarial traffic tries to consume it. This 3-year term is a practical fit for planned refresh cycles, multi-year security budgets, and procurement teams that want predictable coverage over a defined period. It is a software entitlement, so deployment depends on the supported ASR9000 environment and the associated Cisco licensing workflow. For teams standardizing on Cisco routing, it provides a focused way to extend DDoS protection without overbuying broader security packages that may not match the use case. Ideal For Protecting ASR9000 edge routers in service-provider networks Maintaining availability during volumetric DDoS events Standardizing multi-year security coverage for routed infrastructure Supporting procurement of platform-specific Cisco security entitlements Why This Product 1 Platform-specific protection for ASR9000 instead of generic security licensing 2 3-year term supports predictable budgeting and renewal planning 3 Edge-focused mitigation helps preserve routing performance during attacks 4 Designed for Cisco routing environments that need targeted DDoS coverage