DefensePro X40-20G Upgrade to X40-40G | Cisco Licensing, DDoS — L-RD-DPXUX40-20G=

Increase DefensePro capacity without replacing the platform. This Cisco upgrade license moves an existing DefensePro X40-20G deployment to X40-40G, giving security teams more throughput headroom for larger attack volumes and busier network conditions. It is a practical way to extend the value of the current appliance while aligning protection capacity with growth in traffic and threat activity. For organizations that need to keep mitigation performance ahead of demand, this upgrade helps avoid premature hardware replacement and the operational disruption that comes with it. It is suited to teams standardizing on DefensePro for DDoS defense and looking to scale protection in a controlled, budget-conscious way. By increasing licensed capacity, you can better match the platform to evolving exposure without changing the underlying deployment model. This is the kind of purchase that makes sense when uptime, response time, and procurement discipline all matter. It preserves continuity, supports planning, and gives infrastructure teams a clear path to more capacity on the same trusted platform. Ideal For Upgrade an installed DefensePro X40-20G appliance to higher licensed throughput Expand DDoS mitigation capacity for a growing enterprise network Extend the life of an existing security platform during budget planning cycles Match protection capacity to increased traffic after a network expansion Why This Product 1 Upgrades licensed capacity from 20G to 40G 2 Preserves the existing DefensePro platform 3 Avoids a full appliance replacement 4 Targets DDoS protection scaling