CISCO ASR5K-00-GN01SESS ASR 5000 Series

ASR5K-00-GN01SESS 1K Active GGSN Session License

ASR5K-00-GN01SESS adds a 1,000-session active GGSN software entitlement to a supported Cisco StarOS deployment. It is useful for a smaller increment or a precise capacity true-up, but it is not a router appliance, a base GGSN bundle, a support service or a license for the recovery node.

What the 1K increment does not establish

The separate failover form is LIF5K-00-GN01SESS. This active PID does not grant standby-session capacity, ICSR, Session Recovery, GTP feature bundles or optional charging and policy functions. Confirm every required base and feature entitlement instead of treating the session quantity as a complete service package.

Reconcile the live license inventory

Capture the current licensed capacity and utilization from the target system, then map the 1K increment to the exact ASR 5500 or supported virtualized GGSN instance. Validate the StarOS release, instance identity, spare-versus-nonspare ordering requirement and the license-key installation procedure before purchase.

Lifecycle and proof of delivery

The Cisco ASR5K software bulletin lists this exact PID as end of sale after March 31, 2025, with application-software support through July 31, 2027. Acceptance should require an unused, transferable entitlement, the Cisco delivery record, target binding evidence and a post-installation capacity check showing the expected 1K increase.

Official evidence: Cisco GGSN licensing and qualified-platform guidance and Cisco exact 1K PID and support milestones.