Cisco Catalyst Center Advantage License (formerly DNA Center) — 25G Term

Cisco Catalyst Center Advantage License is a cloud-delivered management and automation platform that provides enterprises with unified visibility, policy enforcement, and intelligent automation capabilities for campus, branch, and WAN environments. Launched in Q2 2024, this offering represents Cisco's evolution from perpetual DNA Center licensing to a SaaS-based consumption model, delivering continuous feature updates and enhanced cloud integration without on-premises infrastructure burden. The platform integrates deeply with Catalyst 9000 switching platforms, enabling intent-based networking where administrators define business intent through policies that the system automatically translates into network configurations and assurance monitoring.

The Advantage tier includes advanced analytics, comprehensive assurance dashboards, and proactive anomaly detection capabilities that enable IT teams to move beyond reactive troubleshooting toward predictive network health management. The 25G throughput designation indicates support for monitoring and managing networks with aggregated data plane capacity up to 25 gigabits per second, appropriate for mid-to-large enterprise campus and distributed branch deployments. Architecture leverages Cisco's cloud infrastructure with redundancy and high availability designed for mission-critical network operations, supporting multi-tenancy, role-based access control, and comprehensive audit logging for compliance requirements.

Adoption accelerates as enterprises migrate from perpetual DNA Center on-premises deployments to cloud-native Catalyst Center, driven by elimination of capital expenditure, simplified license management, and automatic access to emerging capabilities including AI-driven insights, advanced threat detection, and expanded third-party ecosystem integrations. The platform supports heterogeneous networks including non-Cisco devices through open standards, making it suitable for hybrid and multi-vendor environments.

Ideal for

• Large campus network operations seeking centralized policy management and real-time assurance across hundreds of access switches and thousands of connected devices
• Distributed enterprise branch networks requiring automated provisioning, zero-touch onboarding, and consistent security posture across geographically dispersed locations
• Network modernization initiatives where organizations transition from legacy management tools to cloud-delivered intelligent automation reducing operational overhead
• Hybrid cloud enterprises managing connectivity and application performance across on-premises data centers, colocation facilities, and multiple public cloud environments
• Service providers and managed service operators delivering managed network services to multiple customer organizations with tenant isolation and billing integration
• Organizations prioritizing network security posture through automated threat detection, policy enforcement, and compliance monitoring across switching infrastructure

Technical specifications

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