/mcpCisco IOS Software Licensing and Packaging Universal IOS XE and XE-SDWAN Image A single Cisco IOS XE Universal image encompassing all functions is delivered with the platform. Advanced features can be enabled by simply activating a software license on the Universal image. Technology packages and feature licenses, enabled through right-to-use licenses, simplify software delivery and decrease the operational costs of deploying new features. Starting with Cisco IOS XE Release 17.2.1, you can install and deploy both Routing (Autonomous Mode) and Catalyst SD-WAN (Controller Mode) functionality on ISR4000 platforms. This feature supports the use of a single universalk9 image to deploy Cisco IOS XE in dual persona modes on all supported devices. This universalk9 image supports booting up in two modes - Autonomous mode (for regular IOS XE Routing features) and controlled mode (for Catalyst SD-WAN features). When ordering an ISR router with a Cisco DNA Subscription, a customer may choose either Autonomous Mode (AUTO) for regular routing and Controller mode (CTRL) for Catalyst SD-WAN deployments. A license in Autonomous Mode is perpetual and doesn’t require renewal, whereas a license in Controller Mode is term based and does require renewal upon expiry of the purchased license term. Refer to the Cisco DNA Ordering Guide at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/software/dna-subscription- routing/guide-c07-740642.html. Also present is the High Security (HSEC) license, which removes the curtailment enforced by the U.S. government export restrictions on the encrypted tunnel count and encrypted throughput. The HSEC license is a separately required license for a feature to have full crypto functionality. Without the HSEC license, only 1000 secure tunnels and 2508 Mbps of crypto bandwidth would be available. For additional information and details about Cisco IOS Software licensing and packaging on the Cisco 4000 Family, please visit https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/4400/software/configuration/guide/isr4400swcfg. pdf. IOS-XE provides support for both perpetual and subscription licensing. Subscription Licensing with support for Cisco Catalyst Center is offered using Cisco DNA Essentials or Cisco DNA Advantage. Please refer to the Cisco DNA Ordering Guide at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/software/dna- subscription-routing/guide-c07-740642.html. Software Defined Networks may be provisioned through the two major licenses on the Cisco 4000 Family; these licenses can be activated through the Cisco software activation process identified at https://www.cisco.com/go/sa using the Cisco Catalyst Center or through the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager management portal. The XE-SDWAN image provides for its own licensing schema through Cisco DNA Licensing. For more information on Cisco DNA Subscriptions for SD-WAN and Routing, please refer to https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/wan-software/dna-subscription-wan/index.html.