Cisco Control Plane Software License for 60 Months
This Cisco software license provides essential control plane capabilities for your network infrastructure over a 60-month term, ensuring continuous operation and feature access.
- License Term: 60 months of access to critical control plane software features.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based, offering predictable operational expenses.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced network control and management capabilities.
- Compliance & Stability: Ensures your network operates within Cisco's supported software lifecycle.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco platform software license provides a 60-month subscription for essential control plane functionalities. It ensures your network devices operate with the latest features and security updates, maintaining optimal performance and stability.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing Cisco network environments, supporting core routing, switching, and management operations without requiring significant hardware overhauls.
- Extended Software Access: Guarantees 5 years of access to licensed Cisco control plane software.
- Subscription Billing: Predictable annual costs for budgeting and financial planning.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks specific network control features and management capabilities.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain regulatory compliance and vendor support status.
- Operational Continuity: Minimizes risk of service disruption due to outdated software.
Secure your network's future with this 5-year Cisco software subscription, providing essential control plane features for SMB and mid-market teams.
What This Enables
Ensure Network Control Plane Functionality
Enable teams to maintain full operational control over their Cisco network infrastructure. This license ensures access to essential routing, switching, and management features required for daily business operations.
businesses with Cisco network hardware, organizations requiring stable network performance, IT teams managing complex network configurations
Maintain Software Compliance and Support
Streamline compliance efforts by ensuring all network control plane software is licensed and supported by Cisco. This avoids potential security vulnerabilities and operational issues associated with using unsupported software versions.
regulated industries, businesses with IT audit requirements, organizations prioritizing cybersecurity posture
Access Advanced Network Management Features
Automate and enhance network management tasks by unlocking advanced features included with this license. This allows IT professionals to optimize network performance and troubleshoot issues more efficiently.
growing businesses, IT departments managing multiple network devices, organizations seeking network performance improvements
Key Features
60-Month Subscription Term
Provides long-term access to critical network control plane software, ensuring stability and feature availability for five years.
Cisco Control Plane Software
Unlocks essential functionalities for managing and operating your Cisco network infrastructure, supporting core business operations.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers predictable operational expenses, simplifying IT budget management and financial planning for SMB and mid-market organizations.
Access to Updates and Features
Ensures your network benefits from ongoing software enhancements and security patches provided by Cisco throughout the license term.
Compliance and Support Assurance
Helps maintain a compliant IT environment and ensures eligibility for Cisco technical support, reducing risk and operational downtime.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly stable and secure network operations to comply with strict regulatory standards like PCI DSS and SOX, making licensed and supported software essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain continuous network uptime and data security to meet HIPAA compliance, necessitating reliable and vendor-supported network infrastructure.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations depend on consistent network performance for automation and control systems, where software licensing ensures operational continuity and access to critical management features.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, complex networks and often face budget constraints, benefiting from predictable subscription costs and assured access to necessary network management tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco control plane license?
A control plane license for Cisco software enables essential features and functionalities required for the network's core operation, management, and routing decisions. This specific license provides these capabilities for a 60-month subscription period.
What hardware does this license apply to?
The MPN NV-GRID-CUS-187 suggests this license is for Cisco's Grid platform, likely related to network control and management. Specific compatibility should be verified against your existing Cisco hardware and software versions.
How does the subscription billing work?
This is a subscription license billed over 60 months. It provides continuous access to the licensed software features for the duration of the term, typically with annual or monthly payments depending on the purchase agreement.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.