Cisco NCS560 Essentials SIA Platform License
This Cisco NCS560 Essentials SIA platform license provides essential software capabilities for your 100G network infrastructure over a 10-year term.
- License Term: Enjoy 10 years of uninterrupted access to critical software features and support.
- 100G Connectivity: Unlock the full potential of your high-speed 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.
- Platform Essentials: Gain access to core software functionalities required for NCS560 operation.
- Subscription Billing: Benefit from a predictable, manageable subscription model for software access.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco NCS560 Essentials SIA PER 100G 10 YEAR TERM is a subscription-based software license designed to enable essential functionalities on Cisco's Network Convergence System 560 series routers. This license provides access to core software features and ongoing support for your 100G network interfaces, ensuring your hardware operates efficiently and compliantly for a decade.
This platform license is ideal for IT professionals and network administrators in small to mid-sized businesses who manage their own network infrastructure. It ensures that critical network services remain operational and that the hardware is maintained with the latest software updates and security patches, fitting seamlessly into environments requiring reliable, high-performance networking.
- Essential Software Access: Unlocks core operating system features and management capabilities for the NCS560 platform.
- 100G Interface Support: Enables and optimizes the use of 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports on your NCS560 hardware.
- 10-Year Subscription: Provides long-term access to software, updates, and support, simplifying budget planning.
- Subscription Billing: Offers a predictable operational expense model for software licensing.
- Cisco Support: Entitles the user to Cisco's standard support for the licensed software features.
This Cisco Essentials SIA license is the right choice for businesses needing reliable, long-term access to core network software features for their high-speed infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Core Network Functionality
Enable teams to activate and manage essential software features required for the NCS560 platform's operation. Streamline the deployment of high-speed 100G interfaces for critical network services.
On-premises data centers, core network infrastructure, high-performance computing environments, private cloud deployments
Ensure Long-Term Network Stability
Streamline network operations with a predictable 10-year subscription, ensuring continuous access to software updates and feature enhancements. Automate compliance by maintaining up-to-date software on critical network hardware.
Business-critical network segments, long-lifecycle IT deployments, environments requiring consistent performance, infrastructure with planned upgrade cycles
Maintain 100G Performance
Enable teams to fully utilize the 100 Gigabit Ethernet capabilities of their NCS560 hardware. Support the ongoing performance and reliability of high-bandwidth network connections.
Service provider edge, enterprise backbone networks, data center interconnects, high-traffic aggregation points
Key Features
10-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term access to software and support, simplifying planning and ensuring continuity for a decade.
Essentials Software Features
Unlocks core functionalities necessary for the NCS560 platform, enabling essential network operations.
100G Interface Enablement
Allows for the full utilization and optimization of 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports on the NCS560 hardware.
Subscription Billing Model
Offers a predictable operational expense, making budgeting for software access more manageable.
Cisco Software Support
Entitles the user to ongoing support from Cisco for the licensed software features, ensuring issue resolution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to support high-volume, low-latency transactions and sensitive data, making consistent software support and feature access critical.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable, long-term network deployments for operational technology (OT) and critical control systems, where predictable software lifecycles and support are paramount.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust and compliant network solutions to manage patient data and critical medical systems, demanding continuous operation and adherence to strict regulatory standards.
Education & Research
Educational institutions and research facilities often manage large, complex networks supporting high-bandwidth demands for data transfer and research computing, requiring scalable and supported infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco NCS560 Essentials SIA license?
This is a 10-year subscription license that enables essential software features and 100G connectivity on Cisco NCS560 routers. It provides access to software updates and support from Cisco.
What does 'SIA' stand for in this license?
SIA typically refers to 'Software Subscription' or 'Service and Software' in Cisco licensing, indicating that the license includes both software access and associated support services for the term.
Does this license apply to specific hardware?
Yes, this license is specifically for the Cisco Network Convergence System 560 (NCS560) series routers, enabling features for their 100G interfaces.
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.