Cisco NCS55A1 Fixed 36x100G Scale Chassis for R-PHY Aggregation
This Cisco platform license subscription unlocks advanced R-PHY aggregation capabilities for your network infrastructure, ensuring high-capacity data flow and operational continuity.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced features and capacity.
- Billing Model: Recurring subscription ensures continuous access and updates.
- Platform Applicability: Specifically designed for the Cisco NCS55A1 Fixed 36x100G chassis.
- Key Value: Enables compliance, unlocks critical network features, and ensures ongoing operational support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for the Cisco NCS55A1 Fixed 36x100G chassis, specifically enabling R-PHY aggregation functionalities. The subscription model provides continuous access to software features, updates, and support, ensuring your network remains current and compliant.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations that operate their own network infrastructure. It integrates directly with the specified Cisco hardware, enhancing its capabilities for data aggregation and transport within their internal IT environment.
- Enhanced Aggregation: Unlocks specialized R-PHY aggregation features for efficient data handling.
- Scalability: Supports 36x100G ports, providing significant capacity for growing network demands.
- Subscription Access: Continuous access to software features, updates, and vendor support.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain network compliance with updated software and feature sets.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures the platform operates with the latest approved software versions.
This Cisco license subscription is ideal for businesses needing to scale their network aggregation capabilities without the overhead of traditional enterprise hardware refresh cycles.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced R-PHY Aggregation
Enable teams to deploy and manage advanced R-PHY aggregation services for high-density data transport. Streamline the integration of edge network devices and ensure efficient data collection and distribution.
Organizations deploying next-generation access networks, Businesses managing distributed network edge points, Teams requiring high-capacity data aggregation for services.
Ensure Network Scalability and Capacity
Streamline network operations by providing the capacity needed to support increasing data traffic and new service demands. Automate the scaling of aggregation points to meet evolving business requirements without hardware overhauls.
Businesses experiencing rapid data growth, Organizations planning network expansion, Companies needing to support high-bandwidth applications.
Maintain Software Compliance and Currency
Automate the process of staying current with essential software features and security updates for critical network infrastructure. Enable teams to meet regulatory requirements and vendor support mandates through continuous subscription.
Organizations with strict compliance needs, Businesses prioritizing network security, Teams managing long-term IT infrastructure investments.
Key Features
36x100G Ports
Provides substantial bandwidth and port density to support high-capacity aggregation needs.
R-PHY Aggregation Support
Unlocks specialized features crucial for modern cable operator and service provider network architectures.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures continuous access to the latest software features, updates, and vendor support, simplifying budget management.
Cisco NCS5500 Series Platform
Integrates with a proven and scalable routing platform designed for demanding network environments.
Industry Applications
Telecommunications & Cable Operators
This platform is designed for high-density aggregation and supports R-PHY, a key technology in modernizing cable access networks for enhanced service delivery.
Media & Entertainment
High-capacity data transport and aggregation are critical for delivering streaming services and managing large media files, making this platform suitable for content delivery networks.
Finance & Insurance
Organizations in finance require robust, high-performance networks for trading and data processing, benefiting from the scalability and reliability of 100G aggregation.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments increasingly rely on high-speed data networks for IoT, automation, and real-time monitoring, where efficient aggregation is essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is R-PHY aggregation?
R-PHY (Remote PHY) is a technology that moves the physical layer functions of a cable access network closer to the customer. R-PHY aggregation refers to the process of collecting and consolidating data traffic from multiple R-PHY devices at an aggregation point, such as the Cisco NCS55A1 chassis.
What does a subscription license provide?
A subscription license provides access to the software features, updates, and vendor support for a defined period. This ensures your network infrastructure remains current, secure, and fully functional throughout the subscription term.
Is this license tied to specific hardware?
Yes, this license is specifically for the Cisco NCS55A1 Fixed 36x100G Scale Chassis. The MPN NCS-55A1-36H-RPHY indicates its direct compatibility with this hardware model.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
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.