Cisco ASR5500 Initial System Software Subscription
This Cisco ASR5500 subscription provides initial system software access, ensuring your core network platform remains operational and compliant with the latest features.
- Access to Core Functionality: Unlock the essential operating system features required for the Cisco ASR5500 platform.
- Subscription Term: Provides software access for a defined period, ensuring continuous updates and support.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to vendor requirements and operational standards through licensed software.
- Platform Stability: Ensures the continued operation and performance of your critical network infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is an initial system software subscription for the Cisco ASR5500 platform. It grants access to the necessary software licenses and updates required to operate and maintain the core functionalities of the device.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations utilize this subscription to ensure their Cisco ASR5500 devices are properly licensed, compliant, and running the essential software for network services.
- Initial Software Access: Grants the fundamental software license for the Cisco ASR5500.
- Subscription Billing: Provides a predictable billing model for software access.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for the Cisco ASR5500 hardware platform.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures the device can operate with licensed software.
- Vendor Compliance: Meets Cisco's licensing requirements for the platform.
This Cisco software subscription is ideal for mid-market businesses needing to ensure their ASR5500 platform is properly licensed and operational.
What This Enables
Enable Core Platform Operation
Enable teams to deploy and operate the Cisco ASR5500 with its fundamental system software. This ensures the device can perform its intended network functions without licensing gaps.
organizations with dedicated network infrastructure, businesses managing core routing and switching, teams requiring licensed network hardware
Maintain Software Compliance
Streamline compliance efforts by ensuring the Cisco ASR5500 platform is running licensed software. This avoids potential audits and operational risks associated with unlicensed software.
businesses with IT audit requirements, organizations managing vendor licensing, teams prioritizing regulatory adherence
Ensure Network Stability
Automate the process of securing necessary software for network stability and performance. This subscription provides the foundational software entitlement for the ASR5500.
companies reliant on network uptime, organizations with performance-sensitive applications, businesses managing critical network services
Key Features
Initial System Software License
Grants the fundamental software entitlement required to operate the Cisco ASR5500 platform.
Subscription Model
Provides a predictable billing cycle for software access, aiding in budget management.
Platform Specific
Designed exclusively for the Cisco ASR5500 hardware, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance.
Compliance Assurance
Helps maintain vendor compliance and avoid potential penalties associated with unlicensed software.
Operational Continuity
Ensures the device can function as intended, supporting critical business operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and compliant network infrastructure to handle sensitive data and high transaction volumes, making licensed and supported core network platforms essential.
Telecommunications & Utilities
Service providers rely on robust routing and signaling platforms like the ASR5500 for critical network functions, demanding licensed software for operational stability and vendor support.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure and consistently available network services to manage patient data and critical applications, necessitating properly licensed and supported infrastructure.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often depend on stable network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and business systems, requiring reliable and licensed core network components.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform software subscription?
A platform software subscription provides the right to use specific software for a defined period, often including access to updates and support. It's a licensing model for operating system or core application software on hardware.
What does 'PER UMIO' mean in the product title?
UMIO typically refers to 'Unified Management Interface Option' or a similar licensing metric related to the management or control plane of the Cisco platform. It indicates the unit of measurement for this specific license.
Is this a perpetual license?
No, this is explicitly a subscription license. This means access to the software is granted for a specific term, after which renewal is typically required to continue usage and receive updates.
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.