Cisco NCS 1K4 IOS-XR Software Release 25.3.1 RTU-OTN-XP Package
This Cisco software subscription provides essential operating system features and ongoing updates for your Network Convergence System 1000 Series platform, ensuring continuous network operation and access to new functionalities.
- Continuous Operation: Ensures your Cisco NCS 1K4 platform runs the latest stable IOS-XR release for uninterrupted service.
- Feature Access: Unlocks specific routing and transport features required for modern network demands.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains software currency, helping meet operational and regulatory requirements.
- Predictable Costs: Subscription billing provides a clear, manageable operational expense for software access.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 1000 Series platform software license subscription for IOS-XR Release 25.3.1, specifically the OTN-XP package. It grants access to the operating system and its features, ensuring your hardware is up-to-date and functional for advanced routing and transport operations.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market and enterprise organizations utilize this license to maintain and enhance their core network infrastructure. It is essential for businesses that rely on high-performance routing and transport services, ensuring their network hardware operates efficiently and securely within their data centers or core network locations.
- Platform Software: Provides the core operating system for Cisco NCS 1000 Series hardware.
- Release Specific: Licenses the functionality for IOS-XR Release 25.3.1.
- Feature Package: Includes the OTN-XP feature set, enabling specific optical transport network capabilities.
- Subscription Term: Software access is provided on a subscription basis, ensuring currency.
- Electronic Delivery: License entitlement is delivered electronically for quick deployment.
This Cisco software subscription is ideal for mid-market organizations needing to maintain and upgrade their core network infrastructure with predictable costs and essential features.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing Features
Enable teams to deploy and utilize advanced routing protocols and traffic engineering capabilities. This ensures optimal network performance and efficient data path management for critical business applications.
core network infrastructure, high-throughput data transport, service provider edge, enterprise WAN connectivity
Streamline Software Management
Streamline the process of software updates and feature enablement on your Cisco NCS 1000 Series platform. This reduces manual effort and ensures your network hardware is always running on a supported and feature-rich release.
network operations center, IT infrastructure management, multi-site enterprise deployments, data center networking
Automate Network Operations
Automate the deployment and management of network services by leveraging the latest IOS-XR features. This allows for greater agility in responding to business demands and improving overall network service delivery.
programmable network infrastructure, automated service provisioning, network function virtualization, cloud-integrated networking
Key Features
Cisco IOS-XR Release 25.3.1
Access to the latest stable operating system features and bug fixes for your Cisco NCS 1000 Series platform.
OTN-XP Package
Unlocks specific Optical Transport Network capabilities, enhancing your network's transport efficiency and reach.
Subscription Billing
Provides predictable operational expenses for software access and ongoing updates, simplifying budget management.
Electronic Delivery
Enables rapid deployment of software entitlements, minimizing downtime and accelerating time to value.
Platform Support
Ensures your Cisco NCS 1000 Series hardware is running supported software, maintaining vendor support and operational integrity.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to support critical transaction processing and data integrity, making up-to-date routing software essential for compliance and performance.
Telecommunications & Service Providers
Service providers depend on advanced routing and transport capabilities to deliver high-bandwidth services, necessitating the latest software features for network efficiency and service level agreement adherence.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust and secure networks to manage sensitive patient data and support critical medical applications, where network uptime and compliance are paramount.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments increasingly rely on connected systems for operational efficiency and automation, requiring stable and performant network infrastructure to support real-time data flow and control systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of this software subscription?
The term of the subscription is determined at the time of purchase and is typically for one or more years. Specific details will be outlined in your purchase agreement.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 1000 Series platforms.
What is the difference between RTU and other license types?
RTU (Right-to-Use) signifies that the license grants you the entitlement to use the software for the duration of the subscription term. It is an electronic entitlement.
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.