Cisco NCS 5500 Core and Aggregation License
This Cisco platform license subscription unlocks core and aggregation functionalities for your NCS 5500 series chassis, ensuring advanced network performance and feature access.
- Subscription Term: Provides access to advanced software features and ongoing updates for the duration of your subscription.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks critical routing, aggregation, and traffic management capabilities essential for high-performance networks.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for the Cisco NCS 5500 series, specifically the 55A1-48Q6H chassis, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance.
- Compliance and Support: Maintains software compliance and provides access to necessary support for uninterrupted network operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for Cisco's Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 series routers. It specifically enables core and aggregation functionalities for the 55A1-48Q6H chassis, providing essential features for high-capacity routing and network aggregation.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing network infrastructure, supporting critical business operations that rely on robust and scalable routing capabilities. It ensures that the network hardware operates with the full suite of advanced software features required for modern data center and service provider environments.
- Core Routing Capabilities: Enables advanced IP routing protocols and features necessary for efficient data forwarding.
- Aggregation Services: Supports the aggregation of traffic from multiple sources, optimizing network bandwidth and performance.
- Software Subscription: Provides continuous access to software updates, feature enhancements, and security patches.
- Platform Optimization: Ensures the Cisco NCS 5500 series chassis operates at peak performance with unlocked software features.
- Network Scalability: Facilitates the expansion and scaling of network capacity to meet growing business demands.
This Cisco license subscription is ideal for mid-market organizations needing to maximize the performance and functionality of their NCS 5500 series routers without the overhead of traditional enterprise hardware procurement.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing Protocols
Enable teams to deploy and manage advanced IP routing protocols essential for efficient data forwarding and network stability. Streamline the configuration and operation of complex routing environments for improved network performance.
data center networks, service provider edge, large campus networks, high-availability deployments
Enhance Network Aggregation Capabilities
Streamline the process of aggregating traffic from multiple network segments or devices onto a central point. Automate the optimization of bandwidth utilization and improve overall network efficiency for high-demand environments.
network edge, data center interconnect, aggregation layers, traffic consolidation points
Ensure Software Compliance and Feature Access
Automate the process of maintaining software compliance by subscribing to the latest feature sets and security updates. Enable teams to access critical functionalities required for regulatory adherence and operational continuity.
regulated industries, security-conscious environments, long-term infrastructure planning, operational stability
Key Features
Core Routing Functionality
Ensures efficient and reliable data packet forwarding across your network.
Aggregation Services
Optimizes bandwidth usage and simplifies network architecture by consolidating traffic.
Software Subscription Model
Provides continuous access to the latest features, updates, and security patches for ongoing operational integrity.
Chassis Specific Licensing
Guarantees compatibility and optimal performance for the Cisco NCS 55A1-48Q6H chassis.
Platform Feature Unlock
Activates the full suite of advanced software capabilities required for demanding network environments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and performant networks to handle high volumes of transactions and sensitive data, making advanced routing and aggregation critical for their operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments depend on stable and efficient network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, where robust routing is essential for data flow and control systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, high-bandwidth networks to manage patient data, medical imaging, and critical applications, necessitating advanced routing for performance and reliability.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions often manage large, complex networks with significant data transfer needs, benefiting from the scalability and performance offered by advanced routing and aggregation solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform software license?
A platform software license grants the right to use specific software features and functionalities on a hardware device. For Cisco NCS 5500 series, this license unlocks core and aggregation capabilities.
What is the difference between a perpetual license and a subscription license?
A perpetual license is a one-time purchase for indefinite use of a specific software version, while a subscription license provides access to software and updates for a defined period, typically billed annually or monthly.
Does this license apply to other Cisco NCS 5500 chassis models?
This specific license (NC55P-CRAGR-48QT) is designed for the Cisco NCS 5500 series, particularly the 55A1-48Q6H chassis. Compatibility with other models should be verified.
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.