Cisco NCS 5500 Core and Aggregation Software License
This Cisco NCS 5500 Series platform license subscription unlocks core and aggregation features for your NCS-55A2 base chassis, ensuring advanced network functionality.
- Feature Access: Entitlement to advanced routing, traffic engineering, and aggregation capabilities essential for high-performance networks.
- Subscription Term: Provides continuous access to software features and updates for the duration of the subscription term.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your network infrastructure operates with licensed, up-to-date software, meeting regulatory and operational standards.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued access to critical software features, preventing service disruptions and maintaining network stability.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for Cisco's Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series, specifically designed for the NCS-55A2 base chassis. It enables core and aggregation functionalities, providing essential capabilities for modern network infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations utilize this license to enhance their network's routing performance and aggregation capacity. It integrates directly with the NCS-55A2 hardware, forming the backbone of their internal data center or service provider edge networks.
- Core & Aggregation Features: Unlocks advanced routing protocols, traffic management, and high-density port aggregation capabilities.
- Subscription Model: Provides access to software features and updates on a recurring subscription basis, ensuring up-to-date functionality.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for the Cisco NCS-55A2 base chassis, ensuring optimal performance and compatibility.
- Network Scalability: Supports the growth and evolving demands of business networks by enabling enhanced data throughput and service delivery.
- Operational Efficiency: Simplifies software management and ensures compliance with licensing requirements for critical network infrastructure.
This Cisco license subscription is ideal for mid-market businesses needing to optimize their network core and aggregation layers without the overhead of traditional perpetual licensing.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing Protocols
Enable teams to deploy and manage advanced routing protocols essential for complex network topologies. Streamline traffic engineering and ensure optimal path selection for critical business data.
data center networks, enterprise edge deployments, service provider interconnects, high-availability environments
Enhance Network Aggregation Capacity
Streamline the process of aggregating traffic from multiple lower-speed links onto higher-speed uplinks. Automate the management of high-density port configurations for increased network efficiency.
campus network backbones, data center interconnects, aggregation points for branch offices, high-throughput network segments
Ensure Software Compliance and Updates
Automate the process of maintaining software compliance by subscribing to the latest Cisco features and security patches. Protect against operational risks associated with using outdated software versions.
regulated business environments, networks requiring continuous uptime, IT departments focused on risk mitigation, infrastructure with long-term deployment plans
Key Features
Core and Aggregation Functionality
Unlocks essential routing and traffic aggregation capabilities for high-performance network infrastructure.
NCS-55A2 Platform Specific
Ensures seamless integration and optimal performance with the designated Cisco NCS-55A2 base chassis.
Subscription Licensing
Provides continuous access to software features and updates on a flexible, recurring basis, simplifying budget management.
Advanced Routing Support
Enables deployment of sophisticated routing protocols for efficient and resilient network traffic management.
Traffic Engineering Capabilities
Allows for optimized traffic flow and better utilization of network resources.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and performant networks to handle high-volume, time-sensitive transactions and maintain strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand robust and stable network infrastructure to support operational technology (OT) and ensure continuous production uptime, often requiring specialized routing capabilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, high-availability networks to manage sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and support critical medical applications, necessitating advanced routing and aggregation.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage large, complex networks with diverse user needs and significant data transfer requirements, benefiting from scalable and efficient aggregation solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the term of this Cisco NCS 5500 license?
This is a subscription license, meaning it provides access to the software features for a defined term. The specific duration of the subscription should be confirmed at the time of purchase.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco NCS 5500 Series, and the MPN indicates it is for the NCS-55A2 base chassis.
What are the benefits of a subscription license over a perpetual one?
Subscription licenses offer flexibility, continuous access to updates and new features, and often a more predictable operational expense model compared to large upfront perpetual license costs.
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.