Cisco NCS 5500 Peering License for NCS-55A2-MOD/HD
Secure advanced peering capabilities for your Cisco NCS 5500 Series routers with this essential platform subscription, ensuring optimal network edge performance and reliability.
- Subscription Term: Access to the latest software features and security updates for the duration of your subscription, ensuring continuous compliance and performance.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks advanced peering functionalities, enhancing routing efficiency and traffic management at the network edge.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for the Cisco NCS 5500 Series, specifically the NCS-55A2-MOD/HD base chassis, guaranteeing compatibility and optimal integration.
- Operational Continuity: Maintains your network's ability to support critical business applications and services through ongoing software support and access to new features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for Cisco's Network Convergence System (NCS) 5500 Series routers. It specifically enables advanced peering features on the NCS-55A2-MOD/HD base chassis, ensuring your network edge can handle complex routing requirements and high-volume traffic efficiently.
Designed for businesses that require robust and scalable network infrastructure, this license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals managing enterprise-level routing at the network edge. It integrates directly into your existing Cisco NCS deployment, providing essential capabilities for service providers and large enterprises managing their own network operations.
- Advanced Peering Capabilities: Unlock sophisticated routing protocols and traffic engineering features essential for high-performance peering.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from continuous access to software updates, new features, and security patches throughout the license term.
- NCS 5500 Series Optimization: Specifically designed to enhance the functionality of the NCS-55A2-MOD/HD base chassis.
- Network Edge Scalability: Supports the growth and evolving demands of your network edge infrastructure.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures your network remains compliant with current standards and benefits from Cisco's ongoing software development.
This Cisco peering license subscription provides essential capabilities for businesses needing to optimize their network edge performance and ensure future-proof operations.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing Protocols
Enable teams to deploy and manage sophisticated routing protocols required for high-performance peering. Streamline the configuration and operation of your network edge for optimal data flow.
enterprise network edge, high-volume traffic routing, service provider infrastructure, business continuity planning
Ensure Network Edge Scalability
Streamline the scaling of your network edge to accommodate increasing traffic demands and new service requirements. Automate the process of unlocking advanced features needed for growth.
growing business networks, infrastructure modernization, capacity planning, future-proofing IT investments
Maintain Software Compliance and Security
Automate the process of staying current with Cisco's latest software features and security patches. Ensure your network edge infrastructure remains compliant and protected against emerging threats.
security-conscious organizations, regulatory compliance, IT asset management, risk mitigation
Key Features
Advanced Peering Features
Unlock sophisticated routing protocols and traffic management capabilities essential for high-performance network edges.
Subscription Licensing
Gain continuous access to software updates, new features, and security patches throughout the license term, ensuring ongoing compliance and performance.
NCS 5500 Series Specific
Optimized for the NCS-55A2-MOD/HD base chassis, ensuring seamless integration and maximum performance.
Scalability Support
Supports the growth and evolving demands of your network edge infrastructure, allowing for future expansion.
Operational Continuity
Ensures your network's ability to support critical business applications and services through ongoing software support.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network edge capabilities to support high-frequency trading, transaction processing, and sensitive data transmission, making advanced peering features essential for performance and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations often rely on robust, low-latency network connections for real-time monitoring, control systems, and supply chain management, necessitating optimized peering for consistent data flow and operational uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure and high-availability networks to transmit patient data, support telemedicine, and manage critical medical devices, where efficient peering ensures uninterrupted service and compliance with HIPAA.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies require secure, scalable, and resilient network infrastructure to support public services and critical operations, making advanced peering capabilities vital for maintaining connectivity and data integrity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a peering license?
A peering license, in this context, unlocks advanced routing and traffic management features on specific network hardware like the Cisco NCS 5500 Series. It is crucial for optimizing how your network connects with other networks or handles high volumes of traffic at its edge.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license, NC55P-PEER-A2MDT=, is designed for the Cisco NCS 5500 Series, particularly the NCS-55A2-MOD/HD base chassis. It ensures compatibility and unlocks the intended advanced features for this hardware.
What is the billing model for this license?
This license operates on a subscription billing model. This means you pay periodically (e.g., annually) for the right to use the software and receive updates and support for the duration of the subscription term.
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.