Cisco NCS 5700 IOS XR 25.4 Image
The Cisco NCS 5700 IOS XR 25.4 Image subscription license provides essential software for your Cisco network infrastructure, ensuring continuous operation and access to the latest features.
- Subscription Term: Access to the latest IOS XR software features and updates for the duration of your subscription.
- Platform Support: Enables the Cisco NCS 5700 series routers, providing critical network services.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced routing, security, and management capabilities for your network.
- Compliance and Stability: Ensures your network operates with current, supported software, meeting regulatory and operational needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for the Cisco NCS 5700 series routers, providing the IOS XR operating system version 25.4. It grants access to the full suite of features, ongoing software updates, and essential support for the licensed term, ensuring your network hardware remains current and fully functional.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to maintain and enhance their core network infrastructure. It is integral for businesses that rely on high-performance routing and network services for their daily operations, ensuring stability and access to advanced functionalities.
- Continuous Feature Access: Stay current with the latest IOS XR capabilities and enhancements.
- Operational Stability: Ensures your network hardware runs on supported and stable software releases.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to software licensing requirements and industry standards.
- Performance Optimization: Access features designed to improve network efficiency and throughput.
- Lifecycle Management: Simplifies software management and ensures ongoing vendor support.
This Cisco IOS XR subscription is the ideal choice for businesses needing to maintain compliant, high-performing network infrastructure without the overhead of perpetual license management.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Routing and Traffic Management
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated routing protocols and traffic engineering policies. Streamline the management of complex network topologies for enhanced performance and reliability.
data center networks, campus networks, service provider edge deployments, enterprise WAN connectivity
Ensure Network Compliance and Security Posture
Automate the process of staying current with software versions required for regulatory compliance. Protect against security vulnerabilities by running supported and patched operating systems.
networks requiring regular security audits, environments with strict data privacy regulations, organizations with internal IT governance policies
Streamline Software Lifecycle Management
Streamline the procurement and management of network operating system licenses. Simplify budgeting with a predictable subscription billing model for essential network software.
businesses with predictable IT refresh cycles, organizations seeking to reduce capital expenditure on software, IT departments managing multiple network devices
Key Features
Cisco IOS XR 25.4 Operating System
Provides a stable, modular, and scalable network operating system for advanced routing and service delivery.
Subscription Licensing Model
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and new features throughout the subscription term.
NCS 5700 Series Platform Support
Ensures compatibility and optimal performance for Cisco's high-density, high-performance NCS 5700 routers.
Access to Cisco TAC Support
Entitles users to technical assistance from Cisco's expert support team for troubleshooting and issue resolution.
Regular Software Updates and Patches
Keeps the network infrastructure secure and performing optimally by providing access to the latest fixes and enhancements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to support critical trading operations and sensitive data transmission, making supported and feature-rich IOS XR essential.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments demand robust and stable network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, where consistent performance and uptime are paramount.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain secure and compliant networks for patient data, requiring up-to-date software to meet HIPAA and other regulatory standards.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies often have strict requirements for network security and software lifecycle management, necessitating the use of supported and compliant operating systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform software image license?
A platform software image license, like this one for Cisco IOS XR, is a subscription that grants the right to use a specific version of an operating system on compatible network hardware. It typically includes access to updates and support for the licensed duration.
What is the term of this subscription?
The term of the subscription is determined at the time of purchase and is reflected in the contract. It provides access to the software features and support for that defined period.
Does this license include hardware?
No, this is a software license only. It enables the functionality of Cisco NCS 5700 series routers but does not include the physical hardware itself.
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.