Cisco NCS 5700 Series Fixed Scale Chassis
The Cisco NCS 5700 Series Fixed Scale Chassis provides essential platform licensing for advanced network capabilities, ensuring compliance and continuous operation for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced network features and ongoing software updates.
- Platform Coverage: Enables full functionality on the Cisco NCS 5700 Series Fixed Scale Chassis hardware.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your network adheres to current security and operational standards.
- Feature Entitlement: Unlocks advanced routing, traffic management, and programmability features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software subscription license for the Cisco NCS 5700 Series Fixed Scale Chassis. It enables advanced features, ensures ongoing software updates, and maintains compliance for critical network infrastructure.
Businesses with demanding network requirements, such as mid-market enterprises or larger SMBs, utilize this license to maximize the capabilities of their Cisco NCS 5700 Series hardware. It integrates into their existing network core or aggregation layers, supporting their internal operations and user traffic.
- Subscription Licensing: Provides access to features and updates on a recurring basis, aligning costs with usage.
- Full Feature Unlocking: Enables all advanced routing, QoS, and programmability features of the NCS 5700 platform.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures the network hardware operates within current regulatory frameworks and benefits from vendor support.
- Scalability Enablement: Supports the high-density 400G and 100G port configurations of the chassis.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees access to software patches and critical bug fixes for uninterrupted service.
This subscription license is ideal for mid-market organizations seeking to fully utilize their Cisco network hardware while maintaining compliance and access to the latest features.
What This Enables
Unlock Advanced Network Capabilities
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated routing protocols and traffic engineering policies. Streamline network segmentation and enhance security posture with advanced feature access.
core network deployment, high-throughput data centers, service provider edge, enterprise campus backbone
Ensure Software Compliance and Updates
Maintain adherence to industry regulations and vendor support requirements through continuous software updates. Automate the patching process to mitigate security vulnerabilities and ensure operational stability.
regulated industry networks, mission-critical IT environments, business continuity planning, IT asset management
Maximize Hardware Investment
Leverage the full potential of the Cisco NCS 5700 Series hardware, including its high-density 400G and 100G port capabilities. Optimize network performance and capacity for current and future business needs.
network infrastructure upgrades, data center expansion, high-performance computing clusters, large-scale event connectivity
Key Features
Subscription-based software access
Ensures continuous access to the latest features, security patches, and software updates for ongoing network performance and compliance.
Full feature set enablement
Unlocks advanced routing, quality of service, and programmability capabilities on the NCS 5700 Series hardware.
Hardware platform compatibility
Specifically designed to activate and enhance the functionality of the Cisco NCS 5700 Series Fixed Scale Chassis.
Compliance assurance
Helps maintain network adherence to current industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Operational continuity
Reduces the risk of downtime by providing access to critical bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable, secure, and compliant network infrastructure to handle sensitive data and high transaction volumes, making advanced features and continuous updates critical.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations depend on stable and high-performance networks for automation, IoT, and real-time data processing, necessitating robust hardware capabilities and uninterrupted service.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain strict data privacy and security compliance (like HIPAA), requiring network solutions that offer advanced security features and reliable performance for critical patient care systems.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions often manage large, complex networks supporting diverse applications and a high number of users, benefiting from scalable, feature-rich platforms to enable innovation and connectivity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a platform software subscription license?
A platform software subscription license grants you the right to use specific software features and receive updates for a defined period, typically on a recurring billing cycle. It ensures your hardware has access to the latest capabilities and security enhancements.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is specifically for the Cisco NCS 5700 Series Fixed Scale Chassis, such as the NCS-57B1-5D24H-SE model, enabling its advanced functionalities.
How does this license ensure compliance?
By providing access to the latest software versions and security patches, the license helps your network infrastructure meet current industry standards and regulatory requirements, reducing the risk of non-compliance.
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.