Cisco NSO Network Element Licensing
This 3-year premium license for Cisco NSO enables automation and management for up to 1000 physical network elements, ensuring operational continuity and advanced feature access.
- License Term: 3-year subscription providing continuous access to Cisco NSO features and support.
- Capacity: Supports up to 1000 physical network elements for centralized management and automation.
- Support Level: Premium technical support ensures rapid issue resolution and expert assistance.
- Value: Enhances network agility, reduces operational overhead, and ensures compliance with automation standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco NSO RTM license provides the entitlement for managing and automating up to 1000 physical network elements. It includes premium technical support for the duration of the 3-year subscription term, ensuring access to advanced network programmability features and vendor assistance.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market and enterprise organizations utilize this license to streamline network operations, enforce configuration compliance, and accelerate service delivery. It integrates into existing network infrastructure, enabling a more agile and efficient IT environment without requiring extensive hardware overhauls.
- Network Automation: Unlock Cisco NSO's full potential for automating network device configuration, provisioning, and orchestration.
- Scalable Management: Manage up to 1000 physical network elements from a single platform, simplifying complex network environments.
- Premium Support: Benefit from 3 years of premium technical support for timely issue resolution and expert guidance.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain network configuration consistency and meet regulatory requirements through automated policy enforcement.
- Operational Efficiency: Reduce manual effort, minimize human error, and accelerate network service deployment cycles.
This Cisco NSO license is ideal for mid-market and enterprise teams seeking to modernize their network operations through automation and centralized control.
What This Enables
Enable Network-Wide Automation
Enable teams to automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of physical network devices across the enterprise. Streamline complex network changes and reduce manual intervention.
data centers, campus networks, branch offices, hybrid cloud environments
Streamline Device Configuration
Streamline the process of configuring and reconfiguring network devices to align with business policies and security standards. Automate compliance checks and remediation.
multi-vendor networks, large-scale deployments, network modernization initiatives
Automate Service Provisioning
Automate the deployment of new network services and the modification of existing ones, reducing time-to-market for critical business applications. Improve agility and responsiveness to business needs.
telecom infrastructure, enterprise IT services, managed service delivery
Key Features
Cisco NSO Platform Licensing
Provides the entitlement to use Cisco NSO for managing and automating physical network elements, unlocking advanced network programmability.
1000 Physical Network Element Capacity
Allows for the centralized management and automation of a significant number of physical network devices within your infrastructure.
3-Year Subscription Term
Ensures continuous access to the NSO platform and its features for an extended period, providing long-term operational planning.
Premium Technical Support
Offers priority access to Cisco's expert support resources for rapid issue resolution and technical assistance.
Network Automation Capabilities
Enables the automation of complex network tasks, reducing manual effort, minimizing errors, and accelerating service delivery.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and compliant network infrastructure, making network automation critical for rapid service deployment and consistent policy enforcement.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks often involve complex, multi-vendor environments where automation is key to maintaining operational uptime, ensuring security, and managing large-scale deployments efficiently.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict compliance regulations (like HIPAA) and maintain network stability for critical patient care systems, benefiting from automated configuration and auditing.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies manage extensive and often legacy network infrastructures, requiring automation to improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, and ensure security compliance across diverse systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a software platform that enables network automation. It allows IT teams to provision, configure, and manage network devices and services across multi-vendor environments from a single system.
What does 'Physical Network Element' mean in this context?
A physical network element refers to a tangible network device such as a router, switch, firewall, or load balancer that is part of your network infrastructure and managed by Cisco NSO.
What is the benefit of Premium Technical Support?
Premium Technical Support provides enhanced service levels, including faster response times and direct access to specialized Cisco engineers, ensuring critical network issues are resolved quickly to minimize downtime.
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.