Cisco NSO RTM License - 5000 Physical Network Elements
This Cisco NSO RTM license provides essential network automation capabilities for up to 5000 physical network elements, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance for your business.
- License Term: Annual subscription for continuous access to Cisco NSO features and updates.
- Element Capacity: Supports up to 5000 physical network elements, ideal for growing infrastructure.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced network programmability and automation for complex environments.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains adherence to network management standards and regulatory requirements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) RTM License is a platform software subscription designed to enable advanced network automation and programmability. This specific license covers up to 5000 xsmall physical network elements, providing the foundation for managing and orchestrating your network infrastructure efficiently and compliantly.
This license is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for managing their organization's network. It integrates into existing network stacks, allowing for centralized control and automated provisioning, reducing manual effort and potential for error in complex or distributed environments.
- Network Automation: Automate device configuration, service provisioning, and network changes.
- Multi-Vendor Support: Manage diverse network devices from multiple vendors through a single interface.
- Compliance Management: Enforce network policies and ensure adherence to regulatory standards.
- Operational Efficiency: Reduce manual tasks, minimize errors, and accelerate service delivery.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports a significant number of physical network elements for growing infrastructures.
This Cisco NSO license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize network operations and achieve enterprise-level automation without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Automate Network Device Configuration
Enable teams to automate the configuration of network devices, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors. Streamline the deployment of new devices and updates across your infrastructure.
on-premises data centers, multi-site enterprise networks, hybrid cloud environments, managed service delivery
Streamline Service Provisioning
Streamline the end-to-end provisioning of network services, from initial request to service activation. Automate the orchestration of multiple network devices and services to deliver new capabilities faster.
organizations deploying new business applications, teams managing complex service level agreements, businesses requiring rapid service deployment
Automate Network Compliance and Auditing
Automate the enforcement of network policies and compliance standards across your entire infrastructure. Protect against configuration drift and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements through automated checks.
businesses in regulated industries, organizations with strict security policies, IT departments managing distributed infrastructure
Key Features
Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
Provides a unified platform for network automation and programmability, simplifying complex network operations.
RTM License Model
Offers a subscription-based licensing model for continuous access to features, updates, and support.
Physical Network Element Support
Enables the management and automation of up to 5000 physical network devices within your environment.
Configuration Compliance
Ensures network configurations remain compliant with defined policies and regulatory standards.
Multi-Vendor Abstraction
Allows management of diverse network hardware from different vendors through a single abstraction layer.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent compliance and high availability for network operations, making automated and auditable network management crucial for regulatory adherence and risk mitigation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy and operational continuity, necessitating reliable and compliant network infrastructure that can be efficiently managed and secured.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks that benefit from automation to ensure uptime, manage diverse equipment, and support critical operational technology (OT) systems.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies operate under strict security mandates and require robust, auditable IT systems, making automated network management essential for compliance and efficient resource utilization.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a software platform that enables network automation and programmability. It allows you to manage, orchestrate, and automate network configurations and services across multi-vendor environments.
What does '5000 XSMALL PHYSICAL NETWORK ELEMENT' mean?
This specifies the capacity of the license. It allows you to manage and automate up to 5000 physical network devices that are categorized as 'xsmall' by Cisco's licensing structure. This typically refers to devices with lower resource requirements.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
A subscription license provides continuous access to the latest software features, security updates, and technical support from Cisco for the duration of the subscription term. This ensures your network automation capabilities remain current and supported.
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.