Cisco N7K-MPLS1K9 Platform License
This Cisco platform license subscription unlocks advanced Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) capabilities for your network infrastructure, ensuring essential features remain active and supported.
- Feature Access: Entitlement to use advanced MPLS routing and traffic engineering features on supported Cisco Nexus platforms.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued functionality of critical network services that rely on MPLS.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains adherence to network standards and vendor requirements for MPLS feature sets.
- Subscription Value: Provides access to features and ongoing software updates through a defined billing term.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco N7K-MPLS1K9 is a platform software license delivered as a subscription, enabling advanced Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) capabilities on compatible Cisco Nexus hardware. It ensures that your network can utilize sophisticated routing, traffic engineering, and Quality of Service (QoS) features essential for modern enterprise networks.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations utilize this license to maintain and enhance the performance and reliability of their core network infrastructure. It is crucial for environments requiring efficient traffic management, service provider integration, or advanced routing protocols within their data center or campus networks.
- MPLS Feature Enablement: Unlocks advanced routing and traffic engineering capabilities.
- Subscription Model: Provides predictable costs and access to updates over a defined term.
- Platform Specific: Designed for specific Cisco Nexus 7000 Series hardware.
- Network Performance: Enhances traffic flow, QoS, and network resilience.
- Compliance: Ensures your network configuration meets vendor and operational standards.
This Cisco subscription license is ideal for mid-market organizations needing to ensure their network infrastructure is fully functional and compliant with advanced routing requirements.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced MPLS Routing
Enable teams to configure and manage complex Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks for efficient traffic forwarding. Streamline network segmentation and improve traffic engineering for optimized data flow.
data center core, service provider edge integration, campus network backbone, WAN aggregation
Enhance Network Traffic Management
Streamline the implementation of Quality of Service (QoS) policies and traffic prioritization across the network. Automate the management of traffic classes to ensure critical applications receive guaranteed bandwidth.
high-traffic data centers, performance-sensitive application environments, converged network infrastructures
Ensure Network Compliance and Support
Automate the process of maintaining vendor compliance for advanced network features. Protect against operational risks associated with unlicensed software or outdated feature sets, ensuring continuous support.
regulated industry networks, enterprise IT environments, mission-critical infrastructure
Key Features
MPLS Feature Set Activation
Unlocks advanced routing, traffic engineering, and QoS capabilities essential for modern network performance and efficiency.
Subscription Billing
Provides predictable operational expenses and ensures continuous access to features and potential software updates over the subscription term.
Cisco Nexus Platform Compatibility
Guarantees seamless integration and optimal performance with specific Cisco Nexus 7000 Series hardware.
Vendor Compliance
Ensures your network configuration adheres to Cisco's licensing requirements, avoiding potential audit issues or service interruptions.
Ongoing Support Access
Maintains eligibility for technical support and software updates, crucial for network stability and security.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and performant networks for transaction processing and data security, making advanced MPLS features critical for traffic management and compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle sensitive patient data and require robust, secure, and highly available networks to support critical applications and ensure compliance with regulations like HIPAA.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on complex networks for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, demanding efficient traffic management and high network uptime for production continuity.
Retail & Hospitality
Large retail and hospitality chains utilize extensive networks for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing services, benefiting from optimized traffic flow and reliable connectivity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco N7K-MPLS1K9?
This is a platform software license subscription for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches that enables Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) features. It is sold on a subscription basis.
What does MPLS enable on a network?
MPLS enables efficient traffic forwarding using labels, advanced traffic engineering for optimized routing, and Quality of Service (QoS) for prioritizing critical applications, leading to improved network performance and reliability.
Why is a subscription license important?
A subscription license ensures you have continuous access to the licensed features and potential software updates for the duration of the term. It provides predictable costs and helps maintain compliance with vendor requirements.
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.