Cisco NCS5500 Series 36x100G Base Chassis Bundle
This Cisco NCS5500 Series software subscription provides essential licensing for the 36x100G base chassis, unlocking critical network capabilities for your business operations.
- Subscription Term: Access to software features and updates for the duration of your subscription, ensuring ongoing operational integrity.
- Feature Entitlement: Unlocks advanced routing, traffic management, and network visibility features required for high-performance data center and service provider environments.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains your network infrastructure in a compliant state with the latest software versions and security patches.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued access to Cisco's technical support and software maintenance for uninterrupted network performance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a software subscription license bundle for the Cisco NCS5500 Series 36x100G base chassis. It provides the necessary entitlement to operate and utilize the advanced features of this high-density networking platform, ensuring compliance and access to ongoing software updates and support.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing and maintaining core network infrastructure. It fits into environments requiring high-bandwidth connectivity, such as data centers, campus networks, and service provider edge deployments.
- Platform Licensing: Enables the full feature set of the Cisco NCS5500 Series 36x100G chassis.
- Subscription Model: Provides access to software features and updates on a recurring basis.
- Compliance and Support: Ensures your network hardware remains compliant and supported by Cisco.
- Scalability: Supports high-density 100 Gigabit Ethernet port configurations for growing bandwidth demands.
- Advanced Capabilities: Unlocks routing protocols, traffic engineering, and network telemetry features.
This Cisco software subscription is the ideal solution for businesses needing to ensure their high-performance network hardware remains fully functional, compliant, and up-to-date.
What This Enables
Enable advanced routing and traffic management
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated routing protocols and traffic engineering policies for optimized network performance. Streamline the management of high-bandwidth traffic flows across data center and service provider networks.
data center operations, service provider edge, high-performance networking, network infrastructure management
Maintain software compliance and security
Automate the process of staying current with Cisco's latest software releases and security patches for the NCS5500 platform. Protect your network from vulnerabilities and ensure adherence to industry compliance standards.
network security posture, regulatory compliance, IT asset management, operational risk mitigation
Unlock full platform capabilities
Gain access to the complete suite of features and functionalities designed for the Cisco NCS5500 Series 36x100G chassis. Ensure your investment in hardware is fully utilized for maximum business benefit.
network hardware utilization, feature enablement, infrastructure optimization, technology investment maximization
Key Features
Cisco NCS5500 Series Software Subscription
Provides continuous access to software features, updates, and security patches for the 36x100G base chassis, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
Advanced Routing Capabilities
Unlocks sophisticated routing protocols and traffic management features essential for high-performance data center and service provider networks.
Subscription-based Licensing
Offers a flexible and predictable cost model for accessing and maintaining critical network software features over time.
Compliance and Security Updates
Ensures the network infrastructure remains compliant with industry standards and protected against emerging security threats through regular updates.
High-Density 100G Support
Enables the full utilization of the chassis's 36x100G ports for demanding bandwidth requirements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network infrastructure to support high-frequency trading, transaction processing, and sensitive data management, making advanced routing and compliance critical.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often demand robust and high-performance networks for real-time operational technology (OT) data, automation, and supply chain visibility, necessitating advanced traffic control and uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle vast amounts of sensitive patient data and require secure, compliant, and high-availability networks for medical imaging, telehealth, and critical systems.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions need high-bandwidth, scalable networks to support large data transfers, research computing, and extensive campus connectivity for students and faculty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this license enable for the Cisco NCS55A1-36H-GLE?
This subscription license enables the full suite of advanced software features, routing capabilities, and ongoing updates for the Cisco NCS5500 Series 36x100G base chassis. It ensures compliance and access to Cisco support.
What is the billing model for this Cisco license?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it is billed on a recurring basis for the duration of the subscription term, providing continuous access to software and support.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license specifically applies to the Cisco NCS5500 Series 36x100G base chassis, identified by MPNs such as NCS-55A1-36H-GLE.
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.