Cisco WDM Port License Upgrade to 8QAM (150G)
Enhance your Cisco network's data transmission capacity with the WDM Port License, enabling 150G 8QAM speeds to support your business's growing bandwidth demands.
- License Activation: Enables the upgrade of specific WDM ports to support 150 Gigabit Ethernet using 8 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (8QAM) technology.
- Capacity Expansion: Significantly increases the data carrying capacity of your Cisco optical network infrastructure, supporting higher traffic volumes.
- Performance Improvement: Facilitates faster and more efficient data transmission, crucial for bandwidth-intensive applications and services.
- Subscription-Based: Provided as a subscription, ensuring continuous access to the licensed features and potential future updates.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco WDM Port License is a software subscription that unlocks advanced capabilities for your optical networking hardware. It specifically enables an upgrade for designated WDM ports to operate at 150 Gigabit Ethernet speeds utilizing 8 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (8QAM) technology, thereby increasing spectral efficiency and data throughput.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It integrates into existing Cisco NCS 2000 series platforms, allowing businesses to scale their network capacity without a complete hardware overhaul, ensuring their IT backbone can support evolving business needs.
- Enhanced Spectral Efficiency: Utilizes 8QAM modulation to pack more data into the same optical spectrum.
- Increased Throughput: Enables 150 Gbps per port, significantly boosting network capacity.
- Platform Specific: Designed for compatibility with Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 2000 series.
- Subscription Model: Offers flexible, recurring access to the licensed functionality.
- Future Proofing: Allows for scaling network capabilities to meet future bandwidth demands.
This Cisco license subscription is the ideal solution for businesses needing to expand network capacity efficiently and cost-effectively, ensuring their IT infrastructure keeps pace with operational growth.
What This Enables
Enable Higher Data Transmission Speeds
Enable teams to upgrade existing WDM ports to support 150 Gbps, significantly increasing data throughput. This allows for more efficient handling of large data transfers and high-volume traffic.
On-premises data centers, enterprise branch offices, private cloud deployments
Streamline Network Capacity Expansion
Streamline the process of scaling network bandwidth by activating advanced modulation techniques on current hardware. This avoids the need for immediate, costly hardware replacements.
Hybrid cloud environments, distributed enterprise networks, colocation facilities
Automate Spectral Efficiency Gains
Automate improvements in spectral efficiency by enabling 8QAM modulation, allowing more data to be transmitted over existing fiber optic infrastructure. This optimizes resource utilization and reduces operational costs.
Managed service provider backbones, content delivery networks, telecommunication infrastructure
Key Features
150 Gbps Port Speed
Significantly increases data throughput per port, enabling faster data transfer and improved application performance for your business.
8QAM Modulation
Enhances spectral efficiency, allowing more data to be transmitted over existing fiber, optimizing network resource utilization and reducing costs.
Cisco NCS 2000 Series Compatibility
Integrates directly with your existing Cisco optical networking hardware, minimizing disruption and maximizing your current investment.
Subscription Licensing
Provides flexible, recurring access to the feature, allowing for easier budget management and potential for future updates.
Software-Based Upgrade
Enables capacity expansion through a software license, offering a more cost-effective and less disruptive upgrade path compared to hardware replacement.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-speed, low-latency network connectivity for real-time trading, transaction processing, and data analytics, making enhanced bandwidth crucial for their operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations increasingly rely on real-time data from IoT devices and automated systems, necessitating robust and high-capacity networks to support operational efficiency and control.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers handle large volumes of sensitive patient data, including medical imaging and electronic health records, requiring secure and high-capacity networks for efficient data access and sharing.
Education & Research
Educational institutions and research facilities often require significant bandwidth for data-intensive research, large file transfers, and supporting numerous connected devices for students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 8QAM modulation?
8QAM (8 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) is a digital modulation technique used in telecommunications. It encodes data by varying both the amplitude and phase of a carrier signal, allowing for more bits to be transmitted per symbol compared to simpler modulation schemes, thus increasing data rate and spectral efficiency.
What hardware is required for this license?
This license is designed for Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 2000 series platforms. Specific hardware modules and configurations within the NCS 2000 series are required to utilize the 150G 8QAM capability.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license. It provides access to the 150G 8QAM functionality for the duration of the subscription term.
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.