Cisco XNC 2 Instance TIF+SLICING RTM 50 TOR Switch License
The Cisco XNC 2 Instance license provides essential platform software for your Cisco TOR switch, unlocking advanced traffic management and slicing capabilities to optimize network performance and ensure compliance.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced network features and software updates.
- Billing Model: Annual subscription ensures continuous access to software and support.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for Cisco Nexus TOR switches, enhancing their core functionality.
- Key Value: Guarantees compliance with network policies and unlocks critical traffic management features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license for Cisco's Nexus TOR (Top of Rack) switches, specifically the XNC 2 Instance with TIF+SLICING RTM 50 capabilities. It enables advanced traffic management, network slicing, and real-time monitoring features, ensuring your network infrastructure operates efficiently and securely.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates directly into your existing Cisco network environment. It is crucial for maintaining network stability, optimizing application performance, and ensuring adherence to operational and security policies within your data center or campus network.
- Advanced Traffic Management: Gain granular control over network traffic flow for optimized application delivery.
- Network Slicing: Create dedicated virtual network segments for specific applications or services, ensuring performance and isolation.
- Real-Time Monitoring: Access real-time data and insights into network performance and health.
- Software Subscription: Benefit from continuous software updates, security patches, and feature enhancements.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to network policies and regulatory requirements through advanced control features.
This Cisco license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to enhance their network's capabilities and ensure operational continuity.
What This Enables
Enable advanced traffic management for critical applications
Enable teams to prioritize and manage network traffic for business-critical applications, ensuring consistent performance and low latency. Streamline the delivery of services by dedicating network resources through advanced slicing capabilities.
data center networks, campus networks, high-performance computing environments, application delivery optimization
Implement network segmentation for enhanced security
Streamline the creation of isolated network segments using network slicing, improving security posture by containing potential threats. Automate the enforcement of access policies between different network segments to reduce risk.
multi-tenant environments, secure application deployment, regulatory compliance, network security hardening
Gain real-time visibility into network performance
Enable IT professionals to monitor network health and performance in real-time, allowing for proactive issue detection and resolution. Automate the collection of performance metrics to identify trends and optimize resource allocation.
network operations centers, performance monitoring, capacity planning, IT infrastructure management
Key Features
TIF+SLICING RTM 50
Provides advanced traffic identification, network slicing, and real-time monitoring capabilities for enhanced network control and performance.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures continuous access to the latest software features, security updates, and technical support, offering predictable operational costs.
Nexus TOR Switch Compatibility
Designed to integrate seamlessly with Cisco Nexus Top of Rack switches, enhancing their existing functionality within your data center.
Platform Software
Unlocks advanced software functionalities on your hardware, extending the life and capabilities of your network infrastructure.
2 Instance License
Enables the deployment of the software on two distinct instances or logical partitions of the supported hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high-performance, secure, and reliable networks to handle sensitive transactions and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust network segmentation and performance guarantees to protect patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure the availability of critical medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often require dedicated network slices for operational technology (OT) systems to ensure real-time control, reliability, and isolation from IT networks.
Education & Research
Universities and research institutions manage diverse user groups and applications, benefiting from network slicing to provide dedicated bandwidth and security for research projects and academic services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco XNC 2 Instance license?
The Cisco XNC 2 Instance license is a subscription-based software license that enables advanced traffic management, network slicing, and real-time monitoring features on compatible Cisco Nexus TOR switches.
What does TIF+SLICING RTM 50 mean?
TIF stands for Traffic Identification, SLICING refers to network segmentation capabilities, and RTM 50 likely indicates a specific performance tier or feature set for Real-Time Monitoring.
What type of hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed for Cisco Nexus Top of Rack (TOR) switches that support the XNC platform and the specified features.
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.