Cisco NCS 5500 40G to 100G Scale Upgrade License | Enterprise Network — CON-ECMU-NC55E10G

Increase throughput on the Cisco NCS 5500 platform without replacing the chassis or reworking the network design. This scale upgrade license moves the platform from 40G to 100G capability, giving infrastructure teams a cleaner path to higher bandwidth demand while protecting prior investment in the routing platform. For organizations running dense aggregation, backbone, or high-growth transport environments, the value is in extending the useful life of deployed hardware while aligning capacity with traffic growth. That means fewer disruptive refresh cycles, less operational churn, and a more controlled path to scaling critical network services. Because this is a Cisco software entitlement tied to the NCS 5500 family, it is suited to teams that already standardize on the platform and need a precise capacity step rather than a broader hardware replacement. It helps preserve architecture consistency, simplify planning, and keep upgrades focused on the exact performance tier required. Choose this license when the goal is to raise bandwidth ceilings with minimal change to the existing environment and maintain confidence in a platform already proven in production. Ideal For Upgrade an existing NCS 5500 deployment to support higher traffic volumes Expand backbone capacity without replacing installed routing hardware Standardize a phased network growth plan around Cisco platform entitlements Increase aggregation bandwidth for environments approaching 40G limits Why This Product 1 Targets capacity expansion without a chassis refresh 2 Keeps the upgrade path aligned to Cisco NCS 5500 3 Fits environments that need a precise 40G to 100G step 4 Reduces operational disruption versus hardware replacement