Cisco Nexus 3550-T FPGA Programmable SW Subscription — 3 Year | FPGA, Network — N35-T-SW-3Y

Ensure continuous operation and access to FPGA-based programmable switching features for your Nexus 3550-T with this 3-year software subscription. The package maintains entitlement to software patches, FPGA image updates, and vendor-issued fixes that preserve performance and security characteristics of FPGA-accelerated switching. Buying a term subscription avoids unexpected feature regression and aligns support windows with hardware lifecycle planning. This subscription is designed for data center network teams that depend on programmable forwarding planes for low-latency services, accelerated packet processing, and feature extensibility. Delivered as a Cisco software term, it fits change-control processes and provides a single renewal cadence for predictable budgeting. Ideal For Data center teams requiring programmable forwarding plane updates over a 3-year lifecycle Enterprises running latency-sensitive services that rely on FPGA-accelerated pipelines Service providers deploying fixed-term support for predictable maintenance windows Network architects aligning software subscriptions with hardware refresh cycles Why This Product 1 Three-year term secures FPGA image updates and vendor hotfixes versus one-off purchases 2 Subscription aligns software maintenance with hardware lifecycle for predictable renewals 3 Direct vendor entitlement ensures access to Cisco TAC for FPGA-specific issues 4 Avoid unplanned feature gaps by maintaining continuous subscription coverage