Cisco Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning 5.0 Informationshandbuch

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Licensing

Q. What licensing method does Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning utilize?

A. Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning is licensed on a per managed device basis. A managed device is a stand-

alone DOCSIS modem or a device like an MTA or set-top box with an embedded DOCSIS modem. Any

device that does not have an embedded DOCSIS modem does not consume a license. For example, a

consumer-owned computer or home router connected to a cable modem would not consume a license.

Managed device licenses are sold in bundles of 10,000, 100,000, and 500,000.

One managed device consumes one device license - regardless of the number of services running on the

same device. For example, a single device could have run DOCSIS, eMTA, eRouter, and eSTB services - and

it would require a single device license; however, two separate devices would consume two separate

licenses. For example, if an end user has one DOCSIS-based cable modem and one OpenCable-based STB,

then two Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning licenses would be required.

Cisco Prime Network Registrar is no longer bundled with the Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning product. Cisco

Prime Network Registrar DHCP is required for running Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning, and will need to be

ordered separately.

Cisco Prime Product Assured Software Subscription

Q. What is Cisco Prime Product Assured Software Subscription?

A. Cisco Prime Product Assured Software Subscription is a product upgrade subscription that was created to

provide a way for customers to prepurchase major software upgrades for Cisco Prime OSS and network

management products.

Cisco Prime Product Assured Software Subscription entitles you to major Cisco Prime software releases at no

additional charge for the duration of the activated subscription term, which can be one, three, or five years,

when the Cisco Prime product is linked to an active Cisco Essential Operate Service (ESW) contract. It will

apply to contracts for certain Cisco Prime products including Cisco Prime Cable Provisioning 5.0.

Cisco software subscriptions and services help Cisco field and channel partners maintain a strategic

relationship with their customers. There is an ongoing opportunity to engage with customers as needed to

keep them current with the latest software features and functions, including helping them to install, migrate, or

deploy new software.

Q. What is the definition of a “major application software release upgrade”?

A. “Major application software release upgrade” or “upgrade” refers to an application software release that

provides major architectural changes or major feature enhancements or functions. The first number that

identifies the software version followed by a zero indicates a major software release. For example, Cisco

Prime Cable Provisioning 5.0 is a major release.

Q. What is Cisco Essential Operate Service and how does it complement Cisco Prime Product Assured Software

Subscription?

A. Cisco ESW provides the support you need to help reduce downtime, improve performance, and lead to higher

productivity through:

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Application maintenance and minor release updates

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Global 24-hour access to the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC)