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Legacy Licensing for PTX Series Routers

The following tables describe the legacy licensing structure used on PTX-series routers prior to September 2025.

Table 1: Flex License SKUs for PTX
SKU SKU Character Description

Perpetual licenses:

S-PTX-800G-P1/P2/P3-P

S-PTX-72C-P1/P2/P3-P

S-PTX-144C-P1/P2/P3-P

S-PTX-288C-A1/A2/P1/P2/P3-P

Subscription licenses:

S-PTX-800G-P1/P2/P3-1/3/5

S-PTX-72C-P1/P2/P3-1/3/5

S-PTX-144C- P1/P2/P3-1/3/5

S-PTX-288C- A1/A2/P1/P2/P3-1/3/5

S—Software

PTX— Product name: PTX line of routers

800G — 4.8 Gbs

72C— 7.2 Tbps

144C—14.4 Tbps

288C—28.8 Tbps

A1/A2—Advanced 1 or advanced 2 software features

P1/P2/P3—Premium 1 or premium 2 or premium 3 software features

1/3/5—1 year, 3 years, or 5 years subscription

P—Perpetual

Perpetual licenses:

S-PTX10K-400G-A1/A2/P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K-48C-A1/A2/P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K-108C-A1/A2/P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K-144C-A1/ A2/P1/P2-P

Subscription licenses:

S-PTX10K-400G-A1/A2/P1/P2-1/3/5

S-PTX10K-48C-A1/A2/P1/P2-1/3/5

S-PTX10K-108C-A1/A2/P1/P2-1/3/5

S-PTX10K-144C-A1/A2/P1/P2-1/3/5

S—Software

PTX10K— Product name: PTX10000 line of routers

400G — 4.8 Gbpss

48C— 4.8 Tbps

108C—10.8 Tbps

144C—14.4 Tbps

PAR—Partner

A1/A2—Advanced 1 or advanced 2 software features

P1/P2—Premium 1 or premium 2 or premium 3 software features

1/3/5—1 year, 3 years, or 5 years subscription

P—Perpetual

Perpetual licenses:

S-PTX10K3-2T-A1/A2/P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K3-4T-A1/A2/P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K3-8T-A1/ A2/P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K3-16T-A1/ A2/P1/P2-P

Subscription licenses:

S-PTX10K3-4T-A1/A2/P1/P2-1/3/5

S-PTX10K3-8T-A1/ A2/P1/P2- 1/3/5

S-PTX10K3-16T-A1/ A2/P1/P2-1/3/5

S—Software

PTX10K3—Product name: PTX10003 line of routers

2T —2 Tbps

4T —4 Tbps

8T—8 Tbps

16T—16 Tbps

PAR—Partner

A1/A2—Advanced 1 or advanced 2 software features

P1/P2—Premium 1 or premium 2 software features

1/3/5—1 year, 3 years, or 5 years subscription

P—Perpetual

Perpetual licenses:

S-PTX-AI-48C-A1/A2-P

S-PTX-AI-108C-A1/A2-P

S-PTX-AI-144C- A1/A2-P

S-PTX-AI-288C-A1/A2-P

Subscription licenses:

S-PTX-AI-48C-A1/A2-1/3/5

S-PTX-AI-108C-A1/A2-1/3/5

S-PTX-AI-144C-A1/A2-1/3/5

S-PTX-AI-288C-A1/A2-1/3/5

S—Software

PTX—Product name:

48C— 4.8 Tbps

108C—10.8 Tbps

144C—14.4 Tbps

288C—28.8 Tbps

AI— PTX800G-AI 28.8 Tbps

A1/A2—Advanced 1 or advanced 2 software features

1/3/5—1 year, 3 years, or 5 years subscription

P—Perpetual

Premium 3*- The Premium 3 tier is only applicable to Express 5 products.

Table 2: PTX Series Routers License SKUs
PTX Series Routers Perpetual SKUs with customer support Perpetual SKUs without customer support Subscription SKUs with customer support Partner SKUs with customer support
PTX10000

PTX10KLC1201-36CD

PTX10KLC1202-36MR

S-PTX10K-144C-

A1/A2-P

S-PTX10K-144C-

P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K-144C-

A1/A2-3/5

S-PTX10K-144C-

P1/P2-3/5

S-

PARPTX10K144CA 13/15/23/25

S-

PARPTX10K144CP

13/15/23/25

PTX10001-36MR

PTX10001-36MR-

AC

PTX10001-36MR-

DC

S-PTX10K-108C-

A1/A2-P

S-PTX10K-108C-

P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K-108C-

A1/A2-3/5

S-PTX10K-108C-

P1/P2-3/5

S-PAR-

PT10K108CA13/15 /23/25

S-PAR-

PT10K108CP13/15

/23/25

PTX10002-36QDD

PTX10002-36QDD

PTX10002-36QDD

/DDL-S

S-PTX-72C/144C/

288C-P1/P2/P3-P

S-PTX-AI-288C-

A1/A2-P

S-PTX-288C-

A1/A2-P

S-PTX-72C/144C-

P1/P2/P3-5/3/1*

S-PTX-AI-288C-A1/

A2-5/3/1*

S-PTX-288CA1/A2/P1/P2/

P3-5/3/1*

S-PAR-

PTX-288CA11*/21*

/13/23/15/25

S-PAR-

PTX-288CP11*/

13/15/21*/

23/25/31*/33/35

PTX10003

PTX10003-160C-

AC

PTX10003-160C-

DC

PTX10003-80C-AC

PTX10003-80C-DC

S-PTX10K3-16T-

A1/A2-P

S-PTX10K3-16T-

P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K3-8T-

A1/A2-P

S-PTX10K3-8T-

P1/P2-P

S-PTX10K3-16T-

A1/A2-3/5

S-PTX10K3-16T-

P1/P2-3/5

S-PTX10K3-8T-A1/

A2-3/5

S-PTX10K3-8T-P1/

P2-3/5

Not Supported

*One year subscription SKUs are for renewal only.