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    • Cisco IOS

      • Transparently integrate technology innovation, business-critical services, and hardware support. This network infrastructure software is widely used around the world.

    • Cisco IOS XE Software

      • Software for optimal services enablement used at the Enterprise and Service Provider Edge.
         
         

    • Cisco IOS XR Software

      • This self-healing, self-defending, always-on operating system provides a foundation for network and service convergence.
         

    • Cisco NX-OS Software

      • This full-featured, modular, and scalable network operating system is available on the Cisco Data Center switching portfolio. It offers high availability, simplified operations, and exceptional flexibility.

Cisco IOS and NX-OS Software Solutions

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Cisco IOS Software Technology Solutions

This wide range of solutions takes advantage of the power, platform support, efficiency, and flexibility of Cisco IOS Software.

Cisco IOS Technologies Portfolio

Broadband

Service Provider products for delivering and managing cable, DSL, Ethernet, and mobile networks.

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Cisco IOS IP Mobility

Connect your mobile enterprise community.

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Cisco IOS Security

Protection and safety that starts at the operating system and provides end-to-end enforcement.

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Cisco IOS Software Activation

Fast deployment , easy roll-out , and centralized network management.

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High Availability

Helping your network recover from faults with no effect on users or applications.

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IP Multicast

Bandwidth conservation technology to deliver faster, more sophisticated services to more users and control server loads.

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IP and Routing Services

Complete protocol interface support for improved availability, scalability, and connectivity

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IPv6

Transition from IPv4 to the newest intelligent, network-centric capabilities.

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Management Instrumentation

Embedded instrumentation that accelerates new technology adoption and reduces downtime.

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Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

Build next-generation networks across your IP, Frame Relay, ATM, and Ethernet infrastructure.

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Quality of Service (QoS)

Manage the delay, delay variation (jitter), bandwidth, and packet loss parameters on your network.

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Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Provide and control user access through Layer 2 and Layer 3 products for IP and MPLS environments.

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WAN Optimization

Improve your WAN security, application performance, and management visibility.

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More Cisco IOS Technologies

Learn about previous Cisco IOS Software releases and Cisco Integrated Services Routers.

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Learn About Cisco IOS and NX-OS Software

At A Glance

Cisco IOS software helps create systems-based solutions to simplify the next-generation workspace. Cisco IOS optimizes delivery of services through rapid feature distribution to help your business keep pace with new networking technologies.

Together, the Cisco IOS Release 15 structure and the IOS XE architecture create a delivery model designed for rapid service integration and a consistent customer experience. IOS XE, first delivered on the ASR 1000, has evolved as a leading architecture to power next generation platforms.

Whether part of a Borderless Network, data center, or collaboration environment, the Cisco IOS software portfolio and systems-based solutions focus on consistency, quality, and innovation across all platforms. They improve network scalability, simplify operational efficiency by automating network management and optimize application performance.

Cisco IOS systems architectures include:

  • Medianet: Delivers an end-to-end enterprise video and multimedia network architecture.
  • Identity Based Network Services: Allows you to enforce enterprise access policies of all users and hosts, whether managed or unmanaged.
  • Network Automation: Helps efficiently manage the network as an integrated system, reducing downtime and operating and maintenance costs.
 

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