IOS-XR
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What is IOS-XR?
Cisco IOS XR is a distributed, modular operating system designed for high-end network devices, primarily routers in service provider and large enterprise networks. It's known for its high availability, scalability, and advanced features like segment routing and programmable networking capabilities. It is commonly used in core routing, peering, and other infrastructure roles requiring resilience and high performance.
What other technologies are related to IOS-XR?
IOS-XR Competitor Technologies
IOS-XE
IOS-XE is Cisco's other main operating system for networking devices and is a competitor to IOS-XR. While both are Cisco products, they target different hardware platforms and use cases.
NX-OS
NX-OS is Cisco's operating system primarily for data center switches. It competes with IOS-XR in certain data center or service provider edge deployments.
Nexus 9000 Series Data Centre Switching Platform
Nexus 9000 is a platform running NX-OS, thus making it a competitor to IOS-XR in specific data center deployments.
Arista Switching platforms
Arista's switching platforms compete with Cisco platforms, including those running IOS-XR, in data center and other networking environments.
JUNOS
JUNOS is Juniper Network's operating system and a direct competitor to IOS-XR.
NXOS
Duplicate of NX-OS, Cisco's operating system primarily for data center switches. It competes with IOS-XR in certain data center or service provider edge deployments.
Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS is a legacy operating system and predates IOS-XR. While less relevant now, it's still a competitor in older deployments.
Arista EOS
Arista EOS is Arista's operating system and a direct competitor to IOS-XR.
Number of organizations that mention technology
668
IOS-XR
826
IOS-XE
1,175
NX-OS
58
Nexus 9000 Series Data Centre Switching Platform
73
Arista Switching platforms
945
JUNOS
602
NXOS
3,628
Cisco IOS
278
Arista EOS
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IOS-XR Complementary Technologies
Logical Overlay
Logical overlays like VXLAN can be deployed on top of IOS-XR based networks to provide virtualized network services. Thus, it's often used in conjunction with IOS-XR.
Leaf-Spine IP Fabric
IOS-XR is often deployed in leaf-spine architectures. Therefore, leaf-spine architecture design is complementary.
ASR9K
ASR9K routers are Cisco platforms that commonly run IOS-XR. They are part of the IOS-XR ecosystem.
Number of organizations that mention technology
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Which job functions commonly mention IOS-XR?
Network Engineer
0.6% of all Network Engineer jobs mention IOS-XR
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Network Operations Engineer
0.3% of all Network Operations Engineer jobs mention IOS-XR
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Network Security Engineer
0.3% of all Network Security Engineer jobs mention IOS-XR
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Engineer
1483 Engineer jobs mention IOS-XR
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Engineering & R&D
1499 Engineering & R&D jobs mention IOS-XR
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