IOS-XR Insights

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.

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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.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 37% (838) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 19% (619) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 90% (69) of relevant job posts

Arista Switching platforms

Arista's switching platforms compete with Cisco platforms, including those running IOS-XR, in data center and other networking environments.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 66% (58) of relevant job posts

JUNOS

JUNOS is Juniper Network's operating system and a direct competitor to IOS-XR.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 8% (335) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 13% (210) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 4% (578) of relevant job posts

Arista EOS

Arista EOS is Arista's operating system and a direct competitor to IOS-XR.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 18% (126) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 96% (108) of relevant job posts

Leaf-Spine IP Fabric

IOS-XR is often deployed in leaf-spine architectures. Therefore, leaf-spine architecture design is complementary.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 68% (63) of relevant job posts

ASR9K

ASR9K routers are Cisco platforms that commonly run IOS-XR. They are part of the IOS-XR ecosystem.

mentioned alongside IOS-XR in 41% (94) of relevant job posts