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Cisco IOS (Internetworking Operating System) software is the platform that delivers network services and enables networked applications. Cisco IOS provides the intelligence of the internetwork through a suite of value-added Cisco IOS technologies. In addition to enabling interoperability connections between otherwise disparate hardware, Cisco IOS software provides flexibility, scalability, and investment protection to accommodate network growth, change, and new applications.
Cisco routers and access servers run the industry-leading Cisco IOS software. Cisco IOS software seamlessly links heterogeneous media and devices across the broadest set of protocols. It also protects corporate resources from intrusion by supporting comprehensive security features, including access control, authentication, firewall, and encryption. The management services inherent in Cisco IOS software provide vestibility that allows you to grow your network to keep up with rapidly changing business requirements.
The most mission-critical operations can depend on Cisco IOS software to reliably deliver applications today, and scale to meet the increasing demands of tomorrow`s network operations. Cisco IOS software provides the following services:
Connectivity
IBM
Switching
Management
Voice/Multimedia
QoS
Reliability
Scalability
Security
Cisco IOS software provides network services across the network infrastructure and optimizes applications, providing an end to end solution for globally networked businesses. Cisco IOS software manages resources in a cost-effective manner by controlling and unifying complex, distributed network information. It also functions as a flexible vehicle for adding new services and applications to your internetwork.