Product overview
As the world adapts to newer ways of operation, we see tremendous growth in internet usage driven by an increasing rate of digitization along with a rush to adopt a cloud-first approach. Meeting up with this demand would require significant investment from organizations. A robust and scalable solution offering best-in-class capabilities at a lower operating cost is what they need in order to expand their infrastructure and establish intelligent connections.
The Cisco® Network Convergence System 57C3 Series Routers (hereinafter referred to as the NCS 57C3) are designed for cost-effective delivery of next-generation networking services. These are high-capacity and low-power-consuming devices available in a 3-rack-unit compact form factor. The chassis along with the Modular Port Adapters (MPAs) provide options of using different types of interfaces ranging from 1GE to 400GE along with industry-leading MACSec encryption and Class C Timing support. These devices also provide Control Plane redundancy, thereby enabling high availability and reliability.
The Cisco NCS 57C3 Series Routers are well equipped for a range of applications such as Carrier Ethernet Aggregation, Subscriber Services, Business Ethernet, Mobile Edge, Campus, Peering and Core roles. Powered by the industry-leading Cisco IOS® XR Software, the NCS 57C3 supports a rich and comprehensive set of features like QoS, IP/MPLS, Segment Routing, SRv6, and Ethernet VPN (EVPN)
Cisco IOS XR Software overview
The Cisco NCS-57C3 Series is powered by an industry-leading, carrier-class, 64-bit version of IOS XR NOS designed on operational efficiency, optimized utilization, and service agility (evolved programmable network). Cisco IOS XR Software offers rich features such as iPXE boot, autoprovisioning, native support for third-party application hosting, machine-to-machine interface, telemetry, and flexible software package delivery.
Software requirement
The Cisco NCS-57C3-MOD-SYS fixed chassis supports Cisco IOS XR Software Release 7.4.1 and later.
The Cisco NCS-57C3-MODS-SYS fixed chassis supports Cisco IOS XR Software Release 7.4.1 and later.
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