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Cisco IOS

The Internetworking Operating System (IOS) is a family of proprietary network operating systems used on several router and network switch models manufactured by Cisco Systems. The system is a package of routing, switching, internetworking, and telecommunications functions integrated into a multitasking operating system. Although the IOS code base…

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Available in
English
Default user interface
Command-line interface
Developer
Cisco Systems
Latest release
15.9(3)M13 / April 9, 2026; 4 months ago (2026-04-09)
Official website
Cisco IOS
Source model
Closed source

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Overview

History

Command-line interface

Architecture

Routing

Packages and feature sets

Versioning

Security and vulnerabilities

IOS XR train

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Cisco IOS

Nodes77
Edges76
Triples106
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025974
Components1

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Cisco IOS

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related to Routing · 17
Cisco IOS → ASIC, BGP, CEF, Cisco, Cisco Express Forwarding, Distributed CEF, FIB, Forwarding Information Base, In, IOS, IP, On, OSPF, RIB, Routing, Routing Information Base, This
related to IOS XR train · 16
Cisco IOS → As, Catalyst, Cisco, Cisco CRS-1, Cisco IOS XR, Cisco's, CRS-1, For Cisco, In, IOS, Juniper's Junos OS, Linux, Part, QNX, That, The IOS XR
related to Packages and feature sets · 12
Cisco IOS → Catalyst, Cisco, CLI, Each IOS Image, For, Information, IOS, IP, IPv4, IPv6, Most Cisco, Upgrading
related to Security and vulnerabilities · 12
Cisco IOS → AAA, Because IOS, CHAP, Cisco, CLI, However, MD5, RADIUS, Router, TACACS, This, Type
related to Architecture · 9
Cisco IOS → Cisco, CPU, Instead, IOS, The, The Cisco IOS, There, Therefore, This
related to Interface descriptor block · 9
Cisco IOS → An Interface Descriptor Block, Cisco, Cisco's IOS, IDB, IDBs, IP, Physical, The, This
related to Versioning · 8
Cisco IOS → Cisco, Cisco-speak, Enterprise, Service, Technology, Train, XA, XB
related to Since 15.0 · 5
Cisco IOS → Cisco, M/T, Starting, The, This
see also · 5
Cisco IOS → Cisco, Cisco IOS XECisco IOS, Network, Tracer, XRCisco NX-OSJunos OSSupervisor Engine
Available in · 1
Cisco IOS → English

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ios cisco operating system train features feature run routers available releases network release interface set switches router process memory software

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Cisco IOSAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
Cisco IOSDefault user interfaceCommand-line interface1.00infobox
Cisco IOSDeveloperCisco Systems1.00infobox
Cisco IOSLatest release15.9(3)M13 / April 9, 2026; 4 months ago (2026-04-09)1.00infobox
Cisco IOSOfficial websiteCisco IOS1.00infobox
Cisco IOSSource modelClosed source1.00infobox
Cisco IOSSucceeded byCisco IOS XE1.00infobox
Cisco IOSSupported platformsCisco routers and switches1.00infobox
Cisco IOSWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
OSPF or BGP run at the process levelinstance ofRouting functions0.80text
the IP addressinstance ofis a portion of memory or Cisco IOS internal data structure that contains information0.80text
interface stateinstance ofis a portion of memory or Cisco IOS internal data structure that contains information0.80text

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