Both of Cisco 12000 Series and Cisco XR 12000 Series are the high-end routers, helping enable the rapid deployment of new services that can generate revenue and reduce expenses. The biggest difference is that Cisco XR 12000 Series is shipped with Cisco IOS XR Software. This article will introduce their overview.
Cisco 12000 Series Routers Overview
The Cisco 12000 Routers rapidly deploy new services that can generate new revenue and reduce your capital and operating expenses. The flexibility can scale the Cisco 12000 Series routers from 2.5-Gbps to n x 10-Gbps capacity per slot helps enable carrier-class IP/MPLS networks while protecting your investments in chassis and line cards.
Cisco 12000 Routers provide IP/MPLS Applications:
·IP/MPLS core (long-haul and regional)
·Peering
·Optical private line aggregation (OC-48 to DS0)
·ATM/Frame Relay transport services (over an IP/MPLS core)
Cisco 12000 Routers have good features:
·Cisco I-Flex design--A portfolio of shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs) that prioritize voice, video, and data services so you can meet your customers' diverse service needs and stringent service-level agreements
·Advanced silicon and software technologies, for high standards of routing performance and QoS
·Comprehensive high-availability support to help avoid planned and unplanned network downtime
·Integrated core and edge feature set, supporting a wide range of business and consumer services
·Fully upgradable modular switch fabric and Cisco IOS XR Software upgrade capability, to protect investments and reduce total cost of ownership.
Cisco 12000 Series Models include:
Cisco 12810 Router
Cisco 12416 Router
Cisco 12410 Router
Cisco 12406 Router
Cisco 12404 Router
Cisco 12016 Router
Cisco 12010 Router
Cisco 12006 Router
Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers Overview
Cisco 12000 Series offer highly secure virtualization, integral service delivery, continuous system operation, and multiservice scale with the unparalleled innovation of Cisco IOS XR Software. With upgradeable, intelligent routing solutions and platforms ranging from 2.5 Gbps to n x 10-Gbps capacity per slot, the Cisco XR 12000 Series facilitates the move to Next-Generation IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks.
The Cisco XR 12000 Series isolates public and private services with Cisco IOS XR Software. This Software is a unique self-healing, self-defending operating system. It equips the Cisco XR 12000 with distributed processing intelligence and robust quality-of-service and multicast mechanisms that help you scale capacity while accommodating customers.
The XR 12000 Series supports both fixed and modular line cards (LCs), including a flexible Multi-Service Blade (MSB), which provides integral, route-aware virtual firewall and video/voice Session Border Control (SBC), eliminating the need for external appliances. And the I-Flex design offers a new portfolio of modular interfaces featuring shared port adapters (SPAs) and SPA interface processors (SIPs).
Cisco XR 12000 Series Models include:
Cisco XR 12416 Router
Cisco XR 12410 Router
Cisco XR 12406 Router
Cisco XR 12404 Router
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