Product Description
Cisco IOS XR Software Flexible Consumption Model Data Sheet
Cisco IOS XR Software overview
Cisco IOS® XR Routing products are powered by our industry-leading, carrier-class, 64-bit version of Cisco® IOS XR Software, designed for operational efficiency, optimized utilization, and service agility (Cisco Evolved Programmable Network). Cisco IOS XR is a carrier-class operating system that offers rich features such as Pre-boot eXecution Environment (iPXE) boot, auto provisioning, native support for third-party application hosting, machine-to-machine interface, telemetry, and flexible software package delivery.
Cisco IOS XR Flexible Consumption Model
In today’s world, customers desire a simple and flexible consumption model that gives them the capability and flexibility to purchase software capacity as and when needed. When installing high-density line cards or high-capacity fixed chassis, customers usually do not need the full capacity of the hardware from day one. Customers prefer strategic partners who can provide commercial offers permitting them to pay incrementally to expand capacity as demand for their consumer and business services rises. They want investment protection with portability of software across hardware resources to meet demand across any one of their markets. Customers also want a software license management experience that enables porting of licenses across the corporation to shift capacity to markets in demand. Pay-as-you-grow commercial offers permit service providers to pool software licenses by lowering initial investments required to incubate new services, and then invest in the network capacity as demand grows. Having this ability to add capacity as and when needed helps customers with their network and capacity planning.
Cisco designed the new Cisco IOS XR Flexible Consumption Model to specifically address customer outcomes and help customers rapidly deploy innovative new network solutions. The IOS XR Flexible Consumption Model leverages the carrier-class Cisco IOS XR Software to offer customers the ability to:
● Reduce upfront capital. The IOS XR Flexible Consumption Model offers a built-in “pay-as-you-grow” structure that lowers initial start-up costs with the ability to add more capacity overtime as needed. Software subscription provides feature upgrades and helps defer the payment of software value for the initial purchase.
● Utilize capital efficiently. Customers can efficiently share licenses network-wide with license pooling. This solution eliminates “stranded capacity” as a customer can use any available capacity wherever needed in the IOS XR Flexible Consumption Model network. Customers can potentially utilize their capital budgets to consume software innovations in IOS XR.
● Simplify operations. Two software suites, Essentials Software and Advantage Software, simplify license management while still providing the carrier-class Cisco IOS XR Software feature set.
● Protect investment. Software portability provides investment protection by enabling porting of licenses to next-generation hardware when a customer is ready. During decommissioning of hardware and transitioning to next generation hardware the customer retains the ability to not decommission the investment in the software, and instead, port it to a newer hardware provided all necessary conditions are met.