[nsp] Cisco bets on new high-end router

[Dennis Peng]

sthaug at nethelp.no [sthaug at nethelp.no] wrote:
> > So can anyone comment if the modular IOS architecture is the same as the
> > IOS/PIX/NR-on-UNIX that's been done for the WS-SVC modules and the various
> > 'service' (NAM, CE, IDS, etc) NM's?
> 
> Don't know about all of these - but the newer IDS boxes are Linux based.
> 
> Also, some years ago when Cisco started talking about this wonderful IOS
> with full process/memory protection etc, it was supposed to be QNX based.
> I have no idea if this is indeed the case with "IOS XR".

This is correct, the IOS-XR microkernel is based on QNX (with
modifications).

Dennis

> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no
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