[c-nsp] software modularity in 12.2(18)SXF or not?

[Saku Ytti]

On (2005-09-21 08:42 +1000), Virgil wrote:
> On 19/9/05 3:35 AM, "sagupta at cisco.com" <sagupta at cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> > Catalyst 6500 with IOS Software Modularity is planned for 12.2(18)SXF1
> > expected in Nov/Dec.
> 
> And on top of this there is talk about different software images for "6500"
> and "7600" around Q1 2006.  Something about making the "6500" an Enterprise
> device, with Enterprise features, and the "7600" a Service Provider device
> with Service Provider features.
> 
> Can anyone close to the 6500/7600 product team comment on this?

 I hope I can answer, just as a Cisco customer. Information I have from
Cisco is that there will not be different trains for 6500 or 7600, how ever
rockies3 will fork two different trains. Biggest difference will be
software modularity (does this imply QNX kernel, I don't know), the train
that contains software modularity will be lagging behind the other train
in features.

> Also, does this imply that the "Service Provider" "7600" will start being
> feature compatible / have a merged IOS train with 12.2S and the 7200/7500 ?

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