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Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)

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What is Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)?

The Cisco® Network Convergence System 5500 Series offers density of routed 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GE) ports for high-scale WAN aggregation and is designed to efficiently scale between data centers and large enterprise, web, and service provider WAN and aggregation networks.

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Deployment TypesOn-Premise
Operating SystemsCisco IOS XR7
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What is Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)?
Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500) Series offers industry-leading density of routed 100 GE ports for high-scale WAN aggregation.
What are Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500)'s top competitors?
Juniper MX Series, Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR), and Arista 7500R and 7500R3 Series are common alternatives for Cisco 5500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 5500).