Cisco IOS (originally Internetwork Operating System) is the software used on the vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and all current Cisco network switches. IOS is a package of routing, switching, internetworking and telecommunications functions tightly integrated with a multitasking operating system. The first IOS was written by William Yeager.
Cisco IOS has a characteristic command line interface (CLI), whose style has been widely copied by other networking products. The IOS CLI provides a fixed set of multiple-word commands -- the set available is determined by the "mode" and the privilege level of the current user. "Global configuration mode" provides commands to change the system's configuration, and "interface configuration mode" provides commands to change the configuration of a specific interface. A typical command may be "show interface fa0/48" or "no ip cef traffic-statistics". All commands are assigned a privilege level, from 0 to 15, and can only be accessed by users with the necessary privilege. Through the CLI, the commands available to each privilege level can be defined.
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Cisco IOS - Brief, clear definition and description, by Romanian Cisco Partner, Datanet Systems.
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Cisco IOS in a Nutshell - O'Reilly Associates guide to configuring for TCP/IP protocol family, user interface, configuring lines and interfaces, access lists, routing protocols, dial-on-demand routing, security, quick reference to commands to work with TCP/IP and lower-level protocols, many examples.
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Cisco IOS Operating System - Brief, clear description, by OS and network consultants, Frigate Networks.
Cisco IOS: Internetworking Operating System - Root page for Cisco's network OS: sophisticated, cost-effective, dynamically upgradable, internetwork optimized, router-centric; provides common IP fabric, functionality and command-line interface (CLI) across a network.
Telconi Terminal for Cisco IOS - A network management application giving experts a visual configuration editor and specialized terminal emulation for any Cisco IOS based devices, such as routers and switches.
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