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The Cisco CSR 1000V Cloud Services Router provides a cloud-based virtual router that is deployed on a virtual machine (VM) instance on x86 server hardware. The Cisco CSR 1000V router is a virtual platform that provides selected Cisco IOS XE security and switching features on a virtualization platform.
When the Cisco CSR 1000V virtual IOS XE software is deployed on a VM, the Cisco IOS software functions just as if it were deployed on a traditional Cisco hardware platform. You can configure different features depending on the supported Cisco IOS XE software image. The Cisco CSR 1000V supports a subset of Cisco IOS XE software features and technologies.
The Cisco CSR 1000V provides secure connectivity from the enterprise premise (such as a branch office or data center) to the public or private cloud.
When the Cisco CSR 1000V virtual IOS XE software is deployed on a VM, the Cisco IOS software functions just as if it were deployed on a traditional Cisco hardware platform. You can configure different features depending on the supported Cisco IOS XE software image. The Cisco CSR 1000V supports a subset of Cisco IOS XE software features and technologies.
The Cisco CSR 1000V provides secure connectivity from the enterprise premise (such as a branch office or data center) to the public or private cloud.