The migration to IP as the mechanism for interconnecting computers, networks, and solutions requires a strong foundation that delivers a breadth of features and provides the flexibility to enable the foundation to be adapted to today's network requirements and evolve as the network grows to meet future demands.

Cisco IOS software contains a wide array of critical network services designed for flexibility, scalability, and reliability to help solve the most difficult problems facing enterprises and service providers. Customers can select the appropriate Cisco IOS software feature sets to meet their evolving network requirements. Features such as Network Address Translation (NAT), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) can be easily deployed individually or in combination with each other across a wide range of Cisco platforms.