Cisco IOS XE
OSCisco IOS XE 17.18 is the newest actively maintained release. 3 of 19 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 17.12, on July 28, 2027.
Support pattern
How Cisco IOS XE has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.
Support windows have stayed consistent across the tracked history, so past cycles are a reasonable guide to what a new one will get.
Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Cisco IOS XE. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.
Release lifecycle
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