The device interfaces are managed by NSO Network Element Drivers (NEDs) and the accompanying toolkit. Cisco provides NEDs to Juniper, Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, A10, F5, Brocade, HP, Huawei, and others. Additional NEDs can be ordered from Cisco or developed by end-customers and integrators.
As part of the support contract Cisco will support any device upgrades with the same NED functionality.
