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Release 12.3(2)T Introduction, 7/03
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(2)T Introduction
ITD Product Marketing
July 2003
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Release 12.3(2)T Introduction, 7/03
Agenda
• Release 12.3T Positioning
• Release 12.3(2)T
• Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
• Features and Enhancements
• Cisco IOS Packaging
• Upgrade Paths
• Summary
Release 12.3T PositioningRelease 12.3T Positioning
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Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3T
• Offers productivity enhancements to Enterprise, Access, and Service Provider Aggregation customers
• Hundreds of new business-critical features
• Powerful new hardware support
• Ongoing quality improvements
Driving business productivity with innovations in Security, Voice, and Wireless
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Release 12.3T Introduces Leading-Edge Software Capabilities
MatureRelease
12.2
Release12.3T
MajorRelease
12.3
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Evolution to Release 12.3T
Software fixes
Major Release 12.2No new functionality (maintenance only)
FCS
FCS
12.1
T
Major Release 12.3No new functionality (maintenance only)
12.3
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12.2
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New T
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New F
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Agenda
• Release 12.3T Positioning
• Release 12.3(2)T
• Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
• Features and Enhancements
• Cisco IOS Packaging
• Upgrade Paths
• Summary
Release 12.3(2)TRelease 12.3(2)T
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Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(2)T
• Creates significant new advances in business productivity
Introduces nearly one hundred new features across more than thirty Cisco platforms
Extends the benefit of router-integrated security to Small/Medium Businesses (SMB)
Provides a migration path for “X” releases
• First in a series of individual 12.3T releases
• Derived from Major Release 12.3
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Release 12.3(2)T Feature Highlights
See the Release Notes for a complete list of features in
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(2)T
• OSPF Incremental Shortest Path First (i-SPF) Support
• BGP Fast Convergence Optimization
• Loadsharing IP packets over more than six parallel paths
• OSPF Link-State Advertisement (LSA) Throttling
• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Cost Community
Routing
• Cisco IOS Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
• Invalid SPI Recovery• Encrypted Pre-shared Key
Security• Compressed RTP (cRTP) -
DSL interfaces• Class-Based QoS MIB
(CBQoSMonMIB) Enhancements
Quality of Service (QoS)
• Netflow v9 export format• Cisco IOS Service
Assurance Agent (SAA) - MPLS/VPN Path Jitter
Embedded Network Management
• Frame Relay - Multilink (MLFR-FRF.16)
• ISDN backup in MPLS Core
Connectivity
Cisco IOSSoftware
Release 12.3(2)T
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Releases Consolidated in Release 12.3(2)T
FCSJuly 2003
12.3(2)TNote:
No continued engineering support is planned for these “X” releases. Customers are
encouraged to migrate to Release 12.3(2)T for continued support.
“X” Releases Based on 12.2(8)T and 12.2(15)TBeing consolidated in
Release 12.3(2)T
12.2(15)ZN12.2(8)YY
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Agenda
• Release 12.3T Positioning
• Release 12.3(2)T
• Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
• Features and Enhancements
• Cisco IOS Packaging
• Upgrade Paths
• Summary
Release 12.3(2)T HighlightsRelease 12.3(2)T Highlights
Agenda
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Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
Driving Business Productivity with Innovations In Security, Voice, and Wireless
• Cisco 830 Series Router provides Cisco 830 Series Router provides manageable, scalable, and reliable manageable, scalable, and reliable access for SMBs, branch offices, and access for SMBs, branch offices, and teleworkersteleworkers
• Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM) Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM) combines ease of use with application combines ease of use with application intelligenceintelligence
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Cisco 830 Series RouterCisco 830 Series RouterManageable, scalable, and reliable accessManageable, scalable, and reliable access
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Manageable, scalable, & Manageable, scalable, &
reliable access
reliable access
Cisco 830 Series Value Proposition
High-quality, secure
High-quality, secure data,
voice, & video
data, voice, & video
Advanced security & performance for Enterprise-class
VPNs
Advanced security & performance for Enterprise-class
VPNs
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Cisco 830 Series Access Routers
Combines the power of an integrated router and
a security appliance – a capability unmatched in the industry
Delivers the industry’s lowest total cost of ownership for small remote
offices and teleworkers who depend on secure Internet and corporate
network access Queues and prioritizes voice traffic to ensure a high-quality,
secure voice connection from the remote or home office to
the corporate networkOffers integrated security services and advanced QoS features
for data, voice, and video access
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Cisco 830 Series Routers: Integrated Network Security
• Integrating rich security features into the network edge
• Extending advanced IP services to small remote offices, teleworkers, and small businesses
• Delivering superior performance and simple management to small offices
• Leveraging Cisco IOS QoS, routing, and reliability
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Cisco 830 Series Secure Broadband Routers• Manageable, scalable, and reliable access
Cisco SDMCisco Router Web Set Up Tool (CRWS)Virtual AUX port for out-of-band management and dial backupCisco IOS Software remote managementCisco IE2100 and VPN Solutions Center
• High-quality, secure data, voice, and videoQoS and Multicast
• Advanced security and performance for Enterprise-class VPNs
Stateful firewallHardware-assisted encryption VPNCisco IOS Easy VPNAdvanced Encryption Standard (AES)Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)URL filtering
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Agenda
Cisco 830 Series RouterCisco Security Device Manager
Simplified router deployment
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Cisco Security Device ManagerCisco Security Device ManagerSimplified router deploymentSimplified router deployment
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What is Security Device Manager?
• Easy to use, browser-based device management tool embedded within Cisco 800–3700 Series Access Routers
• Enables quicker and easier deployments with intelligent wizards
Does not require knowledge of Cisco IOS Software CLI or security expertise
• Offers tools for more advanced users ACL editor
VPN crypto map editor
Cisco IOS Software CLI preview
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Cisco SDM Customer Benefits
• Leverage network investments
Quickly and easily integrate security into the network
• Reduce support costs
Quickly resolve any security configurations
Eliminate the need for SMBs to invest in costly management tools
Leverage new Cisco IOS Security features with minimal staff re-training
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SDM Differentiators
• Comprehensive router security auditUses Cisco TAC and ICSA-recommended security configurations as the basis for default settings
• Intelligent WizardsAuto-detects configuration errors and proposes fixes
Strong security defaults and configuration entry checks
• Quick deploymentStartup Wizard
1-Step Router Lockdown: Firewall
1-Step VPN: Site-to-Site
• Guides untrained users through the workflow
LAN WAN Firewall VPNSecurity
Audit
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SDM Differentiators (Cont.)
• Tools for advanced users
Fine-tune configurations (ie: ACL editor)
Diagnose problems (ie: VPN tunnel quality)
• Discovers existing LAN and WAN interfaces (ie: T1, Serial, and DSL)
• Embedded online troubleshooting
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Release 12.3(2)T Introduction, 7/03
• Release 12.3T Positioning
• Release 12.3(2)T
• Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
• Features and Enhancements
• Cisco IOS Packaging
• Upgrade Paths
• Summary
Features and EnhancementsFeatures and Enhancements
Agenda
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Release 12.3(2)T Features and Enhancements – Routing
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Incremental SPF More efficient mechanism for calculating the SPF (Dijkstra's) algorithm to converge a new routing topology faster in reaction to a network event (ie: router failure or link flap)
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t_2/ospfispf.htm
• BGP Fast Convergence Optimization Reduces BGP convergence time by up to forty percent during startup or clearing of BGP peering sessions
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/
• Loadsharing IP Packets over more than six parallel pathshttp://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/
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Release 12.3(2)T Features and Enhancements – Routing (Cont.)
• OSPF Link-State Advertisement (LSA) Throttling
Provides a dynamic mechanism to slow link-state advertisement (LSA) updates in OSPF during network instability
Decreases OSPF convergence time by providing LSA rate limiting in milliseconds
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t_2/fsolsath.htm
• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Cost CommunityIntroduces the cost community, a non-transitive extended community attribute that is passed to internal BGP (iBGP) and confederation peers, but not external BGP (eBGP) peers
Enables network operator to customize the local route preference and influence best path selection process by assigning cost values to specific routes
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t_2/gt_bgpcc.htm
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Release 12.3(2)T Features and Enhancements – Security
• Invalid SPI Recovery Establishes an Internet Key Exchange (IKE) security association when an invalid security parameter index recovery error ("Invalid SPI") occurs during IPsec packet processing
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t_2/gt_ispir.htm
• Encrypted Pre-shared Key Enables encryption of the preshared keys in the Cisco IOS Software configuration
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t2/gt_epsk.htm
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Release 12.3(2)T Features and Enhancements – Security (Cont.)
• Cisco IOS Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
Alternative to certificate revocation lists (CRLs) for checking certificate status
Unlike CRLs, which provide only periodic certificate status, OCSP can provide timely information regarding the status of a certificate
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t_2/gt_ocsp.htm
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• RTP Header-Compression for the ADSL and G.SHDSL WAN Interface Cards
Supports DSL interface on the Cisco 1700, 2600, and 3600 Series Access Routers
Ten-to-one compression ratio of IP+UDP+RTP headers using cRTP
Significant VoIP bandwidth savings with cRTP – double the available bandwidth with cRTP enabled
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/
Release 12.3(2)T Features and Enhancements – QoS
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• NetFlow v9 Export Format
Flexible and extensible format for exporting IP flow information from Cisco routers and switches, providing rapid support for IP accounting of Cisco IOS Technologies
─ MPLS Aware NetFlow
─ NetFlow Multicast
─ NetFlow BGP NextHop
Extensible format recognized as a new IETF standard for exporting flow information from IP devices
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5187/products_feature_guide09186a008017d10f.html
Release 12.3(2)T Features and Enhancements – Network Management
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• Service Assurance Agent (SAA) – MPLS VPN Path JitterActive monitoring, network health, troubleshooting, and network performance verification improves network reliability
VRF Path Jitter probe allows the user to measure round trip time, jitter, and packet loss for a number of hops along a path
Per VRF or MPLS VPN operation feature allows SAA probe traffic to be forwarded using the MPLS VPN VRF routing table
Enables customers to create probes on PE routers, using MPLS VPN or Multi-VRF CE enabled devices
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/
Release 12.3(2)T Features and Enhancements – Network Mgmt (Cont.)
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Release 12.3(2)T Features/ Enhancements – Connectivity
• ISDN Backup in MPLS CoreDuring a primary link failure in the MPLS core network, ISDN Backup activates a backup ISDN link on a dialer interface, restoring network connectivity
Ensures high availability of the link between two routers in the MPLS core (Provider-Provider Edge and the Provider-Provider)
Enhances network availability by backing up links in an MPLS core network with an ISDN connection
Guarantees network connectivity on critical links in the MPLS core
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/
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Agenda
• Release 12.3T Positioning
• Release 12.3(2)T
• Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
• Features and Enhancements
• Cisco IOS Packaging
• Upgrade Paths
• Summary
Cisco IOS PackagingCisco IOS Packaging
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Cisco IOS Packaging – Introduction/ Customer Benefits
Simplifies the image selection process• SimplificationSimplification
Improves the software Improves the software selection processselection process
• ConsolidationConsolidation
Reduces the number of Reduces the number of feature sets from 44 to 8feature sets from 44 to 8
• ConsistencyConsistency
Establishes consistent Establishes consistent image names across image names across platforms and toolsplatforms and tools
Consistent functionality Consistent functionality across platformsacross platforms
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Enterprise ServicesEnterprise Base, full IBM support,
Service Provider services
Advanced IP ServicesIPv6, Advanced Security, Service
Provider Services
IP BaseEntry-level Cisco IOS
Software image
IP VoiceVoIP, VoFR, IP
Telephony
Advanced SecurityCisco IOS Firewall, IDS, IPsec, 3DES, VPN, SSH
Enterprise BaseMulti-protocols, IBM support
SP ServicesMPLS, NetFlow, SSH,
ATM, VoATM
Advanced Enterprise ServicesFull Cisco IOS Software
Cisco IOS Packaging
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Cisco IOS PackagingConsistent Naming
• BaseEntry level package
IP Base, Enterprise Base
• ServicesAddition of MPLS, NetFlow, IP Telephony Services, VoIP, VoFR, and ATM
SP Services, Enterprise Services
• AdvancedAddition of VPN, Cisco IOS Firewall, 3DES encryption, Cisco IOS IPsec and Intrusion Detection Systems
Advanced Security, Advanced IP Services
• EnterpriseAddition of multi-protocols (IBM, IPX, Appletalk)
Enterprise Base, Enterprise Services
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Cisco IOS PackagingPlatform-Specific Information
• Cisco 1700 Series Routerswww.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps221/prod_bulletin09186a0080161145.html
• Cisco 2600XM Series Routerswww.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/prod_bulletin09186a0080161082.html
• Cisco 2691 Routerwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps259/prod_bulletin09186a0080161083.html
• Cisco 3725 Routerwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps282/prod_bulletin09186a0080161087.html
• Cisco 3745 Routerwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps282/prod_bulletin09186a0080161088.html
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Agenda
• Release 12.3T Positioning
• Release 12.3(2)T
• Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
• Features and Enhancements
• Cisco IOS Packaging
• Upgrade Paths
• SummaryUpgrade PathsUpgrade Paths
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Upgrade Paths from Recent Releases
Release 12.2 GD
MajorRelease 12.3
Release 12.3(2)T
Release 12.2T
Major Release 12.2, All Releases older than Release 12.2
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Agenda
• Release 12.3T Positioning
• Release 12.3(2)T
• Release 12.3(2)T Highlights
• Features and Enhancements
• Cisco IOS Packaging
• Upgrade Paths
• SummarySummarySummary
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Summary
• Drives business productivity with innovations in security, voice, and wireless
• Enables access to advanced security, voice, and video at the industry’s lowest total cost of ownership with the Cisco 830 Series Router
• Simplifies router deployment, configuration, and security monitoring with Cisco SDM
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(2)TCisco IOS Software Release 12.3(2)T
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References – Release 12.3T Highlights
• Cisco 830 Series Routers
cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps380/ps4873/index.html
• Cisco Security Device Manager
www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5318/index.html
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References – Release 12.3T
• Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3T
www.cisco.com/go/release123t/
• Cisco IOS Software release
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Backup
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Cisco IOS Software Release
Target Market Platforms
Release 12.3TEnterprise, Service
Provider AggregationCisco 800, 830, 1700, 2600, 3600, 3700 and 7000 Series Routers
Release 12.3 Enterprise, AccessCisco 800, 1700, 2600, 3600, 3700 and 7000 Series Routers
Release 12.2SService Provider Core,
Aggregation, Enterprise
Cisco 4000, 6500, 7000, and ONS155x0 Series Routers
Cisco 10000 and 12000 Series Internet Routers
Release 12.2TEnterprise, Access,
Service Provider Aggregation
Cisco 800, 1400, 1600, 1700, 2500, 2600, 3600, 3700, 7000, and AS5000 Series Routers
Release 12.2 Enterprise, Access
Cisco 800, 1400, 1600, 1700, 2500, 2600, 3600, 7000, and AS5000 Series Routers
Cisco ONS15104 Router
Release 12.1EEnterprise Access /
AggregationCisco 6500, 7100, 7200, 7500, 8500, and ONS15454 Series Routers
Release 12.1 Enterprise, AccessCisco 800, 1400, 1600, 1700, 2600, 3600, 7000, and AS5000 Series Routers
Release 12.0S Service Provider CoreCisco 7200 and 7500 Series Routers
Cisco 10000 and 12000 Series Internet Routers
Release 12.0 Enterprise, AccessCisco 800, 1400, 1700, 2500, 2600, 3600, 5000, and 7000 Series Routers; Cisco 12000 Series Internet Routers
Cisco IOS Software Releases – May 2003
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Cisco IOS Software Innovation
Customer-Driven Needs
Cisco Anticipates Customer Needs
InnovateInnovate
DevelopDevelop
StandardizeStandardize
DeployDeploy
Open Standards
CommitteesIETFIEEE
ATM Forum
Innovation Starts by Helping Customers Push the Boundaries of Networking Technology
Innovation Starts by Helping Customers Push the Boundaries of Networking Technology
Many Cisco Innovations Lead to Industry Standards
Many Cisco Innovations Lead to Industry Standards
Cisco Participates in Virtually Every Networking Standards Group
Cisco Participates in Virtually Every Networking Standards Group
Cisco Continually innovates and integrates features into Cisco IOS Software
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Technology Differentiators
FasterRouters and Switches
SiliconHardware
Lower TCO
Quality of ServiceAvailability
SecurityManageabilityConvergence
InnovationInnovationLasting Architecture
Generational ApproachInvestment Protection
Lasting
Smarter
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