This product bulletin details changes to the Cisco IOS® Software packaging for Cisco® 1800 Series routers. It introduces three new cross-platform feature sets in Cisco IOS Software releases 12.4 Mainline and 12.4T.
Note: This product bulletin covers the packaging of functions into feature sets. It does not cover individual new features. For information about new features in Cisco IOS Software releases 12.4 Mainline and 12.4T, refer to the Cisco IOS Software pages at Cisco.com.
Overview
The Cisco 1800 Series (modular) integrated services routers, for example, the Cisco 1841, was introduced exclusively on seven cross-platform feature sets on the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(8)T4. The number of cross-platform feature sets was increased to eight with the introduction of the Broadband image on Release 12.3(11)T. Similar to 12.3T, Cisco IOS Software releases 12.4 Mainline and 12.4T releases on the Cisco 1841 consist exclusively of the cross-platform feature sets (Table 1).
Table 1. Type of Feature Sets by Release Train
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3T
Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 Mainline and 12.4T
Seven cross-platform feature sets on 12.3(8)T4 and eight cross-platform feature sets on 12.3(11)T and beyond
Eleven cross-platform feature sets
In addition to the eight cross-platform feature sets that were released with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(11)T and later, three more cross-platform feature sets will be added starting with 12.4 Mainline and 12.4T. Derivatives of the existing eight feature sets, these three new feature sets were created to address router management capabilities. The new feature sets are described in Table 2.
Table 2. New Feature Sets for Cisco 1841 for Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 and 12.4T
Image Name
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3(8)T4 and Later
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 and Forward
IP Base
X
New
IP Base without Crypto
Renamed
IP Broadband
X
X
Enterprise Base
X
New
Enterprise Base without Crypto
Renamed
Advanced Security
X
X
SP Services
X
X
Advanced IP Services
X
X
Enterprise Services without Crypto
New
Enterprise Services
X
X
Advanced Enterprise Services
X
X
Note that there is a name change for the feature sets that previously had no cryptography technology, and this fact is now noted in their titles. Going forward, the new feature sets that have cryptography technology will have the basic title without any cryptography designator.
The remainder of this product bulletin provides details of feature set availability in Cisco IOS Software releases 12.4 Mainline and 12.4T.
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 Mainline
Overview of Available Feature Sets in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 Mainline
Table 3 lists the Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 Mainline feature sets that are available for the Cisco 1841.
Note that the flash memory recommendations given in the table are calculated without added management tools such as Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM).
Feature Area Map for Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 Cross-Platform Feature Sets
The cross-platform feature sets are tailored to ease the choice of feature sets in a multiplatform environment. They were initially available for Cisco 1700 Series and Cisco 2600XM, 3725, and 3745 routers and the Cisco 2691 Multiservice Platform, and they are now also available for the Cisco 1800, 2800, and 3800 series routers. The cross-platform feature sets simplify the image selection process by providing similar functions across platform boundaries.
Table 5 shows the mapping of key features in each image.
Table 5. Feature Area Map for Cisco 1841
Feature Set
Basic IP Connectivity for Data
DSL, IP Service-Level Agreement (SLA), and Cisco Service Assurance Agent (SAA)
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
AppleTalk, Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), and IBM Protocols
Firewall, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), and IP Security (IPsec) VPN
Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, HTTPS, and Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3)
