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Cisco IOS Software
 General Deployment
Release 12.0

Cisco IOS® Software is the foundation networking software that allows customers to deliver Cisco IP network services on a flexible infrastructure that is scalable, reliable, and secure. It provides industry-leading, standards-based technologies proven in use across the broadest and largest networks in operation today.

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 has been certified as a general deployment (GD) release. GD certification is awarded to Cisco IOS Software that provides proven technology that has had extensive field exposure in a wide range of network environments. It has also passed rigorous metrics analyzing stability and bug trends, as well as customer-satisfaction surveys. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 includes feature enhancements such as quality of service (QoS), IP and routing, connectivity and scalability, switching, security, voice, reliability, and management, as well as significant improvements in quality as a result of continuous dedicated testing.

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 Applications

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 has added over 38 new enterprise and service-provider features compared to the last major release. It has been designed to enhance the capabilities of enterprise customers in five major application areas: customer care, workforce optimization, supply-chain management, e-learning, and Web foundation (workflow, publishing, data access, and community). Security, settlement services, and billing applications are just a sample of the many service-provider-oriented features introduced in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0.

By providing a variety of security, switching, QoS, and routing features, Release 12.0 addresses the needs of both the service provider and the enterprise customer. Because the Cisco IOS Firewall Feature Set detects and protects against denial-of-service intrusions, enterprises can guarantee their e-commerce customers a reliable, secure environment. Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 also provides a vast array of QoS capabilities such as committed access rate, Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP4) precedence propagation, and IP Precedence marking, enabling Internet service providers (ISPs) to provide inter-ISP service-level agreements (SLAs) and enterprise virtual private networks (VPNs) with differentiated services. Table 1 lists features and benefits of the new release.

Features and Benefits


Table 1: [Need Caption]
Feature Benefit
Security
  • Cisco IOS Firewall

  • Cisco IOS IPSec
  • Privacy, integrity, and authenticity for networked commerce
Quality of Service
  • Committed Access Rate

  • BGP Policy Propagation

  • GRE Precedence

  • Weighted RED

  • Distributed WFQ
  • Suite of QoS features for differentiated services and superior customer satisfaction
Management
  • ATM PVC Management

  • VPDN MIB and Syslog Facility

  • IP MAC Accounting

  • SNMP Inform Requests & Manager
  • Enhanced network troubleshooting for faster response and higher network availability
NetFlow Infrastructure
  • Manageability

  • Switching
  • Ease of network management, analysis, and planning on a broad portfolio of Cisco devices
Switching
  • Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)

  • Tag Switching

  • xDigital-Subscriber-Line Bridge Support

  • Optimized VIP Local Switching

  • FEC & LANE Distributed Switching
  • Full functionality switching for changing Internet traffic and topography dynamics
Reliability
  • Fast EtherChannel® Technology—Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)

  • Packet-over-SONET Automatic Protection Switching

  • MS Callback
  • Enhancement of the resiliency, flexibility, and availability imperative for business success and customer satisfaction (because all network environments have become mission critical)
IP and Routing
  • MPOA

  • NHRP Enhancements

  • IPX Infrastructure Enhancements

  • PIM v2

  • WCCP v2

  • Fast-Switched Fragmented IP Packets

  • On-Demand Routing
  • Cost-effective deployment throughout the network for better customer service

  • Efficient, scalable technique for "plug and play" remote access solution
Voice over IP
  • Packet telephony for equipment consolidation and toll-bypass cost savings
Connectivity and Scalability
  • Cisco IOS Scalability

  • PPP over Frame Relay

  • Dialer Watch

  • L2F Stacking Home Gateways and Multihop Support

  • Fast EtherChannel Technology
  • Support for growing networks, reliability, and the requirement for standards-based implementations
ISDN Enhancements
  • Multiple and National ISDN Switch Types

  • NFAS with D-Channel Backup

  • Always-On/Dynamic ISDN

  • National PRI-ISDN Switch Types
  • Greater flexibility and investment protection for migration to New World applications

Hardware Platform Support

Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 added support for 18 new interfaces not previously available. The LightStream® 1010 [PLS DEFINE FC] Per-Frame Queuing (FC-PFQ) is introduced in Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0, as well as a significant number of Cisco 7X00 Series Router interfaces. (See Table 2.)


Table 2: [Need Caption]
Interface Cisco 7000 Series Router Cisco 7200 Series Router Cisco 7500 Series Router
Packet over Sonet Port Adapters

 

X

X
Enhanced ATM Port Adapters
  • PA-A3-T3

 

X

X
  • PA-A3- E3

 

X

X
  • PA-A3-OC3

 

X

X
  • PA-A1-OC3

X

X

X
Multi-channel Port Adapter
  • PA-MC-E3

 

X

X
  • PA-MC-T3

 

X

X
  • PA-MC-8T1

 

X

X
  • PA-MC-4T1

 

X

X
  • PA-MC-8DSX1

 

X

X
  • PA-MC-8E1/120

 

X

X
Circuit Emulation Services Port Adapter
  • PA-A2-4T1C-OC3SM

 

X

 
  • PA-A2-4T1C-T3ATM

 

X

 
  • PA-A2-4E1XC-OC3SM

 

X

 
  • PA-A2-4E1XC-E3ATM

 

X

 
  • PA-A2-4E1YC-OC3SM

 

X

 
  • PA-A2-4E1YC-E3ATM

 

X

 
HSSI Port Adapter
  • PA-H Revision B

X

X

X
  • PA-2H Revision B

X

X

X
Serial Port Adapters
  • PA-T3

X

X

X
  • PA-2T3

X

X

X
  • PA-E3

X

X

X
  • PA-2E3

X

X

X
E1-G.703/G.704 Serial Port Adapters
  • PA-4E1G/120

X

X

X
  • PA-4E1G/75

X

X

X
2nd Generation FEIP Processors
  • FEIP2-DSW

X

 

X
Data Compression Service Adapters
  • SA-COMP/1

 

X

X
  • SA-COMP/4

 

X

X
Versatile Interface Processor
  • VIP2-50

X

 

X
Channelized T3 Dual-Wide Port Adapter
  • PA-CT3/4T1

X

X

 

Upgrade Recommendations

Customers who have implemented an early deployment (ED) version of Cisco IOS Software Release 11.3 (including 11.3NA, 11.3AA, 11.3MA, and 11.3XA), a release that has an announced End of Sales, End of Engineering, or End of Life, or those interested in deploying or testing advanced technology for specific solutions should consider upgrading to Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0.

Upgrading to Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0 provides the highest network functionality and stability, and allows organizations to capitalize on the newest business applications available.

Availability

Release 12.0 is currently available for customers to download from Cisco Connection Online (CCO), via CD from Cisco reseller partners, or with new Cisco products that utilize Cisco IOS Software.

For More Information

For more information about Release 12.0, visit:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/iosw/iore/iomjre12/prodlit/816_pb.htm or http://www.cisco.com/go/ios

or contact your Cisco account manager or global service manager.