[ietf86-tech] updates in IOS 15

[Colin Doyle]

Looks like there are some pretty cool features if you are upgrading 
router code, but for the switches, I think we're not missing anything 
critical using IOS 12.

*Q.*What key new features are highlighted in Release 15.0(1)M?
*A.*Release 15.0(1)M adds support for Service Advertisement Framework 
(SAF) to enable dynamic discovery of network applications and services, 
Flexible NetFlow and NBAR integration for layer 2 through 7 
per-application-flow visibility and statistics, Embedded Event Manager 
Version 3.1 enhancements to event detection, notification, and command 
execution capabilities, and support for the Cisco Integrated Services 
Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) 1900, 2900, and 3900 Series.

Other key features in Release 15.0(1)M include the following:

IP Routing

. Graceful OSPF Restart (RFC 3623) (Helper Mode Only)

. Graceful Restart for OSPFv3 (RFC 5187) (Helper Mode Only)

. OSPF Graceful Shutdown

. OSPF Generic Time to Live (TTL) Security Check (GTSM)

. Performance Routing (PfR) Protocol Independent Route Control (PIRO)

. Performance Routing (PfR) EIGRP mGRE DMVPN Hub-and-Spoke Support

. BGP Graceful Restart per Neighbor

. Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) BFD Support

. IS-IS VRF Support

. MPLS VPN - Inter-AS Option AB

. BGP Route Target Changes Without PE-CE Impact

. IS-IS MIB Support

. MPLS VPN-BGP Local Convergence

IP Multicast

. IGMP Static Group Range Support

. IP Multicast Load Splitting - Equal Cost Multipath (ECMP) using S, G 
and Next-hop

. IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast Address Group Range Support

. Multicast MIB VRF Support

. Multicast VPN Extranet Support

. Multicast VPN VRF Select

. PIM Triggered Joins

Call Admissions Control Enhancements for Voice and Video

. RSVP Interface-based Receiver Proxy

. RSVP Fast Link Repair

. RSVP VRF lite Admission Control

High Availability

. BFD client for IPv4 Static Routes

. BFD VRF support

. BFD Support for WAN Interfaces

Embedded Management

. EEM policy description display

. EEM policy AAA bypass

. Multiple CLI execution in one TCL command

Security

. Lightweight IPS Engines for Signatures

. New Default IOS IPS Category signatures

. Chaining of Traffic Scanning (Regular Expression) Tables for IPS

. Configurable Threshold Limits for IPS Signatures

. GET VPN VRF-Aware GDOI on GM

. Ability to Disable Volume-based IPSec Lifetime Rekey

. DMVPN Enhancements

Voice

. Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) Support for SRTP-RTP Internetworking

. CUBE Support for Out-of-dialog SIP OPTIONS Ping Messages to Monitor 
SIP Servers

. UC Trusted Firewall Control Version 2

. Cisco UC Release 8.0 SAF Support

Additional details on new features in Release 15.0(1)M are available 
athttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0m1/15_0_1_m_newfeatlist.html

Cisco IOS Software Release 15.1(1)\T

*Q.*What key new features are highlighted in Release 15.1(1)T?
*A.*Release 15.1(1)T adds support for the following new features:

. Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 3945E and 3925E Series

. Web Services Management Agent (WSMA) support for Transport Layer 
Security (TLS)

. IP SLA Engine 3

. Configurable MPLS MTU size for Layer 2 traffic over GRE Tunnels

. Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony 8.0

. Smart Call Home Support for Integrated Services Routers (ISR)

Additional details on new features in Release 15.1(1)T are available 
athttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_1/release/notes/151TFEAT.html


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Colin Doyle
Director of Network Services
CCNA, F5 ASP/ATSP, Juniper JES

Verilan, Inc.
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