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Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.1 Special and Early Deployments

Cisco uBR7200 Series - Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC

Table Of Contents

Release Notes for Cisco uBR7200 Series
for Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC

Contents

Introduction

Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Routers

Cisco uBR7246 VXR Universal Broadband Router

Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router

Cisco uBR7223 Universal Broadband Router

Universal Broadband Router Overview

Early Deployment Releases

System Requirements

Memory Recommendations

System Interoperability

Supported Hardware

Network Processing Engines

I/O Controllers

Cable Interface Line Cards

Port Adapter Cards

Determining Your Software Release

Upgrading to a New Software Release

Feature Set Tables

New and Changed Information

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(22)EC1

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(22)EC1

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(22)EC

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(22)EC

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC3

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC3

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC2

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC2

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC1

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC1

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(19)EC1

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(19)EC1

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(19)EC

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(19)EC

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC4

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC4

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC3

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC3

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC2

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC2

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC1

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC1

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC

New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC

cable source-verify leasetimer Command

Secondary IP Support for BPI Operations

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(12c)EC

New Software Features in Release 12.1(12c)EC

Adding Load Information and a Timestamp to Show Commands

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC1

New Software Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC1

Support for the cable tftp-enforce Command

EXEC Commands in Configuration Mode

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC

New Software Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC

Secure Shell Support

Cable Intercept Supports Multiple Hops

Show Cable Modem Summary Command Enhanced

Show Interface Cable Command Enhanced

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(10)EC1

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(10)EC1

New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(10)EC

UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E Input/Output Controller

PA-T3+ and PA-2T3+ Port Adapters

New Software Features in Release 12.1(10)EC

Cisco IOS Network-Based Application Recognition

Updates to the cable map-advance and show cable modem Commands

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(9)EC

New Software Features in Release 12.1(9)EC

Turbo Access Control Lists

New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(8)EC

MEM-SD-NSE-256MB Support

Port Adapters

New Software Features in Release 12.1(8)EC

Enhancements to CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB

SNMP Enhancements

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(7)EC

New Software Features in Release 12.1(7)EC

HCCP 1+1 Redundancy Support for the Cisco uBR-MC16S Cable Interface Line Card

New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(6)EC1

Cisco uBR-MC28C-BNC Cable Interface Line Card

Network Processing Engine-400 (NPE-400)

New Software Features in Release 12.1(6)EC1

Summary Counts for the "show cable modem summary" Command

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(5)EC1

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(5)EC1

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(4)EC

New Software Features in Release 12.1(4)EC

Cable Downstream Frequency Override CLI

Enhancements to SNMP-Specific Trap CLI

Enhancements to "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable"

SNMP Warm Start Trap

New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(3a)EC1

Cisco uBR-MC28C Cable Interface Line Card

New Software Features in Release 12.1(3a)EC1

Cable Interface Setup Facility

Cable Monitor

Default Templates for Cable Modulation Profiles

Dynamic Upstream Modulation

Hot-Standby 1+1 Redundancy

MIB Enhancements

Overlapping Subinterface IP Addresses

New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(2)EC1

PA-SRP-OC12SMI, PA-SRP-OC12SML, PA-SRP-OC12SMX, and PA-SRP-OC12MM Port Adapters

Other Port Adapters

New Software Features in Release 12.1(2)EC1

Configurable Alternate Termination System Information Messages

DOCSIS Ethernet MIB Objects Support (RFC 2665)

DOCSIS OSSI Objects Support (RFC 2233)

Dynamic Map-Advance

Dynamic Mobile Hosts

Dynamic Ranging Support

Enhanced Per-Modem Error Counter

Internal Modem Configuration File Editor

"MAX-CPE" CLI Override

MPLS VPN Support for Subinterfaces and Interface Bundles

Multicast BPI MIB Support

Link Up/Down Traps Support (RFC 2233)

SNMP Cable Modem Remote Query

SNMP Objects for Clear Host, Clear Cable Modem, and Show Current CPEs

Important Notes

Using cable helper-address and ip helper-address Commands

SNR Algorithm Updated

Limitation on Vendor-Specific Information in the DOCSIS Configuration File

Configuring the Routing Protocol Causes a Reset of the Cable Modems

Cable Source-Verify and Routing Configurations

NBAR Performance Impact

Deferral Notice for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)EC

Deferral Notice for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC

Cable Bundling

Improvements in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1

EIGRP, IS-IS, and OSPF Not Supported on Cable Interfaces

MIBs

Current MIBs

Supported MIBs

Cable-Specific MIBs

Deprecated MIBs

Caveats

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC1

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC3

Closed or Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(20)EC3

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC2

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC2

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC1

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC1

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC4

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC4

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC3

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC3

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC2

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC2

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC1

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(12c)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(12c)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC1

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC1

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(9)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(9)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(8)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(8)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(7)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(7)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(6)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(6)EC1

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(6)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(6)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(5)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(5)EC1

Open Caveats for (Deferred) Release 12.1(5)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for (Deferred) Release 12.1(5)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(4)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(4)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(3a)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(3a)EC1

Open Caveats for (Deferred) Release 12.1(3a)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for (Deferred) Release 12.1(3a)EC

Open Caveats for Release 12.1(2)EC1

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(2)EC1

Open Caveats for (Deferred) Release 12.1(2)EC

Closed and Resolved Caveats for (Deferred) Release 12.1(2)EC

Related Documentation

Release-Specific Documents

Platform-Specific Documents

Feature Modules

Cisco Feature Navigator

Cisco IOS Software Documentation Set

Documentation Modules

Release 12.1 Documentation Set Contents

Obtaining Documentation

World Wide Web

Documentation CD-ROM

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco.com

Technical Assistance Center

Cisco TAC Web Site

Cisco TAC Escalation Center


Release Notes for Cisco uBR7200 Series
for Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC


May 12, 2005
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1
OL-1564-15


These release notes for the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers document the cable-specific, leading-edge Cisco IOS 12.1 EC release and describe the enhancements and caveats provided in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1. These release notes are updated as needed to describe new memory requirements, new features, new hardware, related document changes, and any other important changes. For a list of the software caveats that apply to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1, see the "Caveats" section.

The Cisco IOS 12.1 EC release, based on the Cisco IOS 12.1 E train, is the newest release available for the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers. The Cisco IOS 12.1 EC release supports new hardware features such as the Cisco uBR-MC28C cable interface line card and new software features such as Dynamic Upstream Modulation.

Use these release notes in conjunction with the Cross-Platform Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.1 located on Cisco.com and the Documentation CD-ROM.

Cisco recommends that you view the field notices for this release to see if your software or hardware platforms are affected. If you have an account on Cisco.com, you can find field notices at http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/tech_tips/index/fn.html. If you do not have a Cisco.com login account, you can find field notices at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/tech_tips/index/fn.html.


Note Cable modem cards are referred to as cable interface line cards.



Note You can find the most current Cisco IOS documentation on Cisco.com. This set of electronic documents may contain updates and modifications made after this document was initially published.


Contents

These release notes describe the following topics:

Introduction

Early Deployment Releases

System Requirements

New and Changed Information

Important Notes

MIBs

Caveats

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Introduction

For information on new features and the Cisco IOS documentation set supported by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1, see the "New and Changed Information" section and the "Related Documentation" section.

Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Routers

The Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers—the Cisco uBR7223, the Cisco uBR7246, and the Cisco uBR7246 VXR—are based on the Data-over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) standards. Each is designed to be installed at a cable operator's headend facility or distribution hub and to function as the cable modem termination system (CMTS) for subscriber-end devices such as the Cisco uBR905 and Cisco uBR925 cable access routers, and other DOCSIS-compliant cable modems (CMs) and set-top boxes (STBs).

Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers allow two-way transmission of digital data and Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic over a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network. For cable plants not fully upgraded to support two-way cable transmission, the routers support DOCSIS-compliant telco return, where the cable modem's return path to the CMTS uses a dial-up telephone line connection instead of an upstream channel over the coaxial cable. The telco-return delivery mechanism enables cable operators to accelerate deployment of high-speed data services before the cable systems are upgraded to two-way plants.

The Cisco uBR7200 series routers support IP routing with a wide variety of protocols and combinations of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, serial, High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI), Packet over SONET (POS) OC-3 and OC-12c, and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) media.

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1 supports the Cisco uBR7246 VXR, Cisco uBR7246, and Cisco uBR7223 universal broadband routers.

Cisco uBR7246 VXR Universal Broadband Router

The Cisco uBR7246VXR offers an industry-proven CMTS and carrier-class router in a scalable platform with a high-performance network processing engine to support data, voice, and video services for medium to large network installations.

The Cisco uBR7246 VXR provides the following major hardware features:

High-performance network processing engine or network services engine

I/O controller

Up to two network interface port adapters

Up to four cable interface line cards

Up to two removable power supplies providing load-sharing and redundancy capabilities

Two Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) slots that allow for software upgrades through the use of Flash memory cards


Note The Cisco uBR7246 VXR chassis does not support the MC11-FPGA cable interface line card.


Cisco uBR7246 Universal Broadband Router

The Cisco uBR7246 offers an industry-proven CMTS and carrier-class router in a scalable platform to support data, voice, and video services for medium to large network installations.

The Cisco uBR7246 provides the following major hardware features:

Network processing engine

I/O controller

Up to two network interface port adapters

Up to four cable interface line cards

Up to two removable power supplies providing load-sharing and redundancy capabilities

Two PCMCIA slots that allow for software upgrades through the use of Flash memory cards

Cisco uBR7223 Universal Broadband Router

The Cisco uBR7223 is a cost-effective, scalable interface between subscriber cable modems and the backbone data network, and is designed specifically for small to medium network installations.

The Cisco uBR7223 provides the following major hardware features:

Network processing engine

I/O controller

One network interface port adapter

Up to two cable interface line cards

One removable power supply (The Cisco uBR7223 does not feature load-sharing and redundant power supply capability like the Cisco uBR7246 VXR and Cisco uBR7246.)

Two PCMCIA slots that allow for software upgrades through the use of Flash memory cards


Note The Cisco uBR7223 router reaches its End of Sale (EOS) point on January 24, 2003. For details see Product Bulletin No. 1955.


Universal Broadband Router Overview

Table 1 provides a quick overview of the major hardware features of the three universal broadband routers.

Table 1 Universal Broadband Router Overview 

Supported Hardware
Cisco uBR7246 VXR
Cisco uBR7246
Cisco uBR7223

Network Processing Engine

One of the following:

NPE-225

NPE-300

NPE-400

One of the following:

NPE-150

NPE-200

NPE-225

One of the following:

NPE-150

NPE-200

NPE-225

I/O Controller

One of the following:

UBR7200-I/O

UBR7200-I/O-FE

UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E

One of the following:

UBR7200-I/O

UBR7200-I/O-FE

One of the following:

UBR7200-I/O

UBR7200-I/O-FE

Network Interface Port Adapters

up to 2

up to 2

1

Cable Interface Line Cards

up to 4

up to 4

up to 2

Removable Power Supplies

up to 2

up to 2

1

PCMCIA Slots

2

2

2



Note The Cisco uBR7246VXR router supports the UBR7200-NPE-G1 processor only when running Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)BC2 or a later Cisco IOS 12.2 BC release. You cannot use the UBR7200-NPE-G1 processor using any release of Cisco IOS 12.1 EC. Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC does not support the UBR7200-NPE-G1.



Note Earlier release notes stated that the NPE-175 was also supported on the Cisco uBR7200 series routers. Because the NPE-175 has reached its end of life and was never made orderable on the Cisco uBR7200 series routers, it has been removed from the table.


Early Deployment Releases

These release notes describe the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1. Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC is an early deployment (ED) release based on Cisco IOS Release 12.1 E, which serves as the train's starting point. Cisco IOS Release 12.1 E, in turn, is based on Cisco IOS Release 12.1 Mainline. Early deployment releases contain fixes to software caveats as well as support for new Cisco hardware and software features. Feature support is cumulative from release to release, unless otherwise noted.

Table 2 lists the features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1.

Table 2 Early Deployment (ED) Releases for the Cisco uBR7200 Series 

ED Release
Additional Software Features1 and MIBs2
Additional Hardware Features
Hardware
Availability

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(22)EC1

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(22)EC

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(20)EC3

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(20)EC2

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(20)EC1

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(20)EC

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(19)EC1

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(19)EC

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(13)EC4

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(13)EC3

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(13)EC2

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(13)EC1

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(13)EC

Support for cable source-verify leasetimer <n> command to configure how often the timer checks for expired lease times for the IP addresses for known CPE devices.

Secondary IP Support for Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI) Operations where the secondary IP addresses are linked to the service IDs (SIDs) used by CMs and CPE devices.

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(12c)EC

Support for exec prompt timestamp command to add load information and a timestamp to Show commands.

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(11b)EC1

Support for cable tftp-enforce command

EXEC commands in Configuration Mode

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(11b)EC

SSH3 support

Cable intercept supports multiple hops

Show Cable Modem Summary command enhanced

Show Interface Cable command enhanced

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(10)EC1

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(10)EC

Cisco IOS Network-Based Application Recognition

Updates to the cable map-advance and show cable modem commands

Support for PA-T3+ and PA-2T3+ port adapters for the Cisco uBR7223 and Cisco uBR7246VXR routers

Support for the UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E input/output controller in the Cisco uBR7246VXR chassis

12/2001

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(9)EC

Turbo Access Control Lists (Turbo ACL)

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(8)EC

SNMP Enhancements to CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB

Support for single-slot 256MB memory module on the NPE-225 and NPE-300 processors

Support for PA-A3-8T1/IMA port adapter

8/27/2001

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(7)EC

HCCP Support for the Cisco uBR-MC16S cable interface line card

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(6)EC1

Enhancements to the show cable modem summary command

NPE-400

Cisco uBR-MC28C-BNC Cable Interface Line Card

4/15/2001

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(5)EC1

None

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(4)EC

Cable Downstream Frequency Override CLI

Enhancements to SNMP-Specific Trap CLI

Enhancements to "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable" object

SNMP Warm Start Trap

None

NA

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(3a)EC1

New in Release 12.1(3a)EC14 :

Hot-Standby 1+1 Redundancy

Dynamic Upstream Modulation

Default Templates for Cable Modulation Profiles

Cable Monitor

Cable Interface Setup Facility

Overlapping Subinterface IP Addresses

Note In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1, all images support MPLS-VPN. In addition, changes were made to better support the uBR-MC28C cable interface line card.

Enhancements were made to the following MIBs:

CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB

DOCS-IF-MIB

Cisco uBR-MC28C Cable Interface Line Card

Now

Cisco IOS
Release 12.1(2)EC1

MPLS5 VPN6 Support for Subinterfaces and Interface Bundles

Dynamic Ranging Support

Enhanced Per-Modem Error Counter

Configurable Alternate Termination System Information Messages

Internal Modem Configuration File Editor

"max-cpe" CLI override

New MIBs Supported:

DOCSIS Ethernet MIB Objects Support (RFC7 2665)

DOCSIS OSSI8 Objects Support (RFC 2233)

Multicast BPI9 MIB Support

Link Up/Down Traps Support (RFC 2233)

SNMP10 Cable Modem Remote Query

SNMP Objects for Clear Host, Clear Cable Modem, and Show Current CPEs11

New Port Adapters12 in Release 12.1(2)EC1:

Dynamic Packet Transport

PA-SRP-OC12SMI

PA-SRP-OC12SML

PA-SRP-OC12SMX

PA-SRP-OC12MM

PA-4E1G/120

PA-E3

PA-MC-4T1

PA-MC-8T1

PA-A3-T3

PA-A3-E3

PA-4T+

PA-8T-V35

PA-8T-X21

Now

1 Only major features are listed.

2 MIB = Management Information Base

3 SSH = Secure Shell

4 In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1, all images support MPLS-VPN. In addition, changes were made in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1 to better support the uBR-MC28C cable interface line card.

5 MPLS = Multiprotocol Label Switching

6 VPN = Virtual Private Network

7 RFC = Request For Comments

8 OSSI = Operations Support System Interface

9 BPI = baseline privacy interface

10 SNMP = Simple Network Management Protocol

11 CPE = customer premises equipment

12 See Table 5 for information about port adapters supported on each chassis.


System Requirements

This section describes the system requirements for Cisco Release 12.1(22)EC1 and includes the following sections:

Memory Recommendations

System Interoperability

Supported Hardware

Determining Your Software Release

Upgrading to a New Software Release

Feature Set Tables

Memory Recommendations

Table 3 displays the memory recommendations of the Cisco IOS feature sets for the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1. Cisco uBR7200 series routers support a 16-MB or 20-MB Type II PCMCIA Flash memory card.

Table 3 Memory Recommendations for the Cisco uBR7200 Series Routers, Cisco Release 12.1(22)EC1 Feature Sets 

Feature Set
Software Image
Recommended
Flash
Memory
Recommended
DRAM
Memory
Runs
From
Two-Way Data/VoIP Images

DOCSIS Two-Way

ubr7200-p-mz

16 MB Flash

128 MB DRAM

RAM

DOCSIS Two-Way IP Plus

ubr7200-is-mz

16 MB Flash

128 MB DRAM

RAM

DOCSIS Two-Way with BPI

ubr7200-k1p-mz

16 MB Flash

128 MB DRAM

RAM

DOCSIS Two-Way IP Plus
with BPI

ubr7200-ik1s-mz

16 MB Flash

128 MB DRAM

RAM

Telco-Return Images

DOCSIS IP Plus Telco Return

ubr7200-ist-mz

16 MB Flash

128 MB DRAM

RAM

DOCSIS IP Plus Telco Return
with BPI

ubr7200-ik1st-mz

16 MB Flash

128 MB DRAM

RAM

Boot Image

UBR7200 Boot Image1

ubr7200-boot-mz

None

None

1 The 12.1 EC UBR7200 boot image is provided for the IUBR7200-I/O-2FE/E input/output controller, which must use the Cisco IOS 12.1(10)EC1 or later 12.1 EC release boot image. This image cannot be used on any other I/O controllers.


The image subset legend for Table 3 is as follows:

i = IP routing, MPLS-VPN support, and noncable interface bridging, including Network Address Translation (NAT)

k1 = DOCSIS Baseline Privacy and MPLS-VPN support

p = IP routing with Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP); MPLS-VPN support; no bridging and no NAT

s = "Plus" features: NAT and Inter-Switch Link (ISL)

t = DOCSIS telco return


Note All images support all of the hardware listed in the section "Supported Hardware," page 11, unless otherwise indicated.


System Interoperability

This section clarifies the operation of certain features in the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers.

DOCSIS 1.0 Baseline Privacy

DOCSIS baseline privacy interface (BPI) gives subscribers data privacy across the RF network, encrypting traffic flows between the CMTS and CM. BPI ensures that a CM, uniquely identified by its Media Access Control (MAC) address, can obtain keying material for services only it is authorized to access.

To enable BPI, choose software at both the CMTS and CM that support the mode of operation. For the Cisco uBR7200 series software, choose an image with "k1" in its file name or BPI in the feature set description.

The CM must also support BPI. CMs must have factory-installed RSA private/public key pairs to support internal algorithms to generate key pairs prior to first BPI establishment. BPI must be enabled using the DOCSIS configuration file.


Note RSA stands for Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman, inventors of a public-key cryptographic system.


CM Interoperability

The Cisco uBR7200 series interoperates with the following cable modems:

DOCSIS-based two-way CMs that support basic Internet access, VoIP, or Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

Telco-return CMs
To support telco return, use a Cisco uBR7200 series software image that contains "t" in its file name. The telco-return CM must be DOCSIS-based or compliant and must be configured to support telco return.


Note Some third-party telco-return CMs cannot receive traffic over the same downstream channel as CMs operating on a two-way data system. In these instances, segment your cable plant to allow more than one downstream channel.


EuroDOCSIS CMs or STBs with integrated EuroDOCSIS CMs using Cisco MC16E cable interface line cards and Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1 or higher.
EuroDOCSIS operation support includes 8-MHz Phase Alternating Line (PAL) or Systeme Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire (SECAM) channel plans.

DOCSIS 1.0 Extensions

The Cisco uBR7200 series supports the following DOCSIS 1.0 quality of service (QoS) extensions:

Multi-Service ID (SID) support, allowing the definition of multiple SIDs on the upstream—Voice traffic can be designated on a higher QoS committed information rate (CIR) secondary SID, while data traffic can be forwarded on a best-effort basis on a primary SID. Secondary SIDs are higher QoS CIR-type classes that have a nonzero minimum reserved rate (CIR-type service). These SIDs receive preferential treatment at the CMTS for grants over any tiered best-effort type data SID of that upstream. Reliable operation with voice requires multiple SIDs—at least two per CM to separate voice from data. In DOCSIS 1.0, SIDs are set up statically. When supporting DOCSIS 1.0 extensions, SIDs can be set up statically or dynamically. Both the CMTS and CM must support this capability.

CM-initiated dynamic MAC messages—Dynamic Service Addition (DSA) and Dynamic Service Deletion (DSD). These messages allow dynamic SIDs to be created and deleted at run-time on a per-VoIP call basis.

Unsolicited grant service (constant bit rate [CBR] scheduling) on the upstream—This helps provide a higher-quality channel for upstream VoIP packets from an Integrated Telephony Cable Modem (ITCM) such as the Cisco uBR924 cable access router.

Ability to provide separate downstream rates for any given ITCM, based on the IP-precedence value in the packet—This helps separate voice signaling and data traffic that goes to the same ITCM to address rate-shaping purposes.

Concatenation—To increase the per-CM upstream throughput in certain releases of software, Cisco uBR7200 series software supports a concatenated burst of multiple MAC frames from a CM that supports concatenation.


Note All DOCSIS 1.0 extensions are activated only when a CM or Cisco uBR924 that supports these extensions solicits services using dynamic MAC messages or the feature set. If the CMs in your network are pure DOCSIS 1.0-based, they receive regular DOCSIS 1.0 treatment from the CMTS.


Clock Synchronization

The Cisco uBR7200 series support clock hardware and software to enable high-quality delivery of IP telephony services through synchronized data transmissions. To support the clock feature set, a Cisco uBR7246 VXR chassis must be used. The Cisco uBR7246 VXR must contain a clock card and an MC16S, MC16E, or MC28C cable interface line card. Only the MC16S, MC16E, and MC28C cable interface line cards support the external clock reference from the clock card to distribute that signal to CMs or STBs attached to the specific network segments. A chassis configured with an MC16S or MC16E cable interface line card must be running Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1 or higher. A chassis configured with an MC28C cable interface line card must be running Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1 or higher.

Each cable modem must also support VoIP applications and the clock reference feature set to enable synchronized timing. The Cisco uBR924 cable access router, running Cisco IOS Release 12.0(7)T or later, supports the clock reference feature set automatically.

Supported Hardware

For detailed descriptions of the new hardware features, see the "New and Changed Information" section. Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1 supports the following Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers:

Cisco uBR7223

Cisco uBR7246

Cisco uBR7246 VXR

For detailed descriptions of the new hardware features, see the "New and Changed Information" section.

Network Processing Engines

The Cisco uBR7223 and the Cisco uBR7246 support the following Network Processing Engines (NPE) in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1:

NPE-150

NPE-200

NPE-225

The Cisco uBR7246 VXR supports the following Network Processing Engines (NPEs) in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1:

NPE-225

NPE-300

NPE-400


Note The NPE-300 and NPE-400 are not supported on the Cisco uBR7223 and the Cisco uBR7246. The NPE-150 and NPE-200 are not supported on the Cisco uBR7246 VXR.


For more information, see the Network Processing Engine & Network Services Engine Installation and Configuration guide and the Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input/Output Controller guide on Cisco.com.

I/O Controllers

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1 supports the following I/O controllers for the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers:

UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E—Two autosensing Ethernet/Fast Ethernet ports; equipped with 2 RJ-45 receptacles for 10/100 Mbps operation. Supported on Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC or later 12.1 EC releases for the Cisco uBR7246VXR router only. Also, the Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC boot helper image [ubr7200-boot-mz.12.1-10.EC] must be used on this controller.

UBR7200-I/O-FE—One Fast Ethernet port; equipped with an MII receptacle and an RJ-45 receptacle for use at 100 Mbps full-duplex or half-duplex operation. Only 1 receptacle can be configured for use at a time. Supported on Cisco IOS Release 11.3(6)NA or later releases for Cisco uBR7223 and Cisco uBR7246 routers. Supported on Cisco IOS Release 12.0(6)T or later releases for the Cisco uBR7246VXR router. The 12.0(15)SC [ubr7200-boot-mz.12.0-15.SC] boot helper image is required for this controller. Do not use the 12.1(10)EC boot helper image with this I/O controller.

UBR7200-I/O—Has no Fast Ethernet port. Supported on Cisco IOS Release 11.3(6)NA or later releases for Cisco uBR7223 and Cisco uBR7246 routers. Supported on Cisco IOS Release 12.0(6)T or later releases for the Cisco uBR7246VXR router. The 12.0(15)SC [ubr7200-boot-mz.12.0-15.SC] boot helper image is required for this controller. Do not use the 12.1(10)EC boot helper image with this I/O controller.

Cable Interface Line Cards

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1 supports the following cable interface line cards, all of which provide connection to the HFC network:

MC11C cable interface line cards (which replace the original MC11-FPGA cable interface line cards that are also supported for existing installations) offer the following ports:

one upstream port

one downstream port


Note The Cisco uBR-MC11C cable interface line card reaches its End of Sale (EOS) point on January 24, 2003. For details see Product Bulletin No. 1955.


MC12C cable interface line cards (which replace the original MC12 cable interface line cards) offer the following ports:

two upstream ports

one downstream port

MC14C cable interface line cards (which replace the original MC14 cable interface line cards) offer the following ports:

four upstream ports

one downstream port

MC16C cable interface line cards (which replace the MC16B cable interface line cards that are also supported for existing installations) offer the following ports:

six upstream ports

one downstream port

MC16E cable interface line cards provide connection to an HFC network using the proposed EuroDOCSIS (Annex A) standard, and offer the following ports:

six upstream ports

one downstream port

MC16S spectrum management cable interface line cards offer the following ports:

six upstream ports, with dedicated hardware support for enhanced hardware-based spectrum management

one downstream port

MC28C and MC28C-BNC cable interface line cards offer the following ports:

eight upstream ports

two downstream ports

Table 4 provides a quick overview of the cable interface line cards that are supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1.

Table 4 Cisco uBR7200 Series Cable Interface Line Cards 

Cable Interface Line Card
Upstream
Ports
Downstream
Ports
Additional Features

MC11C

1

1

 

MC12C

2

1

 

MC14C

4

1

 

MC16C

6

1

 

MC16E

6

1

EuroDOCSIS (Annex A) Support

MC16S

6

1

Enhanced software- and hardware-based Spectrum Management Support

MC28C

8

2

 

MC28C-BNC

8

2

BNC connectors instead of F-connectors


Port Adapter Cards

Table 5 lists and describes the port adapters supported by Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1.


Note Not all Cisco uBR7200 series routers support all port adapters. Some port adapters must be at certain revision levels to be used in the Cisco uBR7246 VXR router.



Tips The Cisco IOS Releases shown in Table 5 are the minimum releases in the Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC train that support each port adapter. However, Cisco recommends using the most current release of a train if possible.


Table 5 Cisco uBR7200 Series Port Adapter Releases 

Product Number
Cisco uBR7223
Cisco uBR7246
Cisco uBR7246 VXR
Ethernet

PA-4E—4-port Ethernet 10BASE-T port adapter

12.1(2)EC11

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-8E—8-port Ethernet 10BASE-T port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-FE-TX—1-port 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-FE-FX—1-port 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-2FEISL-TX—2-port 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet port adapter with Inter-Switch Link (ISL) support

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-2FEISL-FX—2-port 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet port adapter with ISL support

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-12E/2FE—12-port 10BASE-T and 2-port 10/100BASE-TX port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-2FE-TX—2-port 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet port adapter

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-2FE-FX—2-port 100BASE-FX Fast Ethernet port adapter

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

Gigabit Ethernet

PA-GE—1-port, full-duplex, IEEE 802.3z-compliant Gigabit Ethernet (GE) port adapter2

Not applicable

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

Serial

PA-4T+—4-port synchronous serial port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-8T-232—8-port EIA/TIA-232 synchronous serial port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-8T-V35—8-port V.35 synchronous serial port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-8T-X21—8-port X.21 synchronous serial port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-4E1G-75—4-port unbalanced (75-ohm) E1-G.703/G.704 synchronous serial port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-4E1G-120—4-port balanced (120-ohm) E1-G.703/G.704 synchronous serial port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-E3—1-port high-speed serial E3 interface port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-T3—1-port T3 serial interface port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-T3+—1-port T3 serial interface port adapter enhanced

12.1(10)EC

Not applicable

12.1(10)EC

PA-2E3—2-port high-speed serial E3 interface port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-2T3—2-port T3 serial interface port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-2T3+—2-port T3 serial interface port adapter enhanced

12.1(10)EC

Not applicable

12.1(10)EC

PA-MC-E3—1-port multi-channel E3, medium-speed serial interface port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-MC-T3—1-port T3 (channelized into 28 independent T1 data lines) port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-MC-2T1—2-port multichannel DS1 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Interface (PRI) single-wide port adapter

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-MC-4T1—4-port multichannel DS1 ISDN PRI single-wide port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-MC-8E1/120—8-port multichannel E1 ISDN PRI single-wide port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-MC-8T1—8-port multichannel DS1 ISDN PRI single-wide port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-MC-2E1/120—2-port multichannel E1 ISDN PRI single-wide port adapter

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

HSSI

PA-H—1-port HSSI port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1 3

PA-2H—2-port HSSI port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1 4

ATM

PA-A1-OC3SMI—1-port ATM OC-3c/STM-1 single-mode intermediate reach port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-A1-OC3MM—1-port ATM OC-3c/STM-1 multimode port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-A2-4E1XC-OC3SM—5-port ATM CES5 (4 E1 120-ohm CBR6 ports and 1 OC-3 ATM single-mode port) port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-A2-4E1XC-E3ATM—5-port ATM CES5 (4 E1 120-ohm CBR6 ports and 1 E3 ATM port) port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-A2-4T1C-OC3SM—5-port ATM CES5 (4 T1 CBR6 ports and 1 OC-3 ATM single-mode port) port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-A2-4T1C-T3ATM—5-port ATM CES5 (4 T1 CBR6 ports and 1 T3 ATM port) port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

Not applicable

PA-A3-E3—1-port E3 ATM, PCI-based port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-A3-T3—1-port T3 ATM, PCI-based port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-A3-OC3MM—1-port OC-3c ATM, PCI-based multimode port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-A3-OC3SMI—1-port OC-3c ATM, PCI-based single-mode intermediate reach port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-A3-OC3SML—1-port OC-3c ATM, PCI-based single-mode long reach port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-A3-8T1IMA—ATM inverse multiplexer over ATM port adapter with 8 T1 ports

12.1(8)EC

12.1(8)EC

12.1(8)EC

Packet-Over-SONET (POS)

PA-POS-OC3SML—1-port POS OC-3 single-mode, long reach port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-POS-OC3SMI—1-port OC-3 single-mode, intermediate reach port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-POS-OC3MM—1-port POS OC3 multimode port adapter

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

Dynamic Packet Transport (DPT)

PA-SRP-OC12SML—2-port OC-12c (STM4c) single-mode fiber, long reach DPT port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-SRP-OC12SMI—2-port OC-12c (STM4c) single-mode fiber, intermediate reach DPT port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

PA-SRP-OC12SMX—2-port OC-12c (STM4c) single-mode fiber, extended reach DPT port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(5)EC1

PA-SRP-OC12MM—2-port OC-12c (STM4c) multimode fiber DPT port adapter

Not applicable

12.1(2)EC1

12.1(2)EC1

1 The number in this column indicates the Cisco IOS release in which the interface was introduced. For example, 12.1(2)EC1 means that an interface was introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1.

2 The Gigabit Ethernet port adapter must be combined with the appropriate optical fiber cable and a Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC). The Gigabit Ethernet port adapter is supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1.

3 To use a PA-H 1-port HSSI port adapter in a Cisco uBR7246 VXR, be sure you have the minimum required hardware revision (version 7, part number 800-02747-06) or a more recent version of the port adapter.

4 To use a PA-2H 2-port HSSI port adapter in a Cisco uBR7246 VXR, be sure you have the minimum required hardware revision (version 1.3, part number 800-03306-02) or a more recent version of the port adapter.

5 CES = circuit emulation services.

6 CBR = constant bit rate.


Determining Your Software Release

To determine the version of Cisco IOS software running on the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router, log in to the router and enter the show version EXEC command:

Router> show version
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software 
IOS (tm) 12.1 EC Software (ubr7200-is-mz), Version 12.1(22)EC1, RELEASE SOFTWARE

Upgrading to a New Software Release

For general information about upgrading to a new software release, see Cisco IOS Upgrade Ordering Instructions located at: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/iosw/prodlit/957_pp.htm.

Feature Set Tables

The Cisco IOS software is packaged in feature sets consisting of software images—depending on the platform. Each feature set contains a specific set of Cisco IOS features.

Table 6 lists the features and feature sets supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1 and uses the following conventions:

Yes—The feature is supported in the software image.

No—The feature is not supported in the software image.

In—The number in the "In" column indicates the Cisco IOS release in which the feature was introduced (excluding deferred images). Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1 was the base release; all features, unless otherwise noted, were introduced in this release.


Note This table might not be cumulative or list all the features in each image. You can find the most current Cisco IOS documentation on Cisco.com. These electronic documents may contain updates and modifications made after the hard-copy documents were printed. If you have a Cisco.com login account, you can find image and release information regarding features prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1 by using the Feature Navigator tool at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn.


Table 6 Feature List by Feature Sets for Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Routers 

Feature
Feature Set
In1
DOCSIS Two-way
DOCSIS Two-way with BPI
DOCSIS Two-way, IP Plus
DOCSIS Two-way,
IP Plus, Telco Return
DOCSIS Two-way, IP Plus with BPI
DOCSIS Two-way,
IP Plus,
Telco Return with BPI
IP Routing

DHCP2 Server

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DRP3 Server Agent

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Easy IP (Phase 1)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hot-Standby 1+1 Redundancy

12.1(3a)EC1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

HSRP4 over ISL5 in Virtual LAN Configurations

 

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IP Type of Service and Precedence for GRE6 Tunnels

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IP Enhanced IGRP7 Route Authentication

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per-Modem Filters

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Management

Cable Interface Setup Facility

12.1(3a)EC1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cable Monitor

12.1(3a)EC1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cisco Call History MIB Command Line Interface

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cisco IOS Internationalization

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DOCSIS Ethernet MIB Objects Support (RFC 2665)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DOCSIS OSSI8 Objects Support (RFC 2233)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dynamic Ranging Support

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Enhanced Modem Status Display

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Enhanced Per-Modem Error Counter

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Entity MIB, Phase 1

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Interface Command Enhancements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internal Modem Configuration File Editor

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MC16S LED9 Enhancements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

MIB Enhancements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multicast BPI MIB

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

LinkUp/Down Traps Support (RFC 2233)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RF Interface MIB

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SNMPv2C10 and SNMPv311

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SNMP Cable Modem Remote Query

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multimedia

Bidirectional PIM12

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IP Multicast Load Splitting across Equal-Cost Paths

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IP Multicast over ATM13 Point-to-Multipoint Virtual Circuits

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IP Multicast over Token Ring LANs

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Stub IP Multicast Routing

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Quality of Service

Dynamic Upstream Modulation

12.1(3a)EC1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DOCSIS 1.0+14 QoS Enhancements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Downstream QoS Handling

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Downstream Traffic Shaping

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dynamic SID Support

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dynamic Map-Advance

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Improved Upstream QoS

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multiple SID Support (static only)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Network-Based Application Recognition

12.1(10)EC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

QoS Configuration

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

QoS Profile Enforcement

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Read/Create Implementation of QoS

 

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RTP15 Header Compression

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Telco Return

 

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Time of Day (ToD) Server

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Upstream Address Verification

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Upstream Traffic Shaping

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Security

Automated Double Authentication

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

BPI Encryption

 

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Cable Modem and Multicast Authentication using RADIUS16

 

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Cisco IOS Firewall Enhancements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dynamic Mobile Hosts

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

HTTP17 Security

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Named Method Lists for AAA18 Authorization & Accounting

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per-Modem and Per-Host Access List Support

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per-User Configuration

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Redirect-Number Support for RADIUS and TACACS19 + Servers

 

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Reflexive Access Lists

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Secondary IP Support for BPI Operations

12.1(13)EC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Secure Shell Support

12.1(11b)EC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

TFTP Enforce Support20

12.1(11b)EC1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Turbo Access Control Lists

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Attributes

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Switching

Fast-Switched Policy Routing

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VPN

MPLS VPN Support for Subinterfaces and Interface Bundles

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

WAN Optimization

PAD21 Subaddressing

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

WAN Services

Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol (BACP)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Enhanced Local Management Interface (ELMI)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Frame Relay Enhancements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Frame Relay MIB Extensions

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Frame Relay Router ForeSight

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

ISDN22 Advice of Charge

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

ISDN Caller ID Callback

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

ISDN Multiple Switch Type

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

ISDN NFAS23

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression (MPPC)

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

National ISDN Switch Types for BRI24 and PRI25

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

VPDN26 MIB and Syslog Facility

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

X.25 Enhancements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

X.25 Switching Between PVCs27 and SVCs28

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1 The number in the "In" column indicates the Cisco IOS release in which the feature was introduced. For example, 12.1(3a)EC1 means that a feature was introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1. If a cell in this column is empty, the feature was included in the initial base release.

2 DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

3 DRP = Director Response Protocol

4 HSRP = Hot-Standby Routing Protocol

5 ISL = Inter-Switch Link

6 GRE = generic routing encapsulation

7 IGRP = Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

8 OSSI = Operations Support System Interface

9 LED = light emitting diode

10 SNMPv2 = Simple Network Management Protocol version 2

11 SNMPv3 = Simple Network Management Protocol version 3

12 PIM = Protocol Independent Multicast

13 ATM = Asynchronous Transfer Mode

14 The DOCSIS 1.0+ QoS Enhancements is a set of Cisco's Quality of Service extensions to DOCSIS 1.0 to enable basic VoIP service over the DOCSIS link before DOCSIS 1.1 becomes available. The main enhancements include support for dynamic creation and teardown of flows during voice calls, support for one new unsolicited grant service (UGS) slot scheduling mechanism for voice slots, and per IP-precedence rate shaping on the downstream.

15 RTP = Real-Time Transport Protocol

16 RADIUS = Remote Access Dial-In User Service

17 HTTP = Hypertext Transfer Protocol

18 AAA =authentication, authorization, and accounting

19 TACACS = Terminal Access Controller Access Control System

20 TFTP = Trivial File Transfer Protocol

21 PAD = packet assembler/disassembler

22 ISDN = Integrated Services Digital Network

23 NFAS = non-facility-associated signaling

24 BRI = Basic Rate Interface

25 PRI = Primary Rate Interface

26 VPDN = virtual private dial-up network

27 PVC = permanent virtual circuit

28 SVC = switched virtual circuit


New and Changed Information

The following sections list the new hardware and software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers for Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(22)EC1

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(22)EC1

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(22)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(22)EC

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC3

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC3.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC3

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC3.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC2

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC2.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC2

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC2.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC1

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC1.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC1

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC1.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(20)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(20)EC

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7100 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(19)EC1

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC1.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(19)EC1

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC1.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(19)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(19)EC

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC4

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC4.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC4

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC4.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC3

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC3.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC3

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC3.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC2

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC2.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC2

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC2.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC1

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC1.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC1

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC1.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(13)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(13)EC

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC supports the following new software feature for the Cisco uBR7200 series routers.

cable source-verify leasetimer Command

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC introduces the cable source-verify leasetimer <n> command.

The leasetimer option allows you to configure how often the timer checks the lease times, so as to specify the maximum amount of time a customer premises equipment (CPE) device can use an IP address that was previously assigned by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server but whose lease time has since expired. The time period can range from 1 minute to 240 minutes (4 hours), with a grace period of 2 minutes to allow a PC enough time to make a DHCP request to renew the IP address.

To turn off the timer, so that the CMTS no longer checks the lease times, issue the cable source-verify command without the dhcp option, or turn off the feature entirely with the no cable source-verify command. The leasetimer option takes effect only when the dhcp option is also used on an interface or subinterface.

The leasetimer option adds another level of verification by activating a timer that periodically examines the lease times for the IP addresses for known CPE devices. If the CMTS discovers that the DHCP lease for a CPE device has expired, it removes that IP address from its database, preventing the CPE device from communicating until it makes another DHCP request. This prevents users from treating DHCP-assigned addresses as static addresses, as well as from using IP addresses that were previously assigned to other devices.


Note The leasetimer option for the cable source-verify command cannot be configured on subinterfaces. Instead, configure the command on the master interface, and the leasetimer will apply to all subinterfaces as well.


The following example shows how to enable the leasetimer feature so that every two hours, the CMTS checks the IP addresses in the CPE database for that particular interface for expired lease times:

router# configure terminal 
router#(config) interface c1/0 
router(config-if)# cable source-verify dhcp 
router(config-if)# cable source-verify leasetimer 120 

For more information on the command, refer to the "Cisco Cable Modem Termination System Commands" chapter in the Cisco Broadband Cable Command Reference Guide at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/cable/bbccmref/bbcmts.htm

Secondary IP Support for BPI Operations

To support Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI) operations with cable modems (CMs) and customer premises equipment (CPE) devices that use secondary IP addresses, in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC, the Cisco CMTS maintains a database that links the known secondary IP addresses to the service IDs (SIDs) used by those devices. When the CMTS and CM need to renew their public keys, the CMTS uses this database to ensure that all IP addresses are sufficiently updated to allow proper routing and fast switching.

To manually clear the table of IP addresses for a particular SID, you can use the new clear cable secondary-ip command.

To display the list of known IP addresses per SID, you can use the new secondary-ip option for the show interface cable sid command.

For more information on the commands, refer to the "Cisco Cable Modem Termination System Commands" chapter in the Cisco Broadband Cable Command Reference Guide at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/cable/bbccmref/bbcmts.htm

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(12c)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(12c)EC.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(12c)EC

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(12c)EC supports the following new software feature for the Cisco uBR7200 series routers.

Adding Load Information and a Timestamp to Show Commands

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(12c)EC adds a new command, exec prompt timestamp, that adds load information and a timestamp to all show commands. This can be useful for troubleshooting and system analysis.

The new command has the following syntax in line configuration mode:

Router(config-line)# [no] exec prompt timestamp

The command has the following syntax in User EXEC mode, so that users who do not know the enable password can also timestamp their show commands:

Router> terminal [no] exec prompt timestamp 

The following example shows how to enable and disable the timestamp for the console connection:

Router# config t 
Router(config)# line console 0 
Router(config-line)# exec prompt timestamp 
Router(config-line)# no exec prompt timestamp 

The following example shows how to enable and disable the timestamp for the first five telnet connections:

Router(config)# line vty 0 4 
Router(config-line)# exec prompt timestamp 
Router(config-line)# no exec prompt timestamp 

The following example shows how to enable and disable the timestamp when logged into User EXEC mode:

Router> terminal exec prompt timestamp 
Router> terminal no exec prompt timestamp 

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC1

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC1.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC1

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC1 supports the following new software feature for the Cisco uBR7200 series routers.

Support for the cable tftp-enforce Command

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC1 adds support for the new cable tftp-enforce cable interface configuration command, which requires all cable modems on a cable interface to attempt a TFTP request for the DOCSIS configuration file through the cable interface with the Cisco uBR7200 series router before being allowed to register and come online. This can help prevent the following situations from occurring:

Users who attempt theft-of-service by reconfiguring their local networks to allow the downloading of an unauthorized DOCSIS configuration file from a local TFTP server. Typically, some users do this to obtain services that they have not paid for, such as higher guaranteed bandwidths or a higher priority Quality of Service (QoS) profile.

Some brands or models of cable modems might be running older software releases that cache the DOCSIS configuration file and use the cached version instead of downloading the actual file from a TFTP server during the registration process. Although this can marginally speed up the registration process, it also violates the DOCSIS requirements and could create a situation in which the cable modem is not using the proper DOCSIS configuration file. A user might then be mistakenly accused of theft-of-service, when in reality the problem is the non-DOCSIS-compliant cable modem.

The cable tftp-enforce command identifies these situations and can block these cable modems from registering and coming online. This command also has an option that allows these cable modems to come online, but it also identifies the cable modems so that the network administrators can investigate the situation further before taking any action.

Command Syntax

The new command has the following syntax:

cable tftp-enforce [mark-only] 
no cable tftp-enforce [mark-only] 

When the command is used without the mark-only option, cable modems that do not download a TFTP file are blocked from registering and coming online. The mark-only option allows the cable modems to come online, but it also prints a warning message and marks the cable modems in the show cable modem command.


Tips Cisco recommends that you initially configure cable interfaces with the mark-only option, so that potential problems are identified without initially interfering with users' ability to come online. After you identify and resolve these initial problems, reconfigure the cable interfaces without the mark-only option to block problem cable modems that attempt to come online without downloading a valid DOCSIS configuration file.


The default behavior is not to require the TFTP download through the cable interface with the Cisco uBR7200 series router. Each cable interface must be configured with this command to require the TFTP download.

Enforcing TFTP Downloads and Blocking Non-Compliant Cable Modems

The following example shows how to enforce TFTP downloads for all of the cable modems on cable interface 3/0. These cable modems must attempt a TFTP download of the DOCSIS configuration file through their cable interface with the Cisco uBR7200 series router. If they do not, they are not allowed to register or come online.

Router# configure terminal 
Router(config)# interface cable 3/0 
Router(config-if)# cable tftp-enforce 
Router(config-if)# exit 
Router(config)# 

When the cable tftp-enforce command is configured, the following message is displayed on the console when a cable modem attempts to register without first attempting a TFTP download through the cable interface with the Cisco uBR7200 series router:

06:53:57: %UBR7200-4-REGISTRATION_BEFORE_TFTP: Registration request unexpected:
Cable Modem did not attempt TFTP.  Registration Rejected. CM Mac Addr <00ff.ff66.12fb>

When a cable modem is rejected for not attempting a TFTP download, it is marked as having a Message Integrity Check (MIC) failure—reject(m)—in the show cable modems command.

Router# configure terminal 
Router(config)# interface cable 3/0 
Router(config-if)# cable tftp-enforce 
Router(config-if)# exit 
Router(config)# 

Router# show cable modems 
Interface   Prim  Online     Timing Rec    QoS CPE IP address      MAC address
            Sid   State      Offset Power
Cable3/0/U1 1     online(pt)  2734    0.50  5   0   10.1.1.38       00ff.fffa.0a35
Cable3/0/U0 2     online(pt)  2729    0.25  5   0   10.1.1.50       00ff.ff07.382f
Cable3/0/U0 3     init(i)     2732    0.25  2   0   10.1.1.48       00ff.ff03.307d
Cable3/0/U1 4     online(pt)  2737    0.75  5   0   10.1.1.34       00ff.ff59.4477
Cable3/0/U1 5     reject(m)   2215    0.25  2   0   10.1.1.47       00ff.ff66.12fb

Router# 

Note DOCSIS-compliant cable modems that are rejected with a MIC failure go into the offline state for a short period of time and then retry the registration process.


The debug cable registration command can be used to display additional information:

Router# debug cable interface c3/0 verbose 
Router# debug cable registration 
CMTS registration debugging is on

Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Registration request from 00ff.ff66.12fb, SID 7 on Cable3/0/U1
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found a network access control parameter: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found a class of service block: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found Baseline Privacy config: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found Max CPE: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found CM MIC: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found CMTS MIC: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found modem ip: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found modem capabilities: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Finished parsing REG Request
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Cable Modem sent Registration Request without attempting 
required TFTP
22:33:21 %UBR7200-4-REGISTRATION_BEFORE_TFTP: Registration request unexpected: 
Cable Modem did not attempt TFTP. Registration Rejected. CM Mac Addr <00ff.ff66.12fb>
Registration failed for Cable Modem 00ff.ff66.12fb on interface Cable3/0/U0:
               CoS/Sflow/Cfr/PHS failed in REG-REQ
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: REG-RSP Status : failure (2)
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Registration Response:
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: 0x0000: C2 00 00 1B 00 00 00 50 73 4E B4 19 00 05 00 E0
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: 0x0010: 56 AC 00 09 00 00 03 01 07 00 00 02 02
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Registration Response Transmitted

Identifying Non-Compliant Cable Modems But Allowing Them to Come Online

The mark-only option of the cable tftp-enforce command allows CMs that do not attempt a TFTP download through the cable interface to come online, but the Cisco uBR7200 series router displays a warning message on the console and marks the cable modem in the show cable modem command with a pound sign (#). This option allows network providers to identify potential problems and to investigate them before taking any corrective action.

When the mark-only option is configured, the following message is displayed on the console when a cable modem attempts to register without first attempting a TFTP download through the cable interface with the Cisco uBR7200 series router:

06:53:57: %UBR7200-4-REGISTRATION_BEFORE_TFTP: Registration request unexpected:
Cable Modem did not attempt TFTP. Modem marked with #. CM Mac Addr <00ff.ff66.12fb>

In addition, the cable modem is marked with a pound sign (#) in the show cable modems command:

Router# configure terminal 
Router(config)# interface cable 3/0 
Router(config-if)# cable tftp-enforce mark-only 
Router(config-if)# exit 
Router(config)# 

Router# show cable modems 
Interface   Prim  Online     Timing Rec    QoS CPE IP address      MAC address
            Sid   State      Offset Power
Cable3/0/U1 1     online(pt)  2734    0.50  5   0   10.1.1.38       00ff.fffa.0a35
Cable3/0/U0 2     online(pt)  2729    0.25  5   0   10.1.1.50       00ff.ff07.382f
Cable3/0/U0 3     init(i)     2732    0.25  2   0   10.1.1.48       00ff.ff03.307d
Cable3/0/U1 4     online(pt)  2737    0.75  5   0   10.1.1.34       00ff.ff59.4477
Cable3/0/U1 5    #online      2213    0.25  6   0   10.1.1.47       00ff.ff66.12fb

Router# 

The debug cable registration command can be used to display additional information:

Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Registration request from 00ff.ff66.12fb, SID 7 on Cable3/0/U1
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found a network access control parameter: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found a class of service block: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found Baseline Privacy config: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found Max CPE: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found CM MIC: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found CMTS MIC: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found modem ip: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Found modem capabilities: Ok
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Finished parsing REG Request
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Cable Modem sent Registration Request without attempting 
required TFTP
23:27:15: %UBR7200-4-REGISTRATION_BEFORE_TFTP: Registration request unexpected:
Cable Modem did not attempt TFTP. Modem marked with #. CM Mac Addr <00ff.ff66.12fb>
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Sec sids obtained for all requested classes of service
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Performing connection admission control (CAC) for each Sid
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: CAC Status for ClassID:1 is CAC_SUCCESS
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Registration Status: ok (0)
Jun  6 23:27:15.859: Registration Response Transmitted

EXEC Commands in Configuration Mode

In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC1, you can issue EXEC-level Cisco IOS commands (such as show, clear, and debug commands) from within global configuration mode or other configuration modes by issuing the do command followed by the EXEC command.

For example, you can display the run-time configuration file from within global configuration mode by issuing the following command:

Router(config)# do show running-config 

Note You cannot use the do command to execute the configure terminal EXEC command because issuing the configure terminal command changes the mode to configuration mode.


No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(11b)EC

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC supports the following new software feature for the Cisco uBR7200 series routers.

Secure Shell Support

Secure Shell (SSH) allows network administrators to securely log in to the Cisco uBR7200 series router, using authentication and encryption at the application layer, providing a secure connection even when logging in over insecure networks such as the Internet. This allows an administrator to securely monitor and configure a router without having to be logged into the router's local console port or directly connected to the Ethernet port on the router's I/O controller.

To configure SSH on the Cisco uBR7200 router, use the following command in global configuration mode:

uBR7200(config)#crypto key generate rsa general-keys


Note When you are asked the size of the key seed, enter a value of at least 1024.


To verify whether SSH is configured on the Cisco uBR7200 router, use the following command in Privileged EXEC mode:

uBR7200#show ip ssh

SSH Enabled - version 1.5
Authentication timeout: 120 secs; Authentication retries: 3

To verify whether the Cisco uBR7200 router has an SSH connection, use the following command in Privileged EXEC mode:

uBR7200#show ssh

Connection Version Encryption State           Username
1          1.5     DES        Session started admin

Cable Intercept Supports Multiple Hops

In previous software releases, the data collection system that collects the output of the cable intercept command had to be within two hops of the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS). Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC removes this limitation.

Show Cable Modem Summary Command Enhanced

In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC, the show cable modem summary commands now display the Description that the user configured for the interface, if any.

The following shows typical output with the Description field:

Router# show cable modem summary 
Interface   Total  Active Registered Description 
            Modems Modems Modems 
Cable3/0/U0 165    141    141        Line 32/1 
Cable3/0/U1 209    172    170        Line 32/2 
Cable3/0/U2 262    207    203        Line 32/3 
Cable3/0/U3 256    194    188        Line 32/4 
Cable5/0/U0 746    714    711        Line 41/1 
Cable6/0/U0 806    764    759        Line 42/2

Show Interface Cable Command Enhanced

In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC, the show interface cable sid command now includes a new option, association, that displays the name of the virtual interface that has been configured for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network (VPN) operation.

The following shows typical output for the association option:

Router# show interface cable5/0 sid association 

Sid Prim Online IP Address   MAC Address    Interface VRF Name 
1  online    195.151.129.20 0003.e38f.e993 Ca5/0.50   green 
2  online    195.151.129.17 0003.e38f.e89d Ca5/0.50   green 
3  init(t)   195.151.129.12 00d0.baa2.fb93 Ca5/0.50   green

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(10)EC1

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC1.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(10)EC1

There are no new software features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC1.

New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(10)EC

The following are the new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC.

UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E Input/Output Controller

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC adds support for the UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E input/output controller on the Cisco uBR7246VXR chassis. The UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E input/output controller shares the environmental monitoring and system memory functions for the router with the network processing engine and provides the following components:

Two autosensing Ethernet/Fast Ethernet ports that are equipped with two RJ-45 receptacles for 10/100 Mbps operation

Console and auxiliary ports

Nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) for storing the system configuration and environmental monitoring logs

Two PCMCIA card slots that hold Flash Disks or Flash memory cards for storing the default Cisco IOS software image

Flash memory for storing the boot helper (boot loader) image

Boot ROM for storing sufficient code for booting the Cisco IOS software

Two environmental sensors for monitoring the cooling air as it enters and leaves the chassis


Note The UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E and UBR7200-I/O-FE controllers require different boot images. The Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC boot helper image [ubr7200-boot-mz.12.1-10.EC] must be used on the UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E controller. For installation and configuration information for the UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E input/output controller, see the Input/Output Controller Replacement Instructions document, which is available on Cisco.com and the Customer Documentation CD-ROM.


PA-T3+ and PA-2T3+ Port Adapters

The PA-T3+ and PA-2T3+ port adapters provide full-duplex operation at the T3 (45 Mbps) speed. They support both 16- and 32-bit cyclic redundancy checks (CRCs), with the default being 16-bit CRCs. The PA-T3+ port adapter provides one port, and the PA-2T3+ port adapter provides two ports.

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC supports the PA-T3+ and PA-2T3+ port adapters on the Cisco uBR7223 and Cisco uBR7246VXR universal broadband routers. These port adapters are replacements for the PA-T3 and PA-2T3 port adapters, which have reached their end-of-life.


Note For configuration information on the PA-T3+ and PA-2T3+ port adapters, see the PA-T3+ Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide, which is available on Cisco.com and the Customer Documentation CD-ROM.


New Software Features in Release 12.1(10)EC

The following new software features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC.

Cisco IOS Network-Based Application Recognition

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC adds support for Cisco IOS Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR). The NBAR feature is a new classification engine that can recognize a wide variety of network applications, including Web-based applications, client/server applications, and other difficult-to-classify protocols that dynamically assign TCP or UDP port numbers.

NBAR enhances existing methods of application-recognition by adding several new classification features:

Classification of applications that use statically assigned TCP/UDP port numbers, that use dynamically assigned TCP/UDP port numbers, or that use protocols other than TCP and UDP

Classification of HTTP traffic by URL, host, or MIME type

Classification of Citrix ICA traffic by application name

Classification of application traffic using subport information

NBAR can also classify static port protocols. Although access control lists (ACLs) can also be used for this purpose, NBAR is easier to configure and can provide other options and classification statistics that are not available when using ACLs.


Tips The Cisco IOS NBAR feature requires CPU resources to inspect, recognize, and process the packets coming through the router. In laboratory conditions, the use of NBAR can impact CPU performance by approximately 30 percent—the actual performance impact depends on the current CPU load, the number of packets processed, and the type of traffic being inspected. To limit the performance impact when using NBAR, activate the Turbo ACL feature to increase the performance of access list handling.


After NBAR recognizes an application, the Cisco uBR7200 series router can invoke specific services appropriate for that application. These services can provide QoS features such as:

Guaranteed bandwidth

Bandwidth limits

Traffic shaping

Packet coloring

The Cisco IOS NBAR feature can also be used to detect and respond to denial-of-service and other types of network attacks. Cisco IOS NBAR uses a protocol description language module (PDLM) to define the rules by which the NBAR processes recognize an application. New PDLM definitions can usually be loaded without the need for a Cisco IOS software upgrade or a router reboot, allowing for a rapid response to discovered attacks.


Note For basic information on configuring and using the Cisco IOS NBAR feature, see the Network-Based Application Recognition documentation. For information on configuring NBAR for Quality of Service (QoS) control, see the Configuring Network-Based Application Recognition chapter in the Cisco IOS Release 12.2 Quality of Service Solutions Configuration Guide. These documents are available on Cisco.com and the Customer Documentation CD-ROM.



Tips Cisco.com also contains a technical note, Using Network-Based Application Recognition and Access Control Lists for Blocking the Code Red Worm, that provides information on using NBAR to block denial-of-service attacks. This technical note is available at http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/63/nbar_acl_codered.shtml.


Updates to the cable map-advance and show cable modem Commands

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC updates the cable map-advance command with a new option, max-delay. The new command syntax is the following:

cable map-advance [dynamic [safety] | static] [max-delay]

The max-delay option specifies the maximum round trip delay between the cable plant and furthest cable modem in microseconds. The valid range is 100 to 2000 microseconds. The typical delay for a mile of coaxial cable is approximately 7 microseconds. The typical delay for a mile of fiber cable is approximately 8 microseconds.

A cable modem will not be allowed to exceed the maximum timing offset given by the max-delay value (in static mode) or given by the combination of the max-delay and safety values (in dynamic mode). If a cable modem reports a timing offset beyond the maximum value, the CMTS will reset its offset to the maximum value and put an exclamation point (!) next to its offset value in the show cable modem display.

In dynamic MAP operation, Cisco IOS 12.1(10)EC also implements a regular polling of the furthest CM, to determine if that CM is now offline. If the furthest CM has gone offline, the CMTS scans the currently online CMs to determine which is now the furthest offline and updates the dynamic MAP advance algorithm with the new value.


Tip The show cable modem command displays the CM timing offset in DOCSIS ticks. Use the following method to convert microseconds to DOCSIS ticks: ticks = microseconds*64/6.25.


No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(9)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(9)EC.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(9)EC

The following new software features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(9)EC.

Turbo Access Control Lists

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(9)EC adds support for Turbo Access Control Lists (Turbo ACL), which increases the performance of access lists by compiling them into a form that is more quickly accessed during packet processing. The access-list compiled command enables the Turbo ACL feature, and the show access-lists and show access-lists compiled commands provide status information about these access lists.

Complete information about the Turbo ACL feature is available on Cisco.com at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121newft/121t/121t5/dttacl.htm

The related commands are also described in the "Addressing and Services" volume of the Cisco IOS Release 12.1 IP and IP Routing Command Reference. For complete information about access lists, see the "Traffic Filtering and Firewall" volume in the Cisco IOS Release 12.1 Security Configuration Guide.


Note The Turbo ACL feature was introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(9)EC but was unusable because of caveats CSCdv04414 and CSCdv69271. These caveats have been resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC.


New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(8)EC

This section describes new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC.

MEM-SD-NSE-256MB Support

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC adds support for the MEM-SD-NSE-256MB memory option for the NPE-225 and NPE-300 processors:

The NPE-225 processor supports the Cisco uBR7223, Cisco uBR7246, and Cisco uBR7246VXR routers, with a maximum of 256 MB synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) memory, using the MEM-SD-NSE-256MB single slot memory module.

The NPE-300 processor supports the Cisco uBR7246VXR router, with a maximum of 256 MB SDRAM memory, using either the MEM-SD-NPE-256MB or MEM-SD-NSE-256MB memory modules.

The MEM-SD-NPE-256MB option has been supported since previous Cisco IOS 12.1 EC releases and provides two 128 MB modules for each SDRAM slot on the NPE-300 processor.

The MEM-SD-NSE-256MB option is supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC and later releases and provides one 256 MB module for the first SDRAM slot on the NPE-300 processor.


Note The NPE-300 processor supports a maximum SDRAM memory of 256 MB. If you are using the MEM-SD-NSE-256MB option, it must be the only memory module installed, and it must be installed in the first SDRAM slot. You cannot add another memory module to provide more than 256 MB of memory in the NPE-300 processor.


Table 7 summarizes the available memory options for the NPE-225 processor. Table 8 summarizes the available memory options for the NPE-300 processor.


Note For all Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC or later images, a minimum 64 MB of SDRAM is recommended. However, on a Cisco uBR7200 series router configured with one or more Cisco uBR-MC28C or Cisco uBR-MC28C-BNC cable interface line cards, 128 MB of SDRAM is required.


Table 7 SDRAM Memory Options for the NPE-225 Processor

Total SDRAM
SDRAM Bank
Memory Module
Product Number

64 MB

U15

1 64-MB DIMM

MEM-SD-NPE-64MB

128 MB

U15

1 128-MB DIMM

MEM-SD-NPE-128MB

256 MB

U15

1 256-MB DIMM

MEM-SD-NSE-256MB1

1 Requires Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC or later.


Table 8 SDRAM Memory Options for the NPE-300 Processor

Total SDRAM1
SDRAM Bank
Memory Module
Product Number

32 MB

U45

1 32-MB DIMM

MEM-SD-NPE-32MB

64 MB

U45 and U44

2 32-MB DIMMs

MEM-SD-NPE-32MB (Qty 2)

64 MB

U45

1 64-MB DIMM

MEM-SD-NPE-64MB

128 MB

U45 and U44

2 64-MB DIMMs

MEM-SD-NPE-64MB (Qty 2)

128 MB

U45

1 128-MB DIMM

MEM-SD-NPE-128MB

256 MB

U45 and U44

2 128-MB DIMMs

MEM-SD-NPE-256MB

256 MB

U45

1 256-MB DIMM

MEM-SD-NSE-256MB2

1 This SDRAM total is only for Bank 1 and does not include the fixed 32 MB SDRAM in Bank 0. See the Network Processing Engine and Network Services Engine Installation and Configuration guide for more information.

2 Requires Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC or later.


Port Adapters

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC adds support for the PA-A3-8T1/IMA port adapter.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(8)EC

The following new software features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(8)EC.

Enhancements to CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB

The new version of the CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB, dated 10/07/2001, has the following changes.

The following attributes are added to cdxCmtsCmStatusExtTable:

cdxIfCmtsCmStatusOnlineTimesNum—Specifies the number of times that the CM changes its connectivity state from 'offline' to 'online' over the time period from the modem's first ranging message received by CMTS until now. The value of this object is reset to 0 if the value in cdxIfCmtsCmStatusLastResetTime is changed. This attribute has a new syntax type, CdxResettableCounter32.

cdxIfCmtsCmStatusLastResetTime—Specifies the timestamp for the last time that the cable modem connectivity statistics were reset. If the value of this object is '0', then the cable modem connectivity statistics had not been reset.

The cdxDocsExtComplianceRev6 attribute has been replaced by cdxDocsExtComplianceRev7.

The cdxCmtsCmCpeGroupRev4 attribute has been replaced by cdxCmtsCmCpeGroupRev5.

SNMP Enhancements

The following attributes have been added to CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB to provide information about the Unsolicited Grant Service (UGS) allocation on the upstream interfaces:

"cdxIfUpChannelNumActiveUGS" returns the number of active UGS flows currently allocated on the upstream.

"cdxIfUpChannelMaxUGSInLastOneHour" returns the maximum number of UGS flows allocated on the upstream in the last hour.

"cdxIfUpChannelMinUGSInLastOneHour" returns the minimum number of UGS flows allocated on the upstream in the last hour.

"cdxIfUpChannelAvgUGSInLastOneHour" returns the average number of UGS flows allocated on the upstream in the last hour.

"cdxIfUpChannelMaxUGSInLastFiveMins" returns the maximum number of UGS flows allocated on the upstream in the last five minutes.

"cdxIfUpChannelMinUGSInLastFiveMins" returns the minimum number of UGS flows allocated on the upstream in the last five minutes.

"cdxIfUpChannelAvgUGSInLastFiveMins" returns the average number of UGS flows allocated on the upstream in the last five minutes.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(7)EC

There are no new hardware features supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)EC.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(7)EC

The following new software feature is supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)EC.

HCCP 1+1 Redundancy Support for the Cisco uBR-MC16S Cable Interface Line Card

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)EC adds support for the Cisco uBR-MC16S cable interface line card when used in an HCCP 1+1 redundant configuration. Previously, the Cisco uBR-MC16S card could be used in a redundant configuration only by first disabling its intelligent spectrum management features.

In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)EC and later, the Cisco uBR-MC16S card can be used as the protect cable interface or working cable interface, with either another Cisco uBR-MC16S card or a Cisco uBR-MC16C card. Table 9 shows how a switchover in each of these configurations affects the intelligent spectrum management features of the Cisco uBR-MC16S card.

Table 9 Switchover Operation for a Cisco uBR-MC16C/Cisco uBR-MC16S Configuration 

Working Cable Interface
Protect Cable Interface
Operation After Switchover

Cisco uBR-MC16C

Cisco uBR-MC16S

The protect card (Cisco uBR-MC16S) uses the same upstream frequency as the working card, but after the system stabilizes, the protect card begins using the intelligent spectrum management features of the Cisco uBR-MC16S card, as configured on the protect CMTS.

Cisco uBR-MC16S

Cisco uBR-MC16C

The protect card (Cisco uBR-MC16C) uses the same upstream frequency as the working card. If the upstream becomes unstable, the Cisco uBR-MC16C performs only blind frequency hopping.

Cisco uBR-MC16S

Cisco uBR-MC16S

The protect card initially uses the same upstream frequency as the working card, but after the system stabilizes, the protect card continues using the intelligent spectrum management features of the Cisco uBR-MC16S card.



Note HCCP support for the Cisco uBR-MC16S card exists only in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)EC or later, so you cannot use the advanced spectrum management features in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)CX with an HCCP 1+1 redundant configuration.


New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(6)EC1

The following new hardware features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(6)EC1.

Cisco uBR-MC28C-BNC Cable Interface Line Card

The Cisco uBR-MC28C-BNC cable interface line card is identical to the Cisco uBR-MC28C cable interface line card, but provides BNC connectors instead of RF-style F-connectors. For more information, see the Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Router Cable Interface Line Card Hardware Installation publication, available on Cisco.com and the documentation CD-ROM.

Network Processing Engine-400 (NPE-400)

The NPE-400 is a new version of Network Processing Engine for the Cisco uBR7246 VXR with the following enhancements:

RM7000 microprocessor that operates at an internal clock speed of 350 MHz

Up to 512 MB ECC SDRAM

100-MHz SysAD and memory bus speed

4-MB Layer 3 cache

The NPE-400 increases processing power by approximately 25 percent over the NPE-300.

For more information, see the NPE-300 and NPE-400 Overview. For information on memory requirements of the NPE-400 and other NPEs, see the Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine or Network Services Engine and Input/Output Controller.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(6)EC1

The following new software features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(6)EC1.

Summary Counts for the "show cable modem summary" Command

The show cable modem summary command has been enhanced to allow a summary count of all modems per card and a total count of all modems per chassis.

The show cable modem summary command now supports the following extensions:

show cable modem summary total

This command returns a summary and a total for all modems on the chassis.

show cable modem summary cable x/0 total

This command returns a summary of modems on a specified card.

show cable modem summary cable x/0 upstream port n1 port n2 total

This command returns a summary of modems on a specified card and a specified range of ports. Note that "n2" must be greater than "n1".

show cable modem summary cable x/0 cable y/0 total

This command returns a summary of modems on a specified range of cards. Note that "y" must be greater than "x".

show cable modem summary cable x/0 cable y/0 upstream port n1 port n2 total

This command returns a summary of modems on a specified range of ports on a specified range of cards. Note that "y" must be greater than "x" and that "n2" must be greater than "n1".

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(5)EC1

There are no new hardware features introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5)EC1.

No New Software Features in Release 12.1(5)EC1

There are no new software features introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5)EC1.

No New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(4)EC

There are no new hardware features introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(4)EC.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(4)EC

The following CLI commands and MIB enhancements are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(4)EC.

Cable Downstream Frequency Override CLI

The following new CLI command turns off the cable downstream frequency override on a per-interface basis:

[no] cable downstream override

The default configuration enables the cable downstream frequency override. Only the [no] cable downstream override command is displayed and allows the cable downstream frequency override to be turned off.

Enhancements to SNMP-Specific Trap CLI

The old CLI for SNMP-specific traps was the following command:
[no] snmp-server enable traps snmp [authentication]

Even though authentication was provided as an option, it did not behave as expected because entering the snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication command enabled not only the authentication traps, but also all other SNMP traps—viz, linkUp, linkDown and coldStart.

The CLI has been modified to allow all SNMP traps to be enabled or disabled separately. The modified CLI is the following command:
[no] snmp-server enable traps snmp [authentication | linkup | linkdown | coldstart]

To allow all SNMP traps to be enabled or disabled simultaneously, issue the following command:
[no] snmp-server enable traps snmp

Enhancements to "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable"

The following new CLI commands are supported for the "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable" object:
[no] cable enable-trap cmonoff-notification
[no] cable enable-trap cmonoff-interval <time 0 to 86400>

These commands have the following default settings:
no cable enable-trap cmonoff-notification
no cable enable-trap cmonoff-interval

After the default setting has been changed and the new configuration has been saved, the new configuration will remain active after the CMTS reloads.

Syntax examples:

cable enable-trap cmonoff-notification—This command enables "cdxCmtsCmOnOffNotification" in the RF MAC interface. Alternatively, you can set the SNMP object "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable" to true (1).

no cable enable-trap cmonoff-notification—This command disables "cdxCmtsCmOnOffNotification" in the RF MAC interface. Alternatively, you can set the SNMP object "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable" to false (2).

cable enable-trap cmonoff-interval <time 0 to 86400>—This command sets the interval for "cdxCmtsCmOnOffNotification" sent by the CMTS for one online/offline CM state change when "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable" is set to true (1). Alternatively, you can set the SNMP object "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapInterval" to the same time value.

no cable enable-trap cmonoff-interval—This command sets the interval "cdxCmtsCmOnOffNotification" to 0 so that "cdxCmtsCmOnOffNotification" will be sent for every online/offline CM state change when "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapEnable" is set to true (1). Alternatively, you can set the SNMP object "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapInterval" to 0.


Note The default for "cdxCmtsCmOnOffTrapInterval" is 0.


SNMP Warm Start Trap

When two Cisco  uBR7200 series routers are configured for failover and the active unit fails, the standby unit takes over and becomes the active unit. Whenever this occurs, a Failover Switchover SNMP trap is generated and appears to the SNMP server as a "Warm Start" trap. This functionality is now supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(4)EC and later releases.


Note When a Cisco uBR7200 series router is powered up, an SNMP trap is generated and appears to the SNMP server as a "Cold Start" trap. This functionality is already supported in all Cisco IOS 12.1 EC releases.


New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(3a)EC1

The following new hardware features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1.

Cisco uBR-MC28C Cable Interface Line Card

The Cisco uBR-MC28C cable interface line card contains two downstream modulators and eight upstream demodulators. The card supports all DOCSIS 1.0-specified Annex B Radio Frequency (RF) data rates, channel widths, and modulation schemes.

While the card contains a total of two downstream and eight upstream ports, upstream ports are fixed to a specific downstream. You cannot mix and match upstreams to downstreams. Instead, the card is configured to support a dual one-downstream-to-four-upstream port arrangement.


Note For those familiar with current Cisco cable interface line cards, you can think of the Cisco uBR-MC28C card as two Cisco uBR-MC14C cable interface line cards in one. The Cisco uBR-MC28C card supports a pair of downstream - Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) 64 or QAM 256 - and four upstream - Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) or QAM 16 - ports. Each port set is independent of the other and is configured in two independent CMTS MAC domains. Upstream and downstream ports are not shared across the two MAC domains. Instead, both domains operate independently of each other.



Note A Cisco uBR7200 series router configured with one or more Cisco uBR-MC28C cable interface line cards requires 128 MB of DRAM.


The Cisco uBR-MC28C is configured similar to all other C-based cable interface line cards. Using the interface type slot/port command, configure the interface where:

type = cable
slot = downstream number on card; 0 or 1
port = upstream port number associated with specific downstream; 0, 1, 2, or 3

Domain #1 Port Set: D0, U0, U1, U2, U3
Cable interface; CableX/0/U where:

0 represents the first downstream port
U represents the upstream port associated with the downstream; U is followed by the specific upstream port; 0, 1, 2 or 3

Domain #2 Port Set: D1, U0, U1, U2, U3
Cable interface; CableX/1/U where:

1 represents the second downstream port
U represents the upstream port associated with the downstream; U is followed by the specific upstream port; 0, 1, 2 or 3

New Software Features in Release 12.1(3a)EC1

The following new software features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1.

Cable Interface Setup Facility

The Cable Interface Setup Facility is an alternative mechanism to enable or configure Cisco uBR7200 series parameters. Using Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1, the setup facility is expanded to automate configuration of upstream parameters for all currently supported cable interface line cards. This includes the newly introduced Cisco uBR-MC28C cable interface line card.

In previous revisions, upstream ports were put in a default shut-down state after the setup facility was run. You had to use the CLI to configure a fixed frequency or create a spectrum group, assign an interface to it, and enable each upstream port on a cable interface line card. The setup facility now supports configuring and enabling upstream parameters.

In the following example, the upstream parameters for a cable interface line card in slot 5 are configured and enabled. Press Return to accept the default.

Do you want to configure Cable 5/0 interface? [no]: yes 
Downstream setting frequency: 531000000 
For cable upstream [0] 
Shut down this upstream? [yes/no]: no 
Frequency: 33808000 
Would you like to configure the DHCP server? [yes/no]: yes 
IP address for the DHCP server [X.X.X.X]: 10.0.0.2 
Configure IP on this interface? [yes]: 
IP address for this interface [10.20.133.65]: 
Subnet mask for this interface [255.0.0.0]: 255.255.255.248 
Class A network is 10.0.0.0, 29 subnet bits; mask is /29

In this example, the input above generates the following command interface script:

interface Cable 5/0 
no shutdown 
cable downstream frequency 531000000 
no shutdown 
cable downstream modulation 64qam 
cable downstream annex B 
cable downstream interleave-depth 32 
no cable upstream 0 shutdown 
cable upstream 0 frequency 33808000 
cable helper-address 10.0.0.2 
ip address 10.20.133.65 255.255.255.248 


Note Cable modems or set-top boxes with integrated cable modems are brought online once the utility is run.



Note For Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/time of day (ToD)/Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), a static route must exist to the host.


Cable Monitor

The cable monitor feature allows administrators to filter a selection of MAC messages; map messages and data packets to access lists, MAC-address numbers, and upstream port numbers; enable time stamping of each packet; and permit the option of stripping away the DOCSIS header for data packets. This makes it easier to resolve interoperability issues, understand network issues that can affect application performance and functionality, and increase the ability to manage network variables.

The configuration CLI consists of the following sniffer commands (enter configuration commands, one per line, and end with CNTL-Z):

Router(config-if)# cable monitor [outbound | incoming] [timestamp] interface <interface> {access-list <name | number> | sid <n> | mac-addr <address> | upstream <n>}[packet-type {mac [type {map-req | map-grant | dsa | dsc | dsd ... }] | data packet-header {ethernet | docsis}}]

For more information on the command-line interface (CLI) and for syntax descriptions, see the Broadband Command Consolidation. The section "Platform-Specific Documents" section provides details on how to access that document.

Default Templates for Cable Modulation Profiles

The cable modulation-profile global configuration command has been enhanced with three new options that provide the ability to quickly create basic modulation profiles using the default values for each burst type. The syntax for the new options is:

cable modulation-profile profile [ mix | qam-16 | qpsk ]

where

profileSpecifies the modulation profile number (1-8).

mix—Creates a default QPSK/16-QAM mix modulation profile where short and long grant bursts are sent using 16-QAM, while request, request data, initial ranging, and station maintenance bursts are sent using QPSK). The burst parameters are set to their default values for each burst type.

qam-16—Creates a default 16-QAM modulation profile, where all bursts are sent using 16-QAM. The burst parameters are set to their default values for each burst type.

qpsk—Creates a default QPSK modulation profile, where all bursts are sent using QPSK. The burst parameters are set to their default values for each burst type.

Dynamic Upstream Modulation

Available for both MC1xC and MC16S cards for the Cisco uBR7200 series routers, the Dynamic Upstream Modulation feature reduces the risks associated with transitioning to QAM16 modulation in the return path, and provides assurance that subscribers remain on-line and connected during periods of return-path impairments.

This new feature actively monitors the signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) and forward error correction (FEC) counters in the active return path of each upstream port. The software tracks whether the current upstream channel signal quality can adequately support the higher modulation scheme configured, and proactively adjusts to the more robust Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation scheme when necessary. When return-path spectrum conditions improve, the software proactively returns the upstream channel to the higher-modulation quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) scheme. This is done through modulation profiles supported in Cisco IOS, which can be configured in a variety of ways to support the unique environment at each user's facility.

The Dynamic Upstream Modulation feature can be configured on interfaces with fixed upstream frequencies or on interfaces with spectrum groups assigned. Cisco IOS provides one preconfigured modulation profile resident in memory, which defines a typical profile for QPSK modulation. In order to use the Dynamic Upstream Modulation feature, a second profile must be created that is unique from the first profile and typically provides a higher modulation scheme.

Whether the MC1xC modem cards are used or the enhanced MC16S spectrum management modem card is used, the following CLI is the only configuration required:
cable upstream <n> modulation-profile <primary profile-number> <secondary profile-number>.

Dynamic Upstream Modulation can be used along with spectrum groups. If a Cisco uBR-MC16S card is used and the Dynamic Upstream Modulation and spectrum groups are configured on the same interface, the modulation switchover is chosen as the first corrective action, followed by a frequency hop, and finally a reduction in channel width. The user can configure how the higher-modulation profile is selected by setting priorities with the following CLI:
cable upstream <n> <hop-priority frequency> <bandwidth> <modulation>
The order of the frequency, bandwidth, and modulation in the CLI determines the priority.

For more information on the Dynamic Upstream Module feature, including information on creating modulation profiles using the cable modulation-profile command, see the Cisco uBR7200 Dynamic Upstream Modulation feature module. For information on creating spectrum groups using the cable spectrum-group command, see the Broadband Command Consolidation. The "Platform-Specific Documents" section provides details on how to access that document.

Hot-Standby 1+1 Redundancy

The Hot-Standby 1+1 Redundancy (HCCP) feature offers the ability to provide high system availability when configuring a Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router to wait in hot-standby mode to protect another Cisco uBR7200 series router in case of system failure.

The 1+1 redundancy feature is essential in a residential Voice over IP (VoIP) cable network, since it provides a three- to five-second automatic system recovery time, thus helping to eliminate "call drops" in the VoIP cable network. System failure in a nonredundancy (unprotected) deployment results in loss of all voice calls in progress as well as all voice calls in "setup" phase, because the CMTS requires human intervention to reconfigure and bring the CMTS back online.

Configuration for 1+1 redundancy takes place at the cable interface line card interface level. That is, rather than assigning an entire Cisco uBR7200 series router to support another Cisco uBR7200 series router, individual interfaces on one Cisco uBR7200 series router are configured to protect individual interfaces installed in a different Cisco uBR7200 series router.


Note 1+1 redundancy protection takes place on an interchassis basis, only. That is, you cannot protect cable interfaces on a particular CMTS with cable interfaces installed in the same chassis.


You can configure the system to switch over automatically when the interface state of a cable interface line card interface moves from "up" to "down." Alternatively, you can manually force a switch over.


Note Make sure that the same channel ID is configured for both the active and the standby cable router.


For more information on the 1+1 redundancy feature, including information on configuration tasks and command reference, see the Hot-Standby 1+1 Redundancy feature module. For information on feature modules, see the "Feature Modules" section.

MIB Enhancements

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1 provides the following MIB enhancements:

DOCS-EXT-MIB Enhancements

DOCS-EXT-MIB has been modified to include the capability of counting the number of cable modems on an upstream as well as on each line card:

"cdxIfUpChannelCmTotal", "cdxIfUpChannelCmActive", and "cdxIfUpChannelCmRegistered" have been added to "cdxIfUpstreamChannelExtTable" to report the total number of active, registered, cable modems connected on an upstream.

"cdxCmtsCmTotal", "cdxCmtsCmActive", and "cdxCmtsCmRegistered" have been added to "cdxCmtsMacExtTable" to report the total number of active, registered, cable modems on a cable MAC interface since boot-up.

DOCS-IF-MIB Enhancements

Prior to Release 12.1(3a)EC1, DOCS-IF-MIB was only DOCSIS-compliant. Release 12.1(3a)EC1 adds EuroDOCSIS compliancy to DOCS-IF-MIB.

For an MC16E cable interface line card in ANNEX-A mode, DOCS-IF-MIB is compliant with EuroDOCSIS; for any other cable interface line card (that is, any "non-E" cable interface line card), DOCS-IF-MIB is compliant with DOCSIS.

The "docsIfUpChannelFrequency" object now shows the actual frequency (instead of the configured frequency) for a EuroDOCSIS-compliant cable interface line card, while it shows the configured frequency for a DOCSIS-compliant cable interface line card.

The following new CLI command allows the default-compliancy mode (that is, actual frequency for EuroDOCSIS or configured frequency for DOCSIS) of the "docsIfUpChannelFrequency" object to be changed:

test cable docs-if-mib [show | change option-code]

In this command, show indicates the current compliancy-mode, while change option-code can have a value of 1, 2, or 3:

test cable docs-if-mib 1 sets the compliancy-mode to default

test cable docs-if-mib 2 sets the compliancy-mode to DOCSIS (independent from the cable interface line card)

test cable docs-if-mib 3 sets the compliancy-mode to EuroDOCSIS (independent from the cable interface line card)

Overlapping Subinterface IP Addresses

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), which are created in Layer 3, provide privacy and security by constraining the distribution of a VPN's routes to those routers that are members of the VPN only, and by using MPLS forwarding. Each ISP's VPN is insulated from all others sharing the HFC and IP-over-cable infrastructure. MPLS VPN enforces traffic separation by assigning a unique VPN Routing/Forwarding (VRF) instance to each VPN. A VRF instance consists of an IP routing table, a derived forwarding table, a set of interfaces that use the forwarding table, and a set of rules and routing protocols that determine what is in the forwarding table.

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1 and earlier releases assumed that IP addresses were unique, but it is possible with an MPLS VPN to configure overlapped IP addresses within a VRF. A configuration of overlapped IP addresses could have caused errors. Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)EC supports a configuration of overlapping IP addresses for subinterfaces. The same IP subnet can now be configured for CPEs on different VRFs using a Cisco uBR7200 series router to configure an MPLS VPN. See also the "MPLS VPN Support for Subinterfaces and Interface Bundles" section.

The following CLI commands have been updated in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1 to support overlapping IP addresses on subinterfaces:

Old CLI commands:

cable host <ipaddr> [no] access-group <acl>
cable device <ipaddr> [no] access-group <acl>
show cable host <ipaddr> access-group
show cable device
<ipaddr> access-group
clear cable host
<ipaddr>

New CLI commands:

cable host [vrf <vrfname>] <ipaddr> [no] access-group <ac >
cable device [vrf <vrfname> <ipaddr> [no] access-group <acl>
show cable host [vrf <vrfname>] <ipaddr> access-group
show cable device
[vrf <vrfname>] <ipaddr> access-group
clear cable host
[vrf <vrfname>] <ipaddr>

New Hardware Features in Release 12.1(2)EC1

The following new hardware features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1.

PA-SRP-OC12SMI, PA-SRP-OC12SML, PA-SRP-OC12SMX, and PA-SRP-OC12MM Port Adapters

The OC-12c dynamic packet transport (DPT) port adapters are dual-width OC-12c port adapters that provide a shared IP over Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) capability. The DPT port adapter is available in four models: single-mode fiber intermediate reach, single-mode fiber long reach, single-mode fiber extended reach, and multimode fiber. These port adapters are newly supported in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1.

The DPT port adapters provide the Cisco uBR7246 universal broadband router with two SC duplex ports. Each SC duplex port provides the physical connection to a device in a SONET OC-12 DPT ring. DPT rings can also be connected to SONET add-drop multiplexers (ADMs), thus allowing for the creation of small or very large DPT rings.

See the port adapter matrix (Cisco uBR7200 Series Port Adapter Releases on page 14) for information about port adapters supported on each chassis.

Other Port Adapters

The following port adapters are supported by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1:

PA-4E1G-120

PA-E3

PA-MC-4T1

PA-MC-8T1

PA-A3-T3

PA-A3-E3

PA-4T+

PA-8T-V35

PA-8T-X21

See Table 5 for information about port adapters supported on each chassis.

New Software Features in Release 12.1(2)EC1

The following new software features are supported by the Cisco uBR7200 series routers in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1.

Configurable Alternate Termination System Information Messages

The registration IP address that is included in Termination System Information messages is now configurable for telco return. Previously, the downstream channel IP address of the uBR7200 was used as the registration IP address. With the cable telco-return registration-ip command, you can configure an alternate IP address to which the cable telco-return modem can send its registration requests.

DOCSIS Ethernet MIB Objects Support (RFC 2665)

Support for RFC 2665, the latest revision of the Ethernet MIB, is now mandatory for DOCSIS compliance.

The key changes are as follows:

Two new objects in "dot3StatsTable" of RFC 2665 are supported

dot3StatsSymbolErrors

dot3StatsDuplexStatus

Two new tables in RFC 2665 are not supported

dot3ControlTable

dot3PauseTable

Also, "dot3CollTable" is not supported

DOCSIS OSSI Objects Support (RFC 2233)

Cisco uBR7200 series routers now support the required objects in RFC 2233 for DOCSIS Operations Support System Interface (OSSI) compliance.

IF-MIB.my is updated to match RFC 2233

The following new object is now supported: ifCounterDiscontinuityTime

Dynamic Map-Advance

The Dynamic Map-Advance feature improves the upstream throughput for a cable modem. This feature enables the map-advance to be dynamic and self-adjusting to propagation delay, even for the furthest cable modem in the plant.

Dynamic Mobile Hosts

This feature addresses a security hole that occurs when the Cisco uBR7200 router supports mobile hosts. (Mobile host are hosts that can move from one modem to another modem.) Anyone who knows the MAC address of a mobile host can "fake" the mobile host, thereby causing denial of access for the real mobile host.

To avoid this security hole, the Dynamic Mobile Hosts feature pings the mobile host on the old SID to verify that the host has indeed been moved.

Dynamic Ranging Support

The functionality of the clear cable modem <mac-address> reset command is extended to send a "Ranging Abort" message instead of just removing the SID.

A new modem state—Reset (display: resetting)— has been introduced into the modem state list. A modem is deprovisioned when moving into this state as if going offline. Move the modem to the Continue Ranging list. If a ranging request is received from the modem, send a "Ranging Abort" message. Continue until an "Initial Ranging" message is received or until normal timeout (16 attempts). If the modem does not go back to initial ranging, set it to offline.

The Reset modem state may show as follows in the output of show cable modem:

Cable4/0/U1 80 resetting 3575 0.25 3 0 10.30.160.26 0050.7318.e965

This is an intermediate state. A modem will not be in this state for more than a few seconds; if the modem does not respond, it may be in this state for up to 30 seconds. The subsequent modem state is offline.

Enhanced Per-Modem Error Counter

The Cisco uBR7200 series supports display of per-modem error counters. A new command introduced is:

show cable modem [<ip-addr> | <mac-addr>] error

Sample display:

cmts#show cable modem errors 
MAC Address    SID   I/F          CRC        HCS
00d0.ba26.eee7 1     Cable4/0/U0  0          0 


Note Both the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) and Header Check Sum (HCS) are on a per-CM basis.


Internal Modem Configuration File Editor

This feature will add support for internal cable modem configuration file storage and generation. The cable modem configuration file will be generated and stored as part of CLI configuration. Configuration files will not be stored in Flash memory.

"MAX-CPE" CLI Override

A new cable-specific configuration command has been added:

[no] cable modem max-cpe [<n> | unlimited]

When set to unlimited or if n is larger than the max-cpe value in the config file of a cable modem, it overrides the config file value.

MPLS VPN Support for Subinterfaces and Interface Bundles

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1 includes MPLS support as part of its VPN offerings for cable subinterfaces and interface bundles. The software offers enhancements made to tags placed on the fronts of packets that contain forwarding information used to make switching decisions for cable interfaces and bundles. This tag switching infrastructure combines advanced routing protocol capabilities to define IP VPNs by selectively advertising IP reachability information to just those subscribers within the same VPN or extranet on a cable interface.

The MPLS-VPN approach of creating VPNs for individual Internet service providers (ISPs) requires subinterfaces to be configured on cable interfaces or bundles. One subinterface is required for each ISP. The subinterfaces are tied to VPN Routing Forwarding (VRF) tables for respective ISPs.

For more feature information, refer to Cisco uBR7200 Series MPLS VPN Cable Enhancements feature module. For information on feature modules, see the "Feature Modules" section.


Note Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC1 does not support overlapping IP addresses for subinterfaces. If the same IP subnet is configured for customer premises equipment (CPE) on different VFRs using a Cisco uBR7200 to configure an MPLS-VPN, the user receives a "OVERLAP IP error" message. The CPE devices are not able to send data.

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)EC supports overlapping IP addresses for subinterfaces. See the "Overlapping Subinterface IP Addresses" section.



Note The cable source-verify [dhcp] cable interface command specifies that DHCP lease-query requests are sent to verify any unknown source IP address found in upstream data packets. This feature requires a DHCP server that supports the new LEASEQUERY message type.


Multicast BPI MIB Support

Because a multicast SID on CMTS will not be determined until the CMTS receives an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) join request from a host, the following limitations apply to "docsBpiIpMulticastServiceId" and "docsBpiMulticastServiceId":

docsBpiIpMulticastServiceId

read-only

zero is its value when no SID is assigned to it

zero is its value when its sibling "docsBpiIpMulticastPrefixLength" is less than 32

docsBpiMulticastServiceId

value must derive from multicast SIDs created when the CMTS handled IGMP join requests

Link Up/Down Traps Support (RFC 2233)

The objects in the varbind list, based on the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard, are defined in IF-MIB. Since IF-MIB supports subinterfaces, all objects in this varbind list are also supported for subinterfaces. The feature allows you to base the Link Up/Down trap varbind list on a Cisco-specific or IETF standard with a new CLI configuration command:

snmp-server link-trap [cisco | ietf]

The default is a Cisco-specific link trap (snmp-server link-trap cisco). The user can switch between Cisco and IETF standard.

SNMP Cable Modem Remote Query

This feature provides a new MIB, CISCO-DOCS-REMOTE-QUERY-MIB, which, once implemented on a CMTS, facilitates SNMP polling of remote CMs. This MIB includes the configuration of the CMTS CM Poller, as well as status objects of remote CMs that are polled by the CMTS CM Poller.

A new CLI command has been implemented for turning on the trap:

snmp-server enable cable cm-remote-quer

SNMP Objects for Clear Host, Clear Cable Modem, and Show Current CPEs

Host or cable modems can be cleared using the "cdxCmCpeResetNow" MIB object. The number of current CPEs can be displayed using the "cdxCmtsCmCurrCpeNumber" MIB object.

Important Notes

The following sections contain important notes about Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC that apply to Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers.

Using cable helper-address and ip helper-address Commands

On the Cisco CMTS, the Cisco IOS software provides two commands to forward User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcasts, such as DHCP/BOOTP packets, that are received on an interface—the ip helper-address and cable helper-address commands.

Use the ip helper-address command on all non-cable interfaces, and use the cable helper-address command for cable interfaces.

The cable helper-address command is optimized for cable interfaces and DOCSIS networks and should be used on cable interfaces instead of the ip helper-address command.

For more information on the ip helper-address command, refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference, Release 12.2 T index page at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122newft/122tcr/crftindx.htm

For more information on the cable helper-address command, refer to the "Cable Modem Termination System Commands" chapter of the Cisco Broadband Cable Command Reference Guide at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/cable/bbccmref/bbcmts.htm

SNR Algorithm Updated

In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC, the algorithm for calculating the SNR estimate in the show controllers cable upstream command was refined for a more accurate value. The new SNR estimate uses the algorithm as recommended by the chip manufacturer, and depending on plant characteristics, the new SNR value could be up to 6 dB lower than the values shown in earlier software releases.


Note This value is only an estimate—for the most accurate value, use specialized test equipment such as a spectrum analyzer.


Limitation on Vendor-Specific Information in the DOCSIS Configuration File

DOCSIS requires that when the cable modem sends its Registration Request (REG-REQ) message to the CMTS, it must include the configuration information found in the DOCSIS configuration file. This configuration information must include all vendor-specific information fields (VSIF). Because MAC-layer management messages, such as REG-REQ, have a maximum data size of 1522 bytes, this limits the amount of VSIF information that can be included in the DOCSIS configuration file.

In particular, the maximum packet size imposes a limit on the number of Cisco IOS CLI commands you can include as VSIF fields in the DOCSIS configuration file. The exact number of commands that will fit depends on the other information included in the file, as well as the length of each command.

If the REG-REQ message is larger than 1522 bytes, the cable modem will likely report errors similar to the following errors that appears on Cisco uBR900 series cable access routers:

%LINK-4-TOOBIG: Interface cable-modem0, Output packet size of 1545 bytes too big
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface cable-modem0, changed state to down

In addition, the CMTS will also report that the cable modem timed out during the registration process. If this occurs, you can try the following steps:

Reduce the length of the commands by using the abbreviated form of the command. For example, you can specify the int c0 instead of the full command interface cable-modem0.

SNMP MIB objects are not included in the Registration Request message, so wherever possible, replace the CLI commands with the corresponding SNMP MIB object statements in the DOCSIS configuration file.

If a large number of CLI commands must be given, use VSIF option 128 to download a Cisco IOS configuration file to the cable modem.

For complete details on what is included in the REG-REQ message, see Chapter 6 of the current DOCSIS 1.1 specification (SP-RFIv1.1-I07-010829 or later).


Note This limitation is being tracked by caveat CSCdv83892 but is not expected to be resolved unless the DOCSIS specification is changed to remove the maximum size limit for MAC-layer management messages.


Configuring the Routing Protocol Causes a Reset of the Cable Modems

Be aware that when configuring a routing protocol on a Cisco uBR7200 series router, the Cisco IOS software must reset the interfaces to enable the change. This normally does not significantly affect operations on the interface, except that when this is done on a cable interface, it causes all cable modems on that particular downstream to reinitialize, potentially interfering with data transmission on that downstream. Therefore, you should use the routing protocol global configuration commands, such as router rip, only when a minimum of subscribers would be affected.

Cable Source-Verify and Routing Configurations

In current Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC software images, the Cisco CMTS can crash with a "bus error exception" when the cable source-verify command is configured on a cable interface, and the routing configuration of that interface is being changed while traffic is passing through the interface.

To avoid this problem, temporarily disable this feature (using no cable source-verify) on the interface before you configure the routing parameters. Then after you have finished the routing configuration, reenable the feature using the cable source-verify command. Alternatively, you can also change the routing parameters when the interface is not passing traffic (such as when the interface is shut down).

NBAR Performance Impact

The Cisco IOS NBAR feature requires CPU resources to inspect, recognize, and process the packets coming through the router. In laboratory conditions, the use of NBAR can impact CPU performance by approximately 30 percent—the actual performance impact depends on the current CPU load, the number of packets processed, and the type of traffic being inspected. To limit the performance impact when using NBAR, activate the Turbo ACL feature to increase the performance of access list handling.

Deferral Notice for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)EC

The following defect has caused all images in the Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)EC to be removed from Cisco.com and to be deferred:

Hardware and software problems were found on the new Cisco uBR-MC28C cable interface line card. Although this product was going to be available late November 2000, Cisco wanted to ensure that customers would not encounter any problems using the Cisco uBR-MC28C cable interface line card with Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC.

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)EC was replaced with Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3)EC1.

Deferral Notice for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC

The following defect has caused all images in the Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC to be removed from Cisco.com and to be deferred:

CSCdr94704: Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC does not recognize the port adapters PA-SRP-OC12SMI, PA-SRP-OC12SML, and PA-SRP-OC12MM in the Cisco uBR7246 router.
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC was replaced with Release 12.1(2)EC1.

Cable Bundling

To reduce the number of subnets consumed per Cisco CMTS, cable interface bundling is used. Multiple cable interfaces can share a single IP subnet. An IP subnet is required for each bundle. You can bundle all cable interfaces on a Cisco CMTS into a single bundle.


Note Cable interface bundling is applicable only in two-way cable configurations. It is not supported in telco-return configurations.


Using the CLI, first configure a master interface for a cable interface bundle. The master interface has an IP address assigned and is visible for IP routing functionality. After you configure the master interface, add additional cable interfaces to the same interface bundle. Those interfaces must not have an IP address assigned. You can also configure multiple bundle interfaces.

Use the following commands to configure and view cable interface bundles:

[no] cable bundle n master

show cable bundle

Up to four interface bundles can be configured. In each bundle, specify exactly one interface as the master interface, using the "master" keyword. In the case of a subinterface over a cable bundle, `x' is the interface number of the bundle master [1]. The subinterface number starts from 1.


Caution Configure an IP address on the master interface only. An attempt to add an interface to a bundle will be rejected if an IP address is configured and the interface is not specified as a master interface.

When bundling cable interfaces, only the interface configured to be the bundle master is allowed to have subinterfaces. An interface that has subinterface(s) defined over it will not be allowed to be part of a bundle. MIB objects on cable interface bundles are not supported as of the date of this publication.

For more information on cable bundling, see the chapter "Understanding System Operations" of the
Cisco uBR7200 Series Software Configuration Guide and the Cable Interface Bundling for the Cisco uBR7200 Series Cable Router feature module. For information on feature modules, see the "Feature Modules" section.

Improvements in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1

In Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC, only the ubr7200-p-mz and ubr7200-k1p-mz images supported MPLS-VPN; in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1, all images support MPLS-VPN. In addition, changes were made in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(3a)EC1 to better support the uBR-MC28C cable interface line card.

EIGRP, IS-IS, and OSPF Not Supported on Cable Interfaces

The Cisco uBR7200 supports advanced routing protocols such as Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) only on the WAN interfaces, not on the cable interfaces. On cable interfaces, use a routing protocol that is supported by the cable modems, such as RIPv2.

MIBs

Current MIBs

To obtain lists of supported MIBs by platform and Cisco IOS release, and to download MIB modules, go to the Cisco MIB web site on Cisco.com at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

Supported MIBs

The Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers support the following categories of MIBs:

SNMP standard MIBs—These MIBs are required by any agent supporting SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 network management.

Cisco's platform and network-layer enterprise MIBs—Common across most of Cisco's router platforms. If your network management applications are already configured to support other Cisco routers, such as the 2600 series or 7200 series, no further configuration is needed unless the version of Cisco IOS software being used has updated these MIBs.

Cable-specific MIBs—Provide information about the cable interfaces and related information on the uBR7200 series routers. They include both DOCSIS-specific MIBs and Cisco-specific enterprise MIBs. If your network management applications have not already been configured for the uBR7200 series routers, these MIBs must be loaded.

Deprecated MIBs—Supported in earlier releases of Cisco IOS software but have been replaced by more standardized, scalable MIBs. Network Management applications and scripts should convert to the replacement MIBs as soon as possible.

The cable-specific MIBs are described in the following section. For information on the SNMP standard MIBs and Cisco's platform and network-layer enterprise MIBs, see Cisco's MIB web site at http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml.

Cable-Specific MIBs

Table 10 shows the cable-specific MIBs that are supported on the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers. The table also provides a brief description of each MIB's contents and the Cisco IOS Software Release in which the MIB was initially functional—earlier releases might have had unsupported prototype versions of the MIB; later releases might have added new attributes and functionality. Because of interdependencies, the MIBs must be loaded in the order given in the table.


Note The names given in Table 10 are the filenames for the MIBs as they exist on Cisco's FTP site (ftp://ftp.cisco.com/pub/mibs/ or http://www.cisco.com/public/mibs). Most MIBs are available in both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 versions; the SNMPv1 versions have V1SMI as part of their filenames.


Table 10 Cable-Specific MIBs Supported on Cisco uBR7200 Series Routers 

MIB Filename
Description
Introduced in Release

SNMPv2-SMI.my

SNMPv2-SMI-V1SMI.my

This module specifies the Structure of Management Information (SMI) for SNMPv2, as defined in RFC 1902.

12.1(2)EC

SNMPv2-TC.my

SNMPv2-TC-V1SMI.my

This module defines the textual conventions as specified in RFC 1903.

12.1(2)EC

SNMPv2-MIB.my

SNMPv2-MIB-V1SMI.my

The management protocol, SNMPv2, provides for the exchange of messages that convey management information between the agents and the management stations, as defined in RFC 1907.

12.1(2)EC

CISCO-SMI.my

CISCO-SMI-V1SMI.my

This module specifies the SMI for Cisco's enterprise MIBs.

12.1(2)EC

CISCO-TC.my

CISCO-TC-V1SMI.my

This module defines the textual conventions used in Cisco's enterprise MIBs.

12.1(2)EC

IF-MIB.my

IF-MIB-V1SMI.my

This module describes generic objects for the Layer 3 network interface sublayers. This MIB is an updated version of MIB-II's if table and incorporates the extensions defined in RFC 2233.

12.1(2)EC

DOCS-IF-MIB.my

DOCS-IF-MIB-V1SMI.my

This module describes the DOCSIS-compliant Radio Frequency (RF) interfaces in cable modems and cable modem termination systems, as defined in RFC 2670.

12.1(2)EC

DOCS-BPI-MIB.my

This module—available in an SNMPv2 version only—describes the attributes for the DOCSIS-specified Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI) on cable modems and the CMTS.

12.1(2)EC

CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB.my

CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB-V1SMI.my

This module extends the DOCSIS standard RFI MIB (DOCS-IF-MIB) with Cisco-specific extensions, such as QoS attributes and connection status and other information regarding the cable modems and CPE devices supported by the CMTS.

12.1(2)EC

CISCO-DOCS-REMOTE-QUERY-MIB.my

This module facilitates SNMP polling of remote CMs on a CMTS.

12.1(2)EC

CISCO-CABLE-SPECTRUM-MIB.my

CISCO-CABLE-SPECTRUM-MIB-V1SMI.my

This module describes the spectrum management flap list attributes.

12.1(2)EC


Deprecated MIBs

Old Cisco MIBs will be replaced in a future release. Currently, OLD-CISCO-* MIBs are being converted into more scalable MIBs without affecting existing Cisco IOS products or network management system (NMS) applications. You can update from deprecated MIBs to the replacement MIBs as shown in Table 11.

Table 11 Replacements for Deprecated MIBs 

Deprecated MIB
Replacement

OLD-CISCO-APPLETALK-MIB

RFC1243-MIB

OLD-CISCO-CHASSIS-MIB

ENTITY-MIB

OLD-CISCO-CPUK-MIB

To be determined

OLD-CISCO-DECNET-MIB

To be determined

OLD-CISCO-ENV-MIB

CISCO-ENVMON-MIB

OLD-CISCO-FLASH-MIB

CISCO-FLASH-MIB

OLD-CISCO-INTERFACES-MIB

IF-MIB CISCO-QUEUE-MIB

OLD-CISCO-IP-MIB

To be determined

OLD-CISCO-MEMORY-MIB

CISCO-MEMORY-POOL-MIB

OLD-CISCO-NOVELL-MIB

NOVELL-IPX-MIB

OLD-CISCO-SYS-MIB

(Compilation of other OLD* MIBs)

OLD-CISCO-SYSTEM-MIB

CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB

OLD-CISCO-TCP-MIB

CISCO-TCP-MIB

OLD-CISCO-TS-MIB

To be determined

OLD-CISCO-VINES-MIB

CISCO-VINES-MIB

OLD-CISCO-XNS-MIB

To be determined



Note Some of the MIBs listed in Table 11 represent feature sets that are not supported on Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband routers.



Note Cisco Management Information Base (MIB) User Quick Reference is no longer published. If you have an account with Cisco.com, you can find the current list of MIBs supported by Cisco. To reach the Cisco Network Management Toolkit, go to Cisco.com, press Login, and then go to Software Center: Network Mgmt Products: Cisco Network Management Toolkit: Cisco MIB.


Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS software releases. Severity 1 caveats are the most serious caveats; severity 2 caveats are less serious. Severity 3 caveats are moderate caveats, and only select severity 3 caveats are included in the caveats document.

This section only contains open and resolved caveats for the current Cisco IOS maintenance release.

All caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.1 EC and Cisco IOS Release 12.1 are also in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1.

For information on caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.1, see Caveats for Cisco IOS Release12.1, which lists severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.1 and is located on Cisco.com and the Documentation CD-ROM.


Note If you have an account on Cisco.com, you can use the Bug Toolkit to find select caveats of any severity. To reach the Bug Toolkit, log in to Cisco.com and click Technical Support: Tools & Utilities: Software BUG TOOLKIT (under Configuration Tools). Another option is to enter the following URL in your web browser or go to
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC1

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1 and describes only severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

There are no known open caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1.

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC1

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC1. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 12 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCsa81379

NetFlow Feature Acceleration has been deprecated and removed from Cisco IOS. The global command ip flow-cache feature-accelerate will no longer be recognized in any IOS configuration.

If your router configuration does not currently contain the command ip flow-cache feature-accelerate, this change does not affect you.

This removal does not require an upgrade of your existing installation.

The removal of NetFlow Feature Acceleration does not affect any other aspects of Netflow operation, for example Access-list processing.

The features are separate and distinct.

Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) supercedes the deprecated NetFlow Feature Acceleration.

Additionally, the following MIB objects and OIDs have been deprecated and removed from the netflow mib (CISCO-NETFLOW-MIB):

cnfFeatureAcceleration        1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3
cnfFeatureAccelerationEnable  1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.1
cnfFeatureAvailableSlot       1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.2
cnfFeatureActiveSlot          1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.3
cnfFeatureTable               1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4
cnfFeatureEntry               1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1
cnfFeatureType                1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.1
cnfFeatureSlot                1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.2
cnfFeatureActive              1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.3
cnfFeatureAttaches            1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.4
cnfFeatureDetaches            1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.5
cnfFeatureConfigChanges       1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.6


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC and describes only severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

There are no known open caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC.

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(22)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 13 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(22)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdy66891

When a cable modem receives a docsis binary file with network access disabled and bpi enabled, the CMTS will show it in the "online(pt)" state instead of "online(d)".

Workaround: Remove BPI from the docsis binary file.

CSCea00322

Under rare circumstances, namely when the service provider tftp server is down of unreachable, a cable modem may still be able to come online against a CMTS if it obtains an illicit DOCSIS configuration file from a local tftp server.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCec85359

snmpwalk failed OID.1.3.6.1.2.1.10.127.1.3.7

This issue is observed on 7206VXR running IOS 12.1(13)EC3 and having PA-A3-8E1IMA interfaces.

Workaround: OIR the linecard.

CSCed12672

Mac clients behind cable modem sometimes are randomly unable to get IP address via dhcp. Debugs on CMTS shows an encapsulation failure for packets that are destined for that mac client

Workaround: Configure the static ip address on the mac client.

CSCed50533

Spurious interrupts are incrementing on ubr7246vxr/NPE-300 while running 12.1.13.EC1 code. They increment anywhere from 10-30 per minute.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCed68829

Some modems might not be queried from SNMP cdxCmCpeTable and linecard CLI "show cable device access-group".

Workaround: Use the shut/no shut cable interface.

CSCed76837

If there are lots of CM/CPE in the linecard, the SNMP query MIB tables related the CM/CPE info will possibly have SNMP-3-CPUHOG message and trackback. Also the CM/CPE may have connection problem (drop offline or lose VPN).

The MIB tables are listed below. They are all invoke the same API to get the sorted table which the entry is searched.

CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB:cdxCmCpeTable, 
DOCS-IF-MIB:docsIfCmtsMacToCmTable
DOCS-QOS-MIB:docsQosCmtsMacToSrvFlowTable
CISCO-DOCS-REMOTE-QUERY-MIB:cdrqCmtsCmStatusTable

After the fix:

1. All the SNMP query for above tables will get info from RP/NPE only. So LC will not be affected.

2. The SNMP query Get EXACT will have real time response.

3. SNMP Get NEXT for above MIB tables is too expensive in a big system since it needs to go through whole CM/CPE in order to know which CM/CPE is the next entry of the query. Users are recommended to use SNMP GET EXACT to retrieve the info for a specific device.

In order to prevent CPU spiking for GET NEXT for above MIB tables, in the CMTS which number of devices (CM/CPE) is greater than 1000, the SNMP query GET NEXT will not get any entries returned. GetBulk has also the same problem as GetNext since internally, it searches for the next entry.

GET NEXT/GET BULK support is back via CSCed90740.

CSCee26361

A DHCPACK or DHCPNACK with a chaddr == 0 is not forwarded by the Cisco DHCP stack to the cable CMTS code when the CMTS is a relay agent.

The DHCP stack must forward such a reply to the CMTS code so that the CMTS can make a decision on an active or inactive lease on the DHCP server.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCec26369

Some Cable Modems goes offline every 3 weeks, 3 days 20 hours 30 minutes after reloaded the CMTS.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCee27549

SNMP query does not detect specific modems via cdxCmCpeCmStatusIndex in new IOS code 12.2(15)BC1c code. The issue exhibit only for few cable modems on ubr10k chassis.

It is noticed that same cable modem, for which snmp poll is failing, appeared under multiple cable interfaces

There are no known workarounds.

CSCin40371

Traffic loss may occur when you configure the no ip cef global configuration command.

This issue is observed on a Cisco router that has Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) enabled by default, but that does not have the no ip cef global configuration command configured in the startup configuration.

Workaround: After CEF has been enabled by default, disable CEF.

CSCin50894

Active modems field under <show int cable down> shows wrong values no known work around at this time.

There are no known workarounds.


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC3

There are no open caveats specific to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC3 that require documentation in the release notes.

Closed or Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(20)EC3

Table 14 lists the significant closed or resolved caveats that exist in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(20)EC3.

Table 14 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC3 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCsa81379

NetFlow Feature Acceleration has been deprecated and removed from Cisco IOS. The global command ip flow-cache feature-accelerate will no longer be recognized in any IOS configuration.

If your router configuration does not currently contain the command ip flow-cache feature-accelerate, this change does not affect you.

This removal does not require an upgrade of your existing installation.

The removal of NetFlow Feature Acceleration does not affect any other aspects of Netflow operation, for example Access-list processing.

The features are separate and distinct.

Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) supercedes the deprecated NetFlow Feature Acceleration.

Additionally, the following MIB objects and OIDs have been deprecated and removed from the netflow mib (CISCO-NETFLOW-MIB):

cnfFeatureAcceleration        1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3
cnfFeatureAccelerationEnable  1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.1
cnfFeatureAvailableSlot       1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.2
cnfFeatureActiveSlot          1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.3
cnfFeatureTable               1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4
cnfFeatureEntry               1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1
cnfFeatureType                1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.1
cnfFeatureSlot                1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.2
cnfFeatureActive              1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.3
cnfFeatureAttaches            1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.4
cnfFeatureDetaches            1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.5
cnfFeatureConfigChanges       1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.99999.1.3.4.1.6


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC2

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC2 and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 15 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC2 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCec85359

snmpwalk failed OID.1.3.6.1.2.1.10.127.1.3.7

This issue is observed on 7206VXR running IOS 12.1(13)EC3 and having PA-A3-8E1IMA interfaces.

Workaround: OIR the linecard.

CSCed68829

Some modems might not be queried from SNMP cdxCmCpeTable and linecard CLI "show cable device access-group".

Workaround: Use the shut/no shut cable interface.

CSCed76837

If there are lots of CM/CPE in the linecard, the SNMP query MIB tables related the CM/CPE info will possibly have SNMP-3-CPUHOG message and trackback. Also the CM/CPE may have connection problem (drop offline or lose VPN).

The MIB tables are listed below. They are all invoke the same API to get the sorted table which the entry is searched.

CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB:cdxCmCpeTable, 
DOCS-IF-MIB:docsIfCmtsMacToCmTable
DOCS-QOS-MIB:docsQosCmtsMacToSrvFlowTable
CISCO-DOCS-REMOTE-QUERY-MIB:cdrqCmtsCmStatusTable

After the fix:

1. All the SNMP query for above tables will get info from RP/NPE only. So LC will not be affected.

2. The SNMP query Get EXACT will have real time response.

3. SNMP Get NEXT for above MIB tables is too expensive in a big system since it needs to go through whole CM/CPE in order to know which CM/CPE is the next entry of the query. Users are recommended to use SNMP GET EXACT to retrieve the info for a specific device.

In order to prevent CPU spiking for GET NEXT for above MIB tables, in the CMTS which number of devices (CM/CPE) is greater than 1000, the SNMP query GET NEXT will not get any entries returned. GetBulk has also the same problem as GetNext since internally, it searches for the next entry.

GET NEXT/GET BULK support is back via CSCed90740.


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC2

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC2. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 16 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC2 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCed68575

Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) Software releases trains 12.0S, 12.1E, 12.2, 12.2S, 12.3, 12.3B and 12.3T may contain a vulnerability in processing SNMP requests which, if exploited, could cause the device to reload.

The vulnerability is only present in certain IOS releases on Cisco routers and switches. This behavior was introduced via a code change and is resolved with CSCed68575.

This vulnerability can be remotely triggered. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause a reload of the device and could be exploited repeatedly to produce a Denial of Service (DoS).

This advisory is available at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040420-snmp.shtml


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC1

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC1 and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 17 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCec85359

snmpwalk failed OID.1.3.6.1.2.1.10.127.1.3.7

This issue is observed on 7206VXR running IOS 12.1(13)EC3 and having PA-A3-8E1IMA interfaces.

Workaround: OIR the linecard.

CSCed68829

Some modems might not be queried from SNMP cdxCmCpeTable and linecard CLI "show cable device access-group".

Workaround: Use the shut/no shut cable interface.

CSCed76837

If there are lots of CM/CPE in the linecard, the SNMP query MIB tables related the CM/CPE info will possibly have SNMP-3-CPUHOG message and trackback. Also the CM/CPE may have connection problem (drop offline or lose VPN).

The MIB tables are listed below. They are all invoke the same API to get the sorted table which the entry is searched.

CISCO-DOCS-EXT-MIB:cdxCmCpeTable, 
DOCS-IF-MIB:docsIfCmtsMacToCmTable
DOCS-QOS-MIB:docsQosCmtsMacToSrvFlowTable
CISCO-DOCS-REMOTE-QUERY-MIB:cdrqCmtsCmStatusTable

After the fix:

1. All the SNMP query for above tables will get info from RP/NPE only. So LC will not be affected.

2. The SNMP query Get EXACT will have real time response.

3. SNMP Get NEXT for above MIB tables is too expensive in a big system since it needs to go through whole CM/CPE in order to know which CM/CPE is the next entry of the query. Users are recommanded to use SNMP GET EXACT to retrieve the info for a specific device.

In order to prevent CPU spiking for GET NEXT for above MIB tables, In the CMTS which number of devices (CM/CPE) is greater than 1000, the SNMP query GET NEXT will not get any entries returned. GetBulk has also the same problem as GetNext since internally, it searches for the next entry.

GET NEXT/GET BULK support is back via CSCed90740.


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC1

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC1. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 18 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdy66891

When a cable modem receives a docsis binary file with network access disabled and bpi enabled, the CMTS will show it in the "online(pt)" state instead of "online(d)".

Workaround: Remove BPI from the docsis binary file

CSCea00322

Under rare circumstances, namely when the service povider tftp server is down of unreachable, a cable modem may still be able to come online against a CMTS if it obtains an illicit DOCSIS configuration file from a local tftp server.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCed12672

Mac clients behind cable modem sometimes randomly unable to get IP address via dhcp. Debugs on CMTS shows encapsulation failure for packets that are destined for that mac client

Work-around: Configure the static ip address on the mac client.

CSCed50533

Spurious interrupts are incrementing on ubr7246vxr/NPE-300 while running 12.1.13.EC1 code. They increment anywhere from 10-30 per minute.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCin50894

Active modems field under <show int cable down> shows wrong values no known work around at this time.

There are no known workarounds.


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 19 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdy10666

Remote-query unconfiguring does not work properly.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCdz73188

ubr7200 system restarted by bus error when it was trying to create an entry for a file system.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCea00322

Under rare circumstances, namely when the service provider tftp server is down of unreachable, a cable modem may still be able to come online against a CMTS if it obtains an illicit DOCSIS configuration file from a local tftp server.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCec26369

Some Cable Modems goes offline every 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours 30 minutes after reloaded the CMTS.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCec35356

Modems on some upstreams may get stuck at init(rc) after OIR and clear cable modem all reset with bundling enabled.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCec85359

snmpwalk failed OID.1.3.6.1.2.1.10.127.1.3.7

This problem is observed on 7206VXR running IOS 12.1(13)EC3 and having PA-A3-8E1IMA interfaces.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCed14396

The uBR7246VXR running IOS12.1(13)EC2 detected "%SYS-2-LINKED: Bad enqueue~" error message.

This problem occurs on a uBR7246VXR with NPE-400 with ubr7200-k1p-mz.121-13.EC2

There are no known workarounds.

CSCin50894

Active modems field under <show int cable down> shows wrong values.

There are no known workarounds.


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(20)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 20 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(20)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdt10018

The cable provider wants to manage the modems additional from the uBR7223 by using commands like #sh cable modem remote-query. But because every cable-subinterface is a member of a vrf-tunnel the modems are not reachable from the uBR (using SNMP-traps)

There are no known workarounds.

CSCdu13269

If the router is low on memory, it may print out error messages. If this happens, the router may become non functional.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCea14372

The latest code calculate the dynamic map advance based on the initial time offset regardless of the cap which set by the max-delay. The old code (12.1(10)EC1) calculate the map advance based on the max-delay.

This occurs when configure cable map-advance dynamic [safety] [max-delay] is configure.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCea39371

A Cisco 7500 series router may unexpectedly reload with a bus error.

This problem is observed on a Cisco 7500 series router if Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), IP version 6 (IPv6), and distributed Cisco Express Forwarding (dCEF) are enabled concurrently.

Workaround: Disable dCEF and enable central CEF instead.

CSCea61100

iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.entityMIB.entityMIBObjects.entityPhysical. entPhysicalTable.entPhysicalEntry.entPhysicalSerialNum will return an incomplete chassis serial number. Only integer values minus any leading zeros are returned by the mib.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCeb08941

There is no error/warning message if user issues "test cable ucc" on a non-existing cable modem.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCeb38067

All the modems on legacy LC which uses asic version of BRCM3210 MAC chip, such as MC16C and MC28C, might go offline suddenly and stay offline forever until human intervention.

This problem impacts both 12.1EC and 12.2BC.

Workaround: When this problem happens, use shut/no shut or clear the affected interface to restore all cable modems to online.

CSCeb82402

Pings from cable interface of a UBR running 12.1(13)EC4 are failing whenever interface in CEF switching mode has an access-list.

Workaround: Use the no ip route-cache cef command on the interface.

CSCeb84914

The cdxIfUpChannelMaxUGSLastOneHour and cdxIfUpChannelAvgUGSLastOneHour give incorrect information. Max is lower than Avg.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCec01689

The router will reload when a L3 cache parity error happens. Typically this is due to cache parity expection in the L3 cache. This commit changes the parity exception handling mechanism on the NPE-400 on uBR7200, where the router will automatically recover from the parity error exception in most of the cases (it's estimated that the recovery can happen in 70% of the parity error occurrence instances) without reloading the box.

This mechanism used to be only supported for NPE300. After this commit, it will only be supported on NPE300 and NPE400.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCec04003

An UBR7246VXR seems to "freeze" frequently for some time, stops responding to management, forwarding traffic, and are very slow trying to access it using telnet. When we do a show proc cpu we see that: the highest CPU user is:

35    75661096  46089930       1641 81.06% 84.50% 85.08%   0 
CMTS MAC Protoco

Workaround: Enable CEF switching if possible. CEF was enabled to solve the scaling those exact scaling problems that the virus appears to exacerbate.

Alternative Workaround One: Configure service internal as follows in order to reduce the route cache size:

ip cache-ager 30 2 3

Alternative Workaround Two: configure less severe as follows in order to reduce the route cache size:

ip cache-ager 30 10 10

For more information about these workarounds, please refer to the following URLs:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/advisory.html 

http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/63/ts_codred_worm.shtml 

CSCec34056

The CMTS may unexpectedly reload while doing "test pas oir".

Workaround: Unconfigure "cable modem remote-query" functionality.

CSCec80769

In IOS version 12.1(19)EC for ubr7200, when Ether channel interfaces are configured and one of the interfaces go down, or the interface is taken out. That specific interface will continuously be added and taken out of the port channel member.

Workaround: When the interface is added and deleted to FEC, go into the flapping interface; disable keepalive; wait for few seconds till interface stops flapping and then turn ON keepalive.

Alternative Workaround: Go into router running IOS version 12.1(19)EC, and then go into the interface that is flapping and do a shut, then no shut command.

CSCec86611

The CMTS logs the MAX-cpe errors when seeing the US traffic (as the CMTS still has the old PC in its database) but arp table and bridge table are still polled. So the CMTS is bridging the traffic for this new PC to cable interface even if it is not associated to any SID's.

Workaround: Follow the following:

- CMTS: clear cable host <old_host> ---> so now the new PC is associated to the sid of the CM.

- CMTS: increase the MAX-CPE to allow the new PC to be associated to the CM and let the old one get removed by timeout

- CMTS: use BPI to encrypted dedicated traffic to that CM

- CMTS: remove bridging setup

CSCin18767

The sho controllers srp details shows bootnet interface (FastEthernet0/0) with SRP interface details

There are no known workarounds.

CSCin20386

This caveat was observed while doing spot checking for cable related CLI's.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCin38135

CMTS does not set the MAX CPE to the default value under specific scenario. Normally when TLV 18 is not mentioned or with the value 0, when the CM comes up online, CMTS should set the MAX CPE value to 1,provided no other MAX-CPE/MAX-HOSTS configurations exists at CMTS.

But in the current scenario, initially when the modem came up with TLV 18 set to 10, the MAX CPE value was 10. Later when the CM came up with TLV 18 set to 5, the MAX CPE value became 5, as expected.

With above setups (having MAX CPE value as 5) and re-set the CM with TLV 18 set to 0, it came up with MAX CPE value as 5 (previous value). It should come up with default value as 1.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCin49815

CMTS shows different behavior when cable int configured as slave.

There are no known workarounds.

CSCin55504

Setting QoS permission via SNMP may fail.

Workaround: Set the permission through CLIs.


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC1

There are no open caveats specific to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC1 that require documentation in the release notes.

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC1

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC1. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 21 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCin38135

CMTS does not set MAX CPE value to the default under specific scenario

CSCdt10018

cable remote-query needs access to CM using vrf tunnels in cable i/f

CSCea39371

Bus error in turbo_extended_check with compiled ACLs

CSCeb82402

Failing pings on cable interface running CEF with an access-list


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 22 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdy10666

Remote-query:Inconsistencies observed while unconfiguring/re-config

CSCdy50954

Crypto causing UBR to crash

CSCdy62077

cpe shows up under different cable interface and different cm

CSCdy66891

network access disabled (TLV 3) and bpi enabled shows online(pt)

CSCdy86898

NBAR Support does not exist in 12.1EC

CSCdz18615

CMTS - Need to un-hide the show int Cable X/Y modem 0 command

CSCdz73188

ubr7200 crash by bus error

CSCdz73463

System crash by Corrupted program counter

CSCea00322

cable tftp-enforce may errantly allow a modem online in corner case

CSCea43086

Clear interface cable-modem 0 on CM breaks CSCdz04902 functionality

CSCea61100

SNMP:entPhysicalSerialNum Displays Incorrect Serial Numbers

CSCeb70360

Show cable modem connectivity output after UCC

CSCeb82402

Failing pings on cable interface running CEF with an access-list

CSCeb84914

CISCO-DOCS-EXT mib reporting errors

CSCec12461

Software forced crash with sig=23 in PC 0x60654774

CSCec13943

sw forced crash during deleting ACL under TURBO ACL applied.

CSCin50894

active modems field under <show int cable down> shows wrong values

CSCin55504

QoS:Unable to set the qos permission through SNMP


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(19)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 23 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(19)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdu13269

Attempt to free Unassigned memory, System reloads

CSCdu53656

A Cisco device running IOS and enabled for the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DOS) attack from a malformed BGP packet. The BGP protocol is not enabled by default, and must be configured in order to accept traffic from an explicitly defined peer. Unless the malicious traffic appears to be sourced from a configured, trusted peer, it would be difficult to inject a malformed packet. BGP MD5 is a valid workaround for this problem.

Cisco has made free software available to address this problem. For more details, please refer to this advisory, available at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040616-bgp.shtml.

CSCdx00274

PA-FE input stuck with burst traffic

CSCdx35070

Change the default unique word (uw) to 16 for 16qam short/long burst

CSCdx37957

SNMP:Unerrored MIB decrementing (transmission.127.1.1.4.1.2)

CSCdx63927

7200:reload due to memory corruption in PA-1FE

CSCdy17114

Memory allocation failure in public buffer pools

CSCdy46139

ALL FF mac entry shown in cable bundle forwarding table

CSCdy52079

ubr7200:modem lookup at CMTS fails, so DHCP for CPE fails

CSCdy61007

CEF causing 50% packet drops for VPN 3002 client

CSCdy70193

Crash in timer_start64, cmts_update_lease_time, cmts_dhcp_glean

CSCdy73203

Through SSH Session Successful DOCSIS Pings Will Return FFFF Values

CSCdy76674

source-verify leasetimer config shows up on sub-interface

CSCdy76724

PRE Crash at sch_handle_headsail_pak,ip_fastswitch_wrapper

CSCdz01140

Overlapping IP address assignment can cause denial of service

CSCdz03584

crash when configuring more than 6 OUIs with int config file editor

CSCdz06164

CMTS:IP connectivity failure to Cable Modem and CPE

CSCdz28856

DHCP fails if Virtual template uses ip unnumbered

CSCdz42924

unable to enable wccp on cef switching path

CSCdz55120

cdxIfUpChannelCmRegistered doesn't include OnlineNetAccessDisabled

CSCdz55178

QoS profile name of more then 32 chars will crash the router

CSCdz65143

Spurious memory access at cmts_mac_timer_proc

CSCdz82859

%SYS-3-NOELEMENT displayed.

CSCdz88353

Traffic forwarded to CM/CPE when in Reject(m) state

CSCea08892

change buffer allocations in VXR

CSCea14372

CMTS should calculate the dynamic map advance based on max delay

CSCea23522

CMTS crashes on OIR

CSCea28131

A Cisco device running IOS and enabled for the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DOS) attack from a malformed BGP packet. The BGP protocol is not enabled by default, and must be configured in order to accept traffic from an explicitly defined peer. Unless the malicious traffic appears to be sourced from a configured, trusted peer, it would be difficult to inject a malformed packet. BGP MD5 is a valid workaround for this problem.

Cisco has made free software available to address this problem. For more details, please refer to this advisory, available at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040616-bgp.shtml.

CSCea42973

Changing QoS profile for modems does not work in 12.1(13)EC2

CSCea67337

CM fails to come online when spectrum-group is configured at CMTS

CSCea68444

NPE-G1 turn off prefetching

CSCea82308

hide atp command due to being obsolete and causing traceback

CSCea88356

ubr7200/MC16B:Calibration bad for 3.2MHz channel width

CSCeb38067

all cms offline on MC16C/MC28C in 12.1EC and 12.2BC

CSCeb39565

bus error in the address of 0xDEADBEEF at arp_ager.

CSCeb40414

CLI for modulation profile does not check validity if first digit 0

CSCeb42675

Remove wedged queue workaround

CSCec01689

Add CERF Support on uBR7200 NPE-400

CSCec04003

High CPU on process CMTS Mac protocol

CSCin13783

Bundling crash on bootup and after LC switch-over

CSCin19062

After OIR, some of the cable features are removed from the running-c

CSCin19989

SM Aborted time field does not reflect correct values

CSCin20036

interface resets counters under show interface cable ? too high

CSCin20365

Tracebacks seen while configuring badipsource buffer to high value

CSCin20444

CMTS got hanged while doing clear cable host ? after done with sour

CSCin24305

CMTS shows incorrect/invalid value with cable max-host ? CLI

CSCin29826

uBR7200:crashes at %SYS-2-CHUNKFREE:Attempted to free nonchunk memo

CSCin29873

Inconsistent ouput shown by show env last

CSCin29936

ciscoEnvMonSupplySource returns incorrect values

CSCin30375

ciscoEnvMonEnableVoltageNotification does not return any value

CSCin36943

Show Version displays erratic number of interfaces after OIR of FE

CSCin38107

CPE count under show cable modem set to 0 when CM goes offline


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC4

There are no open caveats specific to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC4 that require documentation in the release notes.

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC4

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC4. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 24 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC4 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdz71127

corrupted packet can cause input queue wedge - reg to CSCdx02283

Cisco routers and switches running Cisco IOS software and configured to process Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) packets are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. A rare sequence of crafted IPv4 packets sent directly to the device may cause the input interface to stop processing traffic once the input queue is full. No authentication is required to process the inbound packet. Processing of IPv4 packets is enabled by default. Devices running only IP version 6 (IPv6) are not affected. A workaround is available.

Cisco has made software available, free of charge, to correct the problem.

This advisory is available at:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20030717-blocked.shtml

CSCdz82859

%SYS-3-NOELEMENT displayed.

CSCea02355

rare ip packets may cause input queue wedge

Cisco routers and switches running Cisco IOS software and configured to process Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) packets are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. A rare sequence of crafted IPv4 packets sent directly to the device may cause the input interface to stop processing traffic once the input queue is full. No authentication is required to process the inbound packet. Processing of IPv4 packets is enabled by default. Devices running only IP version 6 (IPv6) are not affected. A workaround is available.

Cisco has made software available, free of charge, to correct the problem.

This advisory is available at:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20030717-blocked.shtml

CSCeb42675

Remove wedged queue workaround.


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC3

There are no open caveats specific to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC3 that require documentation in the release notes.

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC3

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC3. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 25 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC3 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdx77088

Software forced crash - watchdog timeout in pool_process

CSCea42973

Changing QoS profile for modems does not work in 12.1(13)EC2


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC2

There are no open caveats specific to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC2 that require documentation in the release notes.

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC2

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC2. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 26 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC2 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdx63927

ubr7200 memory corruption

CSCdy17114

Memory allocation failure in public buffer pools

CSCdy49411

Traffic policing doesn't work

CSCdy73203

Through SSH Session Successful DOCSIS Pings Will Return FFFF Values

CSCdy76724

PRE Crash at sch_handle_headsail_pak, ip_fastswitch_wrapper

CSCdz04902

Forcing QoS profile should remain after modem flap

CSCin13783

Bundling crash on bootup and after LC switch-over


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC1

There are no open caveats specific to Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC1 that require documentation in the release notes.

Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC1

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC1. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 27 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdz06164

CMTS : IP connectivity failure to Cable Modem and CPE


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 28 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdw01790

Cable MPLS VPN Arp entry in global table for VPN modem

CSCdx63927

ubr7200 memory corruption

CSCdx67567

Ubr7200 reloads due to software forced crash - pak_pool_item_create

CSCdx80094

uBR7200-3-MONITOR-EMPTY: Unable to allocate packet

CSCdy15335

The router in 12.1(11b)EC1 has the bus error out of range of memory

CSCdy15858

Change Modulation Profile Defaults: FEC codeword size

CSCdy17114

Memory allocation failure in public buffer pools

CSCdy18019

TEK invalids use wrong destination mac address

CSCdy20054

Initial Maintenance Intervals cease to be generated

CSCdy20179

CMTS: DHCPD: cannot load local addresses

CSCdy26782

uBR10k: CABLE MODEM QOS PROFILE cli does not work

CSCdy32905

Shutdown of cable bundle slave puts modems offline on master

CSCdy39033

all cable modems on a card lose connectivity and remain offline

CSCdy46135

uBR7200 bus error reload

CSCdy46139

ALL FF mac entry shown in cable bundle forwarding table - not sure if in EC?

CSCdy48894

TracebacK is observed with LOOPPAK error IN 12.1(11b)EC1

CSCdy50091

uBR7200: Crash with 12.1(11b)EC1 at rn_delete, ipcache_ager_walker

CSCdy50954

Crypto causing UBR to crash

CSCdy52237

FEC Codeword length change causes invalid UCDs

CSCdy62077

cpe shows up under different cable interface and different cm

CSCdy71030

System returned to ROM by bus error at PC 0X6032F148, add 0XD0D0D15


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(13)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 29 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(13)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdt55744

crash in handle_key_req in 12.1(9.5)EC

CSCdu79899

7206 reloads when a new dual FastEther card is inserted.

CSCdw07263

%SYS-3-NULLIDB: Null IDB in ipsendnet

CSCdx27083

Fast switching intermittently broken on CMTS

CSCdx33149

50% packet loss with PBR and CEF on UBR7100

CSCdx35533

sysUpTime object is showing wrong value

CSCdx36497

[PDSN-R1.1]MALLOCFAIL/Block overrun on SIP w/high traffic rates

CSCdx38039

Only one dynamic SID for two voice calls from CVA

CSCdx48720

Ping fails when cef is configured

CSCdx51325

Router crashed with MAXHOST and OVERLAPIP in the logs

CSCdx58550

Process= <interrupt level>, ipl=4, pid=47, bad enqueue

CSCdx67901

cdxIfUpChannelInputPowerLevel always returns zero as a value

CSCdx69628

With Bundling, CMTS proxy the arp for CPEs on same CM

CSCdx81007

sho cable modem registered - CLI output shows wrong CPE information

CSCdx91886

UBR7200:Software forced crash, PC 0x605F17A4

CSCdx95555

CMTS marks CPE IP addresses assigned via DHCP as unavailable/0.0.0.0

CSCdy01346

per modem and host access-lists don work in 12.2(8)Bc1

CSCdy06163

PRE Crash After N+1 Switch Over

CSCdy06170

Traceback & Alignment errors.

CSCdy17477

After DHCP, CPE continues to show up as a static CPE

CSCdy17744

docsIfCmtsCmStatusSignalNoise returns in dB and not TenthdB

CSCdy18348

PRE Crash at cmts_find_bundle_entry & cmts_bundle_pkt

CSCdy21165

Cable bundle entries do not timeout even when CPE/CM goes away

CSCdy21326

CM failed came online with - cable tftp-enforce functionality

CSCdy21713

Bundle fwding table timeouts can cause problem in adjacency creation

CSCdy27888

Upstream packet caching causes checksum errors when cef is reenabled

CSCdy42316

ubr7200 appear to be hang after configuring Multicast

CSCdy43737

Multicast packets not forwarded on cable bundle slave interfaces

CSCdy46809

Crash in cmts_show_cm

CSCdy52079

ubr7200: modem lookup at CMTS fails, so DHCP for CPE fails

CSCdy52470

Crash after %SYS-2-NOTQ: unqueue didn't find 0 in queue 622FF200

CSCdy57548

Error message %SYS-2-LINKED Bad enqueue message

CSCdy57847

Traceback when doing no cable source-verify dhcp

CSCdy61007

CEF causing 50% packet drops for VPN 3002 client

CSCdy64867

UBR hung with DO EXCEPTION:CANNOT HANDLE CONTEXT in logs

CSCdy70193

Crash in timer_start64, cmts_update_lease_time, cmts_dhcp_glean

CSCin13090

Disk0: FlashFileTable:FlashFileChecksum always reported as invalid


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(12c)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(12c)EC and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 30 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(12c)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdt55744

crash in handle_key_req in 12.1(9.5)EC

CSCdw31659

SRP interface stops forwarding traffic

CSCdw56436

CMTS interface input queue wedged

CSCdx20949

CEF broken, not passing Internet traffic

CSCdx27083

Fast switching intermittently broken on CMTS

CSCdx38039

Only one dynamic SID for two voice calls from CVA

CSCdx51325

Router crashed with MAXHOST and OVERLAPIP in the logs

CSCdx63927

ubr7200 memory corruption

CSCdx67567

Ubr7200 reloads due to software forced crash - pak_pool_item_create

CSCdx87741

Buffer validity checking crashes UBR7200

CSCdx91886

UBR7200:Software forced crash, PC 0x605F17A4


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(12c)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(12c)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 31 Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(12c)EC

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdv30067

Limit number or frequency of BADIPSOURCE messages

CSCdx00185

CM may get IP address for PC

CSCdx26899

Five uBR7246 crash and hang when reload in one month

CSCdx46444

automore broken when doing show cable modem remote-query

CSCdx57688

Featurette: Stop modems from registering without tftp attempt

CSCdx61268

CM status does not change, it looks always online.

CSCdx70194

cmts accepts cable-docsis community string. See CSCdr59314.

CSCdx72740

cmts md5 compromise

CSCdx95555

CMTS marks CPE IP addresses assigned via DHCP as unavailable/0.0.0.0


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC1

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC1 and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 32 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdw31659

SRP interface stops forwarding traffic

CSCdw56436

CMTS interface input queue wedged

CSCdx00185

CM may get IP address for PC

CSCdx16242

Router reboots with bus error at PC 0x605E4760

CSCdx20949

CEF broken, not passing Internet traffic

CSCdx27083

Fast switching intermittently broken on CMTS

CSCdx38039

Only one dynamic SID for two voice calls from CVA

CSCdx51325

Router crashed with MAXHOST and OVERLAPIP in the logs

CSCdx61268

CM status does not change, it looks always online.

CSCdx62486

UBR7200: Spurious memory with PPPoE and cable bundling configuration

CSCdx62761

Duplicate CPE IP addresses in CPE table

CSCdx63927

UBR7200 memory corruption

CSCdx67567

UBR7200 reloads due to software forced crash - pak_pool_item_create

CSCdx76990

Bunding + cef + cable source verify causes init(d) on CMTS reload

CSCdx95555

CMTS marks CPE IP addresses assigned via DHCP as unavailable/0.0.0.0


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC1

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC1. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 33 Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC1

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdw57967

uBR crashed with Software Forced crash - 2 arp_free_ptr_and_next

CSCdx57688

Stop modems from registering without TFTP attempt


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 34 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdw56436

CMTS interface input queue wedged

CSCdw57967

uBR crashed with Software Forced crash - 2 arp_free_ptr_and_next

CSCdx00185

CM may get IP address for PC

CSCdx16242

Router reboots with bus error at PC 0x605E4760

CSCdx27083

Fast switching intermittently broken on CMTS

CSCdx38039

Only one dynamic SID for two voice calls from CVA

CSCdx51325

Router crashed with MAXHOST and OVERLAPIP in the logs


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 35 Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(11b)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdu18775

Change HW fault message for Clockcard

CSCdu24077

NPE-300 Cache Parity Exception at high rate in the field

CSCdu81513

show pci controller may cause a cache parity error on 7200 platforms

CSCdv10174

cable modem max-host command cannot work in privilege exec level

CSCdv37265

CMTS: Add Upstream description to the show cable modem summary

CSCdv58645

docsIfCmtsModDifferentialEncoding returns invalid value for reqdata

CSCdv75524

Need to remove debug cable receive and transmit from parser chain

CSCdv78596

CEF drops seen on outbound cable interface

CSCdv90602

SNMP set on ifAdminStatus of US does not remove modems immediately

CSCdw02759

CMs do not come online after reload with 16-QAM on MC16S

CSCdw06186

ubr7200: Spurious memory access with 4xft.20Nov01 image

CSCdw09028

Modems stuck in Init(i) due to BPI and E bit in BPI EH.

CSCdw10539

Bundle mcast forwarding list removed when (S,G) entry is deleted

CSCdw17118

The UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E can report a false output temperature with the show env all command

CSCdw18116

Output Stuck on ISDN B-channels with heavy traffic

CSCdw19590

CMTS hanged after moving to another int. a cable helper-address

CSCdw27728

Telco Return—CPE lose connectivity after a modem reset

CSCdw31316

bridge-group subscriber-loop-control command is always enabled after reload

CSCdw32424

Hosts shows on wrong Cable Modem and Subnet when using Sub-Interface

CSCdw34325

Higher than expected Rate of Parity error crashes on NPE300

CSCdw40633

High number of underruns on FastEthernet (ref CSCdu24072)

CSCdw55425

DOCSIS11: MP-03.1: Packet drops found

CSCdw63311

uBR7246 Crashes after modifying UGS Cable QOS profile for G711

CSCdw68093

DOCSIS1.1:ATP:MAC01:Syncs still within 10 seconds after no sepctrum

CSCdw71424

Incorrect TTL value for Cable Intercept packets

CSCdw80774

Cable modem was getting stuck in init(i) status about 1 hour

CSCdw84705

The upstream timing offset is not updated

CSCdw89867

clear cable host cmd does not delete CPE arp entry correctly

CSCdw90184

Slave interface in shutdown state after reload

CSCdw91783

mpls vpn dhcp client ip address same as diff vrf router ip fails

CSCdw95025

mcast static-groups not forwarding traffic on cable ints

CSCdx01750

System returned to ROM by bus error cmts_rx_mac

CSCdx08703

cmts_serve_ranging_polls cause bus error

CSCdx17671

Display sid idb mapping in show interface cable sid command

CSCdx18629

CMTS reloads due to unexpected interrupt

CSCdx26899

Five uBR7246 crash and hang when reload in one month

CSCdx36675

OIR causes the router to ocrash on cmts_modem_poll

CSCin01252

Microcode fix needed for PA-T3,PA-E3


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC1

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC1 and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 36 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdu81513

show pci controller may cause a cache parity error on 7200 platforms

CSCdv78596

CEF drops seen on outbound cable interface

CSCdw02759

CMs do not come online after reload with 16-QAM on MC16S

CSCdw09028

Modems stuck in Init(i) due to BPI and E bit in BPI EH

CSCdw17118

The UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E can report a false output temperature with the show env all command

CSCdw27728

Telco Return—CPE lose connectivity after a modem reset

CSCdw32424

Hosts shows on wrong cable modem and subnet when using sub-interface

CSCdw34325

Higher than expected Rate of Parity error crashes on NPE300

CSCdw57967

uBR crashed with Software Forced crash - arp_free_ptr_and_next

CSCdw63311

uBR7246 Crashes after modifying UGS Cable QOS profile for G711


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC1

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC1. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 37 Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC1 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdu24077

NPE-300 Cache Parity Exception at high rate in the field

CSCdv71199

cable modem remote-query does not work correctly

CSCdw03863

Crash with watchdog timeout in IGMP Input process

CSCdw19239

Input queue wedge on cable interface with modems stuck in init(rc)

CSCdw58689

CMTS Incorrectly interprets data past last TLV in DSA-REQ

CSCdw62702

Temp workaround for cable interface wedge queue

CSCdw63615

Telco-return host loses connectivity due to incomplete arp entry

CSCdw65903

An error can occur with management protocol processing. Please use the following URL for further information:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCdw65903


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 38 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdv71199

cable modem remote-query does not work correctly

CSCdv78596

CEF drops seen on outbound cable interface

CSCdw02759

CMs do not come online after reload with 16-QAM on MC16S

CSCdw03863

Crash with watchdog timeout in IGMP input process

CSCdw17118

The UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E can report a false output temperature with the show env all command.


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 39 Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(10)EC 

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdt44737

input counters on slave cable bundle interfaces do not increment

CSCdt90952

Unexpected reload by bus error at cmts_snmp_get_cmcpe

CSCdu28717

SNMP query for cdxCmCpeIpAddress gives different output each time

CSCdu32033

ALIGN-3-SPURIOUS:Spurious memory access on ubr7246

CSCdu35117

Cisco uBR7246VXR console hang up by show running command

CSCdu50222

invalid time offset should be filtered and flagged

CSCdv10174

cable modem max-host command cannot work in privilege exec level 3

CSCdv17202

padded packets corrupted if cef switched in/out same cable interface

CSCdv41857

CMTS:MPLS/VPN:Intermittent connectivity loss on a cable if

CSCdv71609

ubr7200:Traceback with %ALIGN-3-SPURIOUS during configuration

CSCdv78225

SNR formula is incorrect.

CSCdv85525

enabling pim sparse-mode multicast command brings all CM offline

CSCdv86213

CMTS with clockcard boot crash in add physical entity entry

CSCdv90735

CEF adj table is not updated

CSCdw18530

NPE 400 goes into rommon mode after entering show env all

CSCdw19590

CMTS hanged after moving to another interface a cable helper-address


Open Caveats for Release 12.1(9)EC

This section documents possible unexpected behavior by Cisco IOS Release 12.1(9)EC and describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 40 Open Caveats for Release 12.1(9)EC

Caveat ID Number
Description

CSCdv65638

Cable modems can remain in the initialized state [init(i)] for approximately six minutes and come online only after timing out in their first attempt at registering.

CSCdv69271

Enabling the Turbo access list feature and then giving the show access-lists command can cause a crash. There is no workaround other than not enabling the Turbo access list feature.


Closed and Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(9)EC

All the caveats listed in this section are closed or resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(9)EC. This section describes only severity 1 and severity 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.

Table 41 Resolved Caveats for Release 12.1(9)EC