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Cisco IOS IP SLAs Features Roadmap


Cisco IOS IP SLAs Features Roadmap


First Published: July 11, 2008
Last Updated: February 20, 2009

This feature roadmap lists the Cisco IOS features documented in the Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide and maps them to the documents in which they appear. The roadmap is organized so that you can select your release train and see the features in that release. Find the feature name you are searching for and click on the URL in the "Where Documented" column to access the document containing that feature.

Configuration Guide and Command Reference Documentation

Cisco IOS IP SLAs configuration guide and command reference documentation can be found at the following locations:

Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SR

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/12_2sr/sla_12_2sr_book.html

Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SX

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/12_2sx/sla_12_2sx_book.html

Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4T

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/12_4t/sla_12_4t_book.html

Cisco IOS IP SLAs Configuration Guide, Release 12.4

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_4/ip_sla/configuration/guide/hsla_c.html

Cisco IOS IP SLAs Command Reference

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/command/reference/sla_book.html

For information about all Cisco IOS commands, use the Command Lookup Tool at http://tools.cisco.com/Support/CLILookup or the Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases, at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/mcl/allreleasemcl/all_book.html.

Feature and Release Support

Table 1 lists IP SLAs feature support for the following Cisco IOS software release trains:

Cisco IOS Release 12.2SR

Cisco IOS Release 12.2SX

Cisco IOS Release 12.4T

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Table 1 lists the features in alphabetical order within the release.

Table 1 Supported Cisco IOS IP SLAs Features 

Release
Feature Name
Feature Description
Where Documented
Cisco IOS Release 12.2SR

12.2SR

Overview

Overview of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs technology.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_overview.html

12.2SR

DHCP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) operation allows you to schedule and measure the network response time between a Cisco device and a DHCP server to obtain an IP address.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_dhcp.html

12.2SR

DNS Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Domain Name System (DNS) operation allows you to measure the difference between the time taken to send a DNS request and receive a reply.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_dns.html

12.2SR

Ethernet Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs for Metro-Ethernet feature provides the capability to gather Ethernet-layer network performance metrics. Available statistical measurements for the IP SLAs Ethernet operation include round-trip time, jitter (interpacket delay variance), and packet loss.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_metro_ethernet.html

12.2SR

FTP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs File Transfer Protocol (FTP) operation allows you to measure the network response time between a Cisco device and an FTP server to retrieve a file.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_ftp.html

12.2SR

HTTP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) operation allows you to measure the network response time between a Cisco device and an HTTP server to retrieve a web page.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_http.html

12.2SR

ICMP Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_echo.html

12.2SR

ICMP Path Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) path echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end and hop-by-hop network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_pathecho.html

12.2SR

ICMP Path Jitter Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) path jitter operation allows you to measure hop-by-hop jitter (inter-packet delay variance).

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_pathjitter.html

12.2SR

IP SLAs for IPv6

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs UDP jitter, UDP echo, ICMP echo, and TCP connect operations are supported for IPv6.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipv6/configuration/guide/ip6-mng_apps.html

12.2SR

LSP Health Monitor

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs label switched path (LSP) Health Monitor feature provides the capability to proactively monitor Layer 3 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_lsp_mon_autodisc.html

12.2SR

LSP Health Monitor with LSP Discovery

This enhancement to the IP SLAs - LSP Health Monitor feature provides automated end-to-end verification in the control plane and data plane for all LSPs between the participating Provider Edge (PE) routers.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_lsp_mon_autodisc.html

12.2SR

Multioperation Scheduler

The IP SLAs Multioperation Scheduler feature provides a highly scalable infrastructure for Cisco IOS IP SLAs by allowing you to schedule multiple IP SLAs operations using a single command.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_multi_scheduler.html

12.2SR

Proactive Threshold Monitoring

Cisco IOS IP SLAs proactive threshold monitoring capability allows you to configure an IP SLAs operation to react to certain measured network conditions.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_threshold_mon.html

12.2SR

TCP Connect Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connect operation allows you to measure the network response time taken to perform a TCP Connect operation between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_tcp.html

12.2SR

UDP Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs User Datagram Protocol (UDP) echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_echo.html

12.2SR

UDP Jitter Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs User Datagram Protocol (UDP) jitter operation allows you to measure round-trip delay, one-way delay, one-way jitter, one-way packet loss, and connectivity in networks that carry UDP traffic.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_jitter.html

12.2SR

UDP VoIP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Voice over IP (VoIP) User Datagram Protocol (UDP)UDP jitter operation allows you to proactively monitor VoIP quality levels in your network, allowing you to guarantee VoIP quality levels to your users.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_jitter_voip.html

12.2SR

VCCV Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs VCCV operation supports Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV) for Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) services across MPLS networks.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_lsp_mon_autodisc.html

Cisco IOS Release 12.2SX

12.2SX

Overview

Overview of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs technology.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_overview.html

12.2SX

DHCP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) operation allows you to schedule and measure the network response time between a Cisco device and a DHCP server to obtain an IP address.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_dhcp.html

12.2SX

DNS Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Domain Name System (DNS) operation allows you to measure the difference between the time taken to send a DNS request and receive a reply.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_dns.html

12.2SX

FTP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs File Transfer Protocol (FTP) operation allows you to measure the network response time between a Cisco device and an FTP server to retrieve a file.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_ftp.html

12.2SX

HTTP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) operation allows you to measure the network response time between a Cisco device and an HTTP server to retrieve a web page.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_http.html

12.2SX

ICMP Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_echo.html

12.2SX

ICMP Path Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) path echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end and hop-by-hop network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_pathecho.html

12.2SX

ICMP Path Jitter Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) path jitter operation allows you to measure hop-by-hop jitter (inter-packet delay variance).

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_pathjitter.html

12.2SX

LSP Health Monitor

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs label switched path (LSP) Health Monitor feature provides the capability to proactively monitor Layer 3 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_lsp_mon_autodisc.html

12.2SX

Multioperation Scheduler

The IP SLAs Multioperation Scheduler feature provides a highly scalable infrastructure for Cisco IOS IP SLAs by allowing you to schedule multiple IP SLAs operations using a single command.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_multi_scheduler.html

12.2SX

Proactive Threshold Monitoring

Cisco IOS IP SLAs proactive threshold monitoring capability allows you to configure an IP SLAs operation to react to certain measured network conditions.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_threshold_mon.html

12.2SX

TCP Connect Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connect operation allows you to measure the network response time taken to perform a TCP Connect operation between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_tcp.html

12.2SX

UDP Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs User Datagram Protocol (UDP) echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_echo.html

12.2SX

UDP Jitter Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs User Datagram Protocol (UDP) jitter operation allows you to measure round-trip delay, one-way delay, one-way jitter, one-way packet loss, and connectivity in networks that carry UDP traffic.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_jitter.html

12.2SX

UDP VoIP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Voice over IP (VoIP) User Datagram Protocol (UDP)UDP jitter operation allows you to proactively monitor VoIP quality levels in your network, allowing you to guarantee VoIP quality levels to your users.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_jitter_voip.html

Cisco IOS Release 12.4T

12.4T

Overview

Overview of the Cisco IOS IP SLAs technology.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_overview.html

12.4T

DHCP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) operation allows you to schedule and measure the network response time between a Cisco device and a DHCP server to obtain an IP address.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_dhcp.html

12.4T

DLSw+ Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Data Link Switching Plus (DLSw+) operation allows you to schedule and measure the DLSw+ protocol stack and network response time between DLSw+ peers.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_dlsw.html

12.4T

DNS Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Domain Name System (DNS) operation allows you to measure the difference between the time taken to send a DNS request and receive a reply.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_dns.html

12.4T

Ethernet Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs for Metro-Ethernet feature provides the capability to gather Ethernet-layer network performance metrics. Available statistical measurements for the IP SLAs Ethernet operation include round-trip time, jitter (interpacket delay variance), and packet loss.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_metro_ethernet.html

12.4T

FTP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs File Transfer Protocol (FTP) operation allows you to measure the network response time between a Cisco device and an FTP server to retrieve a file.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_ftp.html

12.4T

HTTP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) operation allows you to measure the network response time between a Cisco device and an HTTP server to retrieve a web page.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_http.html

12.4T

ICMP Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_echo.html

12.4T

ICMP Jitter Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Jitter operation allows you to generate a stream of ICMP packets between a Cisco IOS device (source) and any other IP device (destination) to gather network performance-related statistics.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_jitter.html

12.4T

ICMP Path Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) path echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end and hop-by-hop network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_pathecho.html

12.4T

ICMP Path Jitter Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) path jitter operation allows you to measure hop-by-hop jitter (inter-packet delay variance).

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_icmp_pathjitter.html

12.4T

IP SLAs for IPv6

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs UDP jitter, UDP echo, ICMP echo, and TCP connect operations are supported for IPv6.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipv6/configuration/guide/ip6-mng_apps.html

12.4T

LSP Health Monitor

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs label switched path (LSP) Health Monitor feature provides the capability to proactively monitor Layer 3 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_lsp_mon_autodisc.html

12.4T

Multioperation Scheduler

The IP SLAs Multioperation Scheduler feature provides a highly scalable infrastructure for Cisco IOS IP SLAs by allowing you to schedule multiple IP SLAs operations using a single command.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_multi_scheduler.html

12.4T

Proactive Threshold Monitoring

Cisco IOS IP SLAs proactive threshold monitoring capability allows you to configure an IP SLAs operation to react to certain measured network conditions.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_threshold_mon.html

12.4T

RTP Based VoIP Operation

The IP SLAs Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)-based Voice over IP (VoIP) operation allows you to set up and schedule a test call and use Voice gateway digital signal processors (DSPs) to gather network performance-related statistics for the call.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_rtp_voip.html

12.4T

TCP Connect Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connect operation allows you to measure the network response time taken to perform a TCP Connect operation between a Cisco device and other devices using IP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_tcp.html

12.4T

UDP Echo Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs User Datagram Protocol (UDP) echo operation allows you to measure end-to-end network response time between a Cisco device and other devices using IP

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_echo.html

12.4T

UDP Jitter Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs User Datagram Protocol (UDP) jitter operation allows you to measure round-trip delay, one-way delay, one-way jitter, one-way packet loss, and connectivity in networks that carry UDP traffic.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_jitter.html

12.4T

UDP VoIP Operation

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Voice over IP (VoIP) User Datagram Protocol (UDP)UDP jitter operation allows you to proactively monitor VoIP quality levels in your network, allowing you to guarantee VoIP quality levels to your users.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_udp_jitter_voip.html

12.4T

VoIP Call Setup (Post Dial Delay) Monitoring

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Voice over IP (VoIP) call setup operation allows you to measure network response time for setting up a VoIP call.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_call_setup.html

12.4T

VoIP Gatekeeper Delay Monitoring

The Cisco IOS IP SLAs Voice over IP (VoIP) gatekeeper registration delay operation allows you to measure the average, median, or aggregated network response time of registration attempts from a VoIP gateway to a VoIP gatekeeper device.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_gatekpr_voip.html