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Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware and Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Matrix

Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Feature Descriptions

Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware and Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Information

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Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware and Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Matrix

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February 12, 2004

This document describes the technical compatibility of Cisco NextPort service processing element (SPE) firmware and Cisco IOS software on the Cisco AS5350, Cisco AS5400, Cisco AS5800, and Cisco AS5850.

Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Feature Descriptions

Table 1 contains descriptions of released firmware versions. Each new release has fixes on top of the code base of the previous release in addition to the new features listed in Table 1

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Table 1 Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Feature Descriptions 

Portware Version	New Feature Description
8.8.1	This version of version 8.x NextPort SPE firmware introduces the NextPort Voice Tuning feature. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 8.x for additional information.
8.5.1	Maintenance 8.x release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 8.x for additional information.
8.5	Maintenance 8.x release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 8.x for additional information.
8.3	Initial 8.x release. This version contains fixes from Cisco NextPort Firmware Release 7.18.3. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xy for additional information. Voice Codecs •G.711, G.723.1 (5.3K and 6.3K), G.729a, G.729ab, G.726 (16K,24K,32K,40K1 ), GSMFR, G.Clear, G.728 DSP Voice Features •G.168 echo cancellation—Up to 128 ms tail length •Transparent transcoding between A-law and mu-law encoding •Voice activity detection, silence suppression, comfort noise generation, fixed and adaptive jitter buffering •Modem passthrough •Call progress tone detection and generation—Dial tone, busy, ring-back, congestion, and re-order tones, with local country variants •DTMF, MF, DTMF relay using NTE, DTMF relay RFC-2833 Voice and Fax Signaling Protocols •H.323v2, T.37, T.38 real-time fax relay at modulations V.17, V.29 and V.27ter •Fax out (transmission) Group 3, standards EIA 2388 Class 2 and EIA 592 •Class 2.0, at modulations V.33, V.17, V.29, V.27ter, and V.21 •No Circuit Tone Generation and Detection •Large packet support for IVR •SR2275-Type 105 test tone2 ISDN Protocols •Sync mode PPP and V.110 at rates up to 38400 bps •Async V.120 at speeds of 64K and 56K for T1 and E1 Modem Modulations •V.92 Modem on Hold and Quick Connect •V.90 standard supporting rates of 56000 to 28000 in 1333 bps increments •K56Flex at 56,000 to 32,000 in 2000 bps increments •ITU-T V.34 Annex 12 at 33,600 and 31,200 bps •V.32bis at 14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800; V.32 at 9600, 4800; V.22bis at 2400, 1200; V.21 at 300; Bell 103 at 300; V.22 at 1200; V.23 at 1200/75 Modem Protocols •ITU-T V.44 •ITU-T V.42 (including MNP 2-4 and LAPM) error correction •ITU-T V.42bis (1000 nodes) and Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) 5 data compression •Async-mode PPP Wireless Protocols V.110
7.18.3	Maintenance 7.x.y release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xx for additional information.
7.17	Maintenance 7.x.y release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xx for additional information.
7.16.2	Maintenance 7.x.y release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xx for additional information.
7.16	Maintenance 7.x.y release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xx for additional information.
7.15.3	Initial 7.x.y release. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.x.y for additional information. Voice Codecs •G.711, G.723.1 (5.3K and 6.3K), G.729a, G.729ab, G.726 (16K,24K,32K,40K2 ), GSMFR, G.Clear, G.728 DSP Voice Features •G.168 echo cancellation—Up to 128 ms tail length •Transparent transcoding between A-law and mu-law encoding •Voice activity detection, silence suppression, comfort noise generation, fixed and adaptive jitter buffering •Modem passthrough •Call progress tone detection and generation—Dial tone, busy, ring-back, congestion, and re-order tones, with local country variants •DTMF, MF, DTMF relay using NTE, DTMF relay RFC-2833 Voice and Fax Signaling Protocols •H.323v2, T.37, T.38 real-time fax relay at modulations V.17, V.29 and V.27ter •Fax out (transmission) Group 3, standards EIA 2388 Class 2 and EIA 592 •Class 2.0, at modulations V.33, V.17, V.29, V.27ter, and V.21 •No Circuit Tone Generation and Detection •Large packet support for IVR •SR2275-Type 105 test tone2 ISDN Protocols •Sync mode PPP and V.110 at rates up to 38400 bps •Async V.120 at speeds of 64K and 56K for T1 and E1 Modem Modulations •V.92 Modem on Hold and Quick Connect •V.90 standard supporting rates of 56000 to 28000 in 1333 bps increments •K56Flex at 56,000 to 32,000 in 2000 bps increments •ITU-T V.34 Annex 12 at 33,600 and 31,200 bps •V.32bis at 14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800; V.32 at 9600, 4800; V.22bis at 2400, 1200; V.21 at 300; Bell 103 at 300; V.22 at 1200; V.23 at 1200/75 Modem Protocols •ITU-T V.44 •ITU-T V.42 (including MNP 2-4 and LAPM) error correction •ITU-T V.42bis (1000 nodes) and Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) 5 data compression •Async-mode PPP Wireless Protocols •V.110
7.11	Maintenance 7.xx release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xx for additional information.
7.9	Maintenance 7.xx release. There are no new features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xx for additional information.
7.5	Initial 7.xx release. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 7.xx for additional information. Voice Codecs •G.711, G.723.1 (5.3K and 6.3K), G.729a, G.729ab DSP Voice Features •G.168 echo cancellation—Up to 128 ms tail length •Transparent transcoding between A-law and mu-law encoding •Voice activity detection, silence suppression, comfort noise generation, fixed and adaptive jitter buffering •Call progress tone detection and generation—Dial tone, busy, ring-back, congestion, and re-order tones, with local country variants •DTMF, MF, DTMF relay using NTE Voice and Fax Signaling Protocols •H.323v2, T.37, T.38 real-time fax relay at modulations V.17, V.29 and V.27ter •Fax out (transmission) Group 3, standards EIA 2388 Class 2 and EIA 592 •Class 2.0, at modulations V.33, V.17, V.29, V.27ter, and V.21 •Large packet support for IVR ISDN Protocols •Sync mode PPP and V.110 at rates up to 38400 bps •Async V.120 at speeds of 64K and 56K for T1 and E1 Modem Modulations •V.92 Modem on Hold and Quick Connect •V.90 standard supporting rates of 56000 to 28000 in 1333 bps increments •K56Flex at 56,000 to 32,000 in 2000 bps increments •ITU-T V.34 Annex 12 at 33,600 and 31,200 bps •V.32bis at 14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800; V.32 at 9600, 4800; V.22bis at 2400, 1200; V.21 at 300; Bell 103 at 300; V.22 at 1200; V.23 at 1200/75 Modem Protocols •ITU-T V.44 •ITU-T V.42 (including MNP 2-4 and LAPM) error correction •ITU-T V.42bis (1000 nodes) and Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) 5 data compression •Async-mode PPP Wireless Protocols •V.110
6.108	Adds new features to existing 6.106 features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 6.xx for additional information. New NextPort SPE S Registers S Registers: •S54 bit mapped register •S59 V.90 Transmit Level Setting •S75 Answer Tone Length
6.106	Adds new features to existing 6.93 features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 6.xx for additional information. New NextPort SPE S Registers S Registers: •S64 Link Standard •S78 K56Plus
6.93	Adds features to existing Version 6.81 features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 6.xx for additional information. Voice Codecs •G.711, G.723.1 (5.3K and 6.3K), G.729a, G.729ab DSP Voice Features •G.168 echo cancellation, up to 128 ms tail length •Transparent transcoding between A-law and mu-law encoding •Voice activity detection, silence suppression, comfort noise generation, fixed and adaptive jitter buffering •Call progress tone detection and generation—Dial tone, busy, ring-back, congestion, and re-order tones with local country variants •DTMF and MF Voice and Fax Signaling Protocols •H.323v2 •T.38 real-time fax relay at modulations V.17, V.29 and V.27ter. •DTMF Relay (out-of-band only)
6.87	Adds features to existing Version 6.85 features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 6.xx for additional information.
6.85	Adds features to existing Version 6.81 features. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 6.xx for additional information.
6.81	Initial 6.xx release. Refer to the Combined Release Notes for Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Version 6.xx for additional information. Fax Signaling Protocols •Fax out (transmission) Group 3, standards EIA 2388 Class 2 and EIA 592 •Class 2.0 at modulations of V.33, V.17, V.29, V.27ter, and V.21 ISDN Protocols •Sync mode PPP •V.110 at rates up to 38400 bps •Async V.120 at speeds of 64K and 56K for T1 and E1 Modem Modulations •V.90 standard supporting rates of 56,000 to 28,000 in 1333 bps increments •K56Flex at 56,000 to 32,000 in 2000 bps increments •ITU-T V.34 Annex 12 at 33,600 and 31,200 bps •ITU-T V.34 at 28,800, 26,400, 24,000, 21,600, 19,200, 16,800,14,400, 12,000, 9600, 7200, 4800, or 2400 bps •V.32bis at 14,400, 12,000, 9600, 7200, 4800; V.32 at 9600 and 4800; V.22bis and 2400 or 1200; V.21at 300; Bell at 103 and 300; V.22 at 1200; V.23 at 1200/75 Modem Protocols •ITU-T V.42 (including MNP 2-4 and LAPM) error correction •ITU-T V.42bis (1000 nodes) and Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) 5 data compression •Async-mode PPP Wireless Protocols •V.110

1 This feature is supported by NextPort firmware but not by Cisco IOS Software. 2 This feature is supported by NextPort firmware but not by Cisco IOS Software.

Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware and Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Information

The following table contains feature and compatibility information for Cisco NextPort firmware and Cisco IOS software listed by Cisco NextPort SPE firmware version. For more information about the SPE code software that drives the modem portion of the Cisco NextPort dial feature cards (DFCs), refer to the NextPort SPE Release Notes index for the NextPort version that you are using.

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Note The compatibility matrix below indicates the earliest version of a given Cisco IOS software branch that is compatible with the listed portware. If the indicated version of Cisco IOS software is not available on Cisco.com for any reason, any subsequent Cisco IOS software version of the same branch will also work.

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Table 2 Cisco NextPort SPE Firmware Feature-to-Cisco IOS Software Matrix 

Feature Supported	Portware Version	Compatible Cisco IOS Software
V.92 •Modem on Hold •Quick Connect	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions)	12.2(2)XB1, 12.2(2)XB6, 12.2(11)T, 12.3(3), and higher
V.44	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions)	12.2(2)XB1, 12.2(2)XB6, 12.2(11)T, 12.3(3), and higher
V.90	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.xx (all versions)	11.3(6)AA1, 12.0(5)T1, 12.0(4)XJ, 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3), and higher
V.34	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.xx (all versions)	11.3(6)AA1, 12.0(5)T1, 12.0(4)XJ, 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3), and higher
K56flex	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.xx (all versions)	11.3(6)AA1, 12.0(5)T1, 12.0(4)XJ, 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3), and higher
V.110 terminal adapter	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.xx (all versions)	12.0(5)T11 , 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3) and higher
Voice Codecs G.711, G.723.1 (5.3K and 6.3K), G.729a, G.729ab	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.108 •6.106 •6.93	11.3(7)AA2, 12.0(5)T1, 12.0(4)XJ, 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3), and higher
G.711, G.723.1 (5.3K and 6.3K), G.729a, G.729ab, G.726 (16K,24K,32K,40K2 ), GSMFR, G.Clear, G.728	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions)	12.2(11)T5, 12.2(11)T8, 12.2(13)T1, 12.2(13)T3 (bundled), 12.2(13)T5, 12.2(15)T4, 12.3(3) mainline, and higher
DSP Voice Features •G.168 echo cancellation up to 128 ms. tail length •Transparent transcoding between A-law and mu-law encoding •Voice activity detection, silence suppression, comfort noise generation, fixed and adaptive jitter buffering	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.108 •6.106 •6.93	12.0(5)T11, 12.0(4)XJ, 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3), and higher
Voice and Fax Signaling Protocols •H.323v2 •T.38 realtime fax relay at V.17, V.29, V.27ter modulations	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.108 •6.106 •6.93	11.3(6)AA1, 12.0(5)T1, 12.0(4)XJ, 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3), and higher
Fax Signaling Protocols •Fax out (transmission) Group 3, standards EIA 2388 Class 2, and EIA 592 •Class 2.0 at modulations of V.33, V.17, V.29, V.27ter, and V.21	•8.x (all versions) •7.xy (all versions) •7.xx (all versions) •6.xx (all versions)	11.3(6)AA1, 12.0(5)T1, 12.0(4)XJ, 12.1(1),12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)T, 12.3(3), and higher

1 You can use the spe configuration command to download portware for Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.0(4)XI1, 12.0(5)T, and higher. 2 This feature is supported by NextPort firmware but not by Cisco IOS Software.

Related Links

For more information, refer to the following documents:

•Cisco AS5400 Universal Access Server Read Me First

•Cisco AS5400 Universal Access Server Chassis Installation Guide

•Cisco AS5400 Universal Access Server Card Installation Guide

•Cisco AS5350 and AS5400 Universal Access Server Software Configuration Guide

•Cisco AS5400 Universal Access Server Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

•Cisco IOS Software Configuration Index

•Cisco IOS Release 12.3 Configuration Guides and Command References

•NextPort SPE Firmware Release Notes index page

•SPE and Firmware Download Enhancements

•Managing Port Services on the Cisco AS5400 Universal Access Server.

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