New and Changed Features [Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Campus Switch Routers]

New and Changed Features

This document contains a summary of the new and changed features for the Catalyst 8540 CSRswitch router, the Catalyst 8540 MSR switch router, the Catalyst 8510 MSR switch router, the LightStream 1010 switch router, and Catalyst 8510 CSR switch router for Cisco IOS Release 12.(5)EY.

Table 1 lists the new and changed features in the Layer 3 Switching Software Feature and Configuration Guide:

Table 1: New and Changed Features in the Layer 3 Software Feature and Configuration Guide

Feature	Description	Chapter or Section
Online diagnostics	Online diagnostic support with access tests, OIR, and snake tests.	Chapter 3, "Configuring the Route Processor," in the "Configuring Online Diagnostics (Catalyst 8540 CSR)" section on page 3-8.
Port aggregation protocol	Port aggregation protocol (PAgP) on the EtherChannels.	Chapter 7, "Configuring EtherChannel," in the "Configuring PAgP" section on page 7-9.

Table 2 lists the new and changed features in the ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide:

Table 2: New and Changed Features in the ATM Switch Router Software Configuration Guide

Feature	Description	Chapter or Section
CES Soft PVC Per Interface State	This feature allows the state of a CES interface to be configured to reflect the state of the physical interface.	Chapter 18, "Configuring Circuit Emulation Services"
Catalyst 8540 MSR Enhanced ATM Router Module	The Catalyst 8540 MSR has a new enhanced ATM router module that supports such feature as larger MTUs and multiprotocol encapsulation over ATM SVCs and PVCs with MUX AAL5 encapsulation.	Chapter 21, "Configuring ATM Router Module Interfaces"