Product Bulletin, No. 1212
Announcing QoS Policy
Manager 2.0 Availability
Cisco Systems introduces the next generation release of QoS Policy Manager (QPM). A key enabler of Cisco end-to-end quality of service (QoS) for enterprise networks, QPM 2.0 replaces QPM 1.1 and adds new QoS policy management functionality.
The new Cisco QPM 2.0 application includes:
- An improved graphical user interface (GUI) to deliver streamlined, centralized policy control and automated reliable policy deployment
- Additional support for voice applications in Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data) networks including Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ) with LLQ, IP real-time transport protocol (RTP) Priority, Frame Relay Traffic Shaping (FRTS)/generic traffic shaping (GTS), rate limiting, as well as LFI, FRF, and cRTP
- More NBAR support to extend QoS for Content Networking, including filtering for new protocols, coloring, and rate limiting
- Greater QoS policy management at the network edge including Virtual LAN (VLAN) classification, 1P2Q2T traffic scheduling, and support for Catalyst 6000 with Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) and FlexWAN, 4003/4006 with L3 services engine, 2948G-L3 and 4908G-L3
- Extended network and application security through access control policies
- Reliable and controlled QoS deployment through uploading existing device configuration, configuration change previewing, and automated policy distribution
- Superior policy administration including activating QoS mechanisms on intelligently grouped LAN and WAN interfaces, defining access control list (ACL) ranges, device configuration change detection, and restore/apply a previous version of a policy database
- Operating system support for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT, as well as 95/98 remote clients
- Extensive Cisco IOS® software and Catalyst® operating system support, as well as support for more than 20 different Cisco devices.
Product Availability
QPM 2.0 will begin shipping November 8, 2000.
Ordering Product
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| CWQPM-2.0-NT |
QoS Policy Manager 2.0 for NT, Win2K |
| CWQPM-2.0-NT-UPG |
QoS Policy Manager 2.0 for NT and Win2K; upgrades from QPM 1.1 |
QPM 2.0 delivers significant enhancements at an attractive upgrade price for those customers already using QPM 1.1 and who would like to take advantage of new features.
Product Information:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/wr2k/qoppmn/
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