Product Bulletin, No. 1289
Cisco IOS X-Release 12.1(5)YF
Introduction
This Product Bulletin describes the content and delivery information concerning Cisco IOS(TM) software release 12.1(5)YF. It should be used in conjunction with Product Bulletin titled, Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1T. 12.1(5)YF is a short lived Early Deployment (ED) release parented to 12.1(5)T and supporting Cisco Catalyst 4000 Gateway. This release contains all new features delivered in 12.1 up to 12.1(5)T.
The platform and features delivered with this ED release will be immediately incorporated into Cisco IOS 12.1(5)T and subsequent Cisco IOS 12.1(5)T releases. It is important to note that there are no planned maintenance releases for this ED release. In addition, please note the migration path to the latest T release. Customers should prepare to upgrade using this migration path.
New Features in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5)YF
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The following features will be delivered in the initial release of 12.1(5)YF. This release introduces IOS support for Concerto
(a high density analog interface card), and garble (a hardware encryption accelerator), both of which
are attachmants to the Cat4K Gateway line card.
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5)YF New Features
Please see the next section for documents that address details on these new features. Any ED release of software should be utilized first in a test network before being deployed in a production network.
Detailed Information
High Density Analog Interface Cards
The Catalyst 4000 8-Port RJ21 FXS module for the Access Gateway Module is a high density analog phone and FAX relay interface. By providing service to analog phones and FAX machines, the eight Foreign Exchange Station (FXS) ports emulate a PSTN central office (CO) or Private Branch Exchange (PBX).
Hardware Encryption Accelerators
The Catalyst 4000 Encryption Service Adapter (ESA) is a high-performance data encryption module that implements data encryption and data authentication algorithms. The ESA attaches to the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) connector on the Catalyst 4000 Access Gateway Module. The ESA includes a public key math processor and a hardware random number generator. These features support public key cryptography for key generation, exchange, and authentication. The ESA can encrypt and authenticate two full duplex T1 or two E1 communication links. Each data line can be channelized with a separate encryption context. The ESA provides IPSec Data Encryption Standard (DES) 56-bit and 3DES 168-bit encryption.
For more detailed information about the platforms and features being delivered in xx.x(x)Xx, please reference the following documents:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat4000/relnotes/index.htm
Support
Cisco IOS software release 12.1(5)YF follows the standard Cisco support policy as indicated in the following link.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/437/27.html
Product Numbers
Table 1 Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5)YF Feature Sets, Images, and Memory Recommendations
Download Information
Customers can download Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5)YF software from Cisco Connection Online (CCO) in the Software Image Library.