Product Bulletin, No. 1807
Cisco IOS
Early Deployment Release 12.2(8)YJ
Introduction
This Product Bulletin describes the content and delivery information concerning Cisco IOS® software release 12.2(8)YJ for the Cisco 7200 Series router. The features delivered with this release will be incorporated into Release 12.2T, but Release 12.2YJ represents a release vehicle that provides these features sooner. For more information about the Cisco IOS software release process, please see Product Bulletin #537.
Migration Guide
Diagram 1 below displays Cisco IOS 12.2YJ release functionality relative to the 12.2 and 12.2T releases. This diagram also identifies the recommended migration path.
Figure 1
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)YJ Release Train
New Features in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)YJ
The following features will be delivered in the initial release of 12.2(8)YJ.
Table 1: Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)YJ New Features
| New Feature | 7200 | 7200VXR |
|---|---|---|
| SSG Suppression of Unused Accounting Records |
Yes |
Yes |
| SSG Unique Session ID |
Yes |
Yes |
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
New Software Features in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)YJ
The following new software features are supported by the Cisco 7200 Series for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)YJ:
SSG Suppression of Unused Accounting Records
Today SSG creates multiple accounting records for a given user session -- one for the subscriber and one for the service. This feature provides the ability to turn off those accounting records that aren't needed.
SSG Unique Session ID
Currently, SSG doesn't support a totally unique accounting session ID in the RADIUS accounting records. This feature provides a unique format in this field in order to be compatible with a customer's existing backend billing systems.
Release Notes
Additional information on these new features can be found in the release notes for the Cisco 7200 Series and Release 12.2(8)YJ, which is at the following link:
Support
Cisco IOS software release 12.2(8)YJ follows the standard Cisco support policy as indicated in the following link.
Product Numbers
Table 2: Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)YJ Feature Sets, Images, and Memory Recommendations
| Platform | Software Feature Set | Product Code | Image | Flash | DRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco 7200 Series |
Enterprise SSG |
S72A-12208YJ |
c7200-g4js-mz |
16MB |
128MB |
Download Information
Customers can download Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)YJ software from Cisco Connection Online (CCO) in the Software Image Library.