Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2 Special and Early Deployments

Description of the Release

BU Release:

Cisco IOS® Software Release 12.2SV is a specific technology early deployment (STED) release optimized for ONS15540, ONS15530, ONS15454, and ONS15310 platforms. This release is based upon Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(22)S (RLS4). This release introduces support for the key feature mentioned in the Product and Feature Support section of this document. This document contains information on these maintanence releases of Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2SV:

• Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(22)SV
• Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(24)SV

Any early deployment (ED) release of software needs to be used in a test network before you deploy it in a production network.

Product and Feature Support

Feature Description:

Key Features:

• (FEAT-13499): 1-Ch, 2-Ch VOADM and 4-Ch VOA ONS15540 platform
• (FEAT-13748): 4-Port 2G/FC Aggregation Card on the ONS15530 platform
• (FEAT-13746): 8-Port Multi-Rate Aggregation Card on the ONS15530 platform
• (FEAT-7683): 10/100/1000 Multiservice over SONET/SDH line cards for ONS154310 and ONS15454

Support Pages

Release Documentation

• 12.2SV Product Bulletin
• 12.2SV Release Notes

Parent Release Documentation

• Cisco 12.2S Release Notes

Other Links

• Cisco IOS General Information
• Cisco IOS Software Release Field Notices
• Cisco IOS Software Release Reference Guide
• Projected Release Dates

Target Market

Lifecycle of Release

Maintenance Releases

Cisco.com registered customers can view the Projected Release Dates for Cisco IOS Software Product Bulletin.

It is highly recommended that Release Notes are used to determine if a maintenance release should be used. Release Notes provide announcements of new features and a summary of known caveats at the time of the renumber.

Important Notes: N/A

Interim Builds

Short-lived x releases do not provide interim builds.

Recommended Customer Migration Path