NBAR2 Protocol Pack Library
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Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Packs
Cisco NBAR2 Protocol Packs are available for download on the Cisco.com software download page, here:
https://software.cisco.com/download/home
On the download page, specify a platform model to display software available for download. One software option is NBAR2 Protocol Packs.
For example, to display protocol packs available for the Cisco ASR 1001-X platform, open the link provided above and navigate as follows:
Products > Routers > Service Provider Edge Routers > ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers > ASR 1001-X Router
Protocol Pack Support Model
• Protocol Pack upgrades are available for extended-support releases of Cisco IOS XE. See the Software Lifecycle Support Statement - IOS XE.
• Protocol Pack upgrade support continues for 18 months from the FCS date of an extended-support release.
• Cisco releases Protocol Packs with a cadence of 1 to 4 months.
Protocol Pack Details
See the Cisco NBAR2 Protocol Reference for the details of protocols used in Protocol Pack releases 61.0.0 and later.
NBAR2 Protocol Packs for Cisco IOS and IOS XE Releases
| Protocol Pack | Supported Releases | Protocol Pack Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 77.0.0 | Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a IOS XE 17.18.1 IOS XE 17.18.1a |
2025-11-27 2025-11-27 2025-11-27 2025-11-27 |
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 76.0.0 | Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a IOS XE 17.18.1 IOS XE 17.18.1a |
2025-08-28 2025-08-28 2025-08-28 2025-08-28 |
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 75.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE 17.18.1 IOS XE 17.18.1a |
2025-08-07 2025-08-15 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a |
2025-04-07 2025-04-07 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 74.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE 17.17.1 |
2025-03-31 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a |
2025-01-20 2025-01-20 2025-01-20 2025-01-20 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 73.0.0 | Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a |
2025-01-06 2025-01-06 2025-01-06 2025-01-06 |
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 72.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE 17.16.1 IOS XE 17.16.1a |
2024-12-10 2024-12-23 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a |
2024-10-07 2024-10-07 2024-10-07 2024-10-07 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 71.0.0 | Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a |
2024-08-29 2024-08-29 2024-08-29 2024-08-29 |
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 70.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE 17.15.1 IOS XE 17.15.1a |
2024-08-15 2024-08-28 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a |
2024-06-05 2024-06-05 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 69.0.0 | Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a |
2024-03-14 2024-03-14 |
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 68.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE 17.14.1 IOS XE 17.14.1a |
2024-04-13 2024-04-30 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1a |
2023-12-21 2023-12-21 2023-12-21 2023-12-21 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 67.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE 17.13.1 IOS XE 17.13.1a |
2023-12-08 2023-12-14 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1a |
2023-09-12 2023-09-12 2023-09-12 2023-09-12 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 66.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.12.1a |
2023-07-28 2023-08-22 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1a |
2023-06-28 2023-06-28 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 65.0.0 | Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1a |
2023-03-27 2023-03-27 |
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 64.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE Dublin 17.11.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.11.1a |
2023-04-07 2023-04-07 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a |
2023-01-20 2023-01-20 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 63.0.0 |
Built into: IOS XE Dublin 17.10.1 IOS XE Dublin 17.10.1a |
2022-11-30 2022-11-30 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1a |
2022-11-02 2022-11-02 2022-11-02 2022-11-02 |
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| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 62.0.0 | Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a |
2022-08-17 2022-08-17 |
| Release Notes for Cisco Protocol Pack 61.0.0 | Built into: IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.9.1a |
2022-08-27 2022-08-02 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a |
2022-06-09 2022-06-09 |
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| Protocol Pack 60.0.0 Release Notes |
Built into: IOS XE Cupertino 17.8.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.8.1a |
2022-04-09 2022-04-22 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a |
2022-02-23 2022-02-23 2022-02-23 2022-02-23 |
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| Protocol Pack 59.0.0 Release Notes |
Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a |
2021-11-12 2021-11-12 2021-11-12 2021-11-12 |
| Protocol Pack 58.0.0 Release Notes |
Built into: IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1 IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1a |
2021-12-07 2021-12-15 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a |
2021-09-13 2021-09-13 2021-09-13 2021-09-13 |
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| Protocol Pack 57.0.0 Release Notes |
Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a |
2021-06-21 2021-06-21 |
| Protocol Pack 56.0.0 Release Notes |
Built into: IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a |
2021-07-31 2021-08-24 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a |
2021-04-12 2021-04-12 |
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| Protocol Pack 55.0.0 Release Notes |
Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a |
2021-03-10 2021-03-10 |
| Protocol Pack 54.0.0 Release Notes |
Built into: IOS XE Bengaluru 17.5.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.5.1a |
2021-04-01 2021-04-21 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1a |
2021-02-03 2021-02-03 2021-02-03 2021-02-03 |
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| Protocol Pack 53.0.0 Release Notes |
Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1a |
2020-12-21 2020-12-21 2020-12-21 2020-12-21 |
| Protocol Pack 52.0.0 Release Notes |
Built into: IOS XE Bengaluru 17.4.1 IOS XE Bengaluru 17.4.1a |
2020-11-29 2020-12-18 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1a |
2020-10-27 2020-10-27 2020-10-27 2020-10-27 |
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| Protocol Pack 51.0.0 Release Notes |
Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 17.3.1a IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1a |
2020-08-26 2020-08-26 2020-08-26 2020-08-26 |
| Protocol Pack 50.0.0 Release Notes |
Built into: IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1 IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1a |
2020-08-09 2020-08-16 |
| Releases supported by Protocol Pack upgrade: IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1a |
2020-06-11 2020-06-11 |
NBAR2 Protocol Packs for Wireless LAN Controllers
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