- Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
- 3COM-AMP3 through AYIYA-IPV6-TUNNELED
- BABELGUM through BR-SAT-MON
- CABLEPORT through CYCLESERV2
- DASP through DWR
- ECHO through EXEC
- FACEBOOK through FUJITSU-DEV
- GAME-SPY through GURUGURU
- H323 through HYPERWAVE-ISP
- IAFDBASE through JARGON
- KALI through LWAPP
- MAC-SRVR-ADMIN through MYSQL
- NAME through NXEDIT
- OBEX through OSU-NMS
- P10 through PWDGEN
- QBIKGDP through RXE
- SAFT through SYSTAT
- TACACS through TWITTER
- UAAC through VSLMP
- WAP-PUSH through ZSERV
Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
Supported Platforms
Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR) Protocol Pack 3.0.0 is supported on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers and Cisco ISR G2 Series Integrated Services Routers.
New Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
The following protocols are added to NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0:
| Common Name |
Syntax Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) |
apple-remote-desktop |
ARD is a desktop management system for Mac OS X users that is produced by Apple Inc. This protocol allows users to control or monitor other computers over a network. ARD replaces Apple Network Assistant, a similar product. |
| IBM Lotus Notes |
lotus-notes |
IBM Lotus Notes provides integrated collaboration functionality such as Calender, Contacts Management, E-mail, IBM Lotus Symphony (an office productivity suite), Instant Message, Track, and access to other Lotus Domino applications and databases. |
| PPTV |
pptv |
PPTV (also known as PPLive) developed by PPLive, is a leading online TV service that offers live streaming and video-on-demand of TV programs/shows, movies, drama, sports, news and entertainment video contents. The service is accessible either from its website or from client software installation. PPTV is now available for a variety of systems, including windows PC, Mac, Android mobile phones, and iPads. |
| QQLive |
qqlive |
QQLive is a live streaming video freeware created by Tencent. QQLive uses advanced P2P streaming media to ensure program fluency with many people viewing the video at the same time. |
| SPDY |
spdy |
SPDY (pronounced speedy) is an open networking protocol developed primarily at Google for transporting web content. SPDY is similar to HTTP, with particular goals to reduce web page load latency and improve web security. SPDY achieves reduced latency through compression, multiplexing, and prioritization. The name "SPDY" is a trademark of Google. |
Updated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
The following protocols are updated in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0:
| Protocol |
Updates |
|---|---|
| ms-lync |
Added support for Microsoft Lync in Microsoft Office 365. |
| msn-messenger |
Updated signatures to support msn-messenger on IPv6 environment. |
| pcAnywhere |
Updated signatures. |
| skype |
Updated signatures to support Skype version 5.10.0.116 and to allow better blocking of skype. |
Deprecated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
The following protocols are deprecated in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0:
| Protocol |
Description |
|---|---|
| notes |
Replaced with lotus-notes. |
| net-assistant |
Replaced with apple-remote-desktop. |
Other New Features (FE/SC/Attributes) in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
Not Applicable.
Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
 Note |
If you have an account on Cisco.com, you can also use the Bug Toolkit to find select caveats of any severity. To reach the Bug Toolkit, log in to Cisco.com and go to http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl. (If the defect that you have requested cannot be displayed, this may be due to one or more of the following reasons: the defect number does not exist, the defect does not have a customer-visible description yet, or the defect has been marked Cisco Confidential.) |
Resolved Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
The following table lists the resolved caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0:
| Resolved Caveat |
Description |
|---|---|
| CSCuc59767 |
IPv6 traffic generated by msn-messenger might be misclassified as ssl |
| CSCuc67075 |
msn-messenger-video and msn-messenger-ft are not working in QoS mode. |
Known Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
The following table lists the known caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0:
| Known Caveat |
Description |
|---|---|
| CSCtx65481 |
Traffic generated by pcAnywhere for mac and pcAnywhere mobile app might be misclassified as unknown |
| CSCtx74002 |
Voice traffic generated by secondlife might be misclassified as ssl |
| CSCua24701 |
Traffic generated by the logmein android app might be misclassified as ssl |
| CSCub26325 |
ms-lync login and chat traffic might be misclassified as ssl |
| CSCub62860 |
gtalk-video might be misclassified as rtp |
| CSCub89835 |
gbridge pc client might not be blocked |
| CSCuc43505 |
Traffic generated by AIM Pro might be misclassified as unknown and webex-meeting |
| CSCuc57822 |
NBAR classification granularity may not work or some protocols may be classified as unknown |
| CSCud02101 |
Increase in NBAR activation time after loading NBAR2 Protocol Packs 2.1.0 and 3.0.0. The CSCud02101 caveat is specific to Cisco ISR G2 series Integrated Services Routers only. |
| CSCud09899 |
Traffic generated by pptv mobile clients might be classified as video-over-http |
| CSCud15976 |
Traffic generated by pptv might be misclassified in QoS mode |
| CSCud15977 |
Traffic generated by pandora might be misclassified in QoS mode |
| CSCud15981 |
Traffic generated by yahoo-messenger might be classified late in QoS mode |
Restrictions and Limitations in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 3.0.0
| Protocol |
Limitation/Restriction |
|---|---|
| bittorrent |
http traffic generated by the bitcomet bittorrent client might be classified as http |
| livemeeting |
Application is discontinued and replaced with ms-lync, traffic generated by livemeeting may be classified as ms-lync |
| hulu |
Encrypted video streaming generated by hulu might be classified as its underlying protocol rtmpe |
Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Packs
NBAR2 Protocol Packs are available for download as Software Type 'NBAR2 Protocol Pack' on cisco.com software download page (http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html).
Additional References
Related Documents
| Related Topic |
Document Title |
|---|---|
| Application Visibility and Control |
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| Classifying Network Traffic Using NBAR |
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| NBAR Protocol Pack |
NBAR Protocol Pack module |
| QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide |
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