Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0

Overview

The NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0 release provides the following updates and improvements:

  • Support for Google Hangouts, with the following granular protocols:

    • hangouts

    • hangouts-audio

    • hangouts-video

    • hangouts-chat

    • hangouts-file-transfer

    • hangouts-media

  • Additional new protocols: Apple Pay, Apple Updates, Siri, Cisco Controller

  • Added support for Citrix (ICA) over SOCKS

  • Improvements to classification of audio-video streaming, and conferencing protocols such as SIP, RTP, cisco-jabber, and cisco-phone

  • Improvements to classification of IPSEC and “NetApp SnapMirror”

Supported Platforms

NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0 is supported on the following platforms:

  • Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR1000)

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR4000)

  • Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISRG2)

  • Cisco Cloud Services Router CSR 1000V

Supported Releases

NBAR Protocol Pack 31.0.0 is supported on the following releases:

Built-in

Supported on Maintenance Releases

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Cisco IOS XE 3.16.4aS Version 15.5(3)Sa4 and later maintenance releases of 3.16.(x)S/15.5(3)S(x)

Cisco IOS XE Denali 16.3.2 and later maintenance releases of 16.3.x

Cisco IOS Version 15.5(3)M4a and later maintenance releases of 15.5(3)M(x)

Cisco IOS Version 15.6(3)M and later maintenance releases of 15.6(3)M(x)

New Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0

The following table lists the new protocols added in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0.

Protocol Name

Common Name

Long Description

apple-pay

Apple Pay

Apple Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service from Apple, enabling payments by iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, or Mac.

apple-updates

Apple Updates

The Apple Updates service provides updates for Apple platforms and applications.

cisco-controller

Cisco Controller

Cisco network controller device and SDN solutions.

hangouts

Hangouts

Google Hangouts is a communication platform developed by Google, which includes instant messaging, video chat, SMS, and VOIP features.

hangouts-audio

Hangouts Audio

Google Hangouts audio.

hangouts-chat

Hangouts Chat

Google Hangouts chat.

hangouts-file-transfer

Hangouts File Transfer

Google Hangouts file transfer.

hangouts-media

Hangouts Media

Google Hangouts media.

hangouts-video

Hangouts Video

Google Hangouts video.

siri

Siri

Siri is a personal voice assistant. It uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of web services.

Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0


Note


If you have an account on Cisco.com, you can view information on select caveats, using the Bug Search Tool (https:/​/​tools.cisco.com/​bugsearch/​search).


Caveats Resolved in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0

The following table lists the caveats resolved in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0 (since 30.0.0):

Caveat

Description

CSCvc97492

RTP misclassification as statistical-download

CSCve43732

WLC AVC not classifying jabber audio traffic

CSCvd45680

Jabber over xmpp client - caching server but not classifying as Jabber

CSCve47576

IPSec traffic may be classified as 'unknown' by NBAR

CSCvc97503

telepresence-control misclassified as SIP

Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Pack 31.0.0

NBAR2 Protocol Packs are available for download on the Cisco.com software download page (http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​cisco/​software/​navigator.html). On the download page, specify a platform model to display software available for download. One software option will be NBAR2 Protocol Packs.

Example

To display Protocol Packs available for the Cisco ASR 1001 platform, the navigation path is:

Products > Routers > Service Provider Edge Routers > ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers > ASR 1001 Router

Additional References

Related Documentation

Related Topic

Document Title

Application Visibility and Control

Cisco Application Visibility and Control User Guide

Classifying Network Traffic Using NBAR

Classifying Network Traffic Using NBAR module

NBAR Protocol Pack

NBAR Protocol Pack module

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 3S

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 16

QoS Command Reference

Quality of Service Solutions Command Reference