Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 32.3.0

Overview

NBAR2 Protocol Pack 32.3.0 is a limited update Protocol Pack for Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISRG2) platforms.

This release contains host name improvements to classification of the following protocols: apple-services, icloud, ms-lync, ms-office-365, ms-update, netflix, outlook-web-services, salesforce, samsung, share-point, skype, windows-azure

Supported Platforms

NBAR2 Protocol Pack 32.3.0 is supported on the following platforms:

  • Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISRG2)

Supported Releases

Protocol Pack 32.3.0 is supported on the following releases:

Built-in

Supported on Maintenance Releases

Cisco IOS Version 15.7(3)M and later maintenance releases of 15.7(3)M

Cisco IOS Version 15.8(3)M and later maintenance releases of 15.8(3)M

New Protocols

The following tables show new protocols added in Protocol Pack 32.x.x releases.

Table 1. New Protocols Added in Protocol Pack 32.2.0

Protocol Name

Common Name

Long Description

institut-sf

Institut-SF

Institut Studio Francais, an institution teaching the French language. Offers online private French courses.

lifesize

Lifesize

Lifesize is a video and audio telecommunications company providing high definition videoconferencing endpoints and accessories, touchscreen conference room phones, and a cloud-based video collaboration platform.

servicenow

ServiceNow

Enterprise cloud computing services and IT service management.
Table 2. New Protocols Added in Protocol Pack 32.0.0

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.

Deprecated Protocols

The following table shows protocols deprecated in Protocol Pack 32.x.x releases.

Table 3. Protocols deprecated in Protocol Pack 32.0.0

Application

Description

NBAR2 Protocols Deprecated

aol-messenger

AOL Instant Messenger.

aol-messenger

aol-messenger-audio

aol-messenger-video

fring

Mobile VOIP application.

http://www.fring.com/faq.html

fring

fring-video

fring-voip

gbridge

Remote access software, no longer supported.

gbridge

pcanywhere

Remote access software, standalone version EOL.

https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/pcanywhere-eol

pcanywhere

streamwork

SAP StreamWork service (enterprise collaboration tool) discontinued.

https://archive.sap.com/documents/docs/DOC-69293

streamwork

Caveats


Note

If you have an account on Cisco.com, you can view information on select caveats, using the Bug Search Tool (https://software.cisco.com/download/home).

The following tables show caveat information for Protocol Pack 32.x.x releases.

Table 4. Caveats Resolved in Protocol Pack 32.1.0 (since 32.1.0)

Caveat

Description

CSCvg67293

NBAR upgrade modifies class-map configuration
Table 5. Caveats Resolved in Protocol Pack 32.0.0 (since 31.0.0)

Caveat

Description

CSCvf38142

NBAR not classifying Citrix traffic when Citrix tags are used.

CSCvf14771

NBAR incorrectly classifies RTP-AUDIO as Cisco-Jabber