Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 43.0.0

Overview

The NBAR2 Protocol Pack 43.0.0 release includes the following updates:

  • New protocols: ms-teams-app-sharing, ringcentral-audio, ringcentral-control, ringcentral-media, ringcentral-video

  • Improvements to classification of several protocols: dtls, hl7, ms_lync_audio, ms_lync_video, ms-teams, ms-teams-audio, ms-teams-media, ms-teams-video, pcoip, skype, telnet

Note: The ms-streaming protocol will be deprecated in the next Protocol Pack release.

Supported Platforms

NBAR2 Protocol Pack 43.0.0 is supported on the following platforms:

  • Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR1000)

  • Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR4000)

  • Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Service Routers (ISR1100)

  • Cisco Cloud Services Router CSR 1000V

  • Cisco Catalyst 3650, 3850, and 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco Catalyst 9200 and 9400 Series Switches (Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 minimum)

Supported Releases

NBAR Protocol Pack 43.0.0 is supported on the following releases:

Built-in

Supported on Maintenance Releases

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1 (switches)

Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.12.1a (routers)

Routing platforms:

  • Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2 and later maintenance releases of 16.6.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1 and later maintenance releases of 16.9.x

Switching platforms (Catalyst):

  • Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.4 and later maintenance releases of 16.6.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1 and later maintenance releases of 16.9.x

New Protocols

The following protocols were added in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 43.0.0.

Protocol Name

Common Name

Long Description

ms-teams-app-sharing

MS Teams App Sharing

Microsoft Teams is a unified communications platform that combines persistent workplace chat, video meetings, file storage, and application integration.

ringcentral-audio

RingCentral Audio

Audio portion of a RingCentral voice call or video chat.

ringcentral-control

RingCentral Control

Control portion of a RingCentral voice call or video chat.

ringcentral-media

RingCentral Media

Audio, video, combined audio and video, or unrecognized media portion, in a RingCentral call.

ringcentral-video

RingCentral Video

Video portion of a RingCentral video chat.

Updated Protocols

The following protocols have been updated to improve accuracy.

  • dtls
  • hl7
  • ms_lync_audio
  • ms_lync_video
  • ms-teams
  • ms-teams-audio
  • ms-teams-media
  • ms-teams-video
  • pcoip
  • skype
  • telnet

Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 43.0.0


Note

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

Resolved Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 43.0.0

The following table lists the caveats resolved in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 43.0.0 (since 42.0.0):

Caveat

Description

CSCvp05128

skype udp traffic is not getting detected and marked on the outgoing port.

Downloading

NBAR2 Protocol Packs are available for download on the Cisco software download page (https://software.cisco.com/download/home). 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, enter "ASR 1001 Router" in the search field.

You can also enter a platform series, such as "ASR 1000 Series," and then select a model from the results.

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 Gibraltar 16.11.x

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Gibraltar 16.10.x

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.x

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.8.x

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.7.x

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.x

QoS Command Reference

Quality of Service Solutions Command Reference