Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 58.0.0

Overview

The NBAR2 Protocol Pack 58.0.0 release includes the following updates:

  • Improvements to classification of these protocols: mdns, ms-teams, ms-teams-app-sharing, ms-teams-audio, ms-teams-media, ms-teams-video

  • New protocol: zscaler

Supported Platforms and Releases

Releases Supported for Upgrade

Platform

Releases Supported for Upgrade

Routers

Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR1000)

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR4000)

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Service Routers (ISR1100)

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms

  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.2 and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.2 and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco Catalyst 8500L Series Edge Platforms

  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Switches

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Wireless Controllers

Cisco 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Cisco DNA Appliance

Cisco DNA Traffic Telemetry Appliance

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1 and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x
  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Software Platforms

Cisco Cloud Services Router CSR 1000V

  • Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.3.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.3.x

Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software

  • Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.1a and later maintenance releases of 17.6.x

Releases with This Protocol Pack Built In

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1 (switches)

Cisco IOS XE Cupertino 17.7.1a (routers)

New Protocols

The following protocol(s) were added in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 58.0.0.

Protocol Name

Common Name

Long Description

zscaler

Zscaler

Zscaler is a cloud-based service that provides secure access to locally hosted and external applications.

Updated Protocols

The following protocol(s) have been updated to improve accuracy.

  • mdns
  • ms-teams
  • ms-teams-app-sharing
  • ms-teams-audio
  • ms-teams-media
  • ms-teams-video

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.