NBAR2 Protocol Pack Overview
NBAR2 Protocol Pack 40.0.0 contains new protocols, improvements to classification of protocols.
Protocol Pack Compatibility
NBAR2 Protocol packs are released for specific NBAR engine versions. You can load an NBAR2 protocol pack only if the NBAR engine version that is used in the Cisco Wireless release is the same as or higher than the engine version that the protocol pack is released for. However, we recommend that you use the protocol pack that is the exact match for the engine.
WLC Software Release |
NBAR Engine Used |
Protocol packs released for the NBAR engine used |
---|---|---|
8.10 |
NBAR engine 34 |
|
8.9 |
NBAR engine 31 |
|
8.8 |
NBAR engine 31 |
|
8.7 |
NBAR engine 23 |
|
8.6 |
NBAR engine 23 |
|
8.5 |
NBAR engine 23 |
|
8.4 |
NBAR engine 23 |
|
8.3 |
NBAR engine 23 |
|
8.2 |
NBAR engine 23 |
|
8.1 |
NBAR engine 16 |
|
8.0 |
||
7.6 |
NBAR engine 13 |
|
7.5 |
Note |
Consider a Cisco WLC running a 7.6 or older software release, loaded with a compatible protocol pack. If this controller is upgraded to software release 8.0, then it starts using protocol pack 9.0.0, which comes in-built in 8.0 release. Also you can choose to download the protocol pack 11.0.0, that gets loaded onto the Cisco WLC instead of 9.0.0. However, if you revert to the older software release, then the older protocol pack that is loaded for that release is loaded again. |
Note |
If you try to load an incompatible protocol pack on a controller, it is rejected with an error message stating that the protocol pack is incompatible with the underlying NBAR software version. Any existing protocol pack on the controller, continues to remain active. |
Cisco Access Points NBAR Support
The NBAR engine and Protocol Pack supported on the Cisco Access Points for this release is listed in the table.
Cisco Access Points |
NBAR Engine Version |
Protocol Pack Version |
---|---|---|
Cisco Access Points |
34 |
40 |
Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Packs
Use only the tested and certified protocol packs which are released on cisco.com. You can download these protocol packs from this location:
http://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html
A protocol pack is numbered in a similar format:
pp-AIR-8.10-(NBAR Engine Number)-(Protocol Pack Version) pack.
For example, the Cisco Wireless Release 8.10 uses NBAR engine version 34. Hence, protocol packs released for Release 8.10 has the numbering that is similar to this:
pp-AIR-8.10-34-40.0.0.pack