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MikroTik RouterOS v6
Whats new??
St. Louis, MO
MUM USA 2013
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Support for New Products

CloudCoreRouter, CloudRouterSwitch !d
other !ew de"ices will #e full$ supported o!l$ i!
RouterOS "%.&
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New Li!u& 'er!el

RouterOS (.2(

Li!u& 'er!el "ersio! 2.%.3(

RouterOS %.&

Li!u& 'er!el "ersio! 3.3.()

*or +ore detiled i!for+tio! see,

http,--www..er!el.or/-
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New CPU rchitecture support

0! "(.& there were 1 differe!t rchitectures

mipsle 2R31&&, R3(&&4

mipsbe 2R31&&, R35&&, R36&&,

R32011, S78, Se&t!t, 9roo"e, Metl,
CRS4

ppc 2R31&&&, R3%&&, R3:&&4

x86

0! "%.& there will #e o!e +ore

tile 2CCR1&&&4
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RouterOS 8ile rchitecture

O!l$ for CCR de"ices

%1;#it operti!/
s$ste+ 2+ore RAM4

<ul +e+or$ ch!!el

support 2fster RAM4

=rdwre Accelerted
Multi;thredi!/
2!o !eed for RPS !d
0R> +!/e+e!t4
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New 'er!el *etures

Newest i!terfce dri"er

support for &:% s$ste+s

0+pro"ed i!terfce
+!/e+e!t ; scles
well for up to thous!ds
of i!terfces !d +ore

Uses less spce o!

stor/e ; wor.s well
with 32Mi3 flsh
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?ht else is !ew@

Lifted 1% CPU core li+it

0+pro"ed RouterOS
perfor+!ce o! +ulti;cpu
s$ste+s 2up to 20A4

0+pro"ed Router3OAR<
i!terfce dri"er
perfor+!ce 2up to 30A4

Router#ord pc./e is
!ow +er/ed i!to s$ste+
pc./e
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*st Pth

*st Pth llows to forwrd pc.ets without

dditio!l processi!/ i! the Li!u& 'er!el. 0t
i+pro"es forwrdi!/ speeds si/!ific!tl$.

*st pth reBuire+e!ts

*st Pth should #e llowed i! co!fi/urtio!

0!terfce dri"er +ust h"e support

Specific co!fi/urtio! co!ditio!s

Curre!tl$ RouterOS hs fst pth h!dlers for,

ip"1 routi!/, trffic /e!ertor, +pls, #rid/e

More h!dlers will #e dded i! future.

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New 8hrou/hput test results
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8hrou/hput i! +illio!s pps
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8rffic 9e!ertor 8ool

8rffic 9e!ertor is #!dwidth;tool e"olutio!

8rffic 9e!ertor c!,

<eter+i!e tr!sfer rtes, pc.et loss

<etect out;of;order pc.ets

Collect lte!c$ !d Citter "lues

0!Cect !d repl$ D.pcp file 2NE?FF i! "%.14

?or.i!/ o! 8CP protocol e+ultio!

G>uic.H +ode

*ull ?i!#o& support 2co+i!/ soo!4

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Ies, still ; Pc.et *low <i/r+
2p/e 34
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>oS S$ste+ Rewor.ed

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Si+ple >ueues !d >ueue 8ree Bueues i!
so+e specific co!fi/urtio!s +i/ht #e
i!cti"ted fter up/rde fro+ RouterOS "3.&,
"1.&, "(.& to RouterOS "%.&
Auto+tic co!fi/urtio! tr!sitio! is u!"il#le
cuse i! so+e co!fi/urtio!s +i/ht result i!
i!#ilit$ to ccess router.
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Ch!/es i! Pc.et *low <i/r+

>ueui!/ pc.et i! se"erl differe!t plces i! its

Glife;c$cleH cuses e!or+ous perfor+!ce
de/rdtio! i! +ulti;thredi!/ e!"iro!+e!t

0! RouterOS "%.& >oS s$ste+ ws redesi/!ed

so tht Bueui!/ hppe!s is the s+e plce
respecti"el$ to other processes i! the router.

=83 G/lo#l;i!H, G/lo#l;outH !d G/lo#l;totlH

ws deleted, !d replced with =83 G/lo#lH
!d plced t the "er$ e!d of pc.etJs Glife;
c$cleH i! the router.
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=83 i! RouterOS "(
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Additio!l ch!/es

Si+ple Bueues re !ow seprted fro+ the

>ueue 8ree co+pletel$ K the s+e pc.et c!
#e cptured i! =83 G/lo#lH !d Si+ple
>ueues 2i! "( Si+ple >ueues shred /lo#l;
=83s4

As ll Bueui!/ !ow hppe!s fter SRC;NA8 the

PC> Bueue t$pe is updted !d !ow is NA8
wre 2fro+ co!!ectio! trc.i!/4

Iou c! !ow specif$ +ultiple pc.et;+r.s per

si!/le Bueue
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Si+ple >ueues

Si+ple Bueue +tchi!/

l/orith+ hs #ee!
updted

Ler$ s+ll o"erhed for

pc.ets tht +iss
e&isti!/ si+ple Bueues

8op le"el si+ple

Bueues re !ow
#l!ced #etwee! CPU
cores 232 Bueues 6&
fster th! 1 Bueue o!
CCR103%4
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Si+pler Si+ple >ueues

Gtr/et;ddressesH !d Gi!terfceH pr+eters

re Coi!ed i!to o!e Gtr/etH pr+eter

Gdst;ddressH pr+eter is ch!/ed to GdstH !d

!ow c! #e specified s ! i!terfce s well

directio! !d p2p pr+eters re+o"ed

Gtr/etH !ow +ust #e specified o! si+ple

Bueue cretio!

Seprte Gpriorit$H pr+eter for dow!lod,

uplod !d totl
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Si+ple >ueue 0!terfce "(
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Si+ple >ueue 0!terfce "%
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Ch!/es i! the *irewll

*irewll !ow hs Gll;etherH,Hll;wirelessH,Hll;

"l!H,Hll;pppH s possi#ilities i! i!terfce
+tchi!/

New priorit$ +tcher

New Gch!/e;dscpH optio!s Gfro+;priorit$H !d

Gfro+ priorit$;to;hi/h;3;#itsH

New M!/le Actio!s Gs!if;tMspH,Hs!if;pcH to se!d

pc.et stre+ to re+ote s!iffer.
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Ch!/es i! <$!+ic stuff

O!l$ 2 d$!+ic Gch!/e;+ssH +!/le rules re

creted for Gll;pppH i!terfces

0! PP8P, L28P, SS8P, =otSpot profiles $ou

c! specif$,

d$!+ic si+ple Bueue positio! 2lso true for

<=CP leses4

d$!+ic si+ple Bueue pre!t

d$!+ic si+ple Bueue t$pe

PPP,PP8P,L28P,SS8P ; dded defult;route;

dist!ce pr+eter
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Ch!/es i! 8u!!els

PP8P, L28P, SS8P K llows $ou to specif$

ser"er "i <NS !+e

SS8P c! !ow forces AES e!cr$ptio! i!sted

of defult RC1

PPP profile !ow hs G#rid/e;pth;costH !d

G#rid/e;port;priorit$H pr+eters

PPPoE ser"er ; llow ser"ice with e+pt$

ser"ice;!+e to ccept ll pppoe clie!ts

=otspot !d PPP !ow support +ultiple

ddress;lists fro+ RA<0US
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Ch!/es i! <=CP

dhcp;optio!s !ow c! #e specified #$ +i&i!/

differe!t dt t$pes

dhcp;clie!t h"e custo+ dhcp;optio! feture

2e&+ples t, -ip dhcp;clie!t optio! pri!t4

<=CP"1 clie!t !ow h"e specil;clssless

optio! for dd;defult;route pr+eter

Possi#ilit$ to dd <=CP rel$ /e!t i!for+tio!

optio! 2Optio! :24

<=CP"% <NS optio! support

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Ch!/es i! scripts

J,/lo#lJ, J,loclJ !d J,setJ co++!ds h"e !ew

pr+eter JdoJ tht llows ssi/!i!/ #loc. of
co++!ds to the "ri#leN

Added Oo!;errorO r/u+e!t to J,doJ co++!d

tht is e&ecuted if the co++!d rises ! error

Added !ew J,retur!J co++!d tht i!terrupts

e&ecutio! of script !d psses r/u+e!t s
retur! "lue if script ws clled s fu!ctio!

Added J"er#oseJ r/u+e!t to J-i+portJ co++!d

tht e!#les li!e;#$;li!e script i+port
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Other Ch!/es

Sl"e fl/ !ow will show up for i!terfces tht

re i! #rid/e, #o!di!/ or switch /roup

G-e&port co+pctO !ow is s defult for G-e&portH,

use O-e&port "er#oseO to /et pre"ious #eh"ior

Co!!ected routes #eco+e i!cti"e whe!

0!terfce /oes dow!.

Co!fi/ur#le Li!u& 'er!el optio!s i! -ip setti!/s

!d -ip"% setti!/s +e!us

0!itil Ope!*low support

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0PSec Rod ?rrior

Rod?rrior setups re !ow supported

Mode Co!f support

pssi"e 0PSec peer +ode

7uth support 2 &uth PS' !d =$#rid RSA4

Polic$ te+pltes !d /e!erte;polic$

Peer /roups

Multiple peers with the s+e 0P c! #e used.

!d +ore...
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SCEP Protocol Support

Si+ple Certificte E!roll+e!t protocol 2SCEP4

8his protocol llows to,

/et CA certificte fro+ CA ser"er or RA

crete self;si/!ed certificte with te+p .e$

se!d certificte reBuest to the ser"er

protect CA opertio!s with CA pssphrse

More i!fo t,
http,--wi.i.+i.roti..co+-wi.i-M!ul,S$ste+-CertifictesPSCEP
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?ireless Ad"!ced Ch!!els

?or.s o!l$ #etwee! Atheros AR62&& chips !d

o!l$ #etwee! Mi.ro8i. de"ices

ce!ter freBue!c$ r!/e,

2162;2531+hM

1:00;%100+hM

Choose precise ce!ter freBue!c$ 20.(M=M step4

Choose ch!!el width 22.(;30M=M, 0.(M=M step4

Super;ch!!el lice!se is reBuired to use d"!ced

ch!!els K it is free of chr/e 2o!l$ si/!ed docu+e!t
reBuired #out proper us/e4
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?ireless Ad"!ced Ch!!els

Locted i! -i!terfce wireless ch!!els

Allows to !+e ech d"!ced ch!!el !d

/roup the+ i!to custo+ lists

8hese !+es !d list !+es lter should #e

use i! wireless clie!ts sc!;list, to e!#le the+
to see d"!ced ch!!el APs 2old st$le sc!;
list e!tries will !ot wor.4

Custo+ sc!;list optio!s,

defult, freBue!c$, freBue!c$ r!/e

d"!ced ch!!el !+e or list !+e

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Ad"!ced Ch!!el 8est

Ce!ter freBue!c$ ;
(3%2.(M=M

Ch!!el width ;
30M=M

E&te!sio! ch!!el K
A#o"e

M&i+l dt rte K
MCS;1(, 10(M#ps

?ireless protocol K
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