CISCO IOS PACKAGING:

SIMPLIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION,
CONSISTENCY

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 Cisco IOS Packaging Objectives

• Simplify Cisco IOS Packaging for hardware

products that support Cisco IOS Software
• Facilitate feature parity on Cisco hardware products
• Provide consistency in image names
• Offer consistent software pricing
• Minimum changes and disruptions for the current
installed base

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 Current Cisco IOS Software Image
Selection

• Complex
• Confusing
• Inconsistent

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 Cisco IOS Packaging – Introduction/
Customer Benefits
Simplifies the image selection process
• Simplification
Improves the software
selection process
• Consolidation
Reduces the number of
feature sets from 44 to 8
• Consistency
Establishes consistent
image names across
platforms and tools
Consistent functionality
across platforms
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 Cisco IOS Packaging for Access Routers
Major Release 12.3

[12.3] [12.4] [12.5]

IP BASE
IP VOICE
ADVANCED SECURITY
SP SERVICES
ADVANCED IP SERVICES
ENTERPRISE BASE
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
ADVANCED ENTERPRISE SERVICES

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 Cisco IOS Packaging for Access Routers –
Benefits

• Streamline the number of feature sets from forty-four to

eight
• Facilitate feature parity across routers
• Provide easy migration to premium software packages
• Improve perceived value of Cisco IOS Software
• Consistent image naming across all platforms and tools
• Transferable license and SMARTnet entitlements

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 Eight Packages for Cisco Routers

Advanced
Advanced Enterprise
Enterprise Services
Services
Full
Full Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS Software
Software Feature
Feature Set
Set

Advanced IP Services Enterprise Services

IPv6,
IPv6, Advanced
Advanced Security
Security and
and Enterprise Base, full IBM support
Service Provider Services
Service Provider Services and Service Provider Services

Advanced Security SP
SP Services
Services Enterprise
Enterprise Base
Base
Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS Firewall,
Firewall, VPN,
VPN, MPLS,
MPLS, Netflow,
Netflow, SSH,
SSH, ATM,
ATM, Enterprise
Enterprise Layer
Layer 33 routed
routed
IPSec 3DES IDS, SSH
IPSec 3DES IDS, SSH VoATM
VoATM protocols and IBM support
protocols and IBM support

IP Voice
VoIP, VoFR & IP
Telephony

IP Base
Entry
Entry level
level Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS
Software image
Software image
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 Cisco IOS Packaging
Consistent Naming

• Base
Entry level package
IP Base, Enterprise Base
• Services
Addition of MPLS, NetFlow, VoIP, VoFR, and ATM
SP Services, Enterprise Services
• Advanced
Addition of VPN, Cisco IOS IPsec, 3DES encryption, Cisco IOS Firewall, Encryption,
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
Advanced Security, Advanced IP Services
• Enterprise
Addition of Layer 3 and Enterprise protocols
Enterprise Base, Enterprise Services

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 Consistent Feature Set, Image Names, and
Product Codes

Feature Set Image Names Product Codes

1. IP Base c2600-ipbase-mz S2600IPB-12301T

2. IP Voice c2600-ipvoice-mz S2600IPV-12301T

3. Enterprise Base c2600-entbase-mz S2600EB-12301T

4. Advanced Security c2600-advsecurityk9-mz S2600ASK9-12301T

5. SP Services c2600-spservicesk9-mz S2600SPSK9-12301T

6. Advanced IP Services c2600-advipservicesk9-mz S2600AISK9-12301T

7. Enterprise Services c2600-entservicesk9-mz S2600ESK9-12301T

Advanced Enterprise
8. c2600-adventerprisek9-mz S2600AESK9-12301T
Services

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 Voice Packages

Advanced
Advanced Enterprise
Enterprise Services
Services
Full
Full Cisco
CiscoIOS
IOS Software
Software Feature
Feature Set
Set

• Voice - enabled
packages provide Advanced IP Services Enterprise Services
IPv6,
IPv6, SSG,
SSG, Advanced
Advanced Security
Security
support for VoIP, and
and
Enterprise Base, full IBM support
and Service Provider Services
VoFR, and IP Service
Service Provider
Provider Services
Services

Telephony Services Advanced Enterprise

Enterprise Base
Base
SP
SP Services
Services
Security MPLS,
Enterprise
EnterpriseLayer
Layer33
MPLS,Netflow,
Netflow,SSH,
• VoATM is only Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS Firewall,
Firewall, ATM, VoATM
ATM, VoATM
SSH, routed
routed protocols and
IBM
protocols
support
and
IDS,
IDS, SSH, &
SSH, & IPsec
IPsec IBM support
available where ATM is
supported (ie: SP IP Voice
Services and above) IP Base plus
VoIP and VoFR

IP Base
Entry
Entry level
level Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS
Software image
Software image

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 Advanced Security Packages

Advanced
Advanced Enterprise
Enterprise Services
Services
Full
Full Cisco
CiscoIOS
IOS Software
Software Feature
Feature Set
Set SSH

• Advanced Security
provides support for Advanced IP Services Enterprise Services SSH
IPv6,
IPv6, SSG,
SSG, Advanced
Advanced Security
Security
Cisco IOS Firewall, VPN and
and SSH
Enterprise Base, full IBM support
and Service Provider Services
with 3DES/AES IPsec Service Provider Services
Service Provider Services
encryption, Intrusion
Detection Sensor, and Advanced Enterprise
Enterprise Base
Base
SP
SP Services
Services
Security SSH Enterprise
EnterpriseLayer
Layer33
SSH Management Access Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS Firewall,
Firewall,
MPLS,
MPLS,Netflow,
Netflow,SSH,
ATM, VoATM
SSH, routed
routed protocols and
protocols and
ATM, VoATM IBM support
IDS,
IDS, SSH, &
SSH, & IPsec
IPsec SSH IBM support
• SSH Management Access
is also available in SP
IP Voice
Services and Enterprise IP Base plus
Services VoIP and VoFR

IP Base
Entry
Entry level
level Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS
Software image
Software image

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 Enterprise Packages

Advanced
Advanced Enterprise
Enterprise Services
Services
• Enterprise packages Full
Full Cisco
CiscoIOS
IOS Software
Software Feature
Feature Set
Set
provide support for
Layer 3 enterprise
Advanced IP Services
Protocols, including IPv6,
IPv6, SSG,
SSG, Advanced
Advanced Security
Security
Enterprise Services
IBM, IPX, and and
and
Enterprise Base, full IBM support
and Service Provider Services
AppleTalk Service
Service Provider
Provider Services
Services

• DECNet is available in Advanced

SP Enterprise
Enterprise Base
Base
SP Services
Services
Enterprise Services Security MPLS,
MPLS,Netflow,
Netflow,SSH,
SSH,
Enterprise
EnterpriseLayer
routed
Layer33
Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS Firewall, routed protocols and
protocols and
and higher IDS,
Firewall,
IDS, SSH, &
SSH, & IPsec
IPsec
ATM, VoATM
ATM, VoATM IBM support
IBM support

• SNA Switching (APPN)

is available only in the IP Voice
IP Base plus
niche-market packages VoIP and VoFR
not listed here
IP Base
Entry
Entry level
level Cisco
Cisco IOS
IOS
Software image
Software image

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 New Packages
Technology/Market Segmentation

ATM, AppleTalk,
Data VoIP and Firewall,
VoATM, IPX, IBM
Connectivity VoFR IDS, VPN
MPLS protocols
IP Base x
IP Voice x x
Advanced Security x x
Enterprise Base x x
SP Services x x x
Advanced IP
Services x x x x
Enterprise Services x x x x
Advanced
Enterprise Services x x x x x

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 New Feature Set List Pricing

Cisco 1700 Cisco 2600XM Cisco 3700

New Feature Sets
Series Series Series
IP Base Included Included Included
IP Voice $400 $500 $1,000
Enterprise Base $400 $600 $600
SP Services $600 $700 $1,000
Advanced Security $800 $1,000 $1,500
Advanced IP Services $1,400 $1,700 $2,500
Enterprise Services $1,000 $1,400 $2,000
Advanced Enterprise Services $1,800 $2,400 $3,500

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 Cisco IOS Packaging
Special-Purpose Packages

• Large images
Lawful Intercept

• Special Purpose Cisco IOS Software images

Gatekeeper

• Strict licensing terms from OEM

SNA Switching (APPN)

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 Transition Plan

Release 12.2T Old Feature Sets

Major Release 12.3

New Feature Sets and Subset of Old Feature Sets

Release 12.3T
New Feature Sets only

Migration/Overlap of old & new images

period: 18-24 Months

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 Migration Plan

12.2T Major Release 12.3

IP/FW/IDS
IP/FW/IDS PLUS
Advanced Security
IP PLUS IPSEC 56/3DES

REMOTE ACCESS SERVER

Enterprise Services
IP PLUS
IP/IPX/APPLETALK PLUS
ENTERPRISE PLUS

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 Cisco IOS Packaging
Platform Roadmap
Access Enterprise & Core/Carrier
Aggregation / Edge

Release Release Release 12.2S Release 12.2S

12.3 12.3T

C10000
C12000
C4000
C6500
C7600
C7300
C3200
C800 C3750
C2900

C3700
C2600XM
C1700

Cisco IOS Packaging

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 Cisco IOS Packaging - Summary

• Eight new packages

• Consistent image names, product descriptions, and product IDs
• Consistent software pricing
• Transferable license and SMARTnet entitlements
• Availability:
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3 for the Cisco 1700, 2600XM, and 3700
Series Routers; Cisco 2691 Router
Releases 12.3T and 12.2S will support additional hardware products

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 Reference

• Cisco Feature Navigator

Determine the appropriate package migration
www.cisco.com/go/fn/
• Cisco IOS Upgrade Planner
Determine the memory impact of new packages
www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Software/Iosplanner/Planner-t
ool/iosplanner.cgi

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 Additional Information

• Cisco IOS Packaging

www.cisco.com/go/packaging
• Cisco IOS Packaging Product Bulletin
www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps546
0/prod_bulletin09186a00801af451.html
• Cisco IOS Packaging Council
ios-packaging-council@cisco.com

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