The first phase of Cisco’s IOS Packaging has been precisely developed for the Cisco 1700, Cisco 2600XM, Cisco 2691, the Cisco 3700 Series Access Routers, and the Cisco 1800, 2800, and 3800 Integrated Services Router (ISR) families. It is obtainable via Cisco IOS Software Major Release 12.3M/T, with supplementary improvements made in 12.4M/T.

Q. What are the purposes of Cisco IOS Packaging?

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• Simplification – Streamlines software selection procedure and minimizing of the feature set confusion

• Consolidation – Simplifies the quantity of feature sets available from nearly 44 to just 8

• Consistency – Streamlines nomenclature across all the available platforms and tools

• Enhances the perceived value of utilizing Cisco IOS Software

Q. What are the core client advantages of Cisco IOS Packaging?

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• Enhanced Client Experience via Simplification

–         Cisco IOS Packaging makes easy the client’s procedure of identifying the most commonsense packages. The client can save valuable time in choosing software by referring to the Feature Inheritance Pyramid, which demarcates the functionalities of each new package.

–         A client who upgrades from one package to a more premium package continues to possess all the features and services from the preceding package plus all the additional features in the new package. This removes the uncertainty from the procedure.

• Amalgamation and Uniformity

–         Clients can rapidly and simply choose the best software package available for their preferred functionality and particular platforms.

• Streamlining of Upgrades and Migration

–         The deployment of crucial functionality is streamlined. In case the client upgrades from one package to a different package, the upgrade path is unmistakably demarcated and the client is guaranteed that they possess access to the new required functionality along with all functionality in the package from which they are upgrading.

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• IP Base, IP Base without Crypto – Entry level Cisco IOS Software image (Classic IP Data + trunking and DSL)

• IP Voice, IP Voice without Crypto – Adds VoIP, VoFR to IP Base (Adds Voice to Data)

• SP Services – Adds SSH/SSL, ATM, VoATM, MPLS, etc. to IP Voice (Adds SP Services to Voice & Data)

• Advanced Security – Adds Cisco IOS FW, IDS/IDP, NAC, SSH/SSL, IPsec VPN, etc. to IP Base (Add Security/VPN to Data)

• Enterprise Base, Enterprise Base without Crypto – Adds Enterprise Layer 3 routed protocols (AT, IPX, etc.) and IBM support to IP Base (Add Multiprotocol Services to Data)

• Enterprise Services, Enterprise Services without Crypto – Adds full IBM support, Service Provider Services to Enterprise Base (Merge Enterprise Base & SP Services)

• Advanced IP Services – Adds IPv6, Advanced Security to SP Services (Merge Advanced Security & SP Services)

• Advanced Enterprise Services – Full Cisco IOS Software (Merge Advanced IP Services & Enterprise Services)

Q. What is the new nomenclature convention and what does the nomenclature represent?

A. The new package names accentuate the inheritance features of the new packaging framework. They also supply a high-level feature content description of the new packages, which further streamlines the image selection procedure.

The below categories encapsulate the new package nomenclature:

• Base-Entry level package (IP Base, Enterprise Base)

• Services – Addition of MPLS, IP Telephony Services, VoIP, VoFR, and ATM (SP Services or Enterprise Services)

• Advanced – Addition of VPN, Cisco IOS Firewall, Cisco IOS IPsec and Intrusion Detection/Protection Systems (Advanced Security and Advanced IP Services)

• Enterprise – Addition of multi-protocols: IBM, IPX, Appletalk (i.e.: Enterprise Base, Enterprise Services)

Q. What is the inheritance principle and how can it benefit clients?

A. The new packaging is basically founded on an inheritance structure. Each comprehensive package inherits all the features and services available in the package below it.

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