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Release Notes for the
Cisco 1000 Series Routers
for  Cisco IOS Release 11.3

Release Notes for the
Cisco 1000 Series Routers
for  Cisco IOS Release 11.3

December 29, 1997

These release notes describe the new features and significant software components for Cisco IOS Release 11.3 for Cisco 1000 series routers. For detailed information about the features and caveats in these release notes, refer to the Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 11.3 publication, which contains features and caveats for all 11.3 platforms. This publication is available on the Documentation CD-ROM and on Cisco Connection Online (CCO), which are described in the section "Online Navigation."

Introduction

These release notes discuss the following topics:

Determining Your Cisco IOS Software Release

To view the version of Cisco IOS software that is running on your Cisco 1000 series router, log in to the router and enter the show version user EXEC command:

router> show version
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software 
IOS (tm) 1000 Software (C1000-BNSY-M), Version 11.3(1), RELEASE SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1986-1997 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 01-Dec-97 19:02 by richard
Image text-base: 0x02004000, data-base: 0x02493754
 
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.3(17727) [enf 129], INTERIM SOFTWARE
BOOTFLASH: 1000 Bootstrap Software (C1000-RBOOT-R), Experimental Version 10.3(17727) [enf 100]
 
router uptime is 5 minutes
System restarted by reload
System image file is "flash:master/c1000-bnsy-mz.113-0.16", booted via flash
 
cisco 1000 (68360) processor (revision D) with 7680K/512K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID 01391388
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
Basic Rate ISDN software, Version 1.0.
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
1 ISDN Basic Rate interface(s)
8K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
4096K bytes of processor board PCMCIA flash (Read/Write)
 
Configuration register is 0x2

Cisco 1000 Series Routers and Platforms Supported

The following routers are supported by Cisco IOS Release 11.3:

Table 1 and Table 2 summarize the LAN and WAN interfaces supported on each Cisco 1000 series router. "Yes" means that a particular interface is supported. "No" means it is not supported.


Table 1: LAN Interfaces Supported
Interface Cisco 1003/1004 Cisco 1005
Ethernet (AUI) No No
Ethernet (10BaseT) Yes Yes


Table 2: WAN Data Rates and Interfaces Supported
Cisco 1003/1004 Cisco 1005
Data Rate
48/56/64 kbps Yes Yes
1.544/2.048 Mbps No Yes
Interface
EIA/TIA-232 No Yes
X.21 No Yes
V.35 No Yes
EIA/TIA-449 No Yes
EIA-530 No Yes
ISDN BRI Yes No

Related Cisco IOS Documentation

The Cisco IOS software documentation is divided into nine modules and two master indexes. There are also four supporting documents.

Documentation Modules

Each module consists of two books: a configuration guide and a corresponding command reference. Chapters in a configuration guide describe protocols, configuration tasks, and Cisco IOS software functionality and contain comprehensive configuration examples. Chapters in a command reference provide complete command syntax information. Each configuration guide can be used in conjunction with its corresponding command reference.

Master Indexes

Two master indexes provide indexing information for the Cisco IOS software documentation set: an index for the configuration guides and an index for the command references. In addition, individual books contain a book-specific index.


Note The most up-to-date Cisco IOS documentation can be found on the latest Documentation CD-ROM and on the Web. These electronic documents might contain updates and modifications made after the paper documents were printed.

The Cisco IOS documentation set consists of the following books and chapter topics:

Books Chapter Topics
· Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide

· Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference

Configuration Fundamentals Overview

Cisco IOS User Interfaces

File Management

Interface Configuration

System Management

· Network Protocols Configuration Guide, Part 1

· Network Protocols Command Reference, Part 1

IP Addressing

IP Services

IP Routing Protocols

· Network Protocols Configuration Guide, Part 2

· Network Protocols Command Reference, Part 2

AppleTalk

Novell IPX

· Network Protocols Configuration Guide, Part 3

· Network Protocols Command Reference, Part 3

Apollo Domain

Banyan VINES

DECnet

ISO CLNS

XNS

· Wide-Area Networking Configuration Guide

· Wide-Area Networking Command Reference

ATM

Frame Relay

SMDS

X.25 and LAPB

· Security Configuration Guide

· Security Command Reference

Terminal Access Security

Network Access Security

Accounting and Billing

Filtering Traffic

Preventing Fraudulent Route Updates

Network Data Encryption

· Dial Solutions Configuration Guide

· Dial Solutions Command Reference

Dial Business Solutions and Examples

Dial-In Port Setup

DDR and Dial Backup

Remote Node and Terminal Service

Cost-Control and Large-Scale Dial Solutions

VPDN

· Cisco IOS Switching Services Configuration Guide

· Cisco IOS Switching Services Command Reference

Switching Paths for IP Networks

· Fast Switching

· Autonomous Switching

· NetFlow Switching

· Optimum Switching

Virtual LAN (VLAN) Switching and Routing

· Inter-Switch Link Protocol Encapsulation

· IEEE 802.10 Encapsulation

· LAN Emulation

· Bridging and IBM Networking Configuration Guide

· Bridging and IBM Networking Command Reference

Transparent Bridging

Source-Route Bridging

Remote Source-Route Bridging

DLSw+

STUN and BSTUN

LLC2 and SDLC

IBM Network Media Translation

DSPU and SNA Service Point

SNA Frame Relay Access Support

APPN

NCIA Client/Server Topologies

IBM Channel Attach

· Cisco IOS Software Command Summary

· Dial Solutions Quick Configuration Guide

· System Error Messages

· Debug Command Reference


Note The Cisco Management Information Base (MIB) User Quick Reference publication is no longer being published. For the latest list of MIBs supported by Cisco, see the Cisco Network Management Toolkit on Cisco Connection Online. On CCO, go to Software and Support, select Software Center, and click on Network Management Products. Next, select Cisco Network Management Toolkit and click on Cisco MIBs.

Online Navigation

The Cisco IOS software documentation set is available as printed manuals or electronic documents. You can access the electronic documents either on the Cisco Documentation CD-ROM or at Cisco Connection Online (CCO) on the World Wide Web:

New online navigation enhancements for Release 11.3 include:

On the Documentation CD-ROM or CCO, go to Cisco IOS Release 11.3 and select Cisco IOS Release 11.3 Configuration Guides, Command References. Then select Configuration Guide Master Index or Command Reference Master Index. To access documentation related to an index entry, click on the page number following the entry.
On the Documentation CD-ROM or CCO, go to Cisco IOS Release 11.3 and select Cisco IOS Release 11.3 Configuration Guides, Command References. Next, select Cisco IOS 11.3 New Features.
To access configuration documentation for a feature, do one of the following:

  • Click on the page number following the feature name. This takes you to the page on which the feature is documented.

  • Using your browser's Search function, search on one or more keywords from the feature name. This displays the feature documentation on your screen.

For additional information about the Documentation CD-ROM and CCO, refer to the sections "Cisco Connection Online" and "Documentation CD-ROM" at the end of these release notes.

New Software Features in Release 11.3(1)

Release 11.3 supports features in the following categories:

Detailed descriptions of the features are available on the Documentation CD-ROM and on CCO:

New Hardware Support in Release 11.3(1)

The following platform enhancement has been added to Release 11.3:

Selective Packet Discard (SPD)--When in severe overload conditions, routers that cannot keep up with the incoming packet stream must drop packets. If no intelligence is applied to choosing which ones to discard, this impacts the stability of routing protocols. This feature applies some simple choices to selectively discard packets likely to be unimportant for routing and interface stability. SPD is enabled by default; there are no commands or configuration tasks required.

Cisco IOS Feature Sets for Cisco 1000 Series Routers

The Cisco IOS software is packaged into "feature sets" (also called "software images"). There are many different feature sets available, and each feature set contains a specific subset of Cisco IOS features. Table 3 provides a matrix of the new feature set organization and shows which feature sets are available on the Cisco 1000 series routers. These feature sets only apply to Cisco IOS Release 11.3.

The tables use the following conventions to identify feature sets:

Cisco IOS images with strong encryption (including, but not limited to, 56-bit DES) are subject to U.S. government export controls and have a limited distribution. Images to be installed outside the U.S. require an export license. Customer orders may be denied or subject to delay due to U.S. government regulations. Contact your sales representative or distributor for more information, or send e-mail to export@cisco.com.


Table 3: Cisco IOS Release 11.3 Supported Feature Sets
Feature Set Platform
Cisco 1003 and 1004 Cisco 1005
IP Yes Yes
IP Plus Yes Yes
IP Plus 40 Yes Yes
IP Plus 56 Yes Yes
IP 40 No No
IP 56 No No
IP/IPX Yes Yes
IP/IPX Plus No No
IP/IPX/AT Yes Yes
IP/IPX/AT Plus Yes Yes
IP/IPX/AT Plus 40 Yes Yes
IP/IPX/AT Plus 56 Yes Yes
IP/ASYNC No Yes
IP/IPX/ASYNC No Yes
IP/OSPF/PIM No Yes
IP/IPX/AT/IBM No No
IP/IPX/AT/IBM Plus No No
IP/IPX/AT/IBM Plus 40 No No
IP/IPX/AT/IBM Plus 56 No No
ISDN No No
Desktop No No
Desktop Plus No No
Desktop IBM No No
Desktop IBM 40 No No
Desktop IBM 56 No No
ATM Cable Interface Processor No No
IP/IPX/AT/DEC No No
IP/IPX/AT/DEC Plus No No
Enterprise No No
Enterprise Plus No No
Enterprise Plus 40 No No
Enterprise 40 No No
Enterprise Plus 56 No No
Enterprise 56 No No
Enterprise APPN No No
Enterprise APPN Plus No No
Enterprise APPN Plus 40 No No
Enterprise APPN Plus 56 No No
Enterprise APPN 40 No No
Enterprise APPN 56 No No
Remote Access Server No No
FRAD No No
LAN FRAD No No
Netflow Layer 3 Switching No No

Feature Set Tables

To determine what features are available with each feature set, see Table 4 and Table 5. The tables summarize what features you can use when running a specific feature set on the Cisco 1000 series for Cisco IOS Release 11.3. The feature set tables use the following symbol conventions to identify features:


Table  4: Cisco IOS Software Feature Sets for the Cisco 1003 and Cisco 1004 ISDN Routers
Feature Set
 Feature IP IP
Plus
IP
Plus
40
IP
Plus
56
IP/IPX IP/IPX/
AT
IP/IPX/
AT/Plus
IP/IPX/
AT/
Plus 40
IP/IPX/
AT/
Plus 56
 IBM Support
APPN High Performance Routing No No No No No No No No No
APPN MIB Enchancements No No No No No No No No No
APPN over Ethernet LAN Emulation No No No No No No No No No
APPN Scalability Enhancements No No No No No No No No No
Bisync Enhancements, includes:

    • Bisync 3780 Support

    • BSC Extended Addressing

    • Block Serial Tunneling (BSTUN) over Frame Relay

No

No No No No No No No No
Cisco MultiPath Channel (CMPC) No No No No No No No No No
DLSw+ Enhancements, includes:

    • Backup Peer Extensions for Encapsulation Types

    • DLSw+ Border Peer Caching

    • DLSw+ MIB Enhancements

    • DLSw+ SNA Type of Service

    • LLC2-to-SDLC Conversion between PU4 Devices

    • NetBIOS Dial-on-Demand Routing

    • UDP Unicast Enhancement

No

No No No No No No No No
FRAS Enhancements, includes:

    • FRAS Boundary Network Node Enhancement

    • FRAS Dial Backup over DLSw+

    • FRAS DLCI Backup

    • FRAS Host

    • FRAS MIB

    • SRB over Frame Relay

No

No No No No No No No No
SRB over FDDI on Cisco 4000-M, 4500-M, and 4700-M Routers No No No No No No No No No
TN3270 LU Nailing No No No No No No No No No
TN3270 Server Enhancements No No No No No No No No No
Token Ring LANE No No No No No No No No No
Tunneling of Asynchronous Security Protocols No No No No No No No No No
Internet
DRP Server Agent No No No No No No No No No
 IP Routing
Easy IP (Phase 1) No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) over ISL in Virtual LAN Configurations No No No No No No No No No
IP Enhanced IGRP Route Authentication Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
TCP Enhancements, includes:

    • TCP Selective Acknowledgment

    • TCP Timestamp

No

No No No No No No No No
 LAN Support
AppleTalk Access List Enhancements No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
DECnet Accounting No No No No No No No No No
IPX Named Access Lists No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPX SAP-after-RIP No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NLSP Enhancements No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
NLSP Multicast Support No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
 Management
Cisco Call History MIB Command Line Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cisco IOS Internationalization Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Entity MIB, Phase 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SNMPv2C Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Profiles Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Multimedia
IP Multicast Load Splitting across Equal-Cost Paths No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
IP Multicast over ATM Point-to-Multipoint Virtual Circuits No No No No No No No No No
IP Multicast over Token Ring LANs No No No No No No No No No
Stub IP Multicast Routing No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Quality of Service
RTP Header Compression Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Security
Double Authentication Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Encrypted Kerberized Telnet No No No No No No No No No
HTTP Security Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Per-User Configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reflexive Access Lists No No No No No No No No No
TCP Intercept No No No No No No No No No
Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Attributes No No No No No No No No No
 Switching
AppleTalk Routing over ISL and IEEE 802.10 in Virtual LANs No No No No No No No No No
CLNS and DECnet Fast Switching over PPP No No No No No No No No No
DECnet/Vines/XNS over ISL, includes:

    • Banyan VINES Routing over ISL Virtual LANs

    • DECnet Routing over ISL Virtual LANs

    • XNS Routing over ISL Virtual LANs

No

No No No No No No No No
Fast-Switched Policy Routing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPX Routing over ISL Virtual LANs No No No No No No No No No
VIP Distributed Switching Support for IP Encapsulated in ISL No No No No No No No No No
 Terminal Services
Virtual Interface Template Service No No No No No No No No No
Virtual Templates for Protocol Translation No No No No No No No No No
 WAN Optimization
ATM MIB Enhancements No No No No No No No No No
PAD Enhancements No No No No No No No No No
PAD Subaddressing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 WAN Services
Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced Local Management Interface (ELMI) No No No No No No No No No
Frame Relay Enhancements No No No No No No No No No
Frame Relay MIB Extensions No No No No No No No No No
Frame Relay Router ForeSight No No No No No No No No No
ISDN Advice of Charge Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ISDN Caller ID Callback Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ISDN NFAS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LANE Per-subinterface Debug Messages No No No No No No No No No
Layer 2 Forwarding--Fast Switching No No No No No No No No No
Leased Line ISDN at 128 kbps Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multilink PPP Interleaving and Fair-Queuing Support No No No No No No No No No
PPP over ATM No No No No No No No No No
Telnet Extensions for Dialout No No No No No No No No No
VPDN Tunnel Lookup Based on Dialed Number Information No No No No No No No No No
X.25 Enhancements Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
X.25 on ISDN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
X.25 Switching between PVCs and SVCs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
X.28 Emulation No No No No No No No No No


Table  5: Cisco IOS Software Feature Sets for the Cisco 1005 Router
Feature Set
 Feature IP IP
Plus
IP
Plus
40
IP
Plus
56
IP/
IPX
IP/
IPX/
AT
IP/
IPX/
AT/
Plus
IP/
IPX/
AT/
Plus
40
IP/
IPX/
AT/
Plus
56
IP/
Async
IP/IPX/
Async
IP/
OSPF/PIM
 IBM Support
APPN High Performance Routing No No No No No No No No No No No No
APPN MIB Enchancements No No No No No No No No No No No No
APPN over Ethernet LAN Emulation No No No No No No No No No No No No
APPN Scalability Enhancements No No No No No No No No No No No No
Bisync Enhancements, includes:

    • Bisync 3780 Support

    • BSC Extended Addressing

    • Block Serial Tunneling (BSTUN) over Frame Relay

No

No No No No No No No No No No No
Cisco MultiPath Channel (CMPC) No No No No No No No No No No No No
DLSw+ Enhancements, includes:

    • Backup Peer Extensions for Encapsulation Types

    • DLSw+ Border Peer Caching

    • DLSw+ MIB Enhancements

    • DLSw+ SNA Type of Service

    • LLC2-to-SDLC Conversion between PU4 Devices

    • NetBIOS Dial-on-Demand Routing

    • UDP Unicast Enhancement

No

No No No No No No No No No No No
FRAS Enhancements, includes:

    • FRAS Boundary Network Node Enhancement

    • FRAS Dial Backup over DLSw+

    • FRAS DLCI Backup

    • FRAS Host

    • FRAS MIB

    • SRB over Frame Relay

No

No No No No No No No No No No No
SRB over FDDI on Cisco 4000-M, 4500-M, and 4700-M Routers No No No No No No No No No No No No
TN3270 LU Nailing No No No No No No No No No No No No
TN3270 Server Enhancements No No No No No No No No No No No No
Token Ring LANE No No No No No No No No No No No No
Tunneling of Asynchronous Security Protocols No No No No No No No No No No No No
Internet
DRP Server Agent No No No No No No No No No No No No
 IP Routing
Easy IP (Phase 1) No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) over ISL in Virtual LAN Configurations No No No No No No No No No No No No
IP Enhanced IGRP Route Authentication Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
TCP Enhancements, includes:

    • TCP Selective Acknowledgment

    • TCP Timestamp

No

No No No No No No No No No No No
 LAN Support
AppleTalk Access List Enhancements No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
DECnet Accounting No No No No No No No No No No No No
IPX Named Access Lists No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
IPX SAP-after-RIP No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
NLSP Enhancements No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
NLSP Multicast Support No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
 Management
Cisco Call History MIB Command Line Interface No No No No No No No No No No No No
Cisco IOS Internationalization Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Entity MIB, Phase 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SNMPv2C Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Profiles Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Multimedia
IP Multicast Load Splitting across Equal-Cost Paths No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
IP Multicast over ATM Point-to-Multipoint Virtual Circuits No No No No No No No No No No No No
IP Multicast over Token Ring LANs No No No No No No No No No No No No
Stub IP Multicast Routing No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Quality of Service
RTP Header Compression Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Security
Double Authentication Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Encrypted Kerberized Telnet No No No No No No No No No No No No
HTTP Security Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Per-User Configuration Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reflexive Access Lists No No No No No No No No No No No No
TCP Intercept No No No No No No No No No No No No
Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Attributes No No No No No No No No No No No No
 Switching
AppleTalk Routing over ISL and IEEE 802.10 in Virtual LANs No No No No No No No No No No No No
CLNS and DECnet Fast Switching over PPP No No No No No No No No No No No No
DECnet/Vines/XNS over ISL, includes:

    • Banyan VINES Routing over ISL Virtual LANs

    • DECnet Routing over ISL Virtual LANs

    • XNS Routing over ISL Virtual LANs

No

No No No No No No No No No No No
Fast-Switched Policy Routing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPX Routing over ISL Virtual LANs No No No No No No No No No No No No
VIP Distributed Switching Support for IP Encapsulated in ISL No No No No No No No No No No No No
 Terminal Services
Virtual Interface Template Service No No No No No No No No No No No No
Virtual Templates for Protocol Translation No No No No No No No No No No No No
 WAN Optimization
ATM MIB Enhancements No No No No No No No No No No No No
PAD Enhancements No No No No No No No No No No No No
PAD Subaddressing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
 WAN Services
Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Enhanced Local Management Interface (ELMI) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frame Relay Enhancements Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frame Relay MIB Extensions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frame Relay Router ForeSight Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ISDN Advice of Charge No No No No No No No No No No No No
ISDN Caller ID Callback No No No No No No No No No No No No
ISDN NFAS No No No No No No No No No No No No
LANE Per-subinterface Debug Messages No No No No No No No No No No No No
Layer 2 Forwarding--Fast Switching No No No No No No No No No No No No
Leased Line ISDN at 128 kbps No No No No No No No No No No No No
Multilink PPP Interleaving and Fair-Queuing Support No No No No No No No No No No No No
PPP over ATM No No No No No No No No No No No No
Telnet Extensions for Dialout No No No No No No No No No No No No
VPDN Tunnel Lookup Based on Dialed Number Information No No No No No No No No No No No No
X.25 Enhancements Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
X.25 on ISDN No No No No No No No No No No No No
X.25 Switching between PVCs and SVCs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
X.28 Emulation No No No No No No No No No No No No

Upgrading to a New Software Release

If you are upgrading to Cisco IOS Release 11.3 from an earlier Cisco IOS software release, you should save your current configuration file before configuring your access server with the Cisco IOS Release 11.3 software. An unrecoverable error could occur during download or configuration.


Note Before downloading a software upgrade, read Product Bulletin #703, Cisco IOS Software Release Upgrade Paths and Packaging Simplification. The information in this bulletin supersedes the following instructions.

For instructions on downloading a current Cisco IOS release from the CCO Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server, go to the following URL. This URL is subject to change without notice.

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center

The Software Center window is displayed.

Step 1 Click Cisco IOS Software. The Cisco IOS Software window is displayed.

Step 2 Click Cisco IOS 11.3. The Cisco 11.3 Software Upgrade Planner window is displayed.

Step 3 Click Download Cisco IOS 11.3 Software. The Software Checklist window is displayed.

Step 4 Select the appropriate information in each section of the Software Checklist window.

Step 5 Click Execute. The software release is downloaded to your desktop computer.

Step 6 Transfer the software release to a local TFTP server on your network using a terminal emulation software application such as TCP Connect.

Step 7 Log on to your router. Copy the software release from your TFTP server to your router, using the copy tftp command.

Memory Requirements

Table 6 and Table 7 describe the memory requirements for the Cisco 1000 series platform feature set supported by Cisco IOS Release 11.3. Beginning with Cisco IOS Release 10.3, some software image sizes exceed 4 MB and, when compressed, exceed 2 MB. Also, some systems now require more than 1 MB of main system memory for data structure tables.

For Cisco routers to take advantage of the Release 11.3 features, you must upgrade the code or main system memory. Some platforms have specific chip or architecture requirements that affect what can be upgraded and in what increments.


Table 6: Cisco 1003 and Cisco 1004 Memory Requirements
Feature Set1 Required Flash
Memory
Required Main
Memory
Release 11.3 Runs from2
IP 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP Plus 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP Plus 40 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP Plus 56 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT Plus 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT Plus 40 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT Plus 56 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM

1 If you need to upgrade the main memory for your Cisco 1003, Cisco 1004, or Cisco 1005 router, be sure to order the upgrade specific to your router.
2 When a system is running from Flash memory, you cannot update the system while it is running. You must use the Flash load helper.
3 Flash is optional.


Table 7: Cisco 1005 Memory Requirements
Platform/Feature Set Minimum Required Code Memory Required Main Memory Release 11.3 Runs from
IP 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP Plus 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP Plus 40 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP Plus 56 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT Plus 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT Plus 40 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/AT Plus 56 4 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/Async 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/IPX/Async 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM
IP/OSPF/PIM 2 MB3 Flash 8 MB DRAM RAM

Caveats for Release 11.3(1)

Possibly unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS Release 11.3 exists in the following areas:

A complete list of the caveats, including descriptions and possible workarounds, is available on the Documentation CD-ROM and on CCO:

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