Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
• Overview, page 1
• Supported Platforms, page 1
• Supported Releases, page 2
• New Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0, page 2
• Updated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0, page 2
• Deprecated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0, page 3
• Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x, page 3
• Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0, page 12
• Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0, page 12
• Special Notes and Limitations, page 13
• Additional References , page 14
Overview
NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0 contains the Enhanced Web Classification feature that supports multi-transactions
export of URLs. For more information on this feature, see Classifying Network Traffic Using NBAR
Supported Platforms
NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0 is supported on the following platforms:
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers
• Cisco ISR 4400 Series Routers
• Cisco ISR Generation 2 Routers
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Supported Releases
Supported Releases
NBAR Protocol Pack 15.0.0 is supported on the following releases:
Built-in
Supported on Maintenance Releases
Cisco IOS XE 3.17S Version 15.6(1)S
Cisco IOS-XE 3.13.2S Version 15.4(3)S2 and later
Cisco IOS Version 15.4(3)M2 and later
Cisco IOS XE 3.16.1S Version 15.5(3)S1and later
Cisco IOS Version 15.5(3)M1 and later
New Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
The table below lists the new protocols for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0.
Protocol Name
Common Name
Long Description
wifi-calling
Wi-Fi Calling
Wi-Fi Calling uses WiFi to provide better mobile phone
coverage for a mobile carrier.
ms-services
Microsoft Services
Microsoft Services is a set of tools, APIs and web services
used by Microsoft applications.
Updated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
The table below lists the protocols updated in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0.
Protocol
Updates
dropbox
Updated signatures
itunes
Updated signatures
ms-live-accounts
Updated signatures
ms-lync
Signatures were updated to support the Skype business client
ms-lync-audio
Signatures were updated to support the Skype business client
ms-lync-video
Signatures were updated to support the Skype business client
telepresence-media
Signatures were updated to support Cisco Telepresence MX300
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Deprecated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
Deprecated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
None
Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0 can operate on platforms using Cisco IOS XE 3.13.2 and later. On these platforms,
the following protocols are not applicable.
Protocol
4chan
58-city
abc-news
accuweather
adcash
addthis
adweek
airbnb
allrecipes
ameba
american-express
ancestry-com
ask-com
asus
atlassian
att-web-services
audible-com
aweber
backpage
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
badoo
bandcamp-com
bank-of-america
basecamp
bbc
bild-de
bing
bitbucket
bitly
blackboard-com
blaze-news
bleacher-report
bluehost
buffer-com
business-insider
buzzfeed
california-gov
capital-one
cbs
cbs-sports
chase-bank
citi-bank
clickbank
cnbc
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
cnet
conduit-com
constant-contact-com
coupons-com
coursera
craigslist
csdn
daily-mail
dangdang
daum
discover-com
disney-web-portal
douban
drudge-report-com
e-online
ehow-web-portal
engadget
entertainment-weekly
etsy
european-union-web-portal
eventbrite
evernote
fedex
feedly
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
fiver
flickr
foodnetwork
foursquare
fox-news
github
gizmodo
gmx-mail
godaddy
goodreads
hollywood-reporter
hootsuite
hostgator
hotels-com
huffingtonpost
imdb
indeed-com
independent-news
indiatimes
indiegogo
infusionsoft
intuit
investopedia
java-web-portal
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
jimdo
jingdong-360buy
joomla
kayak-com
kickstarter
letv-com
livedoor
liveperson
livestrong-com
mailchimp
major-league-baseball-com
mashable
mint-com
monster-com
mtv
nate-com
national-institute-of-health
national-public-radio
nbc-news
nhl-com
nike
noaa
ny-daily-news
nytimes
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
okcupid
outbrain
patch-com
paypal
pbs-web-portal
people-web
pinterest
playstation-store
playstation-web-portal
pocket
prezi
priceline-com
publishers-clearing-house
rakuten
realtor-com
rediff-com
retailmenot
reuters
rotten-tomatoes
rtp-audio
rtp-video
samsung
scribd
sfgate
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
shutterstock
sky-news
slate-magazine
slickdeals
sohu-com
southwest-airlines
speedtest
spiegel-online
stack-overflow
statcounter
swagbucks
t-mobile-web-services
tagged-com
taringa
ted
telegraph
tesco
the-atlantic
the-daily-beast
the-pirate-bay
thechive
thefreedictionary-com
tianya
time-news
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
tinyurl
tmz
torrentz
trulia
tudou
twitch-tv
typepad
unite-airlines
uol
usa-today
usaa
usbank
usps
verizon-web-services
verizon-wireless-web-services
vine
vkontakte
wall-street-journal
warriorforum
washington-post
weather-com
weather-gov-web-portal
webmd
weibo
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Protocols Not Applicable for Cisco IOS XE 3.13.x
Protocol
wells-fargo
wetransfer
whitepages
wifi-calling
wikia
wired-com
wordreference-com
worldstarhiphop
wunderground-com
xbox-web-portal
xda-developers
xinhuanet
yandex
yellowpages-us
youku
zendesk
zillow
zippyshare
zulily
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Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
Note
If you have an account on Cisco.com, you can also use the Bug Search Tool to find select caveats of any
severity. To reach the Bug Toolkit, log in to Cisco.com and go to https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/
<BUGID>. (If the defect that you have requested cannot be displayed, this may be due to one or more of
the following reasons: the defect number does not exist, the defect does not have a customer-visible
description yet, or the defect has been marked Cisco Confidential.)
Resolved Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
The following table lists the resolved caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0:
Resolved Caveat
Description
CSCuu61615
Traffic generated by SIP based protocols (such as telepresence) might be classified
as RTP
CSCuu99278
Traffic generated by capwap-data protocol might be misclassified
CSCuv56693
Traffic generated by Cisco Telepresence MX300 might be misclassified as RTP
Known Caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
The following table lists the known caveats in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0:
Known Caveat
Description
CSCuh49380
PCoIP session-priority configuration limitation
CSCuh53623
Segmented packets are not classified when using NBAR sub classification.
CSCun61772
IPv4 bundles might be used in IPv6 traffic
Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Pack 15.0.0
NBAR2 Protocol Packs are available for download as Software Type 'NBAR2 Protocol Pack' on cisco.com
software download page (http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html).
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Special Notes and Limitations
Special Notes and Limitations
Protocol Name
Special Note or Limitation
apple-app-store
Login and a few encrypted sessions are classified as iTunes
bittorrent
HTTP traffic generated by the bitcomet bittorrent client might be classified
as HTTP.
capwap-data
For capwap-data to be classified correctly, capwap-control must also be
enabled
ftp
During configuring QoS class-map with ftp-data, the FTP protocol must
be selected. As an alternative, the FTP application group can be selected.
hulu
Encrypted video streaming generated by hulu may be classified as its
underlying protocol rtmpe
logmein
Traffic generated by the logmein android app may be classified incorrectly
as ssl
ms-lync
Login and chat traffic generated by the ms-lync client may be classified
incorrectly as ssl
pcanywhere
Traffic generated by pcanywhere for mac may be classified as unknown
perfect-dark
Some perfect-dark sessions may be classified as unknown
qq-accounts
Login to QQ applications which is not via the internet may not be classified
as qq-accounts
secondlife
Voice traffic generated by secondlife may be classified incorrectly as ssl
ssl
Sub Classification (SC) mechanism was modified to include search for
wildcard.
Note
SC rule for the part of the Server Name Indication (SNI) or the
common name (CN) can now include a wildcard. If a wildcard is
not used, the complete SNI or the CN is required.
For example, you can either use, "*.pqr.com" or "abc.pqr.com" to
classify abc.pqr.com.
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Additional References
Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic
Document Title
Application Visibility and Control
Cisco Application Visibility and Control User Guide
Classifying Network Traffic Using NBAR Classifying Network Traffic Using NBAR module
NBAR Protocol Pack
NBAR Protocol Pack module
QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide
QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide
QoS Command Reference
Quality of Service Solutions Command Reference
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