Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0

• Overview, on page 2• Supported Platforms, on page 3• Supported Releases, on page 4• New Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0, on page 5• Updated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0, on page 6• Deprecated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0, on page 7• Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0, on page 8• Additional References, on page 9

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.01

OverviewThe NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0 release includes:

• New protocols: coap, ebay, imgur, lifesize, mqtt, slack, slack-media, snapchat, tumblr

• Improvements to classification of the following protocols: ms-lync, ms-office-365, ms-teams, ms-update,outlook-web-services, share-point, skype, statistical-p2p, vmware-vsphere, windows-azure, workday

• Beginning with Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1, the application-group attribute has been enhanced to providebetter grouping of the various individual applications provided by several major cloud services, such asMicrosoft and Google. The improved grouping of these cloud services with application-group simplifiespolicy configuration and improves the ability to perform more efficient direct cloud access (DCA) whenmatching specific types of traffic using the application-group attribute.

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.02

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Overview

Supported PlatformsNBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0 is supported on the following platforms:

• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR1000)

• Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR4000)

• Cisco 1100 Series Integrated Service Routers (ISR1100)

• Cisco Cloud Services Router CSR 1000V

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.03

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Supported Platforms

Supported ReleasesNBAR Protocol Pack 38.0.0 is supported on the following releases:

Supported on Maintenance ReleasesBuilt-in

Cisco IOS XE Everest 16.6.2 and later maintenancereleases of 16.6.x

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.04

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Supported Releases

New Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0The following table lists the new protocols added in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0.

Long DescriptionCommon NameProtocol Name

The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is aspecialized web transfer protocol for use with constrainednodes and constrained (for example, low-power, lossy)networks.

COAPcoap

eBay is a multinational e-commerce corporation thatfacilitates consumer-to-consumer andbusiness-to-consumer sales through its website.

eBayebay

Imgur is an online image sharing community and imagehost.

Imgurimgur

Lifesize is a video and audio telecommunications companyproviding high definition videoconferencing endpointsand accessories, touchscreen conference room phones,and a cloud-based video collaboration platform.

Lifesizelifesize

MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is alightweight broker-based publish/subscribe messagingprotocol. It is designed for constrained devices andlow-bandwidth, high-latency or unreliable networks.

MQTTmqtt

Slack is a cloud-based set of proprietary teamcollaboration tools and services.

Slackslack

Slack media streaming services.Slack Mediaslack-media

Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app.Snapchatsnapchat

Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking website.tumblrtumblr

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.05

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0New Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0

Updated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0The following protocols have been updated to improve accuracy.

ms-lyncms-office-365ms-teamsms-updateoutlook-web-servicesshare-pointskypestatistical-p2pvmware-vspherewindows-azureworkday

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.06

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Updated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0

Deprecated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0The following protocols have been deprecated in this release:

Table 1: Deprecated Protocols

NBAR2 Protocols DeprecatedDescriptionApplication

aol-messengerAOL Instant Messenger allowsusers to communicate eitherthrough AIM contacts orFacebook/Google-talk contacts andshare photos.

AOL Messenger

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.07

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Deprecated Protocols in NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0

Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0NBAR2 Protocol Packs are available for download on the Cisco software download page(https://software.cisco.com/download/home). On the download page, specify a platform model to displaysoftware available for download. One software option will be NBAR2 Protocol Packs.

Example

To display Protocol Packs available for the Cisco ASR 1001 platform, enter "ASR 1001 Router" in the searchfield.

You can also enter a platform series, such as "ASR 1000 Series," and then select a model from the results.

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.08

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Downloading NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0

Additional ReferencesRelated Documentation

Document TitleRelated Topic

Cisco Application Visibility and Control User GuideApplication Visibility and Control

Classifying Network Traffic Using NBAR moduleClassifying Network Traffic Using NBAR

NBAR Protocol Pack moduleNBAR Protocol Pack

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.8.x

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.7.x

QoS: NBARConfiguration Guide, Cisco IOSXE Everest 16.6.x

QoS: NBAR Configuration Guide

Quality of Service Solutions Command ReferenceQoS Command Reference

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.09

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Additional References

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.010

Release Notes for NBAR2 Protocol Pack 38.0.0Additional References