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Chapter 6. Cisco IOS Releases 11.3/11.3T... > Cisco IOS 11.3 Main Release
Cisco IOS 11.3 Main Release
| Description | Cisco IOS 11.3 is based on Cisco IOS 11.2(7)F maintenance revision. Cisco IOS 11.3(1) was released on December 22, 1997, as a short-term transitional main release, which will not be considered for GD certification. Cisco IOS 11.3 is a stable software release that provides the market place with the features of 11.2F combined with the platforms committed up to 11.2(4)P. As a main release, Cisco IOS 11.3 (also referred to as 11.3M) is now closed to new additional features. Successive maintenance revisions provided incremental bug fixes only. | |||
| Product Support | Main Features | Platforms | ||
| As with other Cisco IOS main releases, release 11.3 is a main release that supports all active shipping products. For a full list of features and platforms, see the Release Notes and product bulletin 706. | ||||
| Reflexive Access List
HTTP Security Fast Switch Policy routing VLAN routing ISL Easy IP features (NAT, PAP, DHCP) ISDN Caller ID Callback PPP over ATM L2F load sharing Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Attributes Encrypted Kerberized Telnet | Cisco AS5200
Cisco AS5100 Cisco 1000 series Cisco 1600 series Cisco 3600 Cisco 2500 MC 3800 Cisco 4500–4700 RSM LS 1010 Cisco 7200 Cisco 7500 | |||
| Feature Integration | The maintenance releases for Cisco IOS 11.3 regularly fix core code issues; however, the main line does not receive feature or product enhancements. | |||
| Synchronization Points with Major Releases | Based On | Ported Into | ||
| Cisco IOS 11.2(7)F | 12.0/12.0T | |||
| Release Type | Main release | |||
| Target Market | General purpose | |||
| Maintenance Releases | Starting with 11.3 and 11.3T, the regularly scheduled maintenance revision cycle was increased from six weeks to an eight-week cycle. | |||
| Interim Builds | Weekly builds | |||
| Recommended Migration | From | To | ||
| 11.3 | 12.0 | |||
| 11.3T | 12.0/12.0T | |||
| The recommended migration path is the logical superceding release, which provides additional features and hardware support to the network without loss of previously configured functionality. | ||||
| Life Cycle | Milestones | Y2K Compliance | Certification | Other Dates |
| EOE in August, 1999 at 11.3(11) | Yes | LD | FCS in December, 1997 | |
| Internet Addresses | For more information, consult the following web pages:
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| Comments | Cisco IOS 11.3/11.3T saw the introduction of the "Plus" feature sets identified by a lowercase "s" in the feature set definition. They provide value-added features to existing IOS packages. However, it is important to note that the content "Plus" features sets varies from platform to platform. The following is an example of Plus Feature Sets: | |||
| Platforms | Value-added "Plus" Feature Set Content | |||
| 1003/4 | OSPF, PIM, SMRP, NLSP, ATIP, ATAURP, RSVP, and NAT | |||
| 1005 | OSPF, PIM, SMRP, NLSP, ATIP, ATAURP, RSVP, NAT, FRSVC, full WAN, X.25 | |||
| 1600 | OSPF, IPMULTICAST, NHRP, NTP, NAT, RSVP, FRAM-RELAY-SVCAT images also include SMRP, ATIP, AURP. IPX IMAGES ALSO INCLUDE NLSP, NHRP | |||
| 2500 | NAT, RMON, IBM, MMP, and VPDN/L2F | |||
| 3600 | NAT, IBM, MMP, and VPDN/L2F | |||
| 4000 | NAT, IBM, and MMP | |||
| 4500/4700 | NAT, ISL, LANE, IBM, and MMP | |||
| AS5200 | NAT, PROTOCOL TRANSLATION, V120, RMON, MANAGED MODEMS, IBM, V110 MMP, and VPDN/L2F | |||
