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Standards Supported in Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 and 12.2S

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Last Updated: October 2008

This Product Bulletin lists the major industry standards supported by Cisco IOS® Software Releases 12.4 and 12.2S.
Given the evolving nature of standardization, this document may not reflect specific drafts, revisions of particular standards, or all the standards that are supported in Cisco IOS Software beyond this document's publication date.
Questions of this nature regarding standards not shown below should be directed to the appropriate Cisco IOS Software Product Manager:

Additional Information

• Cisco IOS Software

• IETF RFC Index

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Requests for Comments (RFCs)

Table 1. IETF RFCs supported in Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 and 12.2S

RFC Number

RFC Remarks

RFC Title

Cisco Supports? (Yes/No/ Partial/Not Applicable/ Obsoleted or Updated by RFC Cisco IOS Supports)

4724

 

Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP

Yes

4364

(Obsoletes RFC2547)

BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Yes

4031

 

Service requirements for Layer 3 Provider Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Yes

4026

 

Provider Provisioned VPN terminology

Yes

4023

 

Encapsulating MPLS in IP or Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)

Partial-GRE Only

4008

 

Definitions of Managed Objects for Network Address Translators (NAT)

Partial

4007

 

IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture

Yes

3993

 

Subscriber-ID Suboption for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Relay Agent Option

Yes

3988

 

Maximum Transmission Unit Signaling Extensions for the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

Yes

3985

 

PWE3 (Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge) Architecture

Yes

3963

 

Network Mobility (NEMO) Basic Support Protocol

Partial

3956

(Updates RFC3306)

Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address

Yes

3954

 

Cisco Systems NetFlow Services Export Version 9

Yes

3946

 

Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Extensions for Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Control

Yes

3945

 

Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Architecture

Yes

3942

(Updates RFC2132)

Reclassifying Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 4 (DHCPv4) Options

Partial-we are supporting it, we have documented usages

3917

 

Requirements for IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)

Yes

3916

 

Requirements for Pseudo-Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3)

Yes

3910

 

The SPIRITS (Services in PSTN requesting Internet Services) Protocol

Yes

3847

 

Restart Signaling for Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)

Yes

3826

 

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Cipher Algorithm in the SNMP User-based Security Model

Yes

3815

 

Definitions of Managed Objects for the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

Yes

3814

 

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Forwarding Equivalence Class To Next Hop Label Forwarding Entry (FEC-To-NHLFE) Management Information Base (MIB)

Yes

3813

 

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching Router (LSR) Management Information Base (MIB)

Yes

3812

 

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE) Management Information Base (MIB)

Yes

3811

 

Definitions of Textual Conventions (TCs) for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Management

Yes

3810

(Updates RFC2710)

Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6

Yes

3809

 

Generic Requirements for Provider Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Yes

3787

 

Recommendations for Interoperable IP Networks using Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS).

Yes

3784

 

IS-IS extensions for Traffic Engineering (TE)

Yes

3775

 

Mobility Support in IPv6

Partial (no IPsec authentication, no multicast)

3768

(Obsoletes RFC2338)

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

Yes

3758

 

Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Partial Reliability Extension

Yes

3749

 

Transport Layer Security Protocol Compression Methods

Yes

3737

 

IANA Guidelines for the Registry of Remote Monitoring (RMON) MIB (Management Information Base) modules

Yes

3736

 

Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6

Yes

3719

 

Recommendations for Interoperable Networks using Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)

Yes

3697

 

IPv6 Flow Label Specification

Yes

3670

 

Information Model for Describing Network Device QoS (Quality of Service) Datapath Mechanisms

Yes

3666

 

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Call Flows

Yes (supports all call flows mentioned with exception that PSTN signaling is ISDN and not ISUP. On SIP leg, call flows are supported)

3646

 

DNS Configuration options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

Yes

3644

 

Policy Quality of Service (QoS) Information Model

Yes

3633

 

IPv6 Prefix Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6

Yes

3630

(Updates RFC2370)

Traffic Engineering (TE) Extensions to OSPF Version 2

Yes

3623

 

Graceful OSPF Restart

Yes

3612

 

Applicability Statement for Restart Mechanisms for the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

Yes

3609

 

Tracing Requirements for Generic Tunnels

Partial

3596

(Obsoletes RFC3152, RFC1886)

DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6 (IPv6)

Yes

3590

(Updates RFC2710)

Source Address Selection for the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Protocol

Yes

3587

(Obsoletes RFC2374)

IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format

Yes

3546

(Updates RFC2246)

Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extensions

Yes

3527

 

Link Selection sub-option for the Relay Agent Information Option for DHCPv4

Yes

3519

 

Mobile IP Traversal of Network Address Translation (NAT) Devices

Yes

3513

(Obsoletes RFC2373)

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture

Yes

3495

 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Option for CableLabs Client Configuration

Partial (on server via generic option configuration)

3484

 

Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

Yes

3478

 

Graceful Restart Mechanism for Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)

Yes

3477

 

Signaling Unnumbered Links in Resource Reservation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE)

Yes

3473

(Updated by RFC4003)

Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Resource Reservation Protocol-Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) Extensions

Yes

3471

 

Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Signaling Functional Description

Yes

3469

 

Framework for MPLS-based Recovery

Yes

3443

(Updates RFC3032)

Time To Live (TTL) Processing in Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Networks

Partial

3435

(Updated by RFC3661)

Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP)

Yes

3418

(Obsoletes RFC1907)

Management Information Base (MIB) for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Yes

3416

(Obsoletes RFC1905)

Version 2 of the Protocol Operations for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Yes

3376

(Obsoletes RFC2236)

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), Version 3

Yes

3353

 

Framework for IP Multicast in MPLS

Yes

3344

(Obsoletes RFC3220)

IP Mobility Support for IPv4

Yes

3319

 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6) Options for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers

Yes

3315

 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

Yes

3309

(Updates RFC2960)

Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Checksum Change

Yes

3306

(Updated by RFC3956)

Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses

Obsoleted or Updated by RFC Cisco IOS Supports

3288

 

Using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) in Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP)

Yes

3272

 

Overview and Principles of Internet Traffic Engineering (TE)

Yes

3270

 

Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Support of Differentiated Services (Diffserv)

Yes

3268

 

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Ciphersuites for Transport Layer Security (TLS).

Yes

3261

(Obsoletes RFC2543) (Updated by RFC3265, RFC3853)

SIP: Session Initiation Protocol

Yes

3260

(Updates RFC2474, RFC2475, RFC2597)

New Terminology and Clarifications for Diffserv (Differentiated Services)

Yes

3246

(Obsoletes RFC2598)

An Expedited Forwarding (EF) PHB (Per-Hop Behavior)

Yes

3220

(Obsoletes RFC2002) (Obsoleted by RFC3344)

IP Mobility Support for IPv4

Yes

3215

 

LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) State Machine

Yes

3210

 

Applicability Statement for Extensions to RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol) for LSP (Label Switched Path)-Tunnels

Yes

3209

(Updated by RFC3936)

RSVP-TE (Resource Reservation Protocol-Traffic Engineering): Extensions to RSVP for LSP (Label Switched Path) Tunnels

Yes

3180

(Obsoletes RFC2770)

GLOP Addressing in 233/8

Yes

3168

(Obsoletes RFC2481) (Updates RFC2474, RFC2401, RFC0793)

The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP

Yes

3162

 

RADIUS and IPv6

Yes

3152

(Obsoleted by RFC3596) (Updates RFC2874, RFC2772, RFC2766, RFC2553, RFC1886) (Also BCP0049)

Delegation of IP6.ARPA (IPv6 Address and Routing Parameters Area)

Yes

3147

 

Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) over CLNS Networks

Yes

3115

(Obsoletes RFC3025)

Mobile IP Vendor/Organization-Specific Extensions

Yes

3107

 

Carrying Label Information in BGP-4

Yes

3101

(Obsoletes RFC1587)

The OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option

Yes

3097

(Updates RFC2747)

RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol) Cryptographic Authentication-Updated Message Type Value

Yes

3081

 

Mapping the BEEP (Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol) Core onto TCP

Yes

3080

 

The Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP) Core

Yes

3068

 

An Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay Routers

Yes

3065

(Obsoletes RFC1965)

Autonomous System Confederations for BGP

Yes

3057

(Updated by RFC3807)

ISDN Q.921-User Adaptation Layer

Yes

3056

 

Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds

Yes

3046

 

DHCP Relay Agent Information Option

Yes

3038

 

VCID Notification over ATM link for LDP (Label Distribution Protocol)

Yes

3037

 

LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) Applicability

Yes

3036

 

LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) Specification

Yes

3035

 

MPLS using LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) and ATM VC Switching

Yes

3032

(Updated by RFC3443)

MPLS Label Stack Encoding

Yes

3031

 

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Architecture

Yes

3025

(Obsoleted by RFC3115)

Mobile IP Vendor/Organization-Specific Extensions