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Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
IDS-SW-K9-U
Upgrade CD for Cisco IDS Sensor
SW, w/o SW App Support
IPS-SW-K9-U
Cisco IPS 5.x Sensor SW,
w/o SW App Support
IDS-SW-K9-UPE
Upgrade Entitlement for
Cisco IDS Sensor Software
IPS-SW-K9-UPE
Ugrade Entitlement for Cisco
IPS 5.x Software Sensor
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco IDS Version 4.x Sensor Software is the IPS Version 5.1. The Cisco IPS 5.1 sensor software delivers
both promiscuous based IDS and inline based IPS functionality to the Cisco IDS/IPS sensors. Version 5.1 also delivers new functionality that is not
supported on the version 4.x sensor software train. Such features include, but are not limited to:
•
Risk Rating for false alarm reduction
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Meta Event Generator
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Configurable Software Bypass Mechanisms
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Inline-on-a-stick to allow IPS services on multiple VLANs using a single interface on the IPS sensor
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Inline IPS drop Actions
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Dynamic service port shut down response actions
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Rate limiting response action on managed devices (routers and switches)
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Inspection of IPv4 packets encapsulated in IPv6
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Inspection into other forms of encapsulation including GRE, mobile IP in IP tunneling, and MPLS
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Extensions to Network based AV
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Signatures to protect from policy violation in SCADA networks
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VoIP Detection Engine
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Application Firewall/Deep Packet Inspection Engines
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SNMP
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Traffic Normalization
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Etherchannel Load balancing (used with Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch) to scale IPS performance
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Support for standard based SDEE (Security Device Event Exchange) communication protocol
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Enhanced embedded management (IPS Device Manager)
Cisco IPS Sensor Software Version 5.1 will operate only on Cisco IDS/IPS sensors with the following part numbers (and newer): IDS-4210, IDS-
4210-K9, IDS-4235-K9, IDS-4250-SX-K9, IDS-4250-TX-K9, IDS-4250-XL-K9, IPS-4240-K9, IPS-4255-K9, NM-CIDS-K9 (promiscuous mode
only), and IDSM2.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco IPS Version v5.1 Sensor Software, visit
http://www.cisco.com/go/ips
or contact your local account
representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
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http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice