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The table view provides all the relevant information for the devices, like the Device IP, IOS version, and so on, and 

also suggests whether these devices are AVC capable or not. The users can also quickly find out whether AVC 

has been enabled on these routers. 

Some of the checks performed include the appropriate hardware, minimum Cisco IOS/IOS-XE Software image, 

active AVC license, latest protocol pack, and so on. 

Traditionally, protocols were linked to Cisco operating software and customers had to upgrade Cisco operating 

software to get new protocol support. Protocol Packs are a set of protocols developed and packaged together, and 

provide a means to distribute new protocols, protocol updates, and bug fixes outside the Cisco operating software 

releases, and can be loaded on the network devices without replacing the Cisco operating software. 

Newer protocol packs are often released and now can be easily updated on the routers using Cisco Prime 

Infrastructure. This is a two-step process; that is, the user downloads the appropriate protocol pack and distributes 

it on the routers using Cisco Prime Infrastructure and at the same time the user needs to obtain a UBF file released 

for Cisco Prime Infrastructure, which is a software update file to be added on to the Cisco Prime Infrastructure 
instance so that Cisco Prime Infrastructure can now recognize the newer application’s signatures. The UBF file can 

be downloaded from cisco.com and applied to Cisco Prime Infrastructure by browsing through Administration  

Software Update. 

Browse to Services  Application Visibility & Control  NBAR2 Protocol Pack Management. Using the 

Import option, you can download the protocol pack of your choice either locally from a file or from a URL. You can 
then schedule a job to download this protocol pack and store it on Cisco Prime Infrastructure’s repository. 

Once you download the protocol pack, there are two options to distribute it. You can choose either to distribute it 

immediately using the Distribute option, during which the current protocol pack becomes the active one on the 

selected device, or to use the Distribute with ISSU option to have this as a standby protocol pack that becomes 

the active one after an image update. 

For more details, please refer to the End User Guide. 

The idea behind the interface role is that you group a set of interfaces according to a set of rules and apply the 

AVC configuration for that group of interfaces. Hence, it is a good practice to assign a meaningful description to all 

interfaces. A good example is to use an interface description such as the following: 

LAN Interfaces: Assign name LAN in the description field: 

interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0 

 description -- 

LAN

 - PARIS -- 

 ip address 10.10.15.1 255.255.255.0 

 service-policy type performance-monitor input PrmAM_AVC_mon_in 

 service-policy type performance-monitor output PrmAM_AVC_mon_out 

WAN Interfaces: Assign name WAN in the description field: 

interface GigabitEthernet0/0/1 

 description -- 

WAN

 - ASR2 - 

 ip address 100.1.2.1 255.255.255.0