Cisco Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.2 MC Aggregierten Daten
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12.2(23)SW Product Bulletin, No. 2475
This Product Bulletin describes the content and delivery information concerning Cisco IOS(TM) software release
12.2(23)SW. The features delivered with this release will ultimately be incorporated into the 12.2S release however
12.2(23)SW represents a release vehicle that provides these features sooner. For more information about the Cisco IOS
software release process, please see Product Bulletin #537.
Based upon open industry standards, Cisco's IP Transfer Point (ITP) product is designed for transporting SS7 traffic over
IP (SS7oIP) networks. It’s design provides significant cost efficiencies and scalability enhancements over legacy SS7
networks.
Using the IETF's M2PA and SCTP protocols, the initial release of the ITP product provided the base functionality to
offload SS7 traffic to IP. Subsequent releases provided the full functionality found in typical legacy signaling transfer
point (STP) nodes, such as global title translation (GTT), gateway screening and ISUP transport. In addition, support for
SS7 high speed links (HSL) was added.
In subsequent releases, support was added for the M3UA and SUA protocols which provide signaling gateway
functionality between legacy SS7 network and IP-enabled signaling end points (SEP) nodes.
Further releases added the
ability to function as a MAP-layer gateway for performing GSM SIM authentication/authorization in conjunction with
Cisco’s Public WLAN solution architecture as well as advanced SMS routing. Please refer to the product data sheet and
white-papers for detailed product features and specifications.
Migration Guide
The diagram below displays Cisco 12.2(23)SW release functionality relative to the 12.2 release. This diagram also
identifies the recommended longer term migration path.
12.2(xx)SW
(new features)
(new features)
12.2(23)SW
(this maintenance release)
(this maintenance release)
Migration Path
Cisco IOS Early Deployment Release 12.2(23)SW
Introduction
12.2
12.2S
SW-Train