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Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(40)EX2 Supporting
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switches 3110 and 3012 for IBM

PB472907

Cisco

announces Cisco IOS

Software Release 12.2(40)EX2 supporting Cisco Catalyst

Blade Switch 3110 and 3012 for IBM Servers. This release furthers Cisco leadership by

providing integrated services for Layer 2 and Layer 3 networks, quality of service (QoS),

integrated security, and manageability for enterprise deployments.

The following is an overview of features available with Cisco IOS Software:

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The blade switch is capable of Layer 3 unicast and multicast forwarding, including IPv4

routing with Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path

First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

Multicast protocols include Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Sparse Mode, Dense

Mode, and Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) support. Internet Group Management Protocol

(IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snooping are also available for host

connectivity to the multicast network. Virtualization of the network is provided with Virtual

Route Forwarding (VRF)-Lite.

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Intelligent QOS will keep everything flowing smoothly. Industry-leading mechanisms for

marking, classification, and scheduling deliver superior performance for data, voice, and

video traffic, all at wire speed.

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Comprehensive Layer 2 local area network (LAN) features include 802.1D Spanning Tree

Protocol, IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP), IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree

(RSTP), and Rapid per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST+). High availability and connectivity

are provided with EtherChannel®, FlexLinks, Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), VLAN

Trunk Protocol (VTPv2), Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD), and more.

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A set of management and control features is available, including Cisco IOS Software CLI,

Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD), on-board failure logging (OBFL), Switch Port Analyzer

(SPAN) to remotely monitor ports, enhanced traffic management monitoring, and analysis,

using the embedded Remote Monitoring (RMON), Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP), and syslog protocols. Network management tools such as CiscoWorks LAN

Management System (LMS), Cisco Network Assistant Software, and PC-based tools for

quick configuration based on preset templates are available. Another ease-of-use feature is

Cisco Smartports macros to generate and reduce time to set up and administer Cisco IOS

Software configurations.

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The Cisco Catalyst blade switch supports a complete set of security features for

connectivity and access control, including access control lists (ACLs), authentication, port-

level security, and identity-based network services with 802.1x and extensions. Primary

features include Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping, Dynamic ARP

Inspection, IP source guard, and Private VLANs. IEEE 802.1x and other authentication

methods such as Web Authentication and MAC Auth Bypass (MAB) are included.