Cisco Cisco 4G LTE Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Cards for Australia
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Introduction
Verizon Wireless Dynamic Mobile Network Routing (DMNR) is a network-based Mobile IP technology capable of
providing dynamic routing and support for mobile or stationary enterprise routers in primary wireless access or
automatic wireless backup configurations. It enables integration between wireless and wireline enterprise services
(fourth-generation [4G] wireless WAN [WWAN]) by using the Mobile IPv4 NEtwork MObility (NeMo) protocol,
without the need for end-to-end overlay tunneling.
DMNR is part of the Verizon Wireless Mobile Private Network (MPN). DMNR is compatible with the Cisco IOS
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Software Mobile IP Mobile Networks feature. Please note that not all features specific to Cisco are supported by
the DMNR service. DMNR uses the Collocated-Care-of-Address (CCOA) option and supports IP subnet
registration, routing, and forwarding. DMNR does not support any other additional Cisco Mobile IP Mobile Networks
features such as mobile networks multipath or mobile networks multicast.
This configuration guide shows an example of using the Cisco
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Mobile IP Mobile Networks feature with Verizon
Wireless Dynamic Mobile Network Routing service to provide on-demand backup communications over Verizon
Wireless Long Term Evolution/evolved high-rate packet data (LTE/eHRPD) Access and Mobile Private Networks
between an enterprise branch office and a data center connected to the Verizon Wireless Private IP Multiprotocol
Label Switching/VPN (MPLS/VPN) network.
On-demand LTE backup may be appropriate for some environments (e.g. dual carrier with LTE as tertiary backup).
Always-on backup is generally preferred, as it allows for monitoring of the backup path during normal operations.
There are three example configurations, for ISR G2 LTE eHWIC, ISR 4K LTE NIM, and 819. GRWIC and 899
configurations are similar to eHIWC and 819 respectively.
Notes
1.
Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) and CGR routers with integrated 4G LTE cards are
supported (V or VZ SKUs, 1900, 2900, 3900, and CGR2010 Series with LTE GRWIC). Cisco 819 and 899
ISRs with embedded LTE are supported. Cisco ISR 4Ks (4321, 4331, 4351, 4431, 4451) with LTE NIM are
supported.
2.
The minimum Cisco IOS software release depends on the LTE modem firmware level (seen via IOS command
“show cell 0/x/0 hardware” for LTE eHWIC/NIM/GRWIC, “show cell 0 hardware” for 819/899).
a.
EHWIC-4G-LTE-V, C819G-4G-V-K9, GRWIC-4G-LTE-V: Firmware release 1.0.9.3 is no longer
recommended. It should be upgraded to firmware 3.5.10.6. IOS 15.2(4M2) should be used to
upgrade the firmware. Firmware 3.5.10.6 and install insructions are available at:
b.
EHWIC-4G-LTE-V, C819G-4G-V-K9, GRWIC-4G-LTE-V: Firmware release 3.5.10.6 is the
recommended release: The IOS recommended release with LTE firmware 3.5.10.6 is IOS
15.5(2)T or later T release. The minimum mainline release is 15.4(3)M2.
c.
EHWIC-4G-LTE-VZ, NIM-4G-LTE-VZ, 8x9 VZ models (XLTE models):
Firmware release 5.5.58.1 is the minimum release. The recommended IOS release is 15.5(2)T
or later T release for ISR 1900/2900/3900 series, and IOS XE 3.16 for ISR 4000 series.