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Cisco IOS XE 3S Release Notes for the Cisco ASR 903 Router
OL-26630-08
Chapter New Features in Cisco IOS XE 3.9S Releases
New Software Features in Cisco IOS XE Release 3.9(0)S
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L2VPN Protocol Support—This release introduces support for additional L2VPN protocols
including L2TP and UDP. For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/mp_l2_vpns/configuration/xe-3s/l2vpn-prot-based.
html
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Microwave Adaptive Bandwidth Modulation Enhancement—This release introduces support for
Adaptive Bandwidth Modulation on G.8032 and E-OAM microwave connections, which allow
Ethernet switches to optimize traffic forwarding rules based on microwave link capacity. For more
information, see
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr903/feature/guide/mw_acm.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/cether/configuration/xe-3s/asr903/ce-cfm-adapt-b
andwidth.html.
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MPLS on MLPPP Interfaces—This release introduces support for MPLS on MLPPP interfaces. For
more information about configuring MPLS, see the
MPLS Basic MPLS Configuration Guide, Cisco
IOS XE Release 3S (Cisco ASR 903)
. For more information about configuring MLPPP interfaces,
see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr903/software/guide/chassis/Release3.9.0S/ASR903-
Chassis-SW-39.html
.
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MPLS -TP Linear Protection/PSC support—Linear Protection on MPLS-TP based transport
networks using the RFC 6378 standard. For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/mp_basic/configuration/xe-3s/asr903/mp-basic-xe-
3s-asr903-book.html.
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MVPN—The Multicast VPN (MVPN) feature provides the ability to support multicast over a Layer
3 Virtual Private Network (VPN). For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipmulti_mvpn/configuration/xe-3s/asr903/imc_cfg_
mc_vpn.html.
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On-Demand Y.1731PM Probe Execution—This release introduces support for IPSLA Y1731 SLM
enhancements that enable real-time Ethernet service troubleshooting for users without configuration
privileges. This feature supports on-demand Synthetic Loss Measurement (SLM) operations that can
be run by issuing a single command in privileged EXEC mode. For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipsla/configuration/xe-3s/sla_y1731_demand.html
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OC-12 HDLC, PPP, and MLPPP support—This release introduces support for HDLC, PPP, and
MLPPP on OC-12 interfaces. For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr903/software/guide/chassis/Release3.9.0S/ASR903-
Chassis-SW-39.html
.
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POS (Packet over SONET/SDH) on OC12 IM card—This release introduces support for Packet over
SONET (POS) and SDH on OC-12 interfaces. For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr903/software/guide/chassis/Release3.9.0S/ASR903-
Chassis-SW-39.html
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PTP over Native Ethernet—This release introduces support for IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time
Protocol (PTP) on native Ethernet interfaces; this allows the router to deliver the PTP payload within
an Ethernet packet. For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr903/software/guide/chassis/Release3.9.0S/ASR903-
Chassis-SW-39.html
.
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QoS Ingress Exp Bit Marking—This release introduces support for ingress QoS marking of MPLS
Exp bits on TDM and ATM pseudowires. For more information, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr903/software/guide/chassis/Release3.9.0S/ASR903-
Chassis-SW-39.html
.