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Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview of Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Software
Cisco IOS Releases and Images for the Cisco uBR10012 Router
Upgrading to a New Software Release
An upgrade is an order placed for a Cisco IOS® feature set that contains more functionality than the one
that you are replacing. And upgrade is not an update. An update consists of installing a more recent
version of the SAME feature set. Exception— If a feature set has been made obsolete, the next, closest
feature set, on a more recent release, will be considered an update.
For general information about upgrading to a new software release, refer to the
Cisco IOS Upgrade Ordering
Instructions
on Cisco.com.
12.3 BC Release Train and Images
The 12.3 Release Train is the first Cisco IOS Release to support the Performance Routing Engine 2
(PRE2) modules on the Cisco uBR10012 universal broadband router. This release adds a substantial
number of additional features while continuing to support earlier supported features from the 12.2
Release Train. These features are introduced in the
“Supported Software Features for the
Cisco uBR10012 Router” section on page 1-10
, with additional links for configuration documentation.
Table 1-1
displays the memory recommendations of the Cisco IOS feature sets for the Cisco uBR10012
universal broadband router for Cisco IOS Release 12.3(9a)BC.
12.2 BC Release Train and Images
The 12.2 BC train is an interim release train that provides DOCSIS 1.1 two-way support, along with
support for selected new features.
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)BC1b, provides a migration path from the earlier 12.2 XF releases. Cisco IOS
Release 12.2(4)BC1b supports the Cisco uBR10012 universal broadband router, which provides a
high-capacity, high-throughput cable modem termination system (CMTS), optimized for aggregating traffic
at the edge of the cable network. Designed for cable operators and service providers, the platform connects
residential subscribers via cable modems, digital set-top boxes, or IP telephony cable modems for high-speed
data, broadband entertainment, and IP telephony solutions.
Note
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)BC1b does not include support for telco-return images.
Table 1-1
Memory Recommendations for the Cisco uBR10012 Routers,
Cisco IOS Release 12.3(9a)BC Feature Sets
Feature Set
Cisco uBR10012
Route Processor
Software Image
Recommended
Flash Memory
Recommended
DRAM Memory
1
1.
DRAM memory is not configurable on the Cisco uBR10012 router.
Runs
From
DOCSIS BPI IP Plus
PRE1
ubr10k-k8p6-mz
48MB
512 MB
RAM
PRE2
ubr10k2-k8p6-mz
48MB
1.0 GB
RAM
DOCSIS Base 3 DES
PRE1
ubr10k-k9p6-mz
48MB
512 MB
RAM
PRE2
ubr10k2-k9p6-mz
48MB
1.0 GB
RAM