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Ethernet Card Software Feature and Configuration Guide, R7.2
January 2009
Chapter 1 ML-Series Card Overview
ML-Series Feature List
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) Protocol
Routing Information Protocol (RIP and RIP II)
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)—Sparse, sparse-dense, and dense modes
Secondary addressing
Static routes
Local proxy ARP
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Classless interdomain routing (CIDR)
Quality of service (QoS) features:
Multicast priority queuing classes
Service level agreements (SLAs) with 1-Mbps granularity
Input policing
Guaranteed bandwidth (weighted round-robin [WDRR] plus strict pr iority scheduling)
Low latency queuing support for unicast Voice-over-IP (VoIP)
Class of service (CoS) based on Layer 2 priority, VLAN ID, Layer 3 Type of Service/DiffServ
Code Point (TOS/DSCP), and port
CoS-based packet statistics
Security features:
Cisco IOS login enhancements
Secure Shell connection (SSH Version 2)
Disabled console port
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting/Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
(AAA/RADIUS) stand alone mode
AAA/RADIUS relay mode
Additional protocols:
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) support on Ethernet ports
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) relay
Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) over 10/100 Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FEC, GEC, and
Bridge Group Virtual Interface (BVI)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Management features:
Cisco IOS
CTC
CTM
Remote monitoring (RMON)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)