It is a high-performance, ruggedized router designed for  use in harsh environments – offering reliable operation in extreme  temperatures and under shock and vibration conditions typical for mobile  applications in rugged terrain. Brief: 1. C5915 is a new PCI-104-based small form factor router and a follow-on to the 3251 Mobile Access Router card and FESMIC switch. 2. Cisco IOS-based mobile routing for organizations extending their networks to include mobile assets and features supported are close to 3250 3. Enhanced mobility features (Radio Aware Routing, Ad Hoc Networking enhancements) 4. Mobile IP 5. Cisco Unified Call Manager Express (ephones support) 6. Cisco 5915 ESR uses MPC8358E processor. How it is differnt from other routers: 1. Cooling features: Air-cooled and conduction-cooled models accommodate diverse operational environments. ++Conduction Cooled cards: The conduction-cooled card operates at a temperature range of    -40ºC to +85ºC. Thermal plates conduct heat away from the components to the enclosure rails through the wedge locks.  ++Air Cooling cards: The air-cooled card operates at a temperature range of -40ºC to +70ºC . The Cisco 5915 ESR board is used without thermal plate. Forced air cooling is used. 2. Feature "Declassification" erases all potentially sensitive information in the router memory. This includes the erasure of the main memory, cache memories, and other memories like NVRAM, and Flash memory. Triggered through a push button provided in the box for the users. The parameters (erase-flash | erase-nvram | erase-all) for declassification can be configured . 3. "Digital Image Signing" If secondary rommon exists then primary rommon verifies alternate rommon signature. If signature is valid, switches to secondary rommon running Rommon verifies IOS signature. If signature is verified, IOS is booted. can also verify the authencity of the image which are there in NFS or serve 4. "Software Authencity Special": This configuration command disables/enables the user from loading development images to the device.  5.Support for Cisco Works 2000 suite For more information you can refer to this link: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/sys-image-mgmt/configuration/15-2mt/sysimgmgmt-dgtly-sgnd-sw.html The following platforms use a similar processor: Cisco 880 Data  Cisco UC520  The link for hardware description about the product: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/GGSG-Engineering/Cisco_5915/Hardware_Install_Guide/5915hw.html It is build to meet the  requirements of the vehicular mobility strategy..... Tried to give brief about new cisco 5915..hope this helps ... View more

The Cisco ISR 1900, 2900 and 3900 Series adopt the Universal IOS image model enabling customers to future proof their networks. Universal IOS Packaging Overview: As we all know that for ISR-G2 we have to enable licenses to use the feature instead of using IOS images. The Universal IOS image is loaded by Cisco manufacturing on all shipped routers. IOS Universal Image contains all IOS features. Feature sets in the universal image are unlocked using licensing keys i.e. the level of IOS functionality available is determined by the license applied to the device. A new license only needs to be applied to upgrade IOS functionality on the router .Moving from one IOS universal image version to another does not require a new licensing key. Reboot of router is also licensing transparent. IPBase, DATA, UC (Unified Communications) and SEC (Security) technology packages are enabled in the universal image via Cisco Software Activation licensing keys. Each licensing Key is unique to a particular device and is obtained from Cisco by providing the product ID and serial number of the router and a Product Activation Key (PAK), which is provided by Cisco at time of Software purchase. And you can also get this information by command: “show license udi” IOS Packaging Model for 1900, 2900 and 3900 ISRs Common Issues :   Which license to install which gives the entire feature which were there on ISR-G1? The table below outlines the suggested migration from reformation packaging in ISRs to Simplified packaging on Next generation ISRs. The transition matrix outlines transition with feature parity in mind across transitions.                                                                  Universal image-----IP Base                                                                              IP voice-----UC                                                                   Enterprise Base----Data                                                            Advanced IP Services----Security + Data + UC(for feature parity and Enterprise Features)                                                               Enterprise Services----Data + UC                                                                         SP Services----Data + UC (for feature parity and Enterprise Features)                                                                Advanced Security----Security                                                Advanced Enterprise Services----Security + UC +data How to enable license on the device?        We have two types of licenses evaluation and permanent: a)    Permanent Licenses:  Permanent licenses are valid for the life of the device on which it is installed. To install permanent license on the device by simple command: license install flash:<>---the license file will be there in the flash and then enable it Make sure you have license file for the device and upload the license file into the flash before installation, which you can get it online or by contacting TAC To get the license online please click on the link below: https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/Licensing/PrivateRegistrationServlet b)   Temporary Licenses: Temporary licenses are used for evaluating new capabilities or in emergency situations. A temporary license allows a feature set to be used for 60 days of actual usage. When the 60-day period expires, the device will continue to operate normally until reloaded. After the reload, the device will default to the original functionality before the temporary license was enabled. To enable evaluation license on the device by command: license boot module <C2900> technology-package <package name> Command to be used to check what license are there on the device. “Show license all” command will let you know about the licenses that are there on the device. The command is to be used to check if the license is permanent or temporary #show license all Index 1 Feature: ipservices        Period left: 8  weeks 4  days    <<<<<<< Limited usage period         License Type: Evaluation         License State: Active, Not in Use, EULA not accepted----we can see that this license is not in use, we have to activate it by boot command described above.         License Priority: None         License Count: Non-Counted Index 2 Feature: ipbase         Period left: Life time         License Type: Permanent-----permanent         License State: Active, In Use---in use         License Priority: Medium         License Count: Non-Counted “Show version” will let you know about the licenses on the device and their type i.e if the license is permanent or temporary For example: #Show version: (output has been deleted) Technology Package License Information for Module:'cXXXX Technology   Technology-package         Technology-package                            Current       Type         Next reboot ipbase       ipbasek9     Permanent     ipbasek9 security     None           None         None uc                None         None         None data          None         None         None If the RMA is created for the device does the license get activated by their own? No,  the license on the RMA device have to be re-hosted  to get the  features which were there earlier as the serial number of the device has changed  and can be done by contacting Cisco TAC Here is the link which provides all the information related to license installation: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps10616/white_paper_c11_556985_ps10537_Products_White_Paper.html#wp9000809 Basic Commands to get information about licenses: show license all show license udi show license feature show license stats Commands required for installation: license install flash<> license boot module <device name> technology-package <package name> Hope this document provide basic information about the licenses to be used on the ISR-G2 , feel free to write if you have any queries. Regrads, Sonal ... View more