Introduction to this Document

This Release Notes document provides information about the Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Routers, Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers, Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Routers, and Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Routers running Cisco IOS XE 17.14.x.

This document describes the new features, limitations, troubleshooting, besides providing recommended configurations, caveats, and information on how to obtain support and documentation.

Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router

The Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router is a next-generation modular industrial router, which has a base platform with additional pluggable modules that can be added. The pluggable modules provide the flexibility of adding different interfaces to the IR1101 platform, for example, a cellular module, which provides 5G and Fourth-Generation Long-Term Evolution (4G LTE) cellular networks.

The IR1101 also has expansion modules that adds key capabilities to the IR1101. The expansion modules are:

SKU ID

Description

IRM-1100-SPMI

Expansion Module with 1 GE SFP, 1 Pluggable Module, 4 GPIO ports on 1 Digital I/O Connector, and 1 mSATA SSD Slot.

IRM-1100-SP

Expansion Module with 1 GE SFP and1 Pluggable Module.

IRM-1100-4A2T

Expansion Module with an additional four asynchronous serial ports and two Ethernet RJ45 LAN interfaces.

Cellular pluggable modules

A number of pluggable modules are available for cellular connectivity.

IRM-SSD-100G

100 GB pluggable industrial SSD.

P-LPWA-800

P-LPWA-900

Cisco LoRaWAN Pluggable Interface Module designed for RF regional profile US915, AS923 and AU915.

Cisco LoRaWAN Pluggable Interface Module designed for the EU868, IND865 and RU864 RF regional profile.

P-LTE-450

Cisco 450MHz Category-4 LTE Pluggable Interface Module.

Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router

The Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router is a modular industrial router. The IR1800 series has four base platforms with additional pluggable modules that can be added. The pluggable modules provide the flexibility of adding different interfaces to the base platform.

The IR1800 series consists of four base platforms:

  • IR1821

  • IR1831

  • IR1833

  • IR1835

The IR1800 series features a base platform with modularity, which includes:

SKU ID

Description

IRM-GNSS-ADR

GPS Module with Automotive Dead Reckoning.

WP-WIFI6-x

Wi-Fi 6 Network Interface Module (NIM).

Cellular pluggable modules

A number of pluggable modules are available for cellular connectivity.

IRM-SSD-100G

100 GB pluggable industrial SSD.

Table 1. Differences Between the IR1800 Series Routers' Features

Feature

IR1821

IR1831

IR1833

IR1835

Processor Frequency

600 MHz

600 MHz

600 MHz

1200 MHz

DDR Memory

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

8 GB

Flash Storage

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

8 GB

PIM Slot

1

2

2

2

Wi-Fi-6 NIM Module Slot

1

1

1

1

PoE

No

No

Yes

Yes

SSD Module Slot

No

No

Yes

Yes

GPS FRU Module Slot

No

No

Yes

Yes

Digital I/O

No

No

No

Yes

Asynchronous Serial Interface

(1) RS232 DTE

(1) RS232 DTE

(1) RS232 DCE

(1) RS232 DTE

(1) RS232 DCE

(1) RS232 DTE

(1) RS232 DCE/RS485

Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router

The Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router (IR8140H) is a next-generation modular IP67 Industrial Router for outdoor use.

These are the two IR8140H models:

  • IR8140H-P-K9 (with PoE PSE)

  • IR8140H-K9 (without PoE PSE)

The IR8140H Series Router contains four external module slots plus two onboard WAN ports, and supports the following:

  • 60W PSU

  • 1.2 GHz CPU

  • 8GB RAM

  • 8GB Flash Storage

  • GPS onboard receiver

  • 900-MHz WPAN – OFDM/FSK Module

  • mSATA module

  • 1x1-Gigabit Ethernet SFP WAN

  • 1x1-Gigabit Ethernet Cu WAN

  • PoE (15W) supported only in the IR8140H-P-K9 PID

  • 12VDC_OUT port (only available when PoE is not in use)

  • Battery Backup Units (BBUs): Up to three units

  • 2 Alarm ports (Digital I/O)

  • IRMH modules for LTE CAT 4, LTE CAT 6, LTE CAT 18, and 5G

Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Router

The Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Router is the first all-in-one industrial-grade, integrated routing, switching, and security platform.

The IR8340 router features two Pluggable Interface Module (PIM) slots, two single-wide IRM-NIM slots, 12 onboard LAN ports, and two WAN ports, and supports the following:

  • 150W or 250W PSU, low-voltage DC and high-voltage AC/DC options

  • PTP on LAN ports - Default, power and 802.1AS profiles

  • Dual slots for 5G and 4G LTE PIM

  • T1/E1 Network Interface Modules (NIM)

  • 8-port Asynchronous/Synchronous Network Interface Module (NIM) IRM-NIM-RS232

  • mSATA module

  • 2x1-G Combo WAN ports

  • 4x1-G Copper LAN ports

  • 4x1-G Combo LAN ports

  • 4x1-G SFP LAN ports

  • PoE, PoE+, and UPoE (up to 60W) support on LAN ports 1-4

  • Alarms - 2 IN and 1 OUT (RJ45 Port)

New Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.14.x

The features in the following table are new in this release for the supported devices.

Table 2. New Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1a

Feature Name

License Level

Description

Supported Devices

Related Document

Support for Class B End Devices in the LoRaWAN Network

Network Essentials

The Cisco Catalyst IR1101 and IR1800 Routers now support Class B mode in LoRaWAN networks. This feature improves network efficiency and extends the battery life of end devices. It works by allowing the devices to open receive windows, known as ping slots, using time-synchronized beacons from the Cisco Wireless Gateway. These windows make it easier for the network server to send data to the end devices.

IR1101 and IR1800

Support for Class B End Devices in the LoRaWAN Network

LTE450MHz PIM support on IR1800

Network Essentials

The Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router now supports the 450MHz Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Pluggable Interface Module (PIM), known as P-LTE-450. This module is specifically designed for LTE use cases in utility, public safety, and critical infrastructure sectors in Europe and other regions.

IR1800

Support for P-LTE-450 Pluggable Interface Module

Support for MACsec and IPsec Encryption

HSEC License

The Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Routers supports the configuration of MACsec on the LAN port and IPsec on the WAN port to secure sensitive traffic originating from distribution automation (DA) assets. The router acts as a gateway, enabling DA assets to utilize MACsec encryption at Layer 2 and establish IPsec tunnels through the LTE or WAN port.

IR1101

Support for MACsec and IPsec Encryption

Support for CAPWAP and WGB Modes on the Cisco Wi-Fi Interface Module

Network Essentials and Network Advantage

The Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers now support CAPWAP and WGB Modes on the Cisco Wi-Fi Interface Module (WIM). From this release, you can:

  1. Switch the operation mode between Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP), and Workgroup Bridge (WGB).

  2. Perform a factory reset and erase configuration.

  3. Configure the radios for WGB uplink and concurrent Root AP mode operations.

IR1800

Support for CAPWAP and WGB Modes on the Cisco Wi-Fi Interface Module

Ethernet over MPLS Pseudowire

Network Essentials

The Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Router supports Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) pseudowire to transport Ethernet frames across a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. This feature integrates Ethernet-based services into the MPLS infrastructure to deliver Layer 2 connectivity.

IR8340

Deprecated Features

From Cisco IOS XE Release 17.14.1a, the support for weaker cryptographic algorithms is deprecated. Protocols such as IPsec, SSH, OSPF, and SNMP are modified to enhance network security, integrity, and confidentiality. The deprecated features for each protocol are as follows:

  • IPSec: Keywords in the following commands are deprecated:

    • IKEv1 Policy

    • IKEv2 Proposal

    • IPsec Transform-set

    • IPSec Profile

    See the IPsec Field Notice for more information.

  • SSH: RSA key sizes that are less than 2048 bits are not supported. See the SSH Field Notice for more information.

  • OSPF: Some keywords are deprecated in the encryption and authentication commands. See the OSPF Field Notice for more information.

  • SNMP: SNMP does not support certain algorithms in the user authentication commands. See the SNMP Field Notice for more information.

Interface Naming Conventions

Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router

The following section shows the names of the interfaces on each of the IoT routers.

Port

Naming Convention

Gigabit Ethernet combo port

GigabitEthernet0/0/0

Gigabit Ethernet SFP port on IRM-1100

GigabitEthernet0/0/5

Gigabit Ethernet on IRM-1100-4A2T mounted on the Expansion side

gigabitetherenet 0/0/5

gigabitetherenet 0/0/6

Fast Ethernet ports

FastEthernet0/0/1

FastEthernet0/0/2

FastEthernet0/0/3

FastEthernet0/0/4

Cellular Interface on IR1101 Base

Cellular 0/1/0

Cellular 0/1/1

Cellular Interface on IRM-1100 mounted on the top (EM) side

Cellular 0/3/0

Cellular 0/3/1

Cellular Interface on IRM-1100 mounted on the bottom (CM) side

Cellular 0/4/0

Cellular 0/4/1

Asynchronous Serial Interface Base

Async0/2/0

IRM-1100-4A2T is mounted on the top (EM) side

async 0/3/0

async 0/3/1

async 0/3/2

async 0/3/3

IRM-1100-4A2T is mounted on the bottom (CM) side

async 0/4/0

async 0/4/1

async 0/4/2

async 0/4/3

USB

usbflash0:

mSATA

msata:

IR1101 Base Unit Alarm input

alarm contact 0

GPIO on IRM-1100

alarm contact 1-4

LoRaWAN interface on IR1101 Base

LORAWAN0/1/0

LoRaWAN interface on the top (EM) side

LORAWAN0/3/0

Gigabit Ethernet interface for LTE 450MHz module on IR1101 Base

GI0/1/0

GI0/1/0.x for multiPDN operation

Gigabit Ethernet interface for LTE 450MHz module mounted on the bottom (CM) side

GI0/4/0

Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router

Port

Naming Convention

Gigabit Ethernet combo port

GigabitEthernet0/0/0

Gigabit Ethernet ports

GigabitEthernet0/1/0

GigabitEthernet0/1/1

GigabitEthernet0/1/2

GigabitEthernet0/1/3

Cellular Interface

Cellular 0/4/0

Cellular 0/4/1

Cellular 0/5/0

Cellular 0/5/1

Asynchronous Serial Interface

Async0/2/0

Async0/2/1 (when the base platform supports two asynchronous serial interfaces)

Wi-Fi Interface

Wl0/1/4

USB

usbflash0:

mSATA

msata:

GPIO

alarm contact 1-4

Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router

Port

Naming Convention

Gigabit Ethernet ports

GigabitEthernet0/0/0

GigabitEthernet0/0/1

Cellular Interface

Cellular 0/2/0

Cellular 0/2/1

Cellular 0/3/0

Cellular 0/3/1

SSD

Virtual port Group0

WPAN

Wpan 0/1/0

Wpan 0/2/0

Wpan 0/3/0

Digital IO

alarm contact 1-2

Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Router

Port

Naming Convention

Gigabit Ethernet WAN ports

GigabitEthernet0/0/0

GigabitEthernet0/0/1

Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports

GigabitEthernet0/1/0

GigabitEthernet0/1/1

GigabitEthernet0/1/2

GigabitEthernet0/1/3

GigabitEthernet0/1/4

GigabitEthernet0/1/5

GigabitEthernet0/1/6

GigabitEthernet0/1/7

GigabitEthernet0/1/8

GigabitEthernet0/1/9

GigabitEthernet0/1/10

GigabitEthernet0/1/11

Cellular Interface

Cellular 0/4/0

Cellular 0/4/1

Cellular 0/5/0

Cellular 0/5/1

NIM Interface

(Asynchronous/Synchronous Serial Ports or E1/T1 ports)

0/2/0

0/2/1

0/3/0

0/3/1

mSATA SSD

msata:

GPIO

alarm contact 0-2

USB Port

usb0:

Console Port

Line console 0

Software Images for Cisco IOS XE Release 17.14.x


Note


You must have a Cisco.com account to download the software.

Cisco IOS XE Release 17.14.1a includes the following Cisco images.

Table 3. Software Images for Cisco IOS-XE, Release 17.14.1a

Router

Image Type

Filename

IR1101

Universal

ir1101-universalk9.17.14.01a.SPA.bin

NPE

ir1101-universalk9_npe.17.14.01a.SPA.bin

IR1800

Universal

ir1800-universalk9.17.14.01a.SPA.bin

NPE

ir1800-universalk9_npe.17.14.01a.SPA.bin

UTD Engine for Cisco IR1835

utd.17.14.01a.1.0.7_SV3.1.55.0_XE17.14.x86_arch64.tar

IR8140

Universal

ir8100-universalk9.17.14.01.SPA.bin

NPE

ir8100-universalk9_npe.17.14.01.SPA.bin

IR8340

Universal

ir8340-universalk9.17.14.01a.SPA.bin

NPE

ir8340-universalk9_npe.17.14.01a.SPA.bin

UTD Engine for Cisco ISR1100/ISR1100X and IOS XE

utd.17.14.01a.1.0.7_SV3.1.55.0_XE17.14.x86_64.tar

The latest software downloads for the routers can be found at:

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286323433

Click the link corresponding to your device to take you to the specific software you are looking for.

Cellular Module Modem Firmware, OEM/PRI

This section contains the latest modem firmware available for each of the modems used by the Cisco IoT routers.


Note


Cisco IOS XE updates do not automatically update the modem firmware. The user should check and update to the latest firmware. See the following table for the latest information:

See the Cisco Firmware Upgrade Guide for 4G LTE and 5G Cellular Modems for upgrade instructions.

Table 4. Cellular Module Modem Firmware

Cellular Module

Modem

Firmware Version

Software Download Link

P-5GS6-GL

FN980

38.02.02x2

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286329300/type/

P-LTEAP18-GL IRMH-LTEAP18-GL

LM960

32.00.1x7

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286324947/type

P-LTEA-EA IRMH-LTEA-EA

EM7455

02.32.11.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286308426/type

P-LTEA-LA IRMH-LTEA-LA

EM7430

02.33.03.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286308413/type

P-LTE-VZW

WP7601

02.37.0x.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286322139/type

P-LTE-US

WP7603

02.37.0x.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286322143/type

P-LTE-JN

WP7605

02.28.03

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286322156/type

P-LTE-GB

WP7607

02.37.03.05

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286322147/type

P-LTE-IN

WP7608

02.28.03

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286322152/type

P-LTE-AU

WP7609

02.28.03

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286323720/type

P-LTE-MNA

WP7610

02.37.0x.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286324942/type

P-LTEA7-NA

EM7411

01.14.22.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286333933/type

P-LTEA7-EAL

EM7421

01.14.22.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286333937/type

P-LTEA7-JP

EM7431

01.14.22.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286333939/type

P-5GS6-R16SA-GL

EM9293

02.13.08.00

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286334597/type


Note


The Cat7 P-LTE7-NA/JP/EAL and 5G-Sub6 P-5GS6-R16SA-GL modules, do not support GPS and Dying-Gasp features in this release.

Known Limitations

Smart Licensing Using Policy

Starting with Cisco IOS XE 17.6.1, with the introduction of Smart Licensing Using Policy, even if you configure a hostname for a product instance or device, only the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is displayed. This change in the display can be observed in all licensing utilities and user interfaces where the hostname was displayed in earlier releases. It does not affect any licensing functionality. There is no workaround for this limitation.

The licensing utilities and user interfaces that are affected by this limitation include only the following: Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM), Cisco Smart License Utility (CSLU), and Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem).

Expansion Module on the IR1101

The expansion module IR1101 does not support more than 1500 MTU size on LAN interfaces. See this Caveat for details.

VLAN-Aware Interoperability Limitations on IR1101

Cisco does not support VLAN-aware interoperability with other vendors on the IR1101 platform.

Standalone MAC Authentication Bypass Limitation

Standalone MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) is an authentication method that grants network access to specific MAC addresses regardless of 802.1X capability or credentials. The IR1100 crashes with concurrent IPSec traffic and macsec traffic (device to client).

Refer to the following table for details:

Details

Release Affected

Release Fixed

MAB/Dot1x may not work if the global type-6 encryption setting is enabled.

If users still want to use MAB/Dot1x, they should disable the type-6 encryption and enable type-7 encryption.

17.4.x

17.5.x

17.6.1

17.6.2

17.7.1

17.3.5

Fixed in these future releases:

17.6.3

17.7.2

17.8.1 and later.

dACL and device-tracking features are not supported on the Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Routers due to a hardware limitation. dACL is supported on the Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers series.

Therefore, features such as MAB and Dot1x should not be used with the optional dACL/device-tracking enabled.

Note

 
Occurs in all releases.

Hardware limitation, no software fix available.

Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XE releases. Caveats listed as open in a prior release are carried forward to the next release as either open or resolved.

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Open Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1a

To view the details of a caveat, click on the identifier.

Identifier

Description

Platform

CSCwi04881

Asynchronous Distributed Network Protocol 3 (DNP3) port keeps flapping

IR1101

CSCwj09554

P-LTE-450 Module ping over VRF fails after reload

IR1101

CSCwd38611

FN980 modem is not showing in the output of show inventory command after multiple modem-power cycle

IR1101

CSCvz30726

High CF/TE,Turnaround and Latency number after reload of router

IR8340

CSCwa92737

Router throws CPP/FMAN download errors on attaching ngsw class-map using etype classification

IR8340

CSCwi96187

P-5GS6-GL FN980 modem firmware upgrade failing when two modems on IR1800 IOS 17.12.1a

IR1800

Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1a

To view the details of a caveat, click on the identifier.

Identifier

Description

Platform

CSCwh77749

Internal USB hub fails to enumerate resulting in Cellular 0/3/0 not functioning

IR1101

CSCwh37024

PnP gets stuck when cellular backhaul is used

IR1800

CSCwh78779

P-LTE-MNA I2C issues

IR1101

CSCwh31936

SCADA Monitoring Crash with DNP3 on multiple ports of IR1101

IR1101

CSCwi29218

Traffic is impacted when HSR link goes down with 100mbps speed.

IR8340

CSCwh29080

WP-WIFI6 out of service, error "IM authentication failed for slot/bay 0/3"

IR1800

CSCwi52138

Insufficient Power for PoE

IR1835

CSCwh90300

Cant establish a session with the 450Mhz modem due to password discrepancy

IR1101

CSCwi43664

WP-WIFI6 : Module Out of Service upon reload

IR1835

CSCwi02277

Router crashing because of TDL mem leaks

IR8340

CSCwi10057

SDWAN: Raw tcp encapsulation command is missing in sd-wan configuration

IR8340

CSCwi04881

Async DNP3 port keeps flapping

IR1101

CSCwi66681

Modem resets frequently on 17.12.02 with RSSI spikes upto -130 dBm

IR1101

CSCwh10876

Ping is not successful after reload the device with switchport config in gi0/0/0

IR1101

CSCwj54544

Power usage is at normal level - Events sent every 30 sec

IR8140

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