Update12/13/2022

New Features and Fixes for Cisco Catalyst 9800-80 Controllers

Catalyst 9800 Series
Cisco

New Features:

New SFP Support: Support for new SFPs including COLORCHIP-C040-Q020-CWDM4-03B, FINISAR-FTL4C1QL2L, QSFP-40G-CSR-S, among others.
AP Power Save: Enhanced to support radio spatial streams and flexible PoE profiles.
Application Performance Monitoring: Collects assurance metrics for applications forwarded through AP to Cisco DNA Centre.
Cisco DNA Center Telemetry Filter: Filters telemetry data for configured SSIDs.
CleanAir Support for 6 GHz: Added support in the 6-GHz band radio.
Device Classifier Dynamic XML Support: Better device classification without device upgrade.
Device Telemetry: Collects anonymous usage data for Cisco products; enabled by default.
DNS/DHCP/AAA Server Reachability: Additional parameters for capturing DHCP server failures.
Downloadable ACL: Centralized ACL updates from Cisco ISE.
Factory Reset with Data Wipe: Complete data removal including configurations and credentials.
Site Load Balancing: Enhanced load balancing feature.
Support for 4 FNF Monitors: Increased flow monitor configuration limit for better DNS traffic analysis.
Device Ecosystem Data: Sends device analytics data for endpoint profiling.

Enhancements:

Fixed Bugs:

CSCwa79968: SNMP MIB issues with high client counts.
CSCwb37457: Standby controller crashes in RMI+RP HA mode.
CSCwb43548: Default disable of ip proxy-arp.
CSCwb47040: Improper RFID location updates.
CSCwb52755: Authentication issues with iPSK profiles on fast-transition clients.
CSCwb64661: Location updates from RFID tags being discarded.
CSCwc01644: CoS AP using incorrect VLAN settings.
CSCwc15533: High CPU usage in Flexible NetFlow mapping.
CSCwl60073: Non-WPA3 clients access issues in webauth-pending state.
Additional bugs fixed identified by respective CSC numbers.

Open Issues:

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