Csi Sw Evolution Release5 Rev A

Customer Support Information (CSI) Rev Date Rev. Document ID 2007-07-11 A NG-SW\00086 Prepared by Subject Resp. Approved by Jsk Shk JEO/KBM Customer Support Information SW Release5 Evolution Series SW

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CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION

CSI-SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE5-0001

Software Package Evolution

Subject:

1. SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE5A version R5A00

Customer Support Information (CSI)

Rev Date Rev. Document ID 2007-07-11 A NG-SW\00086 Customer Support Information SW Release5


Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Purpose and scope............................................................................................................ 3 2. CURRENT SOFTWARE VERSIONS ................................................................................ 3 2.1 SW components ................................................................................................................ 3 3. COMPATIBILITY ............................................................................................................... 4 3.1 HW version vs. SW version compatibility .......................................................................... 4 4. FUNCTIONALITY .............................................................................................................. 6 4.1 SW Packages .................................................................................................................... 6 4.1.1 SW Package Release5...................................................................................................... 6 4.1.2 New functionality in R5A00:............................................................................................. 11 5. BUGFIXES IN R5A00...................................................................................................... 12 5.1 HBER, LBER, EW detection............................................................................................ 12 5.2 G.826 Performance Calculations..................................................................................... 12 5.3 Management IP Routing Subnet Mask............................................................................ 12 6. INSTALLATION OF R5A00 PACKAGE........................................................................... 13 6.1 Procedure ........................................................................................................................ 13 7. KNOWN PROBLEMS...................................................................................................... 16 7.1 OSPF Router ................................................................................................................... 16 7.2 T1/E1 Wayside can only be inserted in one channel Pr. IFU BASIC FRAME................. 16 7.3 XPAND Upgrade ............................................................................................................. 16 7.4 DCC on LIU STM-4/OC-12.............................................................................................. 16 7.5 Gigabit Unit and near-end loop on RIU 311 .................................................................... 16 7.6 Gigabit Interface Unit (GIU) and 2+0 311Mb/s in One IFU Basic Frame......................... 16




1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This document describes functionality in Release 5 of the Evolution family of radio relay systems.

2. CURRENT SOFTWARE VERSIONS

2.1 SW COMPONENTS The table below lists all the existing software versions for each software component in the Evolution Series family of radio relay systems. The SW components that are released together with this CSI are marked with X.

Table 2.1: Current software versions

Component Unit Version Release date Changed now

SW-FUNF5560A-BOOT

RADIO R1A00

2006-January

SW-FKCN5551A-BOOT

SU BOARD R1A00 R2A00 R3A00

2006-February 2006-February

2006-September

SW-SBC-APP IFU Basic Frame All Plug-in Units

R1A00 R1B00 R1B01 R2A00 R2A01

2005-November 2005-December 2006- February

2006-April 2006-June

SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE1 SU BOARD R1A00 R1A01 R1B00

2006 February 2006 March 2006 May

SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE2 SU BOARD R2A00 R2B00 R2B01

2006 June 2006-September

2006-October

SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE3 SU BOARD R3A00 2006 October SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE3B SU BOARD R3B00 2006 December SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE4A

SU BOARD R4A00 R4A01 R4A02

2007- March 2007- March

2007-May

SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE4B SU BOARD R4B00 R4B01 R4B02

2007-June 2007-June 2007 - June

SW-EVOLUTION-RELEASE5A

SU BOARD R5A00 2007-July X




3. COMPATIBILITY

3.1 HW VERSION VS. SW VERSION COMPATIBILITY The Evolution Series SW consists of a SW package containing all field downloadable SW components. The components in a package are compatible. BOOT SW can not be downloaded in field.

Table 3.2: SU HW unit/board revision and the first SW to support it.

HW unit HW code HW revision SW-EVOLUTION_

RELEASE1 revision

SW-EVOLUTION_RELEASE2

revision


revision


revision

SW-FKCN5556A-BOOT revision

SU BOARD

FKCN5551A R1A or higher

R1A00 or later

R2A00 or later

R3A00 or later

R3A00 or later R1A00 or later

Table 3.3: SU HW unit/board revision and the first SW to support it.

HW unit HW code HW revision SW-EVOLUTION_RELEASE3 revision SW-EVOLUTION_RELEASE4 revision SW-FKCN5556A-BOOT revision SU BOARD

FKCN5551B R1A or higher

R3A00 or later

R4A00 or later

R3A00 or later

Table 3.4: Radio HW unit/board revision and the first SW to support it.

HW unit HW code HW revision SW-EVOLUTION_RELEASEx SW-FUNF5560A-BOOT revision RADIO

FUNF5560A R1A or higher

R1A00 or later

R1A00 or later




SW_EVOLUTION_RELEASE4 R5A00 contains SW support for the following HW: Table 3.5: SW Evolution Package board support

HW unit HW code HW revision SU BOARD FKCN5551A-T

FKCN5551B-T

R1A00 or higher

XVCR MAIN BOARD FUNF5560A R1A00 or higher RIU 155 BOARD FDM5559A-T R1A00 or higher RIU 311 BOARD FDM5559B-T R1A00 or higher LIU STM-1/STS-3 LIU S-1.1/OC-3 IR-1 LIU L-1.1/OC-3 LR-1 LIU L-1.2/OC-3 LR-2 LIU OC-3 SR-0

FLDM5554A-T FLDY5623A-T FLDY5689A-T FLDY5690A-T FLDY5691A-T

R1A00 or higher

IFU FRAME FUBU6325A-T FUBU6325B-T

R1A00 or higher R1A00 or higher

AUXILIARY BOARDS (EOW)

FNF5660A-T

R1A00 or higher

AUXILIARY BOARDS (64kb/s)

FKN5661A-T

R1A00 or higher

AUXILIARY BOARDS (Alm&Ctrl)

FKN5674A-T

R1A00 or higher

AUXILIARY BOARDS (E1/T1 Wayside)

FN5688A-T

R1A00 or higher

LIU 25*E1 BOARDS FNCS5684A-T

R1A00 or higher

LIU 12*E1 BOARDS FNCS5685A-T

R1A00 or higher

DXC FNCS5670A-T

R1A00 or higher

LIU 16*T1 BOARDS FNCS5686A-T

R1A00 or higher

LIU 8*T1 BOARDS FNCS5687A-T

R1A00 or higher

GIGABIT

FNZ5695A-T

R1A00 or higher

LIU 3xDS3/E3

FNCS5669A-T R1A00 or higher

LIU STM-4/OC-12 FLDY5692A-T R1A00 or higher




4. FUNCTIONALITY

4.1 SW PACKAGES

4.1.1 SW PACKAGE RELEASE5 This release includes the following Release 1 functionality: Main Functionality Includes Description System Terminal

1+0 2+0 HSB HSB Dual Baseband 1+1 (no LPT) 1+0 in 2 Ant. directions

STM-1/OC-3[155Mb/s] Access solution Split mount (outdoor)

Hybrid Space Diversity Modulation 128 TCM XPIC Frequencies L6 GHz ACAP, CCDP 7 GHz ACAP, CCDP 13 GHz ACAP, CCDP 15 GHz ACAP, CCDP Frame/Plug-In Units Line Interface Electrical STM-

1/STS-3 Unit Configuration, Test and alarms

Line Interface Optical Unit Opt SM OC-3 IR-1/STM-1 S-1.1

Radio Interface Unit IFU Basic Frame Transceiver Unit Fan Unit Ethernet Interface on SU

Ethernet 1x10/100Mbit/s Base-T

Management Web Server Command Line Interface Internet Protocol (Ipv4) SNMP Alarm and performance surveillance Communication Ports

LAN (TP) 2 Radio DCC Line DCC 1 USB ports for serial communication

IP Router OSPF and RIP routing possibilities. Configuration of parameters

Configuration System Housekeeping SNTP SW Licensing Real Time Clock




Main Functionality Includes Description Configuration

Upload/Download/Restore

Inventory Production Data per board

SW version per board Software Download Download of the following SW

components to the different boards via SU.

System Application SW Transceiver Application SW FPGA codes

SW Versions Fault Alarms Alarm Event Notification Internal and for SNMP Configuration of Alarm Event

Notification

Alarm Severity Configuration Alarm Blocking Configuration Network Element Fault Log Analogue Analogue Measurements RF Input Level (dBm) Tx Ouput Level (dBm) Temperature Measurements For FAN control Performance G.826 calculations on B1, B2 and

MS REI - Cumulative, 15min, Day and Month

All applicable units

Cumulative error pulses and block pulses - B1, B2 and MS REI

OOF Pulses G.826 performance alarm

thresholds

Security Access Control via username and password

Security Log Test Looping and PRBS

All applicable units

RPS Configuration of 1+1 and HSB Switch/Restore Limits Bidirectional/ Unidirectional Manual Control Reverting/Non-reverting Alarms




In addition the following Release 2 functionality of the Evolution SW is supported: Main Functionality Includes Description System Line Terminal SU Ethernet to Line/Optical Modulation 64 TCM

32 TCM SBC Field downloadable Frequencies U6 GHz 7 GHz 18 GHz 8 GHz Frame/Plug-In Units EOW Auxiliary Unit Configure service channel and station phone

number

Configuration and control of 64kb/s channels for interconnection to other terminals

Configuration of analogue interface for connecting other service channel equipment

Alarms Inventory: Production data and SW version Test: Looping and PRBS Line Interface Optical Unit

Opt SM OC-3 LR-1/STM-1 L-1.1 Same functionality as for Opt SM OC-3 LR-1/STM-1 S-1.1 in R1A00 with modifications for this board ( < 40km)

Line Interface Optical Unit Opt SM OC-3 LR-1/STM-1 L-1.2

Same functionality as for Opt SM OC-3 LR-1/STM-1 S-1.1 in R1A00 with modifications for this board ( < 80km)

SW Download Patch support Frequencies 23 GHz 11 GHz Frame/Plug-In Units 4*64kb/s Auxiliary Unit Configuration of each individual 64kb/s

channel Setup of channel and direction for each 64kb/s

channel Insertion/extraction of the 64k/s traffic into the

right timeslots on the OHC-bus PRBS and Looping Alarms Inventory: Production data and SW version RSSI Time series On Web Cumulative On Web




In addition the following Release 3A functionality of the Evolution SW is supported: Main Functionality Includes Description System XPAND 75xE1 [155.520 Mb/s] 1+0,1+1,HSB 1

antenna direction Frequencies 26 GHz 38 GHz Frame/Plug-In Units 2 Frame Connection Panel Unit Support for interconnection between plug-

in units in the 2 frames PDH Interface 25*E1 Unit Configuration of ports Test: Looping Inventory: Production data and SW version Alarms GB Ethernet Interface (GIU) QOS 1x10/100/1000BaseT +

3x10/100BaseT + 1000BaseX(SFP)

Half/full duplex configuration

Enable/disable of Ethernet ports LLF (Link Loss Forwarding) enable Flow control enable SDH/Sonet Mapping Far end and near end loops Monitoring of error rates RSSI Time series SNMP Cumulative SNMP Configuration LM update LM Branding support License pr. ODU In addition the following Release 3B functionality of the Evolution SW is supported: Main Functionality Includes Description 3+0/4+0 System

XPAND

20xE1 [41.984 Mb/s] 40xE1 [83.264 Mb/s] 50xE1 [103.936 Mb/s]

METRO

Add/Drop terminal in 2 antenna directions. E1 and DS3/E3 interfaces.

SRM New symbol rates supported SRM 5,6,7 Frame/Plug-In Units SDH/SONET Digital Cross Connect

(DXC) Unit Configuration of data in all 4 directions of DXC (in and out)

AU3 and AU4 configurations Mapping configuration (VC4, VC3, VC12) MSOH termination / generation SNCP SETS support Interface 12*E1 Unit Configuration of ports Test: Looping Inventory: Production data and SW version Alarms




Main Functionality Includes Description Interface 3*DS3/E3 [34/45] Unit Configuration of ports Configure the interface specific parameters

such as cable length Test: Looping Inventory: Production data and SW version Alarms Alarm & Control Auxiliary Unit Configuration and control of the 4

analogue inputs Configuration and control of the 8 alarm

inputs Reporting of the 8 alarm inputs Configuration and control of the 4 relay

outputs In addition the following Release 4A functionality of the Evolution SW is supported: Main Functionality Includes Description System XPAND

Terminal Mix of: E1 and SU-FE T1 and SU-FE as described in Grand Plan

Frame/Plug-In Units Interface 8*T1 and 16*T1 Units Configuration of ports Test: Looping and PRBS Inventory: Production data and SW version Alarms GIU

SW add-ons: Port Mode MAC switching Graphical Statistics and Performance

SU (SU-FE) E1/T1 mapping Wayside mapping SNMP New Config MIB In addition the following Release 4B functionality of the Evolution SW is supported: Main Functionality Includes Description System XPAND Traffic Node, 2 to 4 directions (1 or 2

IFUs) METRO T1 in OC-3 mapping. Frame/Plug-In Units GIU

VC-12/VT-1.5 SDH/Sonet mapping with DXC interface

LCAS (Link Capacity Access Scheme) up to 4xSTM-1 using one of the following

mappings: up to 4VC-4/STS-3c SPE or up to 12 VC-3/STS-1 SPE




Main Functionality Includes Description 1xSTM-1 using one of the following mappings: up to 63 VC-12/84 VT1.5 Not mixed mapping on GIU. Interface to DXC unit

E1/DS1 Wayside Auxiliary Unit DS1 or E1 coding Configure the cable specific parameters

such as cable length for DS1 DXC Synchronization using tributaries (E1/DS1) RPS 1+1/HSB GUI Improvements

4.1.2 NEW FUNCTIONALITY IN R5A00: Main Functionality

Includes Description

Frame/Plug-In Units

Line Interface Optical Opt SM OC-12 IR-1/STM-4 S-4.1

Laser On/Off control

Alarms Test: Looping and PRBS Pathtrace

DCC Inventory RIU 311MB/s Supported in the following terminal types:

1+0 2+0 HSB 1+1

Alarms Inventory DS3/E3 Mix of DS3 and E3 on a plug-in board. System

configured as SDH. Management SU Ethernet Inband Management supported on terminals




5. BUGFIXES IN R5A00 These defects present in previous revisions have been corrected in R5A00.

5.1 HBER, LBER, EW DETECTION The HBER, LBER and EW alarms are not detected in METRO 155Mb/s systems and XPAND 75xE1/96xT1 systems with 28MHz (ACAP) channel bandwidth configuration. Other bandwidth configurations for these systems, 28MHz, 40MHz and 50/55MHz are not affected. Other capacities are not affected. The defect was introduced in SW-EVOLUTION-R4B and is present in R4B00, R4B01 and R4B02 revisions. The defect has been corrected in SW-EVOLUTION-R5A.

5.2 G.826 PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS G.826 performance calculations for the STM-1 Line Interface Unit may not be correct for SES/UAS. The calculation of SES/UAS on the Line input has included alarms from the output direction on the unit. Thus fading below radio threshold over the radio hop may introduce erroneous SES/UAS values on the Line Input Side. Cumulative Error pulses on the Line input are not affected by this defect. The defect was introduced in SW-EVOLUTION-R3B and is present in R3B, R4A, R4B00, R4B01 and R4B02 revisions. The defect has been corrected in SW-EVOLUTION-R5A.

5.3 MANAGEMENT IP ROUTING SUBNET MASK When adding Static Route the subnet mask can not be set 0.0.0.0. The defect was introduced in SW-EVOLUTION-R3B and is present in R3B, R4A, R4B00, R4B01 and R4B02 revisions. The defect has been corrected in SW-EVOLUTION-R5A.




6. INSTALLATION OF R5A00 PACKAGE

6.1 PROCEDURE Note: Do not upgrade from Release1 or Release2 on a running system. Upgrade from Release3 and Release4 is OK. This SW package contains a whole new licensing scheme. Upgrading from Release1 or Release2 package to Release5 will cause traffic down. New licenses have to be installed in order for the system to come up and operate normally again. In order to install the licenses when traffic is down, one has to be at the site. Note1: This SW package contains new versions of FPGA codes compared to R3 and R4. Updating will therefore cause a traffic break. Link may be out for up to 3 -4 minutes, depending on configuration. Please also note that the link may first come up and run for a short period (minute) and then be out again for a short while, before running normal again. Download Procedure: Use Web GUI to download to element. You need admin privileges to be able to download the new package. Select Configuration Software and the SW Download tab. Select the first tar file for the R5A00 package. The package contains four tars.

Figure 1: Downloading tar file




Depending on what versions is on the active and inactive, the software installer will minimize the need for transfer between web client and element. If the software is not complete after first tar, you have to choose the second tar file. If the package becomes complete on the element, you are allowed to switch the software. Use the SU SW Versions tab and click on Switch Software tab. The SU will restart, so the connection to the WEB server is lost. You should be able to log in again after a short while. Please note that with SW version R4Bxx information about the current SU is stored in the IFU Basic Frame. As a result the SU has to be activated after the first restart running R4Bxx. Press the Set Current SU active button displayed in figure 2.

Figure 2: Activating the SU after SW switch

The new package contains new revisions of XCVR Appl. SW as well as XCVR FPGA code. Both files will be downloaded to the XCVR unit automatically. Please note that this may take several minutes to complete.




Figure 3: Status after software switch




7. KNOWN PROBLEMS

7.1 OSPF ROUTER There is a known intermittent problem with the resolution of inter area routes if an area connects to the backbone through more than one Area Border Router(ABR). In this case routing may fail if multiple ABR's announce the same inter area destinations at different costs. Workaround: Use one ABR until a new SW version that fixes this problem is released.

7.2 T1/E1 WAYSIDE CAN ONLY BE INSERTED IN ONE CHANNEL PR. IFU BASIC FRAME Support for 2 channels will be available later.

7.3 XPAND UPGRADE Unused XPAND PDH channels in R4A (or earlier revisions) results in enabling of unused ports and thus AIS and LOS alarms after upgrade.

7.4 DCC ON LIU STM-4/OC-12 On the STM-4/OC-12 Line Interface Unit only D1-D3 can be configured for DCC management interface. D4-D12 and single 64kb/s channel is not operational.

7.5 GIGABIT UNIT AND NEAR-END LOOP ON RIU 311 Near-end loop on the RIU in 311Mb/s systems for the Gigabit Unit (GIU) does not work properly. This defect is only for the GIU in system with 311Mb/s channels.

7.6 GIGABIT INTERFACE UNIT (GIU) AND 2+0 311MB/S IN ONE IFU BASIC FRAME 2+0 configuration with Gigabit Interface Unit using one single IFU Basic Frame is not supported in R5A00. The following systems are valid for the Gigabit Interface Unit when running 311Mb/s channels:

1+0, 1+1, HSB using one single IFU Basic Frame. Total capacity 311Mb/s over the radio hop. 2+0 using two IFU Basic Frames. Total capacity 622Mb/s over the radio hop.

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