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R.1.1.1 Software Release Notes Version 4.3

PN 3DB23102AEAA, rev.05 - September 2008

Software Release Notes - Version 4.3

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Table of Contents

Software Introduction.............................................................................2 Supported Functionality ..........................................................................3 Compatibility .......................................................................................6

9500 MXC Hardware Supported............................................................6 Operating Systems Supported ........................................................... 13 Computer Hardware Supported ......................................................... 13 Regional Settings Supported ............................................................. 14 Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Servers Supported ................................... 14

Closed Field Issues............................................................................... 15 Closed Significant Issues ........................................................................ 16 CT And Embedded Compatibility .............................................................. 17


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Scope and Purpose

This document provides software release information on supported functionality, compatibility, and known customer affecting issues, relating to the released software versions.

The intended users of this document are:

• Alcatel-Lucent Customers • Alcatel-Lucent Value Added Resellers • Alcatel-Lucent Value Added Service Providers • Alcatel-Lucent Product Support staff • Alcatel-Lucent Field Service staff



Software Introduction

This software has been made available for customer release. In addition to previously supported hardware and functionality it now provides additional support for: The main features included in this release are:

• Additional RAC 30v3 capacity o 5xE1 16QAM

• Additional IDU 300 ES capacity o 5xE1 16QAM

• RAC 3X o 64xE1 64QAM o 100xE1 128QAM

• RAC 40 o 52xE1 32QAM

• IDU 300 ES and DAC ES o AA throughput improvement o Ethernet preamble removal

• IDU 300 ES and DAC ES o MAC table size increased to 2048 entries

• DAC GE o Craft Terminal Dashboard and Status improvements o Port shutdown diagnostic command o MAC table access in Craft Terminal

• DAC 4x/16x o Diagnostic Mode to raise an event on E1 buffer slip

• RAC 40 o Allow mixed ODU 300 EPs & HPs in protected systems

• ODU 300 HP o Add 195 MHz TR for 8 GHz

• Ethernet configuration now uses Mbps instead of NxE1 • User editable Alarm I/O names and severity • Alarm output activation for any alarm of a specific severity • Diagnostic mode to output XPD on ODU BNC for polarity alignment • Customer interface to disable a module prior to removal. • NMS Broadcast storm resilience

The following table lists the software details for this release.

Product Part Number Version Build Internal Reference Number

9500 MXC Embedded Software 3DB23101AFAA 4.3 35 1341-113 9500 MXC CT Software 3DB23103AEAA 4.3 330 0184-096



Supported Functionality

The following headings list functionality that is currently supported by version 4.3 embedded and CT software. New functionality is highlighted in bold italics.

Configuration � Populate information fields such as terminal name, site name, etc � View expected plug-in layout � Configure frequency, power, modulation and capacity � Configure tributary interface parameters � Configure DAC ES ports � Configure circuits � Configure IP routing � Set radio date and time � Manage software versions and download � View active license and download license � Configure ring protection � Configure dynamic routing � View equipment part numbers and serial numbers � Configure custom T/R splits � Configure trap destinations � Configure XP4 compatibility mode � Configure ring wrap and unwrap criteria � Configure system function names � Configure ring unwrap time � Configuration backup & restore � RWPR for DAC GE � Link aggregation for DAC GE � Layer 1 link aggregation with redundancy � E1/DS1 backplane for DAC GE � Status forwarding for DAC GE � DAC GE - Generic L2 Link Aggregation and Enhanced VLAN usability � E1 performance monitor

Performance and Monitoring � View RSL � View G.826 15-minute and daily registers � View history graphs and reports � View real time G.826 � View event log and view event history � View temperature values � View forward power data � View available supply voltages � Estimated BER (G.821) performance monitor for link history reports � Save performance data to file � View Ethernet performance statistics � View Ethernet performance history � View combined performance data for 1+1 protected links



� G.826 Performance statistics are available for the offline receiver in a 1+1 link � Ethernet configuration now uses Mbps instead of NxE1 � User editable Alarm I/O names and severity

Diagnostics � Activate tributary/AUX line facing loop back � Activate tributary/AUX radio facing loop back � Activate digital loop back � Activate IF loop back � Activate circuit loopbacks � Transmit AIS on individual tributaries � Enable TX PA mute � View system summary � View problem and severity indicators � Disable ATPC � Enable DAC PRBS � Configure safety timers � View and control ring status � PRBS tester reset control � Perform software rollback and reset � Clear event log � Troubleshoot Ethernet circuits � DAC GE: CT Dashboard and Status improvements � DAC GE: Port shutdown diagnostic command � DAC 4x/16x Diagnostic Mode to raise an event on E1 buffer slip

Protection Support � Equipment protection supported � Hitless path protection supported � Unidirectional ring protection supported � Optical tributary protection supported � IDU 300 20x v2 Hot Standby Non-Protected Tributary

Communications & Networking � Serial interface supported � SNMPv2 interface supported � Ethernet interface support � NMS overhead channel supported � Static routing supported � OSPF routing supported � RIP II routing supported � Configure default gateway � Discover radios on local LAN � DAC GE: MAC table access in CT



Miscellaneous Features � Manufacturing details supported � Watch dog supported � ATPC supported � CT auto-version supported (upload CT from radio) � Soft reset without interrupting traffic � As-built report supported � Data file to send to Help Desk � Launch new CT session for remote terminal � Customer interface to disable a module prior to removal

Alarms � Alarm hierarchy supported � User configurable alarm thresholds � Alarm I/O supported � Alarm output activation for any alarm of a specific severity

Logs � Event log operational � Informational event log entries � Event log notes

Security � Features controlled by license key � CT user security

Software Loading � Software loading – internal users only � Software loading – customer usable

CT Help � Customer support details � About CT � CT integration with alarm troubleshooting entries � Context sensitive online help



Compatibility

9500 MXC Hardware Supported The following table details the hardware that is supported by this software and corresponding part numbers. In case of realization variant or change of ICS here it is reported the minimum one supported. If not specified, ICS 01 is intended.

Hardware Type Part Number Description IDC 3DB23002AAAA Indoor Chassis, 1RU IDCe 3DB23003AAAA

3DB23003ABAA Indoor Chassis, 2RU Extended

NCC 3DB23005AAAA 3DB23005ABAA

Node Controller Card

FAN 3DB23004AAAA Fan Card FAN 2RU 3DB23211AAAA 2RU Fan Card - INUe INU 3DB23006AAAA

3DB23006ABAA Intelligent Node Unit, 1RU

INUe 3DB23007AAAA 3DB23007ABAA 3DB23007ACAA

Intelligent Node Unit, Extended

NPC 3DB23021AAAA Node Protection Card IDU 300 ES 3DB23023AAAA Indoor Unit, Fast Ethernet + 8xE1/DS1 IDU 300 155o 3DB23025AAAA Indoor Unit, 1xSTM-1/OC3, Hot Standby IDU 300 20x v2 3DB23049AAAA Indoor Unit, 20xE1/DS1, Hot Standby, version 2 AUX 3DB23022AAAA Auxiliary and alarm I/O card DAC 4x 3DB23009AAAA Data Access Card, 4xE1/DS1 DAC 16x 3DB23016AAAA Data Access Card, 16xE1/DS1 DAC 155o 3DB23011AAAA Data Access Card, 1xSTM-1/OC3, Optical DAC 155oM 3DB23015AAAA

3DB23015ABAA Data Access Card, 1xSTM-1/OC3 Multiplexed to 63E1/84DS1, Optical

DAC ES 3DB23017AAAA Data Access Card, 10/100baseT Fast Ethernet DAC GE 3DB23118AAAA Data Access Card, Gigabit Ethernet DAC 2x155e 3DB23012AAAA Data Access Card, 2xSTM-1/OC3, Electrical DAC 2x155o 3DB23013AAAA Data Access Card, 2xSTM-1/OC3, Optical DAC 3xE3/DS3 3DB23018AAAA Data Access Card, 3xE3/DS3, tributary protection



Hardware Type Part Number Description ODU 300 EP & HP

6 GHz 3DB23046AAAA 3DB23046ABAA 3DB23046ACAA 3DB23046ADAA 3DB23046AEAA 3DB23046AFAA 3DB23047AAAA 3DB23047ABAA 3DB23047ACAA 3DB23047ADAA 3DB23047AEAA 3DB23047AFAA 3DB23048AAAA 3DB23048ABAA 3DB23048ACAA 3DB23048ADAA 3DB23048AEAA 3DB23048AFAA 3DB23048AGAA 3DB23048AHAA 3DB23214AAAA 3DB23214ABAA 3DB23214ACAA 3DB23214ADAA 3DB23214AEAA 3DB23214AFAA 3DB23215AAAA 3DB23215ABAA 3DB23215ACAA 3DB23215ADAA 3DB23215AEAA 3DB23215AFAA 3DB23216AAAA 3DB23216ABAA 3DB23216ACAA 3DB23216ADAA 3DB23216AEAA

Frequency bands supported are: 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.5, 11, 13, 15, 18, 23, 26, 28, 32, 38 GHz Note: the software supports these frequency bands/splits however the hardware option may not exist yet.

DAC 3xE3/DS3M 3DB23010AAAA Data Access Card, 3xE3/DS3,tributary protection, 2xE3 Mux ports for framed E3 to E1 Bus or transparent E3 (34Mbps pipe) to 17E1

RAC 30 v3 3DB23019ABAA Radio Access Card, ODU 300 version 3 RAC 40 3DB23024AAAA Radio Access Card, ODU 300, 64xE1, 1xSTM-1/OC3,

XPIC RAC 3X 3DB23020AAAA Radio Access Card, ODU 300, 1xSTM1/OC3 and

2xSTM1/OC3



3DB23216AFAA 3DB23216AGAA 3DB23216AHAA

7 GHz 3DB23026AAAA 3DB23026BAAA 3DB23026ABAA 3DB23026BBAA 3DB23026ACAA 3DB23026ADAA 3DB23026AEAA 3DB23026AFAA 3DB23027AAAA 3DB23027ABAA 3DB23028AAAA 3DB23028ABAA 3DB23028ACAA 3DB23028ADAA 3DB23028AEAA 3DB23028AFAA 3DB23028AGAA 3DB23028AHAA 3DB23028AIAA 3DB23028AJAA 3DB23028AKAA 3DB23028ALAA 3DB23028AMAA 3DB23028ANAA 3DB23028AOAA 3DB23028BOAA 3DB23028APAA 3DB23028BPAA 3DB23028AQAA 3DB23028BQAA 3DB23028ARAA 3DB23028BRAA 3DB23028ASAA 3DB23028BSAA 3DB23028ATAA 3DB23184AAAA 3DB23184BAAA 3DB23185AAAA 3DB23185BAAA 3DB23186AAAA 3DB23186ABAA 3DB23186ACAA 3DB23186ADAA 3DB23188AAAA 3DB23188ABAA 3DB23188ACAA 3DB23188ADAA 3DB23189AAAA 3DB23189ABAA 3DB23189ACAA 3DB23189ADAA 3DB23189AEAA 3DB23189AFAA 3DB23217AAAA 3DB23217BAAA



3DB23217BAAA 3DB23218AAAA 3DB23219AAAA 3DB23220AAAA 3DB23221AAAA 3DB23222AAAA 3DB23223AAAA 3DB23223BAAA 3DB23224AAAA 3DB23225AAAA 3DB23226AAAA 3DB23227AAAA 3DB23228AAAA

8 GHz 3DB23029AAAA 3DB23029ABAA 3DB23029ACAA 3DB23029ADAA 3DB23029AEAA 3DB23029AFAA 3DB23030AAAA 3DB23030ABAA 3DB23030ACAA 3DB23030ADAA 3DB23030BDAA 3DB23031AAAA 3DB23031ABAA 3DB23031ACAA 3DB23031ADAA 3DB23031AEAA 3DB23031AFAA 3DB23032AAAA 3DB23032ABAA 3DB23032ACAA 3DB23032ADAA 3DB23033AAAA 3DB23033ABAA 3DB23033ACAA 3DB23033ADAA 3DB23033BDAA 3DB23034AAAA 3DB23034ABAA 3DB23034ACAA 3DB23034ADAA 3DB23289AAAA 3DB23289ABAA

10.5 GHz 3DB23255AAAA 3DB23255ABAA 3DB23255ACAA 3DB23255ADAA 3DB23255AEAA 3DB23255AFAA 3DB23255AGAA 3DB23255AHAA 3DB23255AIAA



3DB23255ALAA 3DB23255AMAA 3DB23255ANAA 3DB23261AAAA 3DB23261ABAA 3DB23261ACAA 3DB23261ADAA 3DB23241AAAA 3DB23242AAAA 3DB23243AAAA 3DB23244AAAA 3DB23245AAAA 3DB23246AAAA 3DB23247AAAA 3DB23248AAAA 3DB23249AAAA 3DB23250AAAA 3DB23251AAAA 3DB23252AAAA 3DB23253AAAA 3DB23254AAAA

11 GHz 3DB23035AAAA 3DB23035ABAA 3DB23035ACAA 3DB23035ADAA 3DB23035AEAA 3DB23035AFAA 3DB23035AGAA 3DB23035AHAA


15 GHz 3DB23037AAAA 3DB23037ABAA 3DB23037ACAA 3DB23037ADAA 3DB23038AAAA 3DB23038ABAA 3DB23038ACAA 3DB23038ADAA 3DB23038AEAA 3DB23038AFAA 3DB23039AAAA 3DB23039ABAA 3DB23039ACAA 3DB23039ADAA 3DB23039AEAA 3DB23039AFAA



3DB23040AAAA 3DB23040ABAA

18 GHz 3DB23041AAAA 3DB23041ABAA 3DB23041ACAA 3DB23041ADAA 3DB23041AEAA 3DB23041AFAA 3DB23042AAAA 3DB23042ABAA 3DB23042ACAA 3DB23042ADAA 3DB23042AEAA 3DB23042AFAA 3DB23042AGAA 3DB23042AHAA 3DB23062ACAA 3DB23062ADAA

23 GHz 3DB23043AAAA 3DB23043ABAA 3DB23044AAAA 3DB23044ABAA 3DB23044ACAA 3DB23044ADAA 3DB23044AEAA 3DB23044AFAA 3DB23045AAAA 3DB23045ABAA 3DB23045ACAA 3DB23045ADAA 3DB23045AEAA 3DB23045AFAA 3DB23045AGAA 3DB23045AHAA

26 GHz 3DB23259AAAA 3DB23259ABAA 3DB23259ACAA 3DB23259ADAA 3DB23259AEAA 3DB23259AFAA

28 GHz 3DB23213AAAA 3DB23213ABAA 3DB23213ACAA 3DB23213ADAA 3DB23213AEAA 3DB23213AFAA 3DB23212AAAA 3DB23212ABAA 3DB23212ACAA 3DB23212ADAA 3DB23212AEAA 3DB23212AFAA



3DB23212AGAA 3DB23212AHAA


38 GHz 3DB23258AAAA 3DB23258ABAA 3DB23258ACAA 3DB23258ADAA 3DB23258AEAA 3DB23258AFAA 3DB23258AGAA 3DB23258AHAA 3DB23258AIAA 3DB23258ALAA 3DB23258AMAA 3DB23258ANAA 3DB23233AAAA 3DB23234AAAA 3DB23235AAAA 3DB23236AAAA 3DB23237AAAA 3DB23238AAAA 3DB23239AAAA 3DB23240AAAA 3DB23257AAAA 3DB23257ABAA 3DB23257ACAA 3DB23257ADAA



Operating Systems Supported

The following table details the supported Operating Systems.

Operating System Notes HP-UX 11i v1 - Windows XP Pro (SP1, SP2) Refer to 9500 MXC User Manual for XP support information Windows 2000 Pro (SP3) - Windows NT 4.0 - Windows 98 - Windows Vista -

Computer Hardware Supported The following table details the minimum hardware specifications required to operate CT. Attributes Minimum Specifications Processor P3, 500 MHz RAM 256 MB HD space (install and operate) 80 MB Monitor adaptor SVGA Monitor display resolution 800 x 600 Monitor colours 256 Mouse Yes Note: ATI video cards installed with a ‘Catalyst driver’ set earlier than 4.9 will cause the CT performance page to stop working if the screen-saver activates. The workaround is to install the latest video drivers from the video card manufacturer.



Regional Settings Supported CT supports the following locales and there are no known limitations: Albanian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Ukrainian. The following table details known regional settings limitations. Locales Known Limitations Arabic The calendar does not display the day of the week correctly Chinese The date format is not consistent in event browser, the calendar does not

display the day of the week correctly, and the alarms page is larger than 800 x 600 resolution

Hindi The alarms page is larger than 800 x 600 resolution Swedish Commas are displayed instead of decimal points when entering the TR/RX

spacing and TX/RX frequency. CT will accept commas when the user enters TX/RX frequency, however it will not accept commas for the TX/RX spacing. The workaround is to use decimal points.

Thai Alarms page is larger than 800 x 600 resolution Turkish Some event log entries in the event browser and link history pages may not

be displayed

Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Servers Supported 9500 MXC software has been successfully tested with the following NTP time servers. • NetTime



Closed Field Issues

The following table lists field issues that have been fixed since version 4.0 Trouble Ticket # Issue Description

9465 ODU 300 EP: Latch PA current alarm when ODU is muted, alarm is now still monitored.

5376 DAC E3/DS3 MUX: Intermittent sync losses can be experienced when used with DAC 155oM. This irregularity has been resolved.

4795 IDU 300ES / DAC-ES: Performance Data not being logged correctly for these modules, problem now resolved.

5449 DHCP function will now assign the Terminals IP address as desired.

3361 DAC ES & IDU 300 ES: A lower throughput rate was observed if an AA test pattern was fed through these radios. Although not a fault, the full throughput is now observed if this test pattern is used.

3350 IDU 300 ES: Unable to stop flow control while switch ports are in auto-negotiation, problem now resolved.

1037 RSSI Fluctuations observed when ATPC is enabled at low power levels, this problem has been resolved.

826 INUe: Heavy Ethernet Port NMS traffic could cause soft resets, this problem has been resolved.

618 A short burst of AIS generated when a node in a Ring Network wraps affected some 3rd party equipment, this undesirable feature no longer exists.

3344 RAC 40: Demodulator not locking after fading activity in ring. Ring networks were experiencing constant Demodulator alarms after fading activities. This is now fixed.

5156 Rings: Wrap performance could exceed 150ms for protected links. Ring wrapping performance has been improved for segments that include protected links.

1551 NPC: NPC alarms have a warning severity level. The severity of the -48V alarm has been changed from warning to major.



Closed Significant Issues

The following table lists significant issues that were discovered during development/testing and have been fixed by this release.

Software Type Issue Description

Embedded IDU 300 ES: Throughput can drop when connected to DAC GE. The IDU ES had a problem at 40E1 capacity that has now been resolved.

Embedded DAC GE: 64b frame throughput is low (~8%), with preamble not removed. When both ends of a data link include this version of software (or later), then they will remove preamble from Ethernet packets, improving throughput particularly with small frames

Embedded No Circuits shown for IDU ES and in the As-built report Configured circuits are now shown in the As-built report

Embedded ODU 300 HP: Add support for v2 Calibration files The ODU 300 HP now supports v2 calibration files, as well as the original v1 calibration files.

Embedded RAC 3X, 106E1 ports 101-106. Use of radio ports 101-106 has been disabled in an INU – they are of no practical use as the TDM backplane is limited to 100 circuits

Embedded RAC 40: Upgrade from v3.3 to 4.0.61 selects wrong profile A very limited number of customers that experienced a RAC40 DNL alarm condition were supplied an interim software build 4.0.61. When upgrading from v 3.3 or earlier to 4.0.61, compatibility problems relating to RAC40 profiles occurred. This is now fixed.

Embedded ODU 300 EP & ODU 300 HP: Latch PA current alarm when ODU is muted. The PA current alarm could not be evaluated when the ODU is muted. Now the alarm is latched to the state it was in prior to muting. This latched value is stored in non-volatile memory in the ODU.



CT And Embedded Compatibility

Embedded Software Version Matching CT Software Version 3.3.49 and later 3.3.717 and later Important Notes 1. Traffic may be affected when upgrading software between two specific versions of software.

Contact an Alcatel-Lucent Technical Help Desk for details, contact details are on page ii of these release notes.

2. When upgrading software ensure the remote end of a link is upgraded before the local end. This is particularly important where the RAC 40 is involved.

3. A license upgrade requires a power cycle if the backplane type changes. 4. A power cycle or a RAC reinsertion is required if a capacity change exceeds the license

capacity size. 5. Care should be taken not to run OSPF and Static routing within the same internal OSPF routing

domain. 6. If Craft terminal loses communication with an IDU 300 SP radio when changing the IP address,

restart the Craft Terminal to restore communication. 7. Disable any PC firewalls before performing a software download.

Alcatel-Lucent encourages its customers to report problems so we can resolve them as quickly as possible. If you encounter a technical issue please contact us

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