Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband (SCA BB), Release 3.8.x.

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Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband, Release 3.8.x

Overview

Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Release 3.8.5

New Features

Protocol Support

Resolved Caveats, Release 3.8.5

Open Caveats, Release 3.8.5

Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Release 3.8.0

New Features

Protocol Support

Resolved Caveats, Release 3.8.0

Open Caveats, Release 3.8.0

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband, Release 3.8.x

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Revised: December 21, 2012, OL-26801-02

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Note This document supports all 3.8.x releases.

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Overview

The Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband (Cisco SCA BB) describe the enhancements provided in Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.x.:

•Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Release 3.8.5

•Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Release 3.8.0

These release notes are updated, as needed.

For information about the features that were added and issues that were resolved in the Release 3.7.x train, see:

•Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband (SCA BB), Release 3.7.x

For information about the features that were added and issues that were resolved in the Release 3.6.x train, see:

•Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband (SCA BB), Release 3.6.x

For further information about related products, see the latest versions of the following release notes:

•Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Operating System (SCOS)

•Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Management Suite Subscriber Manager (SCMS SM)

•Release Notes for Cisco Service Control Management Suite Collection Manager (SCMS CM)

For the compatibility matrix, see the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Download Guide.

Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Release 3.8.5

This section describes the new protocol support and resolved and open issues pertaining to Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.5:

•New Features

•Protocol Support

•Resolved Caveats, Release 3.8.5

•Open Caveats, Release 3.8.5

New Features

The following features are introduced in Release 3.8.5:

•Subscriber Manager GUI is enhanced to support IPv6 subscribers.

•Advanced Service Configuration is enhanced for IPv6 traffic. A new option is added for UDP ports for which flows should be opened on the first IPv6 packet.

Protocol Support

Protocol Pack #31 is included in Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.5.

For details on the protocols supported, see the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Protocol Pack Notes and the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Reference Guide, Release 3.8.x.

Resolved Caveats, Release 3.8.5

This section describes the resolved caveats in Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.5.

CSCuc12917

Using the Cisco SCA BB Subscriber Manager graphic user interface (GUI) may result in incorrect package IDs. Using the GUI to select a package ID causes the subscriber to default to the package ID 1.

This issue is resolved.

CSCub92002

Cisco SCA BB GUI does not allow spaces while creating HTTP user agent flavors.

This issue is resolved.

CSCuc50165

Setting the real-time monitor flag using the Cisco SCA BB console resulted in deletion of VLAN mappings associated to the subscriber.

This issue is resolved.

Open Caveats, Release 3.8.5

This section describes the open caveats in Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.5.

CSCuc67068

Applying policies via API fails when debug is enabled by modifying the log4j properties.

Workaround:

Do not enable debug while applying policies via API.

Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Release 3.8.0

This section describes the new protocol support and resolved and open issues pertaining to Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.0:

•New Features

•Protocol Support

•Resolved Caveats, Release 3.8.0

•Open Caveats, Release 3.8.0

New Features

The following features are introduced in Release 3.8.0:

•Anonymous Group GUI IPv6 Enhancement

The SCA BB Anonymous Group Manager GUI is enhanced to support IPv6 subscribers from the Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE).

Specific IPv6 enhancements for the Anonymous Group GUI are:

–Adding and deleting IPv6 Anonymous Groups

–Viewing and editing IPv6 anonymous subscribers under Groups

–Importing and exporting IPv6 Anonymous Groups

–Exporting IPv6 Anonymous Subscribers

•Zones Setting Dialog Improvement

The Cisco SCA BB zone settings dialog is enhanced to support IPv6 zone elements.

•ServConf API Enhancement

An API is introduced in the ServConf API. The new API improves the interaction of Cisco SCA BB and the Cisco SCA BB protocol packs.

Protocol Support

Protocol Pack #30 is included in Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.0.

For details on the protocols supported, see the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Protocol Pack Notes and the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Reference Guide, Release 3.8.x.

Resolved Caveats, Release 3.8.0

This section describes the resolved caveats in Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.0.

CSCtq80422

In the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), when the Virtual Link Manager (VLM) in the vlink.cfg file of the Cisco Subscriber Manger is enabled, all the virtual links in the CMTS do not get provisioned from the Cisco Subscriber Manager to the Cisco SCE.

This issue is resolved.

CSCty73869

After enabling the virtual link mode, when a virtual link was created manually using the virtual-links index <index> name <name> direction [upstream | downstream] command, and a policy is applied from Cisco SCA BB with the Keep Virtual Link rate limits unchanged button selected, the policy did not get applied and some of the virtual links were getting deleted.

This issue is resolved.

Open Caveats, Release 3.8.0

This section describes the open caveats in Cisco SCA BB Release 3.8.0.

CSCuc12917

Using the Cisco SCA BB Subscriber Manager graphic user interface (GUI) may result in incorrect package IDs. Using the GUI to select a package ID causes the subscriber to default to the package ID 1.

Workaround:

Use the Cisco Subscriber Manager command-line utility (CLU) instead of the GUI.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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