Contents

• Cisco Carrier Packet Transport Release Notes
• Software and Hardware Requirements
• New Features and Functionality
• Cisco Bug Search Tool
• Export to Spreadsheet
• Related Documentation
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Cisco Carrier Packet Transport Release Notes

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The Cisco Carrier Packet Transport (CPT) Release notes contain the new features and enhancements for the CPT platform. For detailed information regarding features, capabilities, hardware, and software introduced with this release, see Cisco CPT Configuration Guide. For the latest version of the Release Notes for the Cisco Carrier Packet Transport, visit the following URL:

http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​products/​ps11348/​prod_​release_​notes_​list.html

Note	The terms "Cisco CPT" and "CPT" are used interchangeably.

Cisco also provides Bug Toolkit, a web resource for tracking defects. To access Bug Toolkit, visit the following URL:

http:/​/​tools.cisco.com/​Support/​BugToolKit/​action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs

• Software and Hardware Requirements
• New Features and Functionality
• Cisco Bug Search Tool
• Export to Spreadsheet
• Related Documentation
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Software and Hardware Requirements

Before you begin to install CPT, you must check if your system meets the minimum software and hardware requirements. This section describes the software and hardware requirements for CPT.

• Hardware—IBM-compatible PC with a Pentium IV or faster processor, CD-ROM drive, a minimum of 4 GB RAM, 20 GB hard disk with 250 MB of available hard drive space.
• Operating System:
  • Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, or Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 or 2008.
  • UNIX workstation with Solaris Version 9 or 10 on an UltraSPARC-III or faster processor, with a minimum of 1 GB RAM and a minimum of 250 MB of available hard drive space.
  • Apple Mac OS X. (Use the latest patch/service pack released by the OS vendor. Check with the vendor for the latest patch/service pack.)
• Java Runtime Environment—Java Runtime Environment Version 1.7.
• Browser for PC—Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, 8.x. For UNIX Workstation—Mozilla 1.7. For MacOS-X PC—Safari.

To install or upgrade CPT, see the guides listed in Related Documentation.

New Features and Functionality

This section highlights new features and functionality for Release 9.7.0. For detailed documentation for the configuration as well as limitations of each of these features, see the CPT Configuration Guide.

Software

The CPT Release 9.7.0 supports these software features.

Rings

The CPT system provides the ability to operate CPT 50 in a physical ring homed back to a single CPT 600 or CPT 200. This feature provides the flexibility of connecting CPT 50 in a closed-ended ring or an open-ended ring. Hence, the failure of one CPT 50 does not impact the traffic in a ring. CPT 50 in a ring works like a route processor.

It also supports dual-homed ring whose east port exists on one CPT 200 or CPT 600 (WRC) and west port exists on another CPT 200 or CPT 600 (PRC).

Support for MSTP Cards

The following 3 new MSTP cards are supported in this release.

• 15454-M-100G-LC-C=
• 15454-M-CFP-LC=
• 15454-M10X10G-LC

Cisco Bug Search Tool

Use the Bug Search Tool (BST) to view the list of outstanding and resolved bugs in a release.

BST, the online successor to Bug Toolkit, is designed to improve the effectiveness in network risk management and device troubleshooting. The tool allows partners and customers to search for software bugs based on product, release, and keyword, and aggregates key data such as bug details, product, and version. The tool has provision to filter bugs based on credentials to provide external and internal bug views for the search input.

The BST is available at Bug Search. To search for a specific bug, go to https:/​/​tools.cisco.com/​bugsearch, enter the <bugid>. For more information on BST, see Bug Search Help.

Export to Spreadsheet

The Bug ToolKit provides the following options to export bugs to a spreadsheet:

• Click Export All to Spreadsheet link in the Search Results page under the Search Bugs tab. Specify file name and folder name to save the spreadsheet. All the bugs retrieved by the search will be exported.
• Click Export All to Spreadsheet link in the My Notifications tab. Specify file name and folder name to save the spreadsheet. All the saved bugs in all the groups will be exported.

If you are unable to export the spreadsheet, log into the Technical Support Website at http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​cisco/​web/​support/​index.html for more information or call Cisco TAC (1-800-553-2447).

Related Documentation

Use the Cisco CPT Release Notes, Release 9.7.0 in conjunction with the following referenced 9.7.0 publication:

• Cisco CPT Hardware Installation Guide
• Cisco CPT Configuration Guide
• Cisco CPT Command Reference Guide
• Upgrading the Cisco CPT to Release 9.7.0
• Cisco CPT Licensing Configuration Guide

Additional References

The following link provides additional information on CPT:

• http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​go/​cpt

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, at: http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​c/​en/​us/​td/​docs/​general/​whatsnew/​whatsnew.html.

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