Release Notes for NIM Firmware Releases A2pv6F039t and A2pvbF039t

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Release Notes for NIM Firmware Releases A2pv6F039t and A2pvbF039t

Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Memory and IOS Software Requirements

Determining the Firmware Version

Bonding Mode (A2pvbF039t)

Non-Bonding Mode (A2pv6F039t)

Upgrading to a New Firmware Release

Bonding Firmware A2pvbF039t

Supported Features

New and Changed Information

Known Issues and Limitations

Non-bonding firmware A2pv6F039t

Supported Features

New and Changed Information

Known Issues and Limitations

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Release Notes for NIM Firmware Releases A2pv6F039t and A2pvbF039t

First Published: 2016-05-30

Last Updated: 2016-05-30

Release: Cisco IOS XE Software Release 3.16S (15.5(3)S)

Introduction

These release notes describe new enhancements and fixed caveats for the Cisco NIM-VAB-M, NIM-VAB-A, NIM-VA-B modules using firmware release A2pv6F039t and A2pvbF039t. This firmware is used for Cisco CPEs and recommended for Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN).

This release notes are updated as needed.

System Requirements

■Memory and IOS Software Requirements

■Determining the Firmware Version

■Upgrading to a New Firmware Release

Memory and IOS Software Requirements

Table 1 lists the supported Cisco routers and also the memory and IOS requirements while using firmware release A2pv6F039t and A2pvbF039t.

 

Table 1 Supported Platform and Memory Requirements
Platform
Flash (MB)
DRAM (MB)
IOS Version
ISR4451
8192
4096
IOS XE 3.16S onwards
ISR4431
8192
4096
IOS XE 3.16S onwards
ISR4351
4096
4096
IOS XE 3.16S onwards
ISR4331
4096
4096
IOS XE 3.16S onwards
ISR4321
4096
4096
IOS XE 3.16S onwards

Determining the Firmware Version

To determine the version of firmware currently running on your NIM-VAB-M, NIM-VAB-A, NIM-VA-B modules, execute the following command and look for the output entries shown in bold in the following examples.

■Bonding Mode (A2pvbF039t)

■Non-Bonding Mode (A2pv6F039t)

Bonding Mode (A2pvbF039t)

ovld1#show controllers vdsL 0/3/0
 
Controller VDSL 0/3/0 is UP
 
Daemon Status: UP
 
XTU-R (DS) XTU-C (US)
Chip Vendor ID: 'BDCM' 'BDCM'
Chip Vendor Specific: 0x0000 0xA41B
Chip Vendor Country: 0xB500 0xB500
Modem Vendor ID: 'CSCO' ' '
Modem Vendor Specific: 0x4602 0x0000
Modem Vendor Country: 0xB500 0x0000
Serial Number Near: FOC17461QEB 4451-X/K15.5(201603
Serial Number Far:
Modem Version Near: 15.5(20160330:092524
Modem Version Far: 0xa41b
 
Modem Status(L0): TC Sync (Showtime!)
Modem Status(L1): TC Sync (Showtime!)
DSL Config Mode: AUTO
Trained Mode(L0): G.993.2 (VDSL2) Profile 17a
Trained Mode(L1): G.993.2 (VDSL2) Profile 17a
 
TC Mode: PTM Bonded
Selftest Result: 0x00
DELT configuration: disabled
DELT state: not running
Number of Ports: 2
Port ID: 0 1
Link Status: UP UP
Aggr US Rate(kbps): 36150
Aggr DS Rate(kbps): 116067
 
Failed full inits: 0
Short inits: 0
Failed short inits: 0
 
Modem FW Version: 4.14L.04
Modem PHY Version: A2pvbF039t.d26d
 
Line 0:
 
XTU-R (DS) XTU-C (US)
Trellis: ON ON
SRA: disabled disabled
SRA count: 0 0
Bit swap: enabled enabled
Bit swap count: 17 224
Line Attenuation: 3.4 dB 0.0 dB
Signal Attenuation: 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
Noise Margin: 6.5 dB 5.8 dB
Attainable Rate: 66118 kbits/s 18017 kbits/s
Actual Power: 14.5 dBm - 4.3 dBm
Per Band Status: D1 D2 D3 U0 U1 U2 U3
Line Attenuation(dB): 1.8 3.1 5.1 N/A 0.9 1.5 N/A
Signal Attenuation(dB): 1.8 3.1 5.1 N/A 0.3 0.8 N/A
Noise Margin(dB): 6.4 6.6 6.5 N/A 5.8 5.8 N/A
Total FECC: 0 0
Total ES: 0 0
Total SES: 0 0
Total LOSS: 0 0
Total UAS: 60 60
Total LPRS: 0 0
Total LOFS: 0 0
Total LOLS: 0 0
 
 
DS Channel1 DS Channel0 US Channel1 US Channel0
Speed (kbps): NA 62912 NA 18148
SRA Previous Speed: NA 0 NA 0
Previous Speed: NA 0 NA 0
Reed-Solomon EC: NA 0 NA 0
CRC Errors: NA 0 NA 0
Header Errors: NA 0 NA 0
Interleave (ms): NA 10.00 NA 5.00
Actual INP: NA 1.00 NA 0.10
 
Line 1:
 
XTU-R (DS) XTU-C (US)
Trellis: ON ON
SRA: disabled disabled
SRA count: 0 0
Bit swap: enabled enabled
Bit swap count: 16 197
Line Attenuation: 3.8 dB 0.0 dB
Signal Attenuation: 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
Noise Margin: 6.1 dB 6.0 dB
Attainable Rate: 54050 kbits/s 18017 kbits/s
Actual Power: 14.5 dBm - 4.3 dBm
Per Band Status: D1 D2 D3 U0 U1 U2 U3
Line Attenuation(dB): 1.7 3.2 7.0 N/A 0.1 1.1 N/A
Signal Attenuation(dB): 1.6 3.3 7.0 N/A 0.0 0.1 N/A
Noise Margin(dB): 6.1 6.1 6.2 N/A 6.1 6.0 N/A
Total FECC: 0 0
Total ES: 0 0
Total SES: 0 0
Total LOSS: 0 0
Total UAS: 61 61
Total LPRS: 0 0
Total LOFS: 0 0
Total LOLS: 0 0
 
 
DS Channel1 DS Channel0 US Channel1 US Channel0
Speed (kbps): NA 53155 NA 18002
SRA Previous Speed: NA 0 NA 0
Previous Speed: NA 0 NA 0
Reed-Solomon EC: NA 0 NA 0
CRC Errors: NA 0 NA 0
Header Errors: NA 0 NA 0
Interleave (ms): NA 12.00 NA 5.00
Actual INP: NA 1.00 NA 0.10
 
Training Log : Stopped
Training Log Filename : flash:vdsllog.bin
 

Non-Bonding Mode (A2pv6F039t)

ovld1#show controllers vdsL 0/1/0
 
Controller VDSL 0/1/0 is UP
 
Daemon Status: UP
 
XTU-R (DS) XTU-C (US)
Chip Vendor ID: 'BDCM' 'BDCM'
Chip Vendor Specific: 0x0000 0xA41B
Chip Vendor Country: 0xB500 0xB500
Modem Vendor ID: 'CSCO' ' '
Modem Vendor Specific: 0x4602 0x0000
Modem Vendor Country: 0xB500 0x0000
Serial Number Near: FOC18086ML9 4451-X/K15.5(201603
Serial Number Far:
Modem Version Near: 15.5(20160330:092524
Modem Version Far: 0xa41b
 
Modem Status: TC Sync (Showtime!)
DSL Config Mode: AUTO
Trained Mode: G.993.2 (VDSL2) Profile 17a
 
TC Mode: PTM
Selftest Result: 0x00
DELT configuration: disabled
DELT state: not running
 
Failed full inits: 0
Short inits: 0
Failed short inits: 0
 
Modem FW Version: 4.14L.04
Modem PHY Version: A2pv6F039t.d26d
 
Line 0:
 
XTU-R (DS) XTU-C (US)
Trellis: ON ON
SRA: disabled disabled
SRA count: 0 0
Bit swap: enabled enabled
Bit swap count: 8 11
Line Attenuation: 1.4 dB 0.0 dB
Signal Attenuation: 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
Noise Margin: 20.1 dB 5.9 dB
Attainable Rate: 149291 kbits/s 59681 kbits/s
Actual Power: 14.5 dBm - 4.3 dBm
Per Band Status: D1 D2 D3 U0 U1 U2 U3
Line Attenuation(dB): 0.8 1.9 1.6 N/A 1.5 0.2 N/A
Signal Attenuation(dB): 0.8 1.9 1.6 N/A 0.9 0.0 N/A
Noise Margin(dB): 21.3 19.6 19.4 N/A 5.9 6.0 N/A
Total FECC: 93 0
Total ES: 0 0
Total SES: 0 0
Total LOSS: 0 0
Total UAS: 56 56
Total LPRS: 0 0
Total LOFS: 0 0
Total LOLS: 0 0
 
 
DS Channel1 DS Channel0 US Channel1 US Channel0
Speed (kbps): NA 100014 NA 59712
SRA Previous Speed: NA 0 NA 0
Previous Speed: NA 0 NA 0
Reed-Solomon EC: NA 93 NA 0
CRC Errors: NA 0 NA 0
Header Errors: NA 0 NA 0
Interleave (ms): NA 7.00 NA 0.00
Actual INP: NA 1.01 NA 0.00
 
Training Log : Stopped
Training Log Filename : flash:vdsllog.bin

Upgrading to a New Firmware Release

Refer to the Firmware Upgrade on xDSL NIMs section in below Cisco document: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/interfaces/NIM/software/configuration/guide/vdsl2-and-adsl2-nim.html#task_FBE6047C23094EDCBC46B3042DB32B11

Bonding Firmware A2pvbF039t

■Supported Features

■New and Changed Information

■Known Issues and Limitations

Supported Features

This section contains information about various features supported by firmware release A2pvbF039t:

■G.993.2 (VDSL2) protocol

■PTM and ATM mode

■Both Annex A and Annex B band plans

■Profiles supported: 8a/b/c/d, 12a/b and 17a (BCM6306 required)

■US0

■Diagnostics mode/DELT

■Bitswaps, SRA and SOS/ROC

■FEXT Equalized UPBO

■Dying Gasp

■INM

■G.INP (Framing Type 1)

■G.Vector

■Virtual Noise

■ADSL protocols

■G.992.5 (ADSL2+), G.992.3 (ADSL2) (BCM6306 required)

■ATM/PTM mode

■Annex A/L/M

■L2 power management

■Diagnostics mode/DELT

■Bitswaps and SRA

■G.INP (Framing Type 1)

■INM

■Virtual Noise

New and Changed Information

This section contains changes introduced with firmware release A2pvbF039t.

■Provide driver bit control to use AELEM of 0 in G.993.2 [FW-8509]

■Fix G.HS issues in G.992.[35] and G.993.2 bonding when there is no common modulation [FW-8520]

Known Issues and Limitations

■Support BCM63168/268D0 chip only

■G.INP supports DTU framing type 1 only

Non-bonding firmware A2pv6F039t

■Supported Features

■New and Changed Information

■Known Issues and Limitations

Supported Features

This section contains information about various features supported by firmware release A2pv6F039t

■G.993.2 (VDSL2) protocol.

■PTM and ATM mode

■Annex A and Annex B band plans

■Profiles supported: 8a/b/c/d, 12a/b, 17a and 30a (BCM6306 required)

■US0

■Diagnostics mode/DELT

■Bitswaps, SRA and SOS/ROC

■FEXT Equalized UPBO

■Dying Gasp

■INM

■PhyR and G.INP (Framing Type 1)

■SRA/SoS+G.INP

■G.vector and G.vector friendly mode (G.993.2 Annex Y)

■Virtual Noise

■Alternate Electrical Length Measurement

■ADSL protocols

■G.992.5 (ADSL2+), G.992.3 (ADSL2), G.992.2 (G.LITE), G.992.1 (G.DMT), ANSI T1.413

■ATM/PTM mode

■Annex A/L/M

■L2 power management

■Diagnostics mode/DELT

■Bitswaps and SRA

■INM

■PhyR and G.INP (Framing Type 1)

■SRA+G.INP

■Virtual Noise

New and Changed Information

This section contains changes introduced with firmware release A2pv6F039t.

■Improve G.992.1 Showtime Stability against ALU 7350 [FW-8502]

■Provide driver bit control to use AELEM of 0 in G.993.2 [FW-8509]

■Remove the CPE side work around for US PSD against NVLT-D to avoid no-connects in G.993.2 [FW-8471]

Known Issues and Limitations

■ANSI T1.413 is not supported with AFE A.12.40

■G.INP supports DTU framing type 1 only

■G.993.2 ATM mode testing is limited due to lack of DSLAM support

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