Configure Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line Firmware on the Cisco 800 Series Router

Introduction

This document describes how to upgrade Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) firmware on Cisco 800 Series Router.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you check the Release Notes of your firmware version before you complete this upgrade procedure.

Components Used

The information in this document is based on a Cisco 897VAB Router. However, this document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Configure

Note: Use the Command Lookup Tool (registered customers only) in order to obtain more information on the commands used in this section.

Determine the Current Firmware Version on the Router

Enter the show controller vdsl command in order to determine the version of firmware currently on your Cisco 800 Series Router. Look for the output entries shown in bold in this example output:

Router# show controller vdsl 0
Controller VDSL 0 is UP
 
Daemon Status: Up
 
XTU-R (DS) XTU-C (US)
Chip Vendor ID: 'BDCM' 'BDCM'
Chip Vendor Specific: 0x0000 0xA31E
Chip Vendor Country: 0xB500 0xB500
Modem Vendor ID: 'CSCO' ' '
Modem Vendor Specific: 0x4602 0x0000
Modem Vendor Country: 0xB500 0x0000
Serial Number Near: FHK144672GQ 886VA-K 15.2(4)M
Serial Number Far:
Modem Version Near: 15.2(4)M
Modem Version Far: 0xa31e
 
Modem Status: TC Sync (Showtime!)
DSL Config Mode: AUTO
Trained Mode: G.992.5 (ADSL2+) Annex J
TC Mode: ATM
Selftest Result: 0x00
DELT configuration: disabled
DELT state: not running
Trellis: ON ON
SRA: disabled disabled
SRA count: 0 0
Bit swap: enabled enabled
Bit swap count: 0 1
Line Attenuation: 0.0 dB 4.9 dB
Signal Attenuation: 3.3 dB 4.4 dB
Noise Margin: 9.8 dB 6.3 dB
Attainable Rate: 26332 kbits/s 2952 kbits/s
Actual Power: 7.1 dBm 11.9 dBm
Total FECC: 0 0
Total ES: 9721 42
Total SES: 9714 4
Total LOSS: 1086 0
Total UAS: 2670101 2670101
Total LPRS: 0 0
Total LOFS: 8342 0
Total LOLS: 0 0
 
Full inits: 2511
Failed full inits: 815
Short inits: 174
Failed short inits: 1353
 
Firmware Source File Name (version)
-------- --------- ------------------
VDSL user config flash:VA_A_39h_B_38h3_24h_j.bin (10)
 
Modem FW Version: 140305_1531-4.02L.03.B2pvC038h3_J.d24h
Modem PHY Version: B2pvC038h3_J.d24h
Vendor Version: Bpv38h3.24h 68
 
DS Channel1 DS Channel0 US Channel1 US Channel0
Speed (kbps): 0 25346 0 2832
SRA Previous Speed: 0 0 0 0
Previous Speed: 0 25866 0 1264
Total Cells: 0 35481077 0 3942410
User Cells: 0 0 0 0
Reed-Solomon EC: 0 0 0 0
CRC Errors: 0 220155 0 0
Header Errors: 0 0 0 0
Interleave (ms): 0.00 0.08 0.00 11.11
Actual INP: 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.69
 
Training Log: Stopped
Training Log Filename: flash:vdsllog.bin

Note: The default firmware is placed in flash:/firmware/<filename>. If no firmware path is given under the VDSL controller, and either the VDSL controller is reset (shut/ no-shut) or the router is reloaded; the VDSL controller takes this default firmware. Do not delete the base firmware from flash:/firmware/<filename>.

Upgrade the VDSL Firmware

1. Download the new VDSL2 firmware from the Cisco.com Software Center.
2. Choose Routers > Branch Routers > Cisco 800 Series Routers > Cisco 887V Integrated Services Router > Very High Bitrate DSL (VDSL) Firmware.
3. Copy the firmware to a designated location. For example, router flash, or a TFTP server.

   This example shows how to copy the VDSL2 firmware from a TFTP server at 10.76.76.160 to the router flash:

   Router#copy tftp flash:
   Address or name of remote host []? 10.76.76.160 [Addres of the TFTP Server]
   Source filename []? vdsl_bond.bin_39p1 [Name of the downloaded VDSL Firmware]
   Destination filename [vdsl_bond.bin_39p1]? [Name of the VDSL firmware on the router flash]

   Alternatively, you can enter the copy ftp://usernamepassword@TFTP-Server-IPAddress flash:VDSL-Firmware-Name command. This output provides an example:

   Router#copy ftp://test:test@10.76.76.160 flash:vdsl_bond.bin_39p1
   
   Source filename []? vdsl_bond.bin_39p1
   Destination filename [vdsl_bond.bin_39p1]?
   Accessing ftp://test:test@10.76.76.160/vdsl_bond.bin_39p1...
   Loading vdsl_bond.bin_39p1 !!!!!!!!!!!
   [OK - 2660422/4096 bytes]

4. Configure the router to load the new VDSL2 firmware from a designated location.

   Router#conf t
   Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
   Router(config)#controller vdsl 0
   Router(config-controller)#firmware filename ?
   
   archive: Download fw file name
   cns: Download fw file name
   flash: Download fw file name
   ftp: Download fw file name
   http: Download fw file name
   https: Download fw file name
   null: Download fw file name
   nvram: Download fw file name
   rcp: Download fw file name
   scp: Download fw file name
   system: Download fw file name
   tar: Download fw file name
   tftp: Download fw file name
   tmpsys: Download fw file name
   xmodem: Download fw file name
   ymodem: Download fw file name
   
   Router(config-controller)#firmware filename flash:vdsl_bond.bin_39p1

5. Restart the controller interface for the new firmware to take affect:

   Router#conf t
   Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
   Router(config)#controller vdsl 0
   Router(config-controller)#shut
   Router(config-controller)#no shut
   Router(config-controller)#end

Verify

Use this section to confirm that your configuration works properly.

The Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only) supports certain show commands. Use the Output Interpreter Tool in order to view an analysis of show command output.

Router#show controller vdsl 0
Controller VDSL 0 is DOWN

Daemon Status:           Establishing Link

                        XTU-R (DS)              XTU-C (US)
Chip Vendor ID:         'BDCM'                   'BDCM'
Chip Vendor Specific:   0x0000                   0xA39A
Chip Vendor Country:    0xB500                   0xB500
Modem Vendor ID:        'CSCO'                   'BDCM'
Modem Vendor Specific:  0x4602                   0xA39A
Modem Vendor Country:   0xB500                   0xB500
Serial Number Near:    FGL18212393 C897VAB- 15.4(201503
Serial Number Far:
Modem Version Near:    15.4(20150325:160033) [ragvasud
Modem Version Far:     0xa39a

Modem Status:          Unknown

DSL Config Mode:         ADSL2+
Trained Mode:

TC Mode:                 UNKNOWN
Selftest Result:         0x00
DELT configuration:      disabled
DELT state:              not running
Bonded Status:           PTM Bonded<
Number of Ports:         2
Port ID:                 0               1
Link Status:             DOWN            DOWN
Aggr US Rate(kbps):      0
Aggr DS Rate(kbps):      0

Full inits:             3
Failed full inits:      14
Short inits:            2
Failed short inits:     2

Firmware        Source          File Name
--------        ------          ----------
VDSL            user config     flash:vdsl_bond.bin_39p1

Modem FW  Version:      4.14L.04
Modem PHY Version:      A2pv6F039p1.d24m

Line:

                        XTU-R (DS)              XTU-C (US)
Trellis:                 OFF                      OFF
SRA:                     disabled                disabled
 SRA count:              0                       0
Bit swap:                enabled                 enabled

Training Log :  Stopped
Training Log Filename : flash:vdsllog.bin

Troubleshoot

There is currently no specific troubleshooting information available for this configuration.