Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release Notes for Release 2.1

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Components

Table 4 lists the components of the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile solution.

Cisco Connected Stadium Configuration Requirements

The Cisco Connected Stadium solution must be configured to support Cisco StadiumVision Mobile, including:

• Routing to explicitly permit Cisco StadiumVision Mobile announcements over multicast,
  Cisco StadiumVision Mobile video sessions and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile data sessions.
• Rendezvous Points (RPs) to enable the delivery of Cisco StadiumVision Mobile multicast streams to Wi-Fi endpoints.
• Access Control Lists (ACLs) to limit the propagation of unwanted (e.g., IPv6) and client-generated multicast streams.

Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi Requirements

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile requires a Connected Stadium Wi-Fi network for transport. Please visit www.cisco.com/go/sports for additional information. Cisco AS personnel and qualified partners can also find information on ciscoet.com.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Video Encoder Support

Cisco AnyRes Live Encoder

Table 5 shows the Cisco AnyRes Live encoder releases that correspond to specific hardware and qualified firmware versions.

Note Beginning with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.1, the Cisco AnyRes Live 9400 is the recommended video encoder for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile.

Refer to the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Design and Implementation Guide (contact your Cisco representative) for details on upgrading the Cisco AnyRes Live encoder firmware.

Cisco AnyRes Live Encoder Setup

For the initial setup, the Cisco AnyRes Live encoder will need to have the IP address set as well as have the firewall disabled. The encoder does not ship with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile presets. To set the presets, you need to obtain a StadiumVision Mobile configuration file from your Cisco Systems sales representative. Refer to the Cisco AnyRes Live User Guide that ships with the encoder for installation and configuration procedures. Also see the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Design and Implementation Guide that is available through your Cisco Systems sales representative.

Elemental Encoder

Table 6 shows the Elemental encoder releases that correspond to specific hardware and qualified firmware versions.

Refer to the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Design and Implementation Guide (contact your Cisco representative) for details on upgrading the Elemental encoder firmware.

Note Cisco StadiumVision Mobile uses a special Elemental software release. Do not upgrade the software with every new Elemental release. The Cisco StadiumVision Mobile release has a low latency feature (relative to the standard Elemental release) and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile presets.

Elemental Encoder Setup

The Elemental Technologies encoder ships with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile presets. For the initial setup, the Elemental encoder will need to have the IP address set as well as have the firewall disabled. Refer to the Elemental Live User Guide that ships with the encoder for installation and configuration procedures. Also see the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Design and Implementation Guide that is available through your Cisco Systems sales representative.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Audio Encoder Support

Table 7 shows the Telos ProStream audio encoder releases that correspond to specific hardware and qualified firmware versions.

Telos ProStream Encoder Setup

The Telos ProStream encoder ships with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile presets. Refer to the Telos ProStream Audio Encoder User Manual that ships with the encoder for installation and configuration procedures.

Browser and Flash Player Support for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer

You can use an Apple Mac, Microsoft Windows PC, or an Apple iPad to access the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer configuration and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter marketing and support data. The StadiumVision Reporter configuration Text User Interface (TUI) can be accessed by any SSH client, or by physical console access. Table 8 describes the method of access.

Browser Support

Table 9 describes the browser software versions that have been tested with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.

Note Unless specifically identified as unsupported, other browser versions might work, but their compatibility with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile cannot be assured.

Flash Support

To remotely access the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) on a Cisco UCS C220 server for the software installation, your computer must meet the minimum requirements:

• Java 1.6 or later
• HTTP and HTTPS enabled
• Adobe Flash Player 10 or later

Note For additional information, refer to the Cisco UCS C-Series GUI Configuration Guide for specific release information available at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/ucs-c-series-integrated-management-controller/products-installation-and-configuration-guides-list.html

Prime Infrastructure Tested with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile

Table 10 describes the Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) releases that have been tested with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter.

Note Unless specifically identified as unsupported, other releases might work, but their compatibility with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter cannot be assured.

Wireless LAN Controllers Tested with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile

Table 11 describes the Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) releases that have been tested with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile.

Note Unless specifically identified as unsupported, other releases might work, but their compatibility with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile cannot be assured.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Server Support

Table 12 describes the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile server hardware and software supported in
Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.

Note For more information about verifying and upgrading the Cisco UCS Server firmware, see the Confirming the CIMC Firmware Version.

VMware vSphere ESX Tested Versions for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1 has been tested with vSphere Client version 5.1.0, build 786111 and VMWare vCenter Server version 5.1.0, build 947673. Cisco StadiumVision Mobile is supported on all versions of vSphere 5.1 and 5.5.

Note Any VMware license that does not allow your virtual machine to be set to the minimum requirements described in Table 1 and Table 2 of the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer Installation and Upgrade Guide is not supported, read more at:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/Sports_Entertainment/StadiumVision/Mobile/software/installation/guide/2_1/stadiumvision_mobile_installation_guide.html

New Product IDs in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1 and Later

Beginning with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1 the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile software and hardware licenses are unbundled. This allows you to purchase hardware separately for the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer and install Cisco StadiumVision Mobile software in a virtual environment. Table 13 lists the new product IDs.

Devices Tested with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile

Table 14 lists the devices that have been tested with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.0 and 2.1.1. It also provides the device model number, operating system (OS) version, and overall test result.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK

This section summarizes the new feature, changes, and enhancements in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK Release 2.1.1.

Mobile Operating System Support

Table 15 describes the mobile operating system versions supported by the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK.

Note The Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK is made available by special agreement. Contact your Cisco Systems representative for more information.

SDK Enhancements and Changes

• The readme text files contained in the SDK downloads have been updated.
• Conditional playback is a feature that detects video quality and determines whether or not to stream video to mobile devices. While conditional playback is an available feature, we recommend contacting your Cisco representative for more information prior to using it.
• The Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK Programmer’s Guide has moved to Cisco DevNet. The content from the guide is divided into separate guides, one for each operating system (Android, iOS, and Windows).

– Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Android Guide

– Cisco StadiumVision Mobile iOS Guide

– Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Windows Guide

For additional information or to visit the Cisco DevNet site, go to:

https://developer.cisco.com/site/svm/

• Visit the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Community to start a discussion or ask a SDK question. Log in to follow, share, and participate in this community at:

https://communities.cisco.com/community/developer/stadiumvision-mobile

Apple iOS

• Removes the previous requirement to change the Position Independent Executable (PIE) setting to Yes. As of Release 2.1.1, changing the PIE setting is no longer required.
• Fully qualified to work with Apple iOS8 and iOS9.
• Adds support for Xcode 7x and later. Other Xcode versions might work, but their compatibility with Cisco StadiumVision Mobile cannot be assured.
• Enables bitcode in Xcode 7 by default. In order for the Sample app to compile correctly the default bitcode setting must be changed to No. For additional information, go to:

https://developer.cisco.com/site/svm/documents/ ios-guide/svm_ios_docs/

Google Android

• Adds the "isSVMSupported()" api method to the Android SDK. This method returns FALSE when a device is not supported by SVM.
• Fully qualified to work with Google Android 6.0.

Windows Phone

• Adds enhanced Forward Error Correction (FEC) capability for Windows Phone.
• Provides the ability to debug the Windows Demo app by using an internally generated log file (logfile.txt) that is copied to the Video folder on the mobile device when the app shuts down. The log file can be accessed after exiting the app by attaching the Windows Phone to your computer using a USB cable. For additional information, go to:

https://developer.cisco.com/site/svm/documents/svm-windows-guide/

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.1 introduces the following new features and enhancements on the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer:

• In the TUI, Server Administration > Set Up Automatic Data Archive option has been removed.
• In the TUI, the EVS C-Cast text has been updated to specify support for version 2.x.
• The stream timeout value increased to twice the protection period if a value is not specified in the session. This change replaces the 1.5 second default value.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK

This section summarizes the new features in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK Release 2.1.0.

SDK API Enhancements

• Support for configurable multicast groups for service announcements (default is 239.100.255.255).
• Improved error handling/notification for large files that cannot be sent or received.
• Modified IGMP handling of IGMP Membership Report Group (MRG) and IGMP Leave Group (LG) messages for Apple iOS and Google Android for improved performance.
• Support for Google Android 5.0 and 5.1.
• Support for Windows Phone 8.1.
• Bundling of Doxygen API reference documentation with the SDK.
• Support added for iOS 64bit.

SDK for Apple iOS

• The Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK for Apple iOS does not include two files ("libvoCTS.a" and "voVidDec.dat") that were included in previous releases. The two files are no longer required in Release 2.1.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.0 introduces the following new features and enhancements on the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer:

• Improved Forward Error Correction (FEC) capability.
• Improved loss protection for small (1- to 10,000-byte) data objects.
• Support for unicast IP addressing for Source IP address on audio channel sessions.
• Support for the following service announcement enhancements:

– Compressed service announcements

Compression is enabled by default in new installations of Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer Release 2.1.0, and for upgrades it leaves the current setting unchanged.

– Configurable multicast groups for service announcements (default is 239.100.255.255)

Note Re-configuration of multicast groups requires SNE TAC account access. Contact Cisco Technical Support for more information.

– Improved handling of service announcements to decrease drops

User Interface Changes

The following UI changes were made in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.0:

• Default Configuration Panel

– Removed the following statistics options from the Statistics Upload section:

Client Stats Sample Interval(s)

Client Stats Upload Interval(s)

Streamer Stats Upload Interval(s)

– Added Protection options for Audio and File sessions.

– Changed range values for Protection Window (ms) for all session types: Video, Data, Audio, and File.

– Changed range values for Protection Amount (%) from 10-1000% to 10-100% for Data and File session types.

– Added support for the enhanced Protection Algorithm option (basic and enhanced options available).

• Session Edit Screen

– Removed the Go back button.

– Renamed the Update button to Apply for saving changes.

– Added support for the enhanced Protection Algorithm option (basic and enhanced options available).

• Streaming Sessions Panel

– Renamed the “Number” label to “Id.”

Upgrade Paths

Table 16 shows the supported upgrade paths for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer. Be sure to refer to Table 17 for SDK Compatibility with Streamer and Reporter.

Note Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter build 2.0.1-1 is the only supported build for Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1. If you are using Reporter build 2.0.0-365, you must upgrade to 2.0.1-1.

SDK Compatibility with Streamer and Reporter

Table 17 describes the supported SVM Streamer and Reporter versions supported by the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK. Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK 2.1.1 requires the in-venue SVM Streamer to also be running 2.1.1. The Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK Release 2.1.0 is not compatible with Cisco StadiumVision Streamer 2.0.

Note It is important that the release of any mobile app that is using SDK 2.1 be aligned with the server upgrade schedule at its targeted venue. Careful upgrade planning is required because customer apps running SDK 1.3 are not supported on Cisco SVM Streamer 2.1.

Consider the following best practice to account for any application that may be based on SVM SDK 1.3. Please keep in mind that apps based on SVM SDK 1.3 are not supported on Cisco SVM Streamer 2.1.

1. Create a unique triplet in Streamer so that the 1.3 clients do not receive the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile service. By changing the triplet, a triplet mismatch is forced and as a result the service to 1.3 clients is blocked.

2. Coordinate the rebuild of the SVM-based app using the new triplet and app store posting of the app with the SVM Streamer upgrade.

Apps developed with SDK 2.0 are compatible with SVM Streamer 2.1, however these apps are unable to decode streams which are configured with the enhanced FEC option. This FEC option should be used only where the SDK 2.1 has been deployed.

Installation and Upgrade Files

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile software is provided in the form of ISO files. ISO files are packaged images that are available in two versions:

• An ISO full image—The full ISO file is to be installed only on brand new Cisco StadiumVision Mobile servers that have no prior Cisco StadiumVision Mobile software version installed.
• An ISO upgrade image—The upgrade ISO file is built for processing using the Software Manager.

Note After performing a fresh installation, be sure to reboot the Streamer or restart the Streamer service.

For upgrade instructions using the web browser UI, see the “Using the Software Manager to Upgrade Cisco StadiumVision Reporter Software” module in the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer Installation and Upgrade Guide available at:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/Sports_Entertainment/StadiumVision/Mobile/software/installation/guide/2_1/stadiumvision_mobile_installation_guide/manage_software_upgrade_svm.html

NTP Server Configuration

If you are running Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer or Reporter as a leaf node in a NTP network (as most are) then you should remove the undisciplined local clock to avoid having two clock sources. To remove the undisciplined local clock, change /etc/ntp.conf using the TUI (Main Menu > System Settings > Date and Time Settings > Modify NTP configuration file).

Delete the following section to remove the undisciplined clock:

Note Remove the undisciplined local clock on any new installation or upgrade that sets an NTP server.

Confirming the CIMC Firmware Version

When installing Cisco StadiumVision Mobile on a Cisco UCS C220 server, refer to “ Appendix A: CIMC Configuration and Firmware Upgrade Guidelines on the Cisco UCS C220 Server ” in the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer Installation and Upgrade Guide to verify the CIMC firmware version prior to installation.

Installation Requirements for Licensing Compliance

To maintain software licensing compliance, Cisco StadiumVision Mobile servers must be installed in the following manner:

• The Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter or Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer server is installed in a data center or in an enterprise data closet.

Open Defects in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.1

This section lists the open defects for the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.1. All defects that are open in prior Cisco StadiumVisionMobile releases and not listed as resolved remain open in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.1.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK

CSCuv74647—Android SDK does not report when an invalid or missing VisualOn license file is included in the project.

Symptom Applications built using the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK for Android fail to play video when a channel is selected.

Workaround Include the VisualOn license file (voVidDec.dat) from the current SVM SDK in the project assets directory.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer

CSCuw98141—Streamer crashes when audio channels are misconfigured.

Symptom The Streamer crashes when two audio channels use the same source input.

Workaround If a crash occurs, stop the offending channels and then restart the Streamer.

Resolved Defects in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.1

Table 18 lists the defects that are resolved in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.1.

Open Defects in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.0

This section lists the open defects for the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.0. All defects that are open in prior Cisco StadiumVisionMobile releases and not listed as resolved remain open in Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release 2.1.0.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter

Note Please refer to the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Release Notes for Release 2.0 for additional defects documented as open available at:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/Sports_Entertainment/StadiumVision/Mobile/release/notes/2_0/SV_Mobile_Relnotes_2_0.html

CSCuu60477—Reporter-video viewers chart should only display video session info.

Symptom Reporter-video viewers chart should only display video session information.

Conditions The following steps recreate the conditions when this defect occurs:

1. Install reporter 2.0-365.

2. Upload event schedule and run the event.

3. Tune one client to data channel.

4. Tune one client to file channel.

5. Tune one client to audio channel.

6. Tune one client to video channel.

7. Log into marketing chart.

8. Navigate to Live Report "unique Video Viewers".

9. Check channels represented in the bar graph.

Expected Result

Only the video channel is expected to display on the charts.

Actual Result

Data, audio, and file channels show up in bar graph in addition to video.

CSCuu56333—Reporter does not work with PI-2.2.1.

Symptom Reporter does not work with 2.2.1 PI as expected.

Conditions The following steps recreate the conditions when this defect occurs:

1. Install Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter Release 2.0.0-365.

2. Configure PI from the TUI as explained in the user documentation.

3. Upload the event schedule on the reporter and run the events.

4. Log into the Reporter as a marketing user.

5. Check if the "Concurrent wifi Clients" chart displays data.

Expected Result

Concurrent wifi chart should display the clients connected to the Wi-Fi.

Actual Result

The chart display zero clients.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK

CSCuu45287—Window demo app: Going back and forth causes the default triplet be loaded.

Symptom When going back and forth in the Windows app, the default triplet is loaded.

Workaround Upgrade the Window demo app to v2.1.0-3817.

CSCuu45147—Customer App: Sometimes when viewing a video, the screen goes black.

Symptom When viewing a video using the customer application, the screen goes black sometimes.

Workaround Restart the app.

CSCuu45081—When the device goes out of network range the Windows demo app exits.

Symptom When the mobile device goes out of network range, the Windows demo app exits.

Workaround Stay within the wireless range.

CSCuu45063—Windows demo app: Video clip stutters.

Symptom The video clip stutters in the Windows demo app.

Workaround Exit the Windows demo app and start over.

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer

CSCuu35782—Wrong data when multiple sessions for the same file initiated.

Symptom Clients report wrong data when multiple sessions for the same file is initiated.

Conditions The following steps recreate the conditions when this defect occurs:

1. Upload event schedule on the reporter and run the events on iOS and Android clients.

2. Upload the AP Names csv file with the AP info to the reporter.

3. Make sure there are clients connected to the Wi-Fi.

4. On the client, try to initiate multiple sessions by clicking on the same file channel.

5. Download the "Client sessions" report and check if multiple sessions are initiated every time and the session time.

Expected Result

iOS and Android clients should report the sessions separately with correct time for each session. It should close one session and reopen another one when user initiates the session for a second time for the same file channel.

Actual Result

At times, iOS and Android clients report the session time incorrectly.

Workaround There is no workaround.

Cisco StadiumVision Documentation Go URL

For more information about Cisco StadiumVision hardware and software installation, configuration, and operation, see the Cisco StadiumVision documentation available on Cisco.com at:

www.cisco.com/go/stadiumvisiondocs

Release-Specific Documents

For more information about Cisco StadiumVision Mobile hardware and software installation, configuration, and operation, see the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile documentation available on Cisco.com at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11274/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Documents

The following documents are available at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11274/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

• Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter and Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer Installation and Upgrade Guide
• Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Reporter Administration Guide
• Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Streamer Administration Guide

Beginning with Release 2.1.1, the following documents are available on the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile (SVM) SDK DevNet site at:

https://developer.cisco.com/site/svm/

• Cisco StadiumVision Mobile SDK Guides —These guides describe how to use the library elements provided in the SDK (Software Development Kit) to create a venue application for mobile devices that accesses the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile feeds.

– Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Android Guide

– Cisco StadiumVision Mobile iOS Guide

– Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Windows Guide

For information about the specific configuration requirements, see the Cisco StadiumVision Mobile Design and Implementation Guide that is available through your Cisco Systems sales representative.

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Cisco StadiumVision Documentation Team Email Contact Information

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