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This document describes the features and caveats for all releases in the Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4SQ train for the Cisco RF Gateway 10 (RFGW-10) that supports the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card and the Cisco Supervisor Engine 7-E.
To download and upgrade to the new ROMMON image for the Cisco RFGW-X45-SUP7-E, see the ROMMON Release Notes for ROMMON Release Notes for Supervisor Engine 7-E on the Cisco RF Gateway 10 at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/cable/rf_gateway/release/notes/ROMMOM_RN_RFGW10_SUP7E.html.
Cisco recommends that you view the field notices for this release to see if your software or hardware platforms are affected. If you have an account on Cisco.com, you can find field notices at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_products_field_notice_summary.html.
The Cisco RFGW-10 is a carrier-class Universal Edge QAM (UEQAM) platform that offers concurrent support for standard and high-definition digital broadcast television, Switched Digital Video (SDV), Video on Demand (VoD), and DOCSIS/Modular CMTS services. It is a chassis-based product based on open standards with superior performance, capacity, power consumption, ease of management, and scalability. All components of the Cisco RFGW-10 are designed for high availability, including dual Supervisor and Ethernet switching line cards, 1:N Universal Edge QAM line cards, dual timing, communication and control (TCC) line cards, dual load balancing and load sharing DC PEMs and integrated RF switching modules.
The Cisco RFGW-10 is a centralized switching architecture leveraged from the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series switches. The Cisco RFGW-10 is a 13-rack unit, modular chassis designed for providing front-to-back airflow and system-level redundancy. All chassis components are hot-swappable and redundant. The chassis supports “wire-once” cabling for RF line cards and an integrated dual-zone RF switch matrix. The Supervisor Engine 7-E provides robust Layer 2 to Layer 4 switching with up to 848 Gbps, and up to 250 Mbps packet throughput
This section describes the system requirements for Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4SQ series and includes the following sections:
Table 1 provides information on the hardware supported on the Cisco RFGW-10 for Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4SQ.
PID |
Description |
---|---|
Cisco RFGW Chassis |
|
RFGW-10 |
Chassis with the following slots: 2 Supervisor, 10 RF line card, two TCC, and 12 RFGW-10-RFSW (RF switch card) slots. Also includes the RFGW-10 fan assembly and front panel display (FPD) |
Cisco RFGW Series Supervisors |
|
RFGW-X45-SUP7-E |
Cisco RFGW Supervisor 7-E, 4xSFP+ (10/1GE) (primary) |
RFGW-X45-SUP7-E= |
Cisco RFGW Supervisor 7-E, 4xSFP+ (10/1GE) (spare) |
Cisco RFGW Series TCC Cards |
|
RFGW-TCC1 |
RFGW timing, communication, and control card v.04 or higher |
RFGW-TCC1= |
RFGW timing, communication, and control card v.04 or higher (spare) |
Cisco RFGW Series Line Cards |
|
RFGW-DS384 |
RFGW universal downstream EQAM card, 8 RF ports, 384 QAMs |
RFGW-DS384= |
RFGW universal downstream EQAM card, 8 RF ports, 384 QAMs (spare) |
RFGW-DS48 |
RFGW Universal Downstream EQAM Card, 48 QAMs |
RFGW-DS48= |
RFGW Universal Downstream EQAM Card, 48 QAMs (spare) |
RFGW-DS48-1G |
RFGW Universal Downstream EQAM card, 48 QAMs, 1 GHz |
RFGW-DS48-1G= |
RFGW Universal Downstream EQAM card, 48 QAMs, 1 GHz (spare) |
RFGW-DS48-1G-BUN |
RFGW Universal Downstream EQAM Card 48 QAMs 1G |
Cisco RFGW Series RF Switch Cards |
|
RFGW-10RFSW1= |
RFGW RF switch v1 (spare) |
Cisco RFGW Series PEM Options |
|
RFGW-10-PWR-DC |
RFGW DC PEM with monitoring v1 |
RFGW-10-PWR-DC1= |
RFGW DC PEM with monitoring v1 (spare) |
Cisco RFGW Series Supervisor Memory Options |
|
SD-X45-2GB-E |
Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card for Sup7-E |
SD-X45-2GB-E= |
Catalyst 4500 2GB SD Memory Card for Sup7-E (spare) |
USB-X45-4GB-E |
Catalyst 4500 4GB USB device for Sup7-E |
USB-X45-4GB-E= |
Catalyst 4500 4GB USB device for Sup7-E (spare) |
Cisco RFGW Series Transceiver Modules |
|
SFP-GE-T |
1000BASE-T SFP (NEBS 3 ESD) (100 m on Cat5 UTP) |
SFP-GE-S |
1000BASE-SX short wavelength; with DOM (550 m on MMF) |
SFP-GE-L |
1000BASE-LX/LH long wavelength; with DOM (10 km on SMF) |
SFP-10G-SR |
10GBASE-SR SFP Module |
SFP-10G-LR |
10GBASE-LR SFP Module |
|
1 Gbps Optical SFP Modules |
Note | The Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4SQ train does not support Cisco RFGW-X4516-10GE, the Cisco RFGW Supervisor V-10GE. |
Supported Software |
Minimum Release |
Latest Release |
---|---|---|
Cisco IOS-XE Release |
3.2.0SQ |
3.4.1SQ |
ROMMON Release |
15.0(1r)SQ(315) |
15.0(1r)SQ(315) |
For more information on ROMMON, see the ROMMON Release Notes for Supervisor Engine 7-E on the Cisco RF Gateway 10 at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/cable/rf_gateway/release/notes/ROMMOM_RN_RFGW10_SUP7E.html
Compatible Software |
Latest Release |
---|---|
Video Sessions Resource Manager (VSRM) |
3.1.0-256 |
Cisco License Manager (CLM) |
3.2.6 |
Cisco RF Gateway 10 Remote Provisioning Utility (RPU-10) |
1.0 |
To determine the version of Cisco IOS-XE software running on the Cisco RFGW-10 platform, log in to the platform and enter the show version EXEC command.
Below is an example of the output from the show version command:
Router#show version Cisco IOS Software, IOS-XE Software, RFGW-10 Software (rfgwk10-ENTSERVICESK9-M), Version 3.4.0SQ Copyright (c) 1986-2014 by Cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Wed 25-Jun-14 02:38 by prod_rel_team Cisco IOS-XE software, Copyright (c) 2002-2010, 2012 by Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Certain components of Cisco IOS-XE software are licensed under the GNU General Public License ("GPL") Version 2.0. The software code licensed under GPL Version 2.0 is free software that comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. You can redistribute and/or modify such GPL code under the terms of GPL Version 2.0. (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html) For more details, see the documentation or "License Notice" file accompanying the IOS-XE software, or the applicable URL provided on the flyer accompanying the IOS-XE software. Image text-base: 0x100A6B54, data-base: 0x142B8750 ROM: 15.0(1r)SQ(315) Joe Revision 10, Snowtrooper Revision 0x0.0x116 RFGW10-SS1 uptime is 1 hour, 7 minutes Uptime for this control processor is 1 hour, 8 minutes System returned to ROM by reload at 00:28:19 EDT Thu Jul 4 2013 System restarted at 00:30:35 EDT Thu Jul 4 2013 System image file is "tftp://192.168.0.40/builds/rfgwk10-ss1" Last reload reason: Admin reload CLI This product contains cryptographic features and is subject to United States and local country laws governing import, export, transfer and use. Delivery of Cisco cryptographic products does not imply third-party authority to import, export, distribute or use encryption. Importers, exporters, distributors and users are responsible for compliance with U.S. and local country laws. By using this product you agree to comply with applicable laws and regulations. If you are unable to comply with U.S. and local laws, return this product immediately. A summary of U.S. laws governing Cisco cryptographic products may be found at: http://www.cisco.com/wwl/export/crypto/tool/stqrg.html If you require further assistance please contact us by sending email to export@cisco.com. cisco Cable-RFGW (MPC8572) processor (revision 10) with 2097152K/16384K bytes of memory. Processor board ID NWG153905MA MPC8572 CPU at 1.5GHz, Supervisor 7 Last reset from Reload 1 Virtual Ethernet interface 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 16 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces 511K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. Configuration register is 0x2012
These sections list the new and existing hardware and software features supported by the Cisco RFGW-10:
There are no new hardware features for Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ.
This section describes the new software features supported in the Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ.
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ, for Annex A with 6 MHz offset, the Cisco RFGW-10 supports a maximum of 1024 downstream channels per line card, where a maximum of 384 QAMs as pilots and a maximum of 640 QAMs as replicate. The cable downstream annex command was modified.
For more details, see the Video on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 Line Card guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ, PowerKey scrambling supports both DES and CSA encryption algorithms. The cable linecard encryption command is modified to add the csa optional key word to configure PowerKey with CSA algorithm.
For more details, see the Video on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 Line Card guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html
In DVB-CSA scrambling, the signals is encrypted using a 128-bit key (Control Word). Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ, the extended control word for CSA encryption can be enabled for additional security, on a line card that supports DVB scrambling. The dvb-conform command in the dvb-conform (config-dvb) mode is introduced to enable or disable the extended control word generation.
For more details, see the Video on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 Line Card guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ, an evaluation license is shipped for PowerKEY and Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) with the Cisco DS-384 line card. This license is valid for 60 days. We recommend that you reserve it for emergency operations.
For more information, see the Software License Activation for Cisco RF Gateway 10 Line Cards document at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/license/rfgw_license.html
The Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 linecard is capable of only enforcing one scrambling encryption, either PowerKey or DVB. Effective from Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ, the Java Conditional Access System (JCAS) Narrow Cast Encryption (NCE) feature enables PowerKey and DVB encryption simultaneously on a single line card. This dual encryption on line cards is implemented using the cable linecard encryption command. You can use only the CSA encryption algorithm with the JCAS NCE feature.
For more details, see the Video on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 Line Card guide at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw_scg/rfgw10_video.html
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ, the Cisco RF Gateway-10 supports non-unique transport stream ID (TSID). You can configure non-unique TSIDs for the broadcast channels without configuring the serving area or original network ID (ONID) at the port. You can configure the same TSID for the QAM channels for the following sessions:
• DEPI QAM
• Video remote ERMI
• DVB local encrypt or remote GQI encrypt
• Video local or video remote GQI
For more information, see the RFGW-10 Video document at the following URL:
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ, the following two DTI server types are available. By default, symmetricom is configured.
For more information, see the RFGW-10 DTI Client document at the following URL:
There are no new hardware features for Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ.
This section describes the new software features supported in the Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ.
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ, for Annex B, the Cisco RFGW-10 supports a maximum of 1024 downstream channels per line card, where a maximum of 384 QAMs as pilots and a maximum of 640 QAMs as replicate.
For Annex A, the Cisco RFGW-10 supports a maximum of 768 downstream channels per line card, where a maximum of 288 as pilot and 480 as replicate.
For more information, see the RFGW-10 Video document at the following URL:
Broadcast Digital Video (BDV) sessions are Multicast MPTSs. Typically, the User-defined Mapping or Session-based Signaling is used. It is typically cloned to multiple QAM channels due to its broadcast nature. The BDV session should be a pass-through session.
For more information, see the Cisco RF Gateway 10 Software Configuration Guide at the URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw10_video.html
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ, the Cisco RF Gateway 10 DS-384 line card supports the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) license. The DVB license enables you to delay investing in QAM encryption until the entire network is ready for deployment.
For more information, see the Software License Activation for Cisco RF Gateway 10 Line Cards document at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/license/rfgw_license.html
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ, video sessions can be encrypted with DVB. DVB scrambling is performed using the DVB-Common Scrambling Algorithm (CSA). The encryption capability is enforced by the Cisco software license.
For more information, see the RFGW-10 Video document at the following URL:
Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ, MPEG enhancements feature is introduced on the Cisco RFGW-10 to support the following features:
The following commands were introduced or modified:
For more information, see the RFGW-10 Video document at the following URL:
By default UPX will send the inverted spectral signal to the output. Some STBs/Modems cannot process the inverted signals. Signals are inverted when QCF module converts 6 bit 64QAM constellation and 8 bit 256QAM constellation to 10 bit symmetric and power normalized QAM constellation. Effective with Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ, the QAM Constellation Spectral Inversion feature provides support for non-inverted modulated signals, on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 line card.
To configure channel spectrum inversion (set inverted signal output) of QAM constellation, use the cable downstream spectral-inversion command.
For more information, see the cable downstream spectral-inversion command at:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw10_gui.html
The following enhancements and updates are introduced:
The following enhancements and updates are introduced:
For more information, see the RFGW-10 GUI User Guide document at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cable/rf_gateway/feature/guide/rfgw10_gui.html
To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locater found at the following URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/MIBS/servlet/index
To access Cisco MIB Locater, you must have an account on Cisco.com. If you have forgotten or lost your account information, send a blank e-mail to cco-locksmith@cisco.com. An automatic check verifies that your e-mail address is registered with Cisco.com. If the check is successful, account details with a new random password is e-mailed to you. Qualified users can establish an account on Cisco.com by following the directions found at this URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do
For information about the MIBs supported by the Cisco RFGW-10 in common with Cisco IOS-XE, see the Cisco RF Gateway 10 MIB Specifications Guide.
The following MIB was updated in Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.1SQ:
The following MIB was updated in Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4.0SQ:
The Cisco RF Gateway 10 Supervisor Engine 7-E uplink ports are not recommended for data or management traffic. The Supervisor 7-E card has four uplink ports on its front panel. Only the top two ports are active in redundancy mode. However, in redundancy mode, packet loss occurs in the traffic paths between the uplink ports on the standby Supervisor card and the switch fabric on the active Supervisor card. There is no packet loss for uplink ports on active supervisors.The uplink ports on the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-384 and the Cisco RFGW-10 DS-48 line cards are recommended for data and management traffic.
This section lists the limitations and restrictions for the Cisco IOS-XE Release 3.4SQ train on the Cisco RFGW-10:
These documents are available for the Cisco RFGW-10 platform on Cisco.com:
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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