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Release Notes for Cisco Voice Switch Service Module (VXSM) Release 5.2.10.201
New Features in Release 5.2.10.201
Upgrading from an Earlier VXSM Release
Interrupted Procedure Recovery
Online Diagnostic feature as applied to VXSM.
DSP Resources under Mixed Codec Conditions
Configuring Switching and Trunking Applications
VXSM Management Information Base
Service Module Support By Platform
Caveats for VXSM Release 5.2.10.201
Open Caveats in Release 5.2.10.201
Resolved Caveats in Release 5.2.10.201
Resolved Caveats in Release 5.2.10.200
Removed Caveats in Release 5.2.10.200
Cisco Product Security Overview
Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco Technical Support Website
Definitions of Service Request Severity
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Release Notes for Cisco Voice Switch Service Module (VXSM) Release 5.2.10.201
These release notes are part number OL-10037-01 Rev. A0, March 16, 2006.
The Voice Switch Service Module (VXSM) product is supported by the MGX 8880 Media Gateway and the MGX 8850 Multiservice Switch. Refer to their respective release notes for platform and version level support guidelines.
The VXSM software release notes are supported by the Cisco Voice Switch Services (VXSM) Configuration Guide, Release 5.2 and the Cisco Voice Switch Services (VXSM) Command Reference, Release 5.2, which are available on cisco.com.
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About Release 5.2.10.201
The VXSM Release 5.2.10.201follows VXSM Release 5.2.10.200
New Features in Release 5.2.10.201
Release 5.2.10.201 is solely a maintenance release containing fixed anomalies but no new features.
Firmware Images
For each VXSM card type (OC-3, T1/E1, or T3), two firmware images are available, namely, Non-CALEA and CALEA. At order time, the user must specify whether a Non-CALEA or CALEA image is required.
The Non-CALEA image supports three Media Gateway Call Control (MGC) protocols, namely, H.248, MGCP, and TGCP. However, the image supports only one protocol at a time. The user must choose between the H.248, MGCP, and TGCP versions when the image is first loaded from the PXM using the setrev command.
The CALEA image supports TGCP and MGCP only. The protocol must be explicitly selected when the image is loaded from the PXM using the setrev command.
Upgrading from an Earlier VXSM Release
VXSM can be gracefully upgraded (configuration is preserved) from VXSM Release 5.0.70, Release 5.2.0 and Release 5.2.10.200 so long as the original and the upgraded images are of the same version (for example Non-CALEA, TGCP to Non-CALEA, TGCP). When loading or upgrading a boot or runtime image to a VXSM card, users must observe the following caution.
Warning
Many of the commands involved in loading or upgrading boot and runtime images can take several minutes to execute completely. If the user resets or otherwise disturbs the VXSM card during a loading or upgrading process, the card can easily be damaged even to the extent that it must be returned to the factory for repair.
In paricular:
Do not reset VXSM or PXM cards manually or through commands such as resetcd or resetsys
Do not save all MGX configurations with commands such as saveallcnfs.
Do not toggle primary/secondary cards through commands such as switchredcd, delred
Do not change the name of software image before or during the upgrade
Do not change any configuration of active primary card during the upgrade
THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE COMMAND PROMPT AFTER A COMMAND IS ENTERED DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THE IMAGE LOAD OR UPGRADE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
After the execution of the burnboot, clrsmcnf, loadrev, or setrev commands, the user must execute either a dspcds or dsprev command periodically to verify that the state of the VXSM card being loaded or upgraded is either Active, Standby, or Failed.
ONLY WHEN THE CARD IS DISPLAYED TO BE IN ONE OF THESE STATES IS IT SAFE TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP.
If the upgrade procedure is interrupted for reasons outside the control of the user (for example, a power outage), see "Interrupted Procedure Recovery" below for instructions.
Interrupted Procedure Recovery
In the event that a VXSM software upgrade procedure is interrupted (for example, power outage), and both Primary and Secondary are stuck in 'Failed-U' state, perform the following procedure
Step 1
Execute the abortrev command:
abortrev <PrimarySlot> <NewImageRevision>
Step 2
If the primary VXSM becomes "Failed/Active" (out of Failed-U/Active"), then execute the resetcd command
resetcd <PrimarySlot> (
Step 3
If the secondary VXSM becomes "Failed/Active" (out of Failed-U/Active"), then execute the resetcd command:
resetcd <SecondarySlot>
Step 4
Both primary and secondary VXSM cards should now have their original SW image and original DB
Feature Clarifications
VXSM Applications
A single VXSM card can be configured for either switching VoIP applications or AAL 2 trunking applications but not both. However, both applications can be supported in a single gateway by configuring some VXSM cards for switching VoIP and other VXSM cards for AAL 2 trunking.
Online Diagnostic feature as applied to VXSM.
The online diagnostics feature as implemented on the PXM45 card is supported on VXSM Release 5.2. When enabled, using the PXM45 cnfdiag command, this feature performs non-intrusive diagnostic tests that use four of the VXSM's DSP codecs.
If the user executes the VXSM dspdspcodecpools command, the resulting display shows the four codecs being used (for diagnostics) and subtracts them from the remaining available codecs (see example below).
MGX8850.9.VXSM.a > dspdspcodecpools=============================================================DSP codec capacity usage=============================================================Codec pool Current utilized Current availablecapacity (#calls) capacity (#calls)========== ================= =================G711 family 4 8060G729/G726/T.38 family 0 4030The online diagnostics feature does not reduce the maximum number of 8064 codecs available for calls on the VXSM card. If the number of call requests on the VXSM is sufficiently high, the online diagnostic feature is disabled automatically and the four codecs are made available for active calls.
DSP Resources under Mixed Codec Conditions
When the same codec is used to setup calls on the gateway the available DSP resources will be fully utilized. However when different codecs are used to setup calls the amount of utilizable DSP resources may be limited in certain cases due to fragmentation.
Fragmentation is said to have occurred when the available capacities on two different DSP resources have enough available capacity to support a call of a particular codec type but cannot support that codec type individually.
Consider two DSP resources whose available capacity is 1 unit each making the total available capacity 2 units. However a codec that requires 2 units cannot be supported in the system because the available capacities have been fragmented across the individual DSP resources.
The DSP allocation algorithm on VXSM does make an attempt to smooth the effects of fragmentation but towards the end, fragmentation could happen as the future pattern of calls cannot be predicted beforehand.
Configuring Switching and Trunking Applications
The simultaneous operation of mixed applications (Switched VoIP applications and Non-switched Trunking applications) is not supported on a VXSM card. However, both applications can be supported in the Media Gateway by using multiple VXSM cards.
VXSM Management Information Base
The VXSM Management Information Base (MIB) Version 5.2 is available by request through your Cisco VXSM product marketing representative.
Alternatively, users with CCO accounts can access the MIB and VXSM software on-line at:
http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-wan.shtml
The procedure is:
Step 1
Log on to http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-wan.shtml
Step 2
Locate the VXSM platform (either VXSM 8880 or VXSM 8850) and click the down arrow to expand the "Select Release Level" drop down menu.
Step 3
Select the desired MIB release level (for example, Release 5200) to display a list of downloadable files.
Step 4
Click on the desired file (for example, mgx8850-fw-5200.tar).
Step 5
Read the license agreement and, if approved, click Accept.
Step 6
In the Software Download dialog box, click on Download: filename (where filename is the name of the file selected for download). This step starts the download procedure.
Step 7
Follow the normal file download procedure for your computer.
Step 8
When the file has been downloaded, untar or unzip the downloaded file. The MIB file is included in the downloaded file and is listed as a tar file (for example mgx8850rel5070mib.tar).
Step 9
Untar the MIB file to display its contents.
Service Module Support By Platform
Compatibility
Note
VXSM Release 5.2.10.201 is supported only with PXM-45.
VXSM software interoperability with the MGX 8880 Media Gateway or the Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) Multiservice Switch platform software is listed in Table 1.
Table 2 describes the software images available for Release 5.2.10.201 for VXSM.
Caveats for VXSM Release 5.2.10.201
This section describes software caveats for Release 5.2.10.201
Open Caveats in Release 5.2.10.201
Table 3 describes the open caveats in VXSM Release 5.2.10.201
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Resolved Caveats in Release 5.2.10.201
Table 5 describes the open caveats that existed in VXSM Release 5.2.10.200 or later and are now resolved in Release 5.2.10.201
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Resolved Caveats in Release 5.2.10.200
Table 5 describes the open caveats that existed in VXSM Release 5.2 or later and are now resolved in Release 5.2.10.200
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Removed Caveats in Release 5.2.10.200
Table 6 lists caveats that were listed as open in Release 5.2 but have been removed because they are unreproducible or otherwise invalid.
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The MGX-VXSM-155 card is also known as the MGX-VXSM-4OC card.
The MGX-VXSM-T1/E1 card is also known as the MGX-VXSM-48T1/E1 card.
The MGX-VXSM-T3 card is also known as the MGX-VXSM-6T3 card.
Related Documentation
The following documents contains information that may be useful to software Release 5.2 for VXSM:
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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, and Cisco MGX 8830 Hardware Installation Guide, Releases 2 Through 5.2
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Cisco ATM Services (AXSM) Configuration Guide and Command Reference for MGX Switches, Release 5.2
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Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-XF) Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 4
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Cisco MGX 8880 Media Gateway: A Guide to User Documentation.
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Release Notes for Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45), Cisco MGX 8950, and Cisco MGX 8830 Switches, Release 5.2.10
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Severity 1 (S1)—Your network is "down," or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.
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