Introduction


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This Release Notes contain information about downloading and installing Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1 and its maintenance releases. It also provides new and changed information, hardware support, limitations and restrictions, and caveats for Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1 and its maintenance releases.

We recommend that you view the field notices for this release to see if your software or hardware platforms are affected. If you have an account at Cisco.com, you can find the field notices at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/support/tsd_products_field_notice_summary.html.

If you do not have an account at Cisco.com, you can find the field notices at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/support/tsd_products_field_notice_summary.html.


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Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1 is generally available for field deployment. To ensure a smoother, faster, and successful field deployment, we recommend that you validate and qualify the software in a limited field trial.

This chapter includes the following sections:

System Requirements

These sections describe the system requirements for Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1 and its maintenance releases:

Memory Requirements for Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1


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Memory is not configurable for the Cisco 2x2 Remote PHY device.

Determining the Software Version of Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1

To determine the version of the Cisco 2x2 RPD software running on your Cisco Remote PHY Device, log in and enter the show system version EXEC command: 

R-PHY#show system version
2.0.1+2056

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The system image file name of the factory installed image is /bootflash/sw.package.signed_enc.2x2rpd.2.0.1.signed.tar.gz.SSA.

New and Changed Information

The following sections list the new hardware and software features supported on the Cisco 2x2 RPD in this release:

New Software Features in Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1

The new software features for Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1 release are listed in the following table:

Feature

Description

Downstream and upstream configurations

2x2 (downstream x upstream)

Downstream capacity

48 narrowcast QAMs, 80 broadcast QAMs and one 192 MHz Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) blocks per port.

Upstream capacity

4 upstream channels per port

1 OFDMA block (48 MHz) per port

Channel assignment

Flexibility QAM channel frequency placement

Video

Broadcast, VOD, and SDV

SCTE 55-1 and SCTE 55-2 OOB

Video encryption

PowerKEY, VPME, and DVB

CIN connectivity

Dual 10 GBE SFP+

Daisy chaining

Operation and maintenance

AGC and leakage detection tone generation

Upstream monitoring

New Hardware Features in Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1

There are no new hardware features for Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1 release.

MIBs

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, software releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/ITDIT/MIBS/servlet/index

To access Cisco MIB Locator, 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

MIBs in Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1

There are no new MIBs in Cisco 2x2 RPD Software 2.0.1 release.