Release Notes for Cisco 860VAE-W Series Multimode VDSL2/ADSL2/2+ DSL Routers using Firmware Release A2pv6F039t

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Release Notes for Cisco 860VAE-W Series Multimode VDSL2/ADSL2/2+ DSL Routers using Firmware Release A2pv6F039t

Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Memory and IOS Software Requirements

Determining the Firmware Version

Upgrading to a New Firmware Release

Supported Features

New and Changed Information

Known Issues and Limitations

Related Documentation

Release-Specific Documents

Platform-Specific Documents

Other Firmware Code

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Release Notes for Cisco 860VAE-W Series Multimode VDSL2/ADSL2/2+ DSL Routers using Firmware Release A2pv6F039t

First Published: 2016-05-30

Last Updated: 2016-05-30

Release: Cisco IOS Release 15.5(3)M

Introduction

These release notes describe new enhancements and fixed caveats for the Cisco 860VAE-W Series Multimode VDSL2/ADSL2/2+ DSL routers using firmware release A2pv6F039t. This firmware is used for Cisco CPEs and recommended for Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN).

These release notes are updated as needed.

System Requirements

■Memory and IOS Software Requirements

■Determining the Firmware Version

■Upgrading to a New Firmware Release

Memory and IOS Software Requirements

Table 1 lists the supported Cisco 860VAE Series Multimode VDSL2/ADSL2/2+ DSL routers and also the memory and IOS requirements while using firmware release A2pv6F039t.

 

Table 1 Supported Cisco 860VAE-W Series Multimode VDSL2/ADSL2/2+ DSL and Memory Requirements
Platform
Flash (MB)
DRAM (MB)
IOS version
C866VAE-W-E-K9
 
 
 
C867VAE-W-A-K9
 
 
 
C867VAE-W-E-K9
 
 
 
C867VAE-POE-W-A-K9
128
512
15.5(3) M or later

Determining the Firmware Version

To determine the version of firmware currently running on your Cisco 860VAE-W series router, issue the following IOS command and look for the output entries shown in bold in this example:

C867VAE-K9#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 0xA450
Chip Vendor Country: 0xB500 0xB500
Modem Vendor ID: 'CSCO' 'BDCM'
Modem Vendor Specific: 0x4602 0x0000
Modem Vendor Country: 0xB500 0xB500
Serial Number Near: GMK172801HR C867VAE 15.5(3)
Serial Number Far:
Modem Version Near: 15.5(3)
Modem Version Far: 0xa450
 
Modem Status: TC Sync (Showtime!)
 
DSL Config Mode: VDSL2
Trained Mode: G.993.2 (VDSL2) Profile 17a
TC Mode: PTM
Selftest Result: 0x00
DELT configuration: disabled
DELT state: not running
 
Full inits: 1
Failed full inits: 0
Short inits: 0
Failed short inits: 12
 
Modem FW Version: 4.12L.08
Modem PHY Version: A2pv6F039t.d24m
Trellis: ON ON
SRA: disabled disabled
SRA count: 0 0
Bit swap: enabled enabled
Bit swap count: 8 1
Line Attenuation: 0.3 dB 0.0 dB
Signal Attenuation: 0.0 dB 0.0 dB
Noise Margin: 18.8 dB 6.8 dB
Attainable Rate: 150631 kbits/s 60284 kbits/s
Actual Power: 14.5 dBm - 4.3 dBm
Per Band Status: D1 D2 D3 U0 U1 U2 U3
Line Attenuation(dB): 0.0 0.4 0.6 N/A 0.0 0.0 N/A
Signal Attenuation(dB): 0.0 0.4 0.6 N/A 0.0 0.0 N/A
Noise Margin(dB): 19.2 18.6 18.6 N/A 7.1 6.6 N/A
Total FECC: 0 0
Total ES: 0 0
Total SES: 0 0
Total LOSS: 0 0
Total UAS: 1292 1292
Total LPRS: 0 0
Total LOFS: 0 0
Total LOLS: 0 0
 
 
DS Channel1 DS Channel0 US Channel1 US Channel0
Speed (kbps): 0 100014 0 60015
SRA Previous Speed: 0 0 0 0
Previous Speed: 0 0 0 0
Reed-Solomon EC: 0 0 0 0
CRC Errors: 0 0 0 0
Header Errors: 0 0 0 0
Interleave (ms): 0.00 7.00 0.00 0.00
Actual INP: 0.00 1.01 0.00 0.00
 
Training Log : Stopped
Training Log Filename : flash:vdsllog.bin

Upgrading to a New Firmware Release

Perform the following steps to upgrade to a new firmware release:

1. Download the new firmware from Cisco.com Software Center at http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html.

Choose Products -> Routers -> Branch Routers -> Cisco 800 Series Routers -> Cisco 866VAE-W Integrated Services Router (or Cisco 867 VAE-W Integrated Services Router) -> Very High Bitrate DSL (VDSL) Firmware > VAEW_A_39f1_B_39d_24g1.SSA.bin

2. Copy the VAEW_A_39f1_B_39d_24g1.SSA.bin firmware to a designated location; for example, router flash or a TFTP server.

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

Router# configure terminal
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:
 

Note: Controller VDSL 0 should not be turned off.

4. Enter the copy running-config startup-config command to save your configuration.

5. Enter the reload command to restart the router.

Supported Features

This section contains information about various features supported by firmware release A2pv6F039t:

■G.993.2 (VDSL2) protocol.

■PTM and ATM mode

■Annex A and Annex B band plans

■Profiles supported: 8a/b/c/d, 12a/b, 17a and 30a (BCM6306 required)

■US0

■Diagnostics mode/DELT

■Bitswaps, SRA and SOS/ROC

■FEXT Equalized UPBO

■Dying Gasp

■INM

■PhyR and G.INP (Framing Type 1)

■SRA/SoS+G.INP

■G.vector and G.vector friendly mode (G.993.2 Annex Y)

■Virtual Noise

■Alternate Electrical Length Measurement

■ADSL protocols

■G.992.5 (ADSL2+), G.992.3 (ADSL2), G.992.2 (G.LITE), G.992.1 (G.DMT), ANSI T1.413

■ATM/PTM mode

■Annex A/L/M

■L2 power management

■Diagnostics mode/DELT

■Bitswaps and SRA

■INM

■PhyR and G.INP (Framing Type 1)

■SRA+G.INP

■Virtual Noise

New and Changed Information

This section contains changes introduced with firmware release A2pv6F039t.

■Improve G.992.1 Showtime Stability against ALU 7350 [FW-8502]

■Provide driver bit control to use AELEM of 0 in G.993.2 [FW-8509]

■Remove the CPE side work around for US PSD against NVLT-D to avoid no-connects in G.993.2 [FW-8471]

Known Issues and Limitations

■ANSI T1.413 is not supported with AFE A.12.40

■G.INP supports DTU framing type 1 only

■G.993.2 ATM mode testing is limited due to lack of DSLAM support

Related Documentation

■Release-Specific Documents

■Platform-Specific Documents

■Other Firmware Code

Platform-Specific Documents

For more information about the supported platforms, see the following documentations:

■ Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Router Hardware Installation Guide

■ Cisco 800 Series Integrated Services Routers Software Configuration Guide

Other Firmware Code

For information on the firmware used prior to this release, see Release Notes for Cisco 860VA Series Multimode VDSL2/ADSL2/2+ DSL Router with Firmware Release A2pv6F039d.

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