Contents

• Release Notes for Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router for Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S
• Introduction
• System Specifications
• Determining the Software Version
• New and Changed Information
• New Hardware Features in Release 15.4(2)S
• Supported MIBs
• New Software Features in Release 15.4(2)S
• Power over Ethernet
• Limitations and Restrictions
• Caveats
• Bug Search Tool
• Open Caveats
• Resolved Caveats
• Troubleshooting
• Related Documentation
• Services and Support

Release Notes for Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router for Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S

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This release notes is for the Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router for Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S and contains the following sections:

• Introduction
• System Specifications
• Determining the Software Version
• New and Changed Information
• Limitations and Restrictions
• Caveats
• Troubleshooting
• Related Documentation
• Services and Support

Introduction

The Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Routers are a family of small cell routers designed to support backhaul in deployment of small cell radios. The ASR 901S routers are small-form-factor, environmentally hardened (IP65 rated), low power, and cost effective. They complement the Cisco ASR 901 as part of the Cisco end-to-end mobile backhaul solution and transparently integrate into existing operational environments. A Cisco ASR 901S router prioritizes and processes small cell-site voice, data, and signaling traffic as part of the Cisco Unified RAN Backhaul solution for reliable transport across any available backhaul networks.

The ASR 901S routers can be installed in the outside plant (OSP) without an enclosure. These routers can be easily deployed in challenging locations such as on lamp posts, telephone poles, and sides of walls. By using the Cisco ASR 901S, operators can reduce backhaul operating costs, simplify deployment and provisioning, and enhance their profit opportunities with premium mobile and Ethernet services.

The following table lists the Cisco ASR 901S router chassis models.

Table 1 Cisco ASR 901S Router Models

Chassis Product ID	Description	Power Source
A901S-4SG-F-D	4 external SFP ports + 1 gland interface for internal ports	DC power
A901S-3SG-F-D	3 external SFP ports + 1 external copper (Cu) port + 1 gland interface for internal ports	DC power
A901S-2SG-F-D	2 external SFP ports + 2 external Cu ports + 1 gland interface for internal ports	DC power
A901S-3SG-F-AH	3 external SFP ports + 1 gland interface for internal ports, 1 sec holdover for 1 power over Ethernet plus (POE+)	AC power
A901S-2SG-F-AH	2 external SFP ports + 1 external Cu port + 1 gland interface for internal ports, 1 sec holdover for 1 POE+	AC power

System Specifications

Table 2 Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S System Configuration and Memory Details

Platform	Software Image	Flash Memory	DRAM Memory	Runs From
A901S-4SG-F-D	asr901-universalk9-mz	128 MB	512 MB	RAM
A901S-3SG-F-D
A901S-2SG-F-D
A901S-2SG-F-AH
A901S-3SG-F-AH

Determining the Software Version

To determine the image and version of Cisco IOS software running on your Cisco ASR 901S FA router, log in to the router and enter the sh ver command in the EXEC mode:

Router#show version
Cisco IOS Software, 901 Software (ASR901-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.4(2)S, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2014 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 26-Mar-14 10:57 by prod_rel_team

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 15.4(2r)S2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Router uptime is 5 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System restarted at 06:49:35 UTC Thu Mar 27 2014
System image file is "flash:xe312_FC2"
Last reload reason: Reload Command



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Cisco A901S-3SG-F-AH (P2020) processor (revision 1.0) with 393216K/131072K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FOC1804N21F
P2020 CPU at 800MHz, E500v2 core, 512KB L2 Cache
1 FastEthernet interface
6 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
1 terminal line
256K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
98304K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0x2102

Router# 

New and Changed Information

The following sections list the hardware and software features supported by the Cisco ASR 901S router.

• New Hardware Features in Release 15.4(2)S
• New Software Features in Release 15.4(2)S

New Hardware Features in Release 15.4(2)S

The following hardware features are supported on the A901S-2SG-F-AH and A901S-3SG-F-AH router chassis models of the ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Routers:

• Two or three optical GE ports
• One or two Cu (10/100/1000BASE-T) PoE ports with one port supporting 1 second holdover
• One Management Fast Ethernet port.
• One console port
• One alarm port with four dry-alarm inputs
• Three LEDs (System, Management, and Network status)

  Note	The LEDs may be turned off using the Cisco IOS CLI.

• Wi-Fi interface

  Note	There is no software support provided for the Wi-Fi interface in Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S.

• Built-in power back-up to ride through short term outages of less than one second
• Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) reset button
• Fan-less passively-cooled design
• AC input option
• IP-65 and Type 4X compliant, sealed enclosure designed for outdoor deployment
• Mechanical mounting options to enable mounting on side walls, lamp posts, and telephone poles

For information about these feature, see the Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide.

Supported MIBs

The Cisco ASR 901S router supports the following PoE MIBs:

• POWER-ETHERNET-MIB
• CISCO-POWER-ETHERNET-EXT-MIB

New Software Features in Release 15.4(2)S

The Cisco ASR 901S router supports a majority of the software features supported on the Cisco ASR 901 routers. For information about the new Cisco ASR 901 features for Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2), see Release Notes for Cisco ASR 901 Series Aggregation Services Router for Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S.

The following new feature is supported on the ASR 901S router:

Power over Ethernet

Effective with Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S, support was provided for Power over Ethernet (PoE) on the FA chassis models of the Cisco ASR 901S router. PoE can be enabled or disabled using the Cisco IOS CLI.

For more information about this feature, see Configuring Power over Ethernet in the Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router Software Configuration Guide.

Limitations and Restrictions

Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S for the Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router has the following limitations and restrictions:

• 1 pps interface, 10 MHz, ToD, and T1/E1 timing are not supported .
• ACL-based QoS is limited to source and destination IP addresses. Extended ACLs with extended options like DSCP, fragments, option, precedence, time-range, ToS, and TTL are not supported.
• Time-division multiplexing (TDM) psuedowire over TE-FRR is not supported.
• Ethertype tag is not supported in Cisco QinQ tunnel and with service provider VLAN (S-VLAN).
• For ITU-T Y.1731 Performance Monitoring, Loss Measurement Message (LMM) is not supported.
• IEEE 1588-2008 Peer-to-Peer Transparent clock and IEEE 1588-2008 End-to-End transparent clock are not supported.
• Wi-Fi interface is not supported.
• PoE does not support: power inline auto, power negotiation, and power budgeting features on the PoE ports.

Caveats

Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS software releases. Severity 1 caveats are the most serious caveats, severity 2 caveats are less serious, and severity 3 caveats are the least serious of these three severity levels. Only select severity 3 caveats are listed.

This section contains the following topics:

• Bug Search Tool
• Open Caveats

Bug Search Tool

The Caveats section only includes the bug ID and a short description of the bug. For details on the symptoms, conditions, and workaround for a particular bug you must use the Bug Search Tool.

Use the following link to access the tool: https:/​/​tools.cisco.com/​bugsearch/​search.

You will be prompted to log into www.cisco.com. After successful login, the Bug Search Tool page opens.

Use the Help link in the Bug Search Tool to obtain detailed help.

Open Caveats

This section provides information about the open caveats for the Cisco ASR 901S router running Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S.

Bug ID	Description
CSCui47682	While running the show power inline gig 0/4(0/5) detail command on the ASR 901S FA router, the Power over Ethernet (PoE) counters do not get updated.
CSCui52695	When plugging in and plugging out the cable multiple times on the PoE ports, the following console log is seen on the ASR 901S FA router: ERR:I2C while i2c write @reg_addr 2A !!
CSCui98617	Unable to set the pethPsePortPowerPriority of the PoE port from high (2) to low (3) on the ASR 901S FA router.
CSCui73566	show power inline command output does not display the powered device (PD) when the Cisco IP phone is connected.
CSCuj78852	show power inline command output does not display which of the PoE ports are configured as "high" priority and "low" priority.
CSCui35103	When out-of-range current is greater than 650 mA for class 0 set for the PD, the ASR 901S FA router wrongly shows PD as connected.
CSCuh91300	show power inline command output does not display the used and remaining power on the PoE port of the ASR 901S router.

Resolved Caveats

This section provides information about the resolved caveats for the Cisco ASR 901S router running Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S.

Bug ID	Description
CSCuh11577	ASR 901S OBFL is not updated based on its voltage and temperature sensor data.
CSCuh45954	Using the show inventory command on the ASR 901S FA router does not display the complete output.
CSCuh46422	The motherboard DESCR name of the ASR 901S FD router with PIDs A901S-2SG-F-D and A901S-3SG-F-D is displayed as built-in 3 external ports instead of built-in 4 external ports.
CSCui44823	Unable to disable Power over Ethernet (PoE) debugs using the undebug all command.
CSCui76493	When booting the ASR 901S router, the MCU version shows 255.255 after upgrade to weekly mcp dev.
CSCui98591	The cpeExtPsePortDiscoverMode and cpeExtPsePortDeviceDetected MIBs show incorrect values on the ASR 901S router.
CSCuj00405	When the powered device (PD) tries to draw over current, the ASR 901S FA router goes to faulty state.
CSCuj01126	Incorrect system log message seen on the ASR 901S FA router: %ENVM-1-OVERTEMP: System detected OVERTEMPERATURE CPU temperature 84 Degc condition.
CSCuj16541	When the ZTP button on the ASR 901S router is pressed for a short duration, system log messages are not displayed.
CSCuj30086	When reloading the ASR 901S FD router with a corrupted image, it displays this unexpected error message: "I2C slave device not found num 1, addr 0x4eError in pura_setioexpander_default"
CSCuj35187	The ASR 901S FA router does not display the required logs at 70 degree centigrade during Power Over Ethernet (PoE) 1 second feature test.
CSCuj38398	When the ZTP button is pressed, the ASR 901S router resets with the reload reason shown as "power on".
CSCuj50050	The network status LED on the ASR 901S is "orange" even when the fa0/0 port is not connected.
CSCuj50128	The management status LED on the ASR 901S router switches off while Cisco IOS boot is in progress.
CSCuj59789	External alarms are triggering contradictory to the way they are configured.
CSCuj66009	After erasing NVRAM and reloading the ASR 901S router, the following syslog message was observed during reload: "Invalid I2C device id: 33"
CSCul17465	While inserting or removing SFPs on the ASR 901S router, the following error message is displayed: "Error not a valid interface".
CSCul37862	Network LED on the ASR 901S router is displaying "green" after reload without management connectivity.
CSCul52606	facility-alarm command for setting temperature threshold value for different temperature sensors show incorrect information.
CSCul83688	The Alarm type on the ASR 901S router needs to be changed to "Trigger type" for 0-1 selection for triggering alarms.
CSCul47034	Powercyle during ROMMON auto upgrade or downgrade, show mon command output displays junk characters continuously at the ROMMON prompt.

Troubleshooting

The following sections describe troubleshooting commands you can use with the Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router.

Collecting Data for Router Issues

To collect data for reporting router issues, issue the following command:

• show tech-support --Displays general information about the router if it reports a problem.

Collecting Data for ROMMON Issues

To collect data for ROMMON issues, issue the following command while in the EXEC mode:

• show rom-monitor--Displays currently selected ROM monitor.

Note	If you contact Cisco support for assistance, we recommend that you provide any crashinfo files stored in flash memory. For more information about crashinfo files, see http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​products/​hw/​routers/​ps167/​products_​tech_​note09186a00800a6743.shtml.

Related Documentation

• Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
• Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router Software Configuration Guide
• Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router Command Reference Guide
• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Routers
• Release Notes for Cisco ASR 901S Series Aggregation Services Router for Cisco IOS Release 15.4(2)S

To access the related documentation on Cisco.com, go to:

http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​products/​ps12890/​tsd_​products_​support_​series_​home.html

Services and Support

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Notices

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