Eclipse

Software Release Notes

Software Versions: 2.6.58
2.6.160

Embedded Software
Portal Software

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Table of Contents
Scope and Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................1
Software Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................1
Supported Functionality .................................................................................................................................................2
Compatibility ..................................................................................................................................................................4
Eclipse Hardware Supported ..............................................................................................................................4
Operating Systems Supported............................................................................................................................6
Computer Hardware Supported ..........................................................................................................................6
Regional Settings Supported ..............................................................................................................................6
Portal and Embedded Compatibility History........................................................................................................8
Important Notes ..................................................................................................................................................8

Known Issues and Limitations........................................................................................................................................9

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Scope and Purpose

This document provides software release information on supported functionality, compatibility, and
known customer affecting issues, relating to the released software versions.
The intended users of this document are:
Stratex Networks (SN) Customers
SN Value Added Resellers
SN Value Added Service Providers
SN Product Support staff
SN Field Service staff

Software Introduction
This software has been made available for customer release. It provides new hardware support for:
DAC 2 x 155e
DAC 3 x E3/DS3
5 GHz ODU 300
Upper 6GHz ODU 300
New features provided are:
New 5, 10, 20, 40, and 75 x E1 RAC capacities
Portal security for Operator, Engineer, and Admin users
New AUX alarm actions
AUX diagnostics
Improved ring switching and restoration times
The following table shows the software details for this release.

Product

Part Number

Version
Number

Engineering Document
Control Number

Eclipse Embedded Software

275-250219-020658

2.6.58

1341-034

Eclipse Portal Software

280-200010-0206160

2.6.160

0184-048

Important Note:
The compact flash has been reorganized and expanded to cope with a growing number of FPGA
versions. As a result all future embedded software upgrades must use this version of embedded
software as an intermediate step, before upgrading to a version later than 2.6.58.
This release is fully supported by ProVision Element Manager System software version 5.3.1 and
later.

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Supported Functionality
The following headings list functionality that is currently supported by 2.6.58 embedded and 2.6.160
Portal software. New functionality is highlighted in italics.

Configuration
Populate information fields such as terminal name, site name, etc
View expected plug-in layout
Configure frequency, power, modulation and capacity
Configure tributary interface parameters
Configure DAC ES ports
Configure circuits
Configure IP routing
Set radio date and time
Manage software versions and download
View active license and download license
Configure ring protection
Configure dynamic routing
View equipment part numbers and serial numbers
Configure custom T/R splits

Performance and Monitoring

View RSL
View G.826 15-minute and daily registers
View history graphs and reports
View Real time G.826
View event log and view event history
View temperature values
View forward power data
View available supply voltages

Diagnostics
Activate tributary/AUX line facing loop back
Activate tributary/AUX radio facing loop back
Activate digital loop back
Activate IF loop back
Transmit AIS on individual tributaries
Enable TX PA mute
View System summary
View Problem and severity indicators
Disable ATPC

Protection Support
Equipment protection supported
Hitless path protection supported
Unidirectional ring protection supported

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Communication Interfaces
Serial interface supported
SNMPv2 interface supported
Ethernet interface support
NMS overhead channel supported
Static routing supported
OSPF routing supported
RIP II routing supported

Miscellaneous Features
Manufacturing details supported
Watch dog supported
ATPC supported
Portal auto-version supported (upload Portal from radio)
Soft reset without interrupting traffic

Alarms
Alarm hierarchy supported
User configurable alarm thresholds
Alarm I/O supported

Logs
Event log operational
Informational event log entries
Event log notes

Security
Features controlled by license key
Portal user security

Software Loading
Software loading internal users only
Software loading customer usable

Portal Help
Customer support details
About Eclipse Portal

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Compatibility
Eclipse Hardware Supported
The following table details hardware and its corresponding part numbers. New support is highlighted
in italics.
Hardware Type

Part Number

Notes

INU

EXX-000-001

Intelligent Node Unit

INU v2

EXX-000-002

Node Controller Card version 2

INUe

EXX-000-201

INU Extended Chassis

NPC

EXS-001

Node Protection Card

IDU 8x

EXB-081-001

Indoor Unit. 8xE1, QPSK

IDU 16x

EXB-161-001

16xE1, QPSK

DAC AUX

EXA-001

Auxiliary and alarm I/O card

DAC 4x

EXD-040-001

Digital Access Card, 4xE1 / 4xDS1

DAC 16x

EXD-160-001

16xE1 / 16xDS1

DAC 155o

EXD-152-001

1 x STM-1 Optical

DAC 155oM

EXD-153-001

1 x STM1/OC3 Multiplexed to 63E1/84DS1,

Optical

DAC ES

EXD-171-001

Ethernet

DAC 2 x 155e

EXD-254-001

DAC 2 x STM-1 Electrical

DAC 3 x E3/DS3

EXD-330-001

3 x E3 / 3 x DS3

RAC 10

EXR-011-001

Radio Access Card, QPSK

RAC 30

EXR-999-001

1.7Mbaud to 24 Mbaud, 4 x DS1/16QAM to

155+ Mbps/128QAM

RAC 30 v2

EXR-999-002

1.7Mbaud to 24 Mbaud, 4 x DS1/16QAM to

155+ Mbps/128QAM

ODU 100

EBS-07-0154-*

Frequency bands supported are:

EBS-07-0161-*

7, 11, 13, 15, 18, 23 GHz

EBS-07-0168-*

* All numbers supported

EBS-07-0245-*
EBS-07-0196-*
EBS-13-0266-*
EBS-11-0530-*
EBS-15-0315-*
EBS-15-0420-*
EBS-15-0475-*
EBS-15-0490-*
EBS-15-0644-*
EBS-15-0728-*

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EBS-18-1010-*
EBS-18-1092-*
EBS-18-1120-*
EBS-18-1560-*
EBS-23-1008-*
EBS-23-1200-*
EBS-23-1232-*
ODU 300

EDH-05-0312-*

Frequency bands supported are:

EDH-06-0160-*

5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 18, 23 GHz

EDH-06-0340-*

* All numbers supported

EDH-07-0154-*
EDH-07-0161-*
EDH-07-0168-*
EDH-07-0196-*
EDH-07-0245-*
EDH-11-0490-*
EDH-11-0530-*
EDH-13-0266-*
EDH-15-0315-*
EDH-15-0420-*
EDH-15-0475-*
EDH-15-0490-*
EDH-15-0644-*
EDH-15-0728-*
EDH-18-0340-*
EDH-18-1008-*
EDH-18-1010-*
EDH-18-1092-*
EDH-18-1120-*
EDH-18-1560-*
EDH-23-0600-*
EDH-23-1008-*
EDH-23-1050-*
EDH-23-1200-*
EDH-23-1232-*
Fan Card

EXF-001
EXF-002

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Operating Systems Supported

The following table details the supported Operating Systems.
Operating System

Notes

Windows XP Pro (SP1)

Refer to Eclipse User Manual for XP support information

Windows 2000 Pro (SP3)

Windows NT 4.0

Windows 98

Computer Hardware Supported

The following table details the minimum hardware specifications required to operate Portal.
Attributes

Minimum Specifications

Processor

P3, 500 MHz

RAM

256 MB

HD space (install and operate)

80 MB

Monitor adaptor

SVGA

Monitor display resolution

800 x 600

Monitor colours

256

Mouse

Optional

Regional Settings Supported

The following table details the regional settings supported by Portal.
Locales

Known Limitations

Albanian

Arabic

Calendar does not display the day of the week correctly

Belorussian

Bulgarian

Catalan

Chinese

Date format is not consistent in event browser. Calendar

does not display the day of the week correctly. Alarms
page is larger than 800 x 600 resolution

Croatian

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Czech

Danish

Dutch

English

Estonian

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hindi

Alarms page is larger than 800 x 600 resolution

Hungarian

Icelandic

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Latvian

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Norwegian

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbian

Serbo-Croatian

Slovak

Slovenian

Spanish

Swedish

Refer to known Portal issue # 3769 on page 12

Thai

Alarms page is larger than 800 x 600 resolution

Turkish

Ukrainian

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Portal and Embedded Compatibility History

Embedded Software Version

Matching Portal Software Version

2.6.58 (Portal auto-version supported)

2.1.1, Build 2112 and later

2.5.63 (Portal auto-version supported)

2.1.1, Build 2112 and later

2.3.29 (Portal auto-version supported)

2.1.1, Build 2112 and later

2.3.28 (Portal auto-version supported)

2.1.1, Build 2112 and later

2.2.22 (Portal auto-version supported)

2.1.1, Build 2112 and later

2.1.18 (Portal auto-version supported)

2.1.1, Build 2112 and later

2.0.44

2.0.1, Build 2018

1.0.29

1.0.1, Build 1923

0.10.31

0.10.1, Build 1660

0.10.20

0.10.1, Build 1660 or 1722

0.9.32

0.9.2, Build 1358

Important Notes
1. As a general rule, when upgrading embedded software:
a. Load the new version of embedded software using the old version of Portal, and then use
the new version of Portal once the upgrade has been completed.
b. When upgrading a link the remote radio should be upgraded first, followed by the local
radio.
2. Contact a Stratex Networks Technical Help Desk for upgrade assistance when upgrading from an
embedded software version prior to 1.0.29.
3. License flash cards loaded with version 1.0.29 embedded software or earlier must be upgraded
using an INU V1 (NCC V1), before they can be used in an INU V2 (NCC V2).
4. When upgrading to embedded software later than 2.6.58, version 2.6.58 must be used as an
intermediate step. All radios must be upgraded successfully to 2.6.58 before upgrading further.
5. Early versions of ProVision 5 incorporate Portal into the ProVision 5 Server software. ProVision
versions 5.1.1 and later do not incorporate Portal in the Windows Server software and users need
to install Portal separately. Install Portal after the Server software and tick the Update Portal on
ProVision Server tick box during the Portal installation. This will link Portal to ProVision 5.
5.

RAC cards and DAC 155oM cards should be configured prior to configuring the DAC AUX card.

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Known Issues and Limitations

The following table highlights known issues and limitations that may be experienced by the user.
Stratex
Tracking
Number

Type of
Software

Description

81

Embedded

AIS
AIS is not generated at the far end of a circuit under the following
conditions:
- When a local DAC is removed from a INU
- When a local RAC is removed from a INU
- When a line facing loopback is activated

715

Embedded

Plug-in Compatibility
Hardware/software incompatibility alarms are not available for a RAC or
DAC. These alarms are raised if a plug-in with unknown software is
inserted.

902

Embedded

Licensing
A power cycle is required after a new license has been activated. This
allows traffic to be correctly enabled or disabled according to the new
license requirements.

953

Embedded

BER History
Negative BER values may appear in the G.826 History Report. This
happens infrequently.

1607

Embedded

Protection Switching
The switching time specification states 500ms. The average time for the
worst-case configuration is 409ms, the minimum is 190ms and the
maximum is 630ms.

2308

Embedded

DAC ES Performance
The maximum DAC ES throughput is currently 94 Mbps per channel. The
expected throughput is 98 Mbps.

2865

Embedded

OSPF
OSPF does not work correctly when interface IP addressing is used.

3135

Embedded

ATPC
ATPC is not independent for each path of a frequency diversity protected
link. The online remote receiver controls the ATPC.

3218

Embedded

DAC AUX
Auxiliary traffic is not protected in ring configurations.

3712

Embedded

OSPF
The remote radio can no longer be pinged after it has been upgraded from
a non-protected to a frequency diversity configuration. This does not affect
traffic and there are no alarms present.
The workaround is to disable and then re-enable OSPF.

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3733

Embedded

RAC 30v1 NMS Overhead

There is no NMS overhead channel if a STM-1 radio is powered up without
the circuits being configured.

3736

Embedded

DAC AUX
Loading software over a 64 kbps synchronous link between Auxiliary cards
is unlikely to work first time. 60% of the first load attempts fail.

3738

Embedded

Ring Protection
A traffic affecting software upgrade will interrupt ring traffic for
approximately two minutes. The remote ring node will wrap when new
software is booting and it stays wrapped until the new software is
operational. A workaround procedure is being developed to minimize the
impact on traffic.

747

Portal

Performance
G.826 statistics may be intermittently reset.

775

Portal

Alarms
The DAC alarm page shows 32 tributaries regardless of the capacity.

794

Portal

Software Loading
When commencing a software load the NCCs Software State field initially
displays the message Cannot contact this unit. This behaviour is normal.

803

Portal

Transmit Power
The transmit power range is not limited for different modulations and
capacities.

1200

Portal

Performance
If the radio is reset when performance monitoring is in progress, negative
values are displayed for elapsed seconds and unavailable seconds.

1242

Portal

15 Minute History Display

The summary graph at the top of the history page is not displayed correctly
when Portal has accumulated15-minute data for longer than seven days.

1322

Portal

Configuration DS1
The hardware does not allow the user to select different encoding options
for individual DS1 tributaries however Portal supports this feature. All DS1
tributaries, within 8xDS1 groups, must be set to the same encoding type.
For example a 16xDS1 DAC may have the first 8xDS1s set to one
encoding type and the second set to another encoding type.

1632

Portal

Software Loading
Portal is unable to upgrade remote radios via a V.24 connection. The
current workaround is to use an Ethernet connection.

2146

Portal

System Summary
The incorrect module warning indicators for the option slot modules are
not automatically displayed in the system summary page. They are
displayed when the page is refreshed.

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2172

Portal

Protection
If changes to the configuration are not sent to the radio before changing the
protection type, the configuration changes are lost.

2268

Portal

Networking
Portal will not commit configuration changes after an invalid route has been
entered in the Static Routing page. An error message appears telling the
user that the configuration write failed and a No such instance message
persists every time the user tries to write the new configuration, even when
the static route has been corrected.
The recommended workaround is to launch a new Portal session and write
a valid route to the radio.

2419

Portal

Ring Protection Configuration

When configuring ring protection the west path inherits the modulation
setting of the east path and cannot be changed. It is valid for the
modulation settings to differ and this option should be available.

2424

Portal

Incorrect IP Address
Portal will lock up if an invalid host address is entered. An example of this
would be: 10.1.10198 instead of 10.1.10.198.

2710

Portal

Auto-version
If the connection between Portal and the radio is interrupted when Autoversion is in progress, the downloaded JAR file will be corrupted and the
user will not be notified of this.

3101

Portal

Event Log
Portal notes fields in the event log may display misleading text. In the
example below, the Ring0 at the start of the notes field is displaying radio
context information, not user defined information.
"Ring0 SECONDARY path wrapped because of TX path failure"

3388

Portal

DAC AUX
An incorrect number of AUX ports may be displayed on the circuits page if
the AUX page is not refreshed following the configuration of a RAC, or DAC
155oM.

3445

Portal

NPC Refresh
The user needs to refresh twice to display the System/Controls NPC screen
after inserting the NPC.

3737

Portal

ODU Initialization
Portal may read incorrect data from the ODU, fail to load the RAC plug-in
page and continually fail to refresh correctly. This will only occur if Portal
connects to the radio during a critical time period when an ODU is
initializing. The critical time period is between 15 and 60 seconds after an
ODU is powered up.
The workaround is to restart Portal.

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3769

Portal

TX/RX Spacing Syntax

Some regional settings (such as Swedish) use commas instead of decimal
points when entering the TR/RX spacing and TX/RX frequency. Portal will
accept commas when the user enters TX/RX frequency, however it will not
accept commas for the TX/RX spacing.
The workaround is to use decimal points.

If you find problems with these release notes, or if you discover a product defect, please contact a Stratex
Networks Technical Help Desk. Refer to page ii for Technical Help Desk contact details.

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