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Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA1 for Cisco DSLAMs with NI-2

Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA1 for Cisco DSLAMs with NI-2

June 5, 2000


Note   You can find the most current Cisco IOS documentation, including release notes, on Cisco Connection Online (CCO). These electronic documents may contain updates and modifications made after the hard copy documents were printed.

These release notes describe features and caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA1 for the Cisco 6160, Cisco 6260, and Cisco 6130 digital subscriber line (DSL) access multiplexers (DSLAMs).

For pointers to more information about the Cisco 6160, the Cisco 6260, the Cisco 6130, and their software, refer to the "Related Documentation" section. To learn more about caveats, visit Cisco's web site—see the "Cisco Connection Online" section for details. Information about electronic documentation can be found in both the "Cisco Connection Online" section and in the "Documentation CD-ROM" section.

Contents

This document contains the following topics:

System Requirements

Cisco IOS Releases 12.1(1)DA and 12.1(1)DA1 run on these DSLAM systems:

New and Changed Information

This section describes new features.

New Features in Release 12.1(1)DA1

Software Supports Alcatel-based CPE

This DSLAM software image is interoperable with most Alcatel-based CPE devices (no new hardware is required), including the Cisco 827 CPE, which is based on Cisco IOS. This image provides enough performance to support deployment of DSL services in actual field conditions, but all CPE modems do not perform equally well (your mileage will vary).

4DMT Card Supports G.lite and G.DMT

The ATUC-1-4DMT2 line card now supports the G.992.1 (G.DMT) and G.992.2 (G.lite) standards.

New Features in Release 12.1(1)DA

Release 12.1(1)DA Supports the Cisco 6160 DSLAM

The Cisco 6160 is a multiservice DSLAM designed for markets in North America. The Cisco 6160 is a NEBS-compliant platform that supports up to 128 subscribers per chassis, with plans to support 256 subscribers in a future release. Initially, subscriber lines can be ADSL with either carrierless amplitude modulation/phase modulation (CAP), discrete multitone (DMT) T1.413-1998, Issue 2-compliant, or SDSL. (IDSL will be available shortly.) Up to 13 Cisco 6160 chassis can be linked together through the use of advanced, fair-service subtending. OC-3c and DS3 trunk and subtending interfaces are available now; T1 IMA will be available in the future. Optional support for analog voice telephony (POTS, or plain old telephone service) is also available through a companion POTS splitter available from ADC. The Cisco 6160 runs the widely deployed Cisco IOS software.

Availability and Compliance

The Cisco 6160 is designed for 23-inch deployments requiring NEBS compliance and compatibility with North American telephone network requirements. Cisco technical and customer service support teams ensure the highest level of customer care and service support available.

Advanced Services ATM Architecture

The Cisco 6160 internal design is based on a high-performance ATM switching architecture that includes more than 1 million cells of buffering, support for multiple ATM quality of service (QoS) levels, and a variety of ATM traffic management and shaping capabilities.

Scalability with Fair-Service Subtending

The Cisco 6160 supports subtending of up to 13 shelves (chassis) of user traffic all concentrated onto a single network WAN interface port. A variety of WAN and subtending interface port configurations are available, allowing for flexible service architecture design and optimized cost. The Cisco 6160 subtending architecture provides fair and prioritized access to network bandwidth for all subscriber traffic, ensuring sustained throughput and performance for all users.

Standards-Compliant ADSL and SDSL Support

The Cisco 6160 supports the following line cards:

With these line cards, the Cisco 6160 supports up to 128 ports per shelf. New eight-port line cards, available soon, will double the capacity of the system to 256 ports. Line card options that are planned for future releases include IDSL and G.SHDSL.

Switched Virtual Circuits (SVCs)

Support for ITU and ATM Forum UNI 3.0, 3.1, and 4.0 SVCs provides end-user applications with real-time access to bandwidth and QoS. Support for Private Network Node Interface (PNNI) call routing and Call Admission Control (CAC) is also included.

Soft PVC Provisioning

ATM signaling can be used for automated provisioning of ATM virtual circuits. This capability, also referred to as soft PVCs, greatly reduces the time and cost of manual, node-by-node PVC provisioning.

Life-line POTS Splitter Support

Optional support for voice telephone service (POTS) is accomplished through use of POTS splitter equipment available from a third party, ADC Telecommunications. This POTS splitter solution is optimized for international copper access networks and is designed to ensure that basic telephone service is always available, a feature known as life-line POTS.

Splitters and cable kits are not OEM from Cisco and are available only through ADC. ADC offers several splitter solutions; contact ADC to get additional information.

Rodney McCrea
Rodney_McCrea@adc.com
(612) 403-8922

New Flexi and SDSL Line Cards

Two new four-port line cards are introduced in this release for use with the Cisco 6160 and Cisco 6130:

New DMT Performance MIB Support

This release supports 96 buckets of 15-minute interval, previous and current one-day interval DMT performance statistics.

Support for New VPI/VCI Combinations

To enable migration from NI-1 to NI-2 without reconfiguring CPEs in the field, in this release the NI-2 DSLAMs support both VPI=1, VCI=1 and VPI=1, VCI=0 configurations on subscriber ports.

Changes to Default Values in DSL Profiles

The following default values have changed:

Profile Configuration Command New Default Old Default

dmt margin

downstream 6
upstream 6

downstream 3
upstream 3

dmt framing-mode

mode3

mode1

dmt training-mode

quick

standard

New Microcode for ATUC-1-4DMT Line Card

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA includes new DSP microcode for the ATUC-1-4DMT2 line card for Cisco 6260 and Cisco 6130 DSLAMs.


Caution   When you boot the DSLAM for the first time after installing Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA, the DSLAM downloads new microcode to the 4DMT-2 line cards. The microcode download requires about 10 minutes. During the download period, the Active LED on each line card blinks and the DSLAM does not pass data. Until the download is complete, do not remove cards from the chassis. Do not reboot the chassis. If you interrupt the download, the line card's flash memory might be damaged, making it necessary to replace the card. When the download is complete, the Active LEDs on the line cards stop blinking and the lines train as usual.

You can track the status of a microcode download through software using the command show dsl int atm slot/port. In the resulting display, look at the Line Status field. If the Line Status field says DOWNLOADING MICROCODE, wait a few minutes and check again.

Limitations and Restrictions

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA1

The limitations and restrictions for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA1 are the same as those listed for Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA, below.

Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA

The following restrictions apply to this release:

    1. If you are using Cisco DSL Manager (CDM) software to manage your existing DSLAM network:

    2. Cisco IOS Release 12.0(8)DA2 or greater is required for Cisco 6260 and Cisco 6130 systems that contain new 4DMT-2 cards (revision 800-05262-03 or greater). Releases 12.0(8)DA2 and above are also compatible with earlier revisions of the 4DMT line card.

If you need to fall back to an earlier release, note the following restrictions:

    3. Cisco IOS Release 12.0(8)DA4 runs only on this hardware:

    4. The VP tunneling feature cannot be used in conjunction with VCs outside of VP tunnels.

Important Notes

Assigning VPI Values to Shaped VP Tunnels

This release supports the full range of VPI values: 0 to 255. However, if you configure VP tunnels with traffic shaping, you can use only 32 VPIs out of that range. If you have not yet assigned any VPIs, all values from 0 to 255 are available. Once you start assigning VPIs, however, the assigned VPIs limit the VPIs that remain.

After a particular VPI value is assigned to a shaped VP tunnel, every 32nd VPI value above and below the first one is eliminated—that is, the original value modulo 32. For example, if you assign VPI 94 to a shaped VP tunnel, the following VPI values become unavailable for any purpose: 30, 62, 126, 158, 190, and 222.

To avoid problems, choose a block of 32 consecutive VPI values (for example, 0 to 31 or 101 to 133). The software rejects invalid VPI values.

Installing Multiple Cisco 6160 Chassis in an Equipment Rack

You can install multiple Cisco 6160 chassis within a telco equipment rack. A standard seven-foot equipment rack can house four Cisco 6160 chassis, stacked one on top of another. This configuration maximizes the DSL density within a seven-foot rack. However, if space is available or if you are interested in using multiservice capabilities that the chassis will support in the future, Cisco recommends that you install no more than three Cisco 6160 chassis within a seven-foot rack. Leave a space of at least 2.5 rack units (4.375 inches, or 11.1 cm) beneath each chassis for future cable management use.

Synchronizing the Management Database

If you use both the Cisco DSL Manager (CDM) application and the command line interface (CLI) to configure and manage your DSLAMs, you must the CDM to synchronize your management database on a regular basis. (If you use only the CDM or only the CLI, you need not synchronize your database.) Refer to the release notes for the Cisco DSL Manager 2.0 for more information.

Console Logging

Turn console logging off if you plan to reboot the DSLAM. Turn console logging back on after the system comes up. (Console logging is turned on by default.) Use the global configuration commands no logging console (to turn the feature off) and logging console (to turn it on).

If console logging is on when the system reboots, the large volume of console messages consumes CPU time. As a result, the system comes back up more slowly and line cards might reload repeatedly, causing further delays.

Caveats

This section describes unexpected behavior in the system. A tracking number, if one exists, is provided in square brackets at the end of each description. Please refer to the tracking number if you communicate with Cisco Systems about any of these issues.

Open Caveats - Release 12.1(1)DA1

Ethernet Port Cannot Recover Itself

When IP routing is enabled on an NI-2 DSLAM, the Ethernet port 0/0 does not come back up by itself after it experiences a problem. To re-enable the port, enter the shut command in interface configuration mode, then enter the no shut command.

Workarounds: Do one of the following:

NI-2 Cannot Recover if Bootflash Image Is Deleted

Xmodem, which resides in rommon on the NI-2 card, is not working. As a result, there is no way to recover if you delete the software image in bootflash and then try to reboot the system. In this case you must replace the NI-2.

Workaround: If you delete the image in bootflash, copy a new image into bootflash before shutting down or rebooting the system. [CSCdr22773]

VPI Values for VP Tunnels Not Checked on Down Interfaces

The software check for invalid VPI numbers on VP tunnels occurs only if the interface associated with the VP tunnel is up. If the interface is down, the system accepts invalid VPI values, but when the interfaces come back up, VPIs are assigned unpredictably. For more information on assigning VPI values, see the "Assigning VPI Values to Shaped VP Tunnels" section.

Workaround: Use a block of 32 consecutive VPI values (for example, 0 to 31 or 101 to 133). Or, if you require a complete range of VPI values, make sure not to configure the VPIs that become unavailable once a VPI is used for a shaped VP tunnel. [CSCdr19173]

Incorrect Margin Value Reported for Some Cisco 678 Connections

When the DSLAM connects to a Cisco 678 CPE running a software version older than CBOS Release 2.3.5, the downstream margin reported is half of the actual margin.

Maximum VCI Bits Value on Subscriber Ports Can Exceed 8

When autoconfiguration is enabled on a subscriber port, the DSLAM might set the maximum VCI bits for that port to an incorrect value that exceeds the maximum allowed value of 8. This depends upon a negotiated value with the connecting port on the adjacent node.

Workaround: Use the command no atm auto-configuration to disable autoconfiguration for subscriber ports. (Autoconfiguration is enabled by default.) [CSCdr18239]

Ignore the Input Queue Field in show Command Output

The input queue field in the output of the show interface atm slot#/port# command is not applicable in the NI-2 environment. Ignore this field. [CSCdp68075]

DMT Ports Do Not Train Under Some FEC Check Bytes Settings

This applies to the ATUC-1-4DMT2 line card. If a port is configured for standard training mode and the number of FEC check bytes for the downstream direction is configured for 2, 6, 10, or 14, then the port may have trouble staying trained if the loop conditions (such as loop length and noise levels) are favorable for training at a high bitrate. In other words, if the port would otherwise train at or above certain threshold bitrates in the downstream direction, and the FEC check bytes per codeword is set for 2, 6, 10, or 14, then the port continually retrains.

This problem does not occur if any of the following are true:

The threshold bit rates at which this problem appears for each check byte per codeword setting are as follows:

FEC Check Bytes per Codeword Threshold Downstream Bit Rate

0

Problem does not occur

2

8000 Kbps

4

Problem does not occur

6

7872 Kbps

8

Problem does not occur

10

7744 Kbps

12

Problem does not occur

14

7616 Kbps

16

Problem does not occur

Workarounds: Do one of the following:

Failed Ports Bring Down Healthy Ports on Same Line Card

When a hardware failure occurs on one or more of the ports on a 4DMT-2 line card, every other (otherwise healthy) port on the line card might be unable to train. Cisco strongly recommends that you replace or remove any line card with any defective ports. [CSCdp05249]

Ping Command Fails in Extended Command Line

The extended version of the ATM ping command returns "Bad Interface Port" when it is executed on the NI-2. The system accepts the same command in line form, however.

For example, the NI-2 accepts this command:

DSLAM> ping atm int atm 0/1 0 100 atm-prefix 47.00918100000000E01417DA01

If you use the extended command line, however, the same command is rejected:

ping Protocol [ip]: atm Interface [card/port]: 0/1 % Bad Interface Port #

Workaround: Use the line form of the ping atm command. [CSCdr27204]

VCs Are Not Released When a Flexi Card Changes Type

When you change a Flexi card type from DMT to CAP or CAP to DMT, the existing virtual channels (VCs) on the interfaces of that card are not deleted; instead they are kept in REMOVED state. Hence you cannot reuse these VCs for the new card type. However, if you change the card type back to the original type, these VCs become available.

Workarounds: Do one of the following:

Problems Affecting Management Systems

These problems affect SNMP-based management systems, including the Cisco DSL Manager (CDM). You can avoid these problems by using the CLI.

Workaround: Use the CLI command subtend-id node# to set or change the subtend ID. [CSCdm93577]

Only CBR Tunnels Are Allowed

The system incorrectly allows you to create VBR-RT and VBR-NRT tunnels. In fact the system can handle only CBR tunnels, and tunnels created as VBR-RT or VBR-NRT behave like CBR tunnels. [CSCdp21731]

Problems Affecting the ATUC-1-4DMT2 Line Card

Training Problems
The effective minimum values depend upon

For the standard training mode, the effective minimum end-to-end margin is 1 to 3 dB. For the quick training mode, the effective minimum end-to-end margin is 4 to 6 dB. The effective margins might be better (that is, at the lower ends of the specified ranges) if interleaving is turned off and/or the bit rates fall between 6 Mbps and 3 Mbps. [CSCdm89068]

Trellis Coding Can Cause Errors

We recommend that trellis coding not be enabled in this release. (Trellis coding is disabled by default.)

Although trellis coding works reliably on most loops and most trains, it does not always work reliably. For some trains on some loops, enabling trellis coding causes continuous errored seconds, as well as corrupted data in the upstream direction. It is not possible to predict the circumstances under which this happens. This problem will be fixed in a later release. [CSCdm73343]

Some Combinations of Framing Mode and Bit Rate Cause Data Corruption

Under certain combinations of upstream bit rate and overhead framing mode, no valid data flows upstream. When the line trains at these combinations, data going upstream is corrupted. Avoid these data rate and framing mode combinations:

Upstream Bit Rate Overhead Framing Mode

32 kbps

Mode 1

64 kbps

Mode 2

96 kbps

Mode 3

Workaround: To avoid this data corruption problem, use these combinations of settings for the lower data rates:

Upstream Bit Rate Overhead Framing Mode

32 kbps

Mode 3

64 kbps

Mode 1

96 kbps

Mode 1

[CSCdm66085]

4DMT Line Card Reloads Current Code

If the 4DMT line card boot register is set for the card to reload application code, it reloads when the system reboots even if the load image is the same as the code already loaded on the card. (The reload takes about 2 minutes.) This problem occurs only when the system is rebooted; it does not occur when the line card is installed in a chassis. The card should reload only if the version of the load image is different from the version for the code already loaded. [CSCdm64615]

Decreasing Interleaving Delay Increases Errored Seconds

When the DLSAM is connected to a Cisco 676 or any other CPE that is based on ADI's AD20MSP910 chipset (which was designed to support the older Issue 1 version of the T1.413 ADSL standard), you might experience higher than normal numbers of errored seconds, corrected superframes, and uncorrected superframes. This can occur when the interleaving delay is configured at values less than the maximum (16 msec). The errors can occur in both the upstream and downstream directions. This problem might be more apparent with short loop lengths (for example, those less than 4000 feet).

Workarounds: Do either of the following to eliminate the problem:

Check Bytes Are Not Reported Correctly

The value you configure for the check bytes parameter might not be properly reported by the system. An incorrect check bytes value equal to half of the configured value is reported when a port is set to use standard training mode and the downstream data rate is greater than 7 Mbps. Only the downstream path is affected. The actual ratio of user data to check bytes matches the configuration. [CSCdm90741]

Interleaving Delay Is Not Reported Correctly

When a line that is configured for quick training mode trains to a downstream bit rate of 8 Mbps or higher, the actual interleaving delay might be reported incorrectly. (The interleaving delay appears in the display for the command show dsl int atm slot/port.) When this problem occurs, the reported interleaving delay is half of the value that is actually in effect. [CSCdp14712]

Bitswap Command Is Not Functional

The dmt bitswap margin command has no effect in this release. Bit swapping is always disabled. [CSCdm80069]

Virtual Path Deconfiguration Problem

Sometimes it is impossible to remove a configured PVP. When VP switching is configured from one subscriber port to another using the same VPI number on both the ports, the VP circuit is not set up correctly.

Workaround: Configure different VPI numbers on the subscriber ports at either end of the connection. [CSCdp44469]

OAM RDI Cannot Be Enabled

If you create a PVC using network management, the system does not allow you to enable OAM RDI. Regardless of your selection for OAM RDI, the cross connect setting forces the OAM RDI to disable. This is related to the CDM issue CSCdp08324.

Workaround: In CDM, edit the PVC and enable OAM RDI. Or in the CLI, use the interface configuration version of the atm oam rdi command. [CSCdp74861]

ATM Input Queue is Limited to 255 Cells

The maximum size of input queue counter that can be supported by hardware is 255 cells. (You can configure this using the max-size argument of the atm input-queue command.) But software allows configuration of values beyond 255. Limiting input traffic will work only for queue sizes configured 255 cells or less. When you enter a value higher than 255, no input queue function is performed—all traffic is allowed through. [CSCdp25887]

Boot Problem

No matter what you set the configuration register or the bootvar to, rommon always boots up off bootflash.

Workaround: To correct the problem, follow these steps.


Step 1   Add the following command to the startup configuration file: boot system flash flash:filename, where filename is the name of the image to be loaded. For example:

boot system flash flash:ni2-dsl-dmt.120-8.DA

Step 2   To make the system boot correctly, enter these commands, beginning in privileged EXEC mode:

c6260#> configure terminal c6260#> config-register 0x2102

[CSCdp61780]


Open Caveats - Release 12.1(1)DA

VPI Values for VP Tunnels Not Checked on Down Interfaces

The software check for invalid VPI numbers on VP tunnels occurs only if the interface associated with the VP tunnel is up. If the interface is down, the system accepts invalid VPI values, but when the interfaces come back up, VPIs are assigned unpredictably. For more information on assigning VPI values, see the "Assigning VPI Values to Shaped VP Tunnels" section.

Workaround: Use a block of 32 consecutive VPI values (for example, 0 to 31 or 101 to 133). Or, if you require a complete range of VPI values, make sure not to configure the VPIs that become unavailable once a VPI is used for a shaped VP tunnel. [CSCdr19173]

Incorrect Margin Value Reported for Some Cisco 678 Connections

When the DSLAM connects to a Cisco 678 CPE running a software version older than CBOS Release 2.3.5, the downstream margin reported is half of the actual margin.

Maximum VCI Bits Value on Subscriber Ports Can Exceed 8

When autoconfiguration is enabled on a subscriber port, the DSLAM might set the maximum VCI bits for that port to an incorrect value that exceeds the maximum allowed value of 8. This depends upon a negotiated value with the connecting port on the adjacent node.

Workaround: Use the command no atm auto-configuration to disable autoconfiguration for subscriber ports. (Autoconfiguration is enabled by default.) [CSCdr18239]

Ignore the Input Queue Field in show Command Output

The input queue field in the output of the show interface atm slot#/port# command is not applicable in the NI-2 environment. Ignore this field. [CSCdp68075]

DMT Ports Do Not Train Under Some FEC Check Bytes Settings

This applies to the ATUC-1-4DMT2 line card. If a port is configured for standard training mode and the number of FEC check bytes for the downstream direction is configured for 2, 6, 10, or 14, then the port may have trouble staying trained if the loop conditions (such as loop length and noise levels) are favorable for training at a high bitrate. In other words, if the port would otherwise train at or above certain threshold bitrates in the downstream direction, and the FEC check bytes per codeword is set for 2, 6, 10, or 14, then the port continually retrains.

This problem does not occur if any of the following are true:

The threshold bit rates at which this problem appears for each check byte per codeword setting are as follows:

FEC Check Bytes per Codeword Threshold Downstream Bit Rate

0

Problem does not occur

2

8000 Kbps

4

Problem does not occur

6

7872 Kbps

8

Problem does not occur

10

7744 Kbps

12

Problem does not occur

14

7616 Kbps

16

Problem does not occur

Workarounds: Do one of the following:

Failed Ports Bring Down Healthy Ports on Same Line Card

When a hardware failure occurs on one or more of the ports on a 4DMT-2 line card, every other (otherwise healthy) port on the line card might be unable to train. Cisco strongly recommends that you replace or remove any line card with any defective ports. [CSCdp05249]

Ping Command Fails in Extended Command Line

The extended version of the ATM ping command returns "Bad Interface Port" when it is executed on the NI-2. The system accepts the same command in line form, however.

For example, the NI-2 accepts this command:

DSLAM> ping atm int atm 0/1 0 100 atm-prefix 47.00918100000000E01417DA01

If you use the extended command line, however, the same command is rejected:

ping Protocol [ip]: atm Interface [card/port]: 0/1 % Bad Interface Port #

Workaround: Use the line form of the ping atm command. [CSCdr27204]

VCs Are Not Released When a Flexi Card Changes Type

When you change a Flexi card type from DMT to CAP or CAP to DMT, the existing virtual channels (VCs) on the interfaces of that card are not deleted; instead they are kept in REMOVED state. Hence you cannot reuse these VCs for the new card type. However, if you change the card type back to the original type, these VCs become available.

Workarounds: Do one of the following:

Problems Affecting Management Systems

These problems affect SNMP-based management systems, including the Cisco DSL Manager (CDM). You can avoid these problems by using the CLI.

Workaround: Use the CLI command subtend-id node# to set or change the subtend ID. [CSCdm93577]

Only CBR Tunnels Are Allowed

The system incorrectly allows you to create VBR-RT and VBR-NRT tunnels. In fact the system can handle only CBR tunnels, and tunnels created as VBR-RT or VBR-NRT behave like CBR tunnels. [CSCdp21731]

Problems Affecting the ATUC-1-4DMT2 Line Card

Training Problems
The effective minimum values depend upon

For the standard training mode, the effective minimum end-to-end margin is 1 to 3 dB. For the quick training mode, the effective minimum end-to-end margin is 4 to 6 dB. The effective margins might be better (that is, at the lower ends of the specified ranges) if interleaving is turned off and/or the bit rates fall between 6 Mbps and 3 Mbps. [CSCdm89068]

Trellis Coding Can Cause Errors

We recommend that trellis coding not be enabled in this release. (Trellis coding is disabled by default.)

Although trellis coding works reliably on most loops and most trains, it does not always work reliably. For some trains on some loops, enabling trellis coding causes continuous errored seconds, as well as corrupted data in the upstream direction. It is not possible to predict the circumstances under which this happens. This problem will be fixed in a later release. [CSCdm73343]

Some Combinations of Framing Mode and Bit Rate Cause Data Corruption

Under certain combinations of upstream bit rate and overhead framing mode, no valid data flows upstream. When the line trains at these combinations, data going upstream is corrupted. Avoid these data rate and framing mode combinations:

Upstream Bit Rate Overhead Framing Mode

32 kbps

Mode 1

64 kbps

Mode 2

96 kbps

Mode 3

Workaround: To avoid this data corruption problem, use these combinations of settings for the lower data rates:

Upstream Bit Rate Overhead Framing Mode

32 kbps

Mode 3

64 kbps

Mode 1

96 kbps

Mode 1

[CSCdm66085]

4DMT Line Card Reloads Current Code

If the 4DMT line card boot register is set for the card to reload application code, it reloads when the system reboots even if the load image is the same as the code already loaded on the card. (The reload takes about 2 minutes.) This problem occurs only when the system is rebooted; it does not occur when the line card is installed in a chassis. The card should reload only if the version of the load image is different from the version for the code already loaded. [CSCdm64615]

Decreasing Interleaving Delay Increases Errored Seconds

When the DLSAM is connected to a Cisco 676 or any other CPE that is based on ADI's AD20MSP910 chipset (which was designed to support the older Issue 1 version of the T1.413 ADSL standard), you might experience higher than normal numbers of errored seconds, corrected superframes, and uncorrected superframes. This can occur when the interleaving delay is configured at values less than the maximum (16 msec). The errors can occur in both the upstream and downstream directions. This problem might be more apparent with short loop lengths (for example, those less than 4000 feet).

Workarounds: Do either of the following to eliminate the problem:

Check Bytes Are Not Reported Correctly

The value you configure for the check bytes parameter might not be properly reported by the system. An incorrect check bytes value equal to half of the configured value is reported when a port is set to use standard training mode and the downstream data rate is greater than 7 Mbps. Only the downstream path is affected. The actual ratio of user data to check bytes matches the configuration. [CSCdm90741]

Interleaving Delay Is Not Reported Correctly

When a line that is configured for quick training mode trains to a downstream bit rate of 8 Mbps or higher, the actual interleaving delay might be reported incorrectly. (The interleaving delay appears in the display for the command show dsl int atm slot/port.) When this problem occurs, the reported interleaving delay is half of the value that is actually in effect. [CSCdp14712]

Bitswap Command Is Not Functional

The dmt bitswap margin command has no effect in this release. Bit swapping is always disabled. [CSCdm80069]

Virtual Path Deconfiguration Problem

Sometimes it is impossible to remove a configured PVP. When VP switching is configured from one subscriber port to another using the same VPI number on both the ports, the VP circuit is not set up correctly.

Workaround: Configure different VPI numbers on the subscriber ports at either end of the connection. [CSCdp44469]

OAM RDI Cannot Be Enabled

If you create a PVC using network management, the system does not allow you to enable OAM RDI. Regardless of your selection for OAM RDI, the cross connect setting forces the OAM RDI to disable. This is related to the CDM issue CSCdp08324.

Workaround: In CDM, edit the PVC and enable OAM RDI. Or in the CLI, use the interface configuration version of the atm oam rdi command. [CSCdp74861]

ATM Input Queue is Limited to 255 Cells

The maximum size of input queue counter that can be supported by hardware is 255 cells. (You can configure this using the max-size argument of the atm input-queue command.) But software allows configuration of values beyond 255. Limiting input traffic will work only for queue sizes configured 255 cells or less. When you enter a value higher than 255, no input queue function is performed—all traffic is allowed through. [CSCdp25887]

Boot Problem

No matter what you set the configuration register or the bootvar to, rommon always boots up off bootflash.

Workaround: To correct the problem, follow these steps.


Step 1   Add the following command to the startup configuration file: boot system flash flash:filename, where filename is the name of the image to be loaded. For example:

boot system flash flash:ni2-dsl-dmt.120-8.DA

Step 2   To make the system boot correctly, enter these commands, beginning in privileged EXEC mode:

c6260#> configure terminal c6260#> config-register 0x2102

[CSCdp61780]


Resolved Caveats - Release 12.1(1)DA1

The problems listed in Table 1 are fixed in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA1.


Table 1: Problems Resolved in Release 12.1(1)DA1
Caveat Number Description

CSCdr43418

Frames are delayed coming downstream from the NI-2.

CSCdr53955

ILMI does not come up between two subtended nodes. As a result, some traffic is dropped in error.

Resolved Caveats - Release 12.1(1)DA

The problems listed in Table 2 are fixed in Cisco IOS Release 12.1(1)DA.


Table 2: Problems Resolved in Release 12.1(1)DA
Caveat Number Description

CSCdp21747, CSCdp03335

The CLI command for creating soft VPs, atm soft-vp, shows an invalid VPI range, and the MIB allows invalid values to be set. The full range of VPI values, 0 to 255, is now supported.

CSCdp19413

The dmtCodewordSize object does not allow a setting of automatic, as the CLI does.

CSCdm92046

The clear counter command does not consistently return all counter values to zero. This problem is not reproducible.

CSCdp17666

When you execute the shutdown command for a port, the port goes out of service, but Cisco IOS still lists the port's administrative status as UP.

CSCdp00996

Periodically, the system generates a serial management bus cyclic redundancy check (SMBCRC) error message such as this:

%NI2-5-LC_NOTICE:Slot[15] SMBCRC (1 days, 3 hours, 37 minutes, 6 seconds)

These messages are informational only and do not affect performance.

CSCdm66087

DMT lines do not train to upstream bit rates that are multiples of 128 kbps. This applies to both standard training and quick training modes, but only in the upstream direction. If a line is configured with a maximum upstream bit rate that is a multiple of 128 kbps, the best upstream bit rate to which the line can train is 32 kbps less than the configured value.

CSCdm91877

When a port is set to use quick training mode, its symbols per codeword value is sometimes reported as "?" (a question mark). This value is displayed when you enter the show dsl int atm command.

CSCdp18533

The MIB defines the ifAlias (subscriber ID) object as a 64-character field. SNMP truncates the field at 20 characters. This problem is not reproducible.

CSCdp26405

If the BITS plug is configured as the system's timing source, and the BITS clock source fails, an alarm is generated. (This behavior is correct.) However, the alarm is not cleared even after you remove the BITS plug from the valid list of clock sources.

CSCdp63686

The system does not allow you to remove VC/VP configuration parameters from the table, falsely claiming the parameters are in use by a connection. The command that fails is no atm connection-traffic-table-row. This problem is not reproducible.

Related Documentation

The software described in these release notes runs on several Cisco NI-2 DSLAM platforms, including the Cisco 6160, the Cisco 6260, and the Cisco 6130. This section lists hardware documents for each platform and software documents for all the platforms.

Hardware Documentation

This section lists the documents for each NI-2 DSLAM platform. In general, you should use the hardware documentation that was shipped to you with your equipment.

These documents contain hardware information that might be useful to Cisco 6160 users:

These documents contain hardware information that might be useful to Cisco 6260 users:

These documents contain hardware information that might be useful to Cisco 6130 users:

Software Documentation

These documents contain software information for all NI-2 DSLAMs:

In these Cisco ATM software manuals, look for information pertaining to the LightStream 1010, which uses the same software base as the NI-2 DSLAMs:

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