Release Notes for
ViewRunner for Windows Release 2.4.0

2.4.0

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2.3.5

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2.3.0

No

No

Yes³

Yes⁴

Yes

Yes

Yes

2.2.1

No

Yes

Yes⁵

Yes⁵

Yes⁵

Yes

Yes

Yes

2.2.0

No

Yes

Yes⁵

Yes⁵

Yes⁵

Yes

Yes⁵

Yes

2.1.0

No

Yes

Yes⁶

Yes⁶

Yes⁶

Yes⁶

Yes⁶

Yes

CAP ATU-C, DMT-2 ATU-C

Circuit ID Field Activation

Provides more line and location detail for a particular subscriber. You can configure and display circuit ID for each subscriber. The circuit field accepts up to 20 characters. Valid characters include
A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, {.,-=;:'#!$%&*()<>_+/\}.

DMT-2 ATU-C

ViewRunner for Windows Support

Transmission rates:

• Downstream range from 32k to 8032k.
  
  
• Upstream range from 32k to 864k.
  
  
• Bit rates are determined by the number of carriers and the number of bits per carrier.
  
  

CAP ATU-C

DMT-2 ATU-C

Per-Subscriber Power Setting Transmittal

You can refine signal attenuation by setting power transmittal in DBm/Hz per subscriber.

Configure transmit power attribute using the Subscriber Properties dialog box in the PSD Transmit Power field. Default values are

• Upstream: -38
  
  
• Downstream: -40
  
  

DMT-2 ATU-C

Interleaved Path Support¹

Default value is set to 16000 and the unit is microsecond.

Although you can configure interleaved values on the DMT-2 Subscriber Properties dialog box, the Interleaved latency option is the default per subscriber on the Service Provisioning dialog box. The Interleaved setting cannot be changed. Delay options include: 0, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 16000, 32000, 64000. Delay settings 16000 to 64000 result in a maximum setting.

DMT-2 ATU-C

Training Mode

The read-only default is set to Standard Train.

CAP ATU-C

DMT-2 ATU-C

Priority Queue Support

You can configure the priority queue for each subscriber PVC through the Service Provisioning dialog box. The default Priority Queue setting is 3. You can also configure the priority queue for each transit subscriber PVC through the Transit Subscriber dialog box. A new header field labeled Priority displays priority in a list box.

Values 1 through 3 represent queues. Queue usage follows these rules:

• Queue 1—Voice transfer
  
  
• Queue 2—Signalling
  
  
• Queue 3—Data Transfer
  
  

DMT-2 ATU-C

Performance Monitoring: Parameter and value

You can access the Parameter field in the DMT-2 Port Status dialog box to view performance counters such as HecVioll and FarCvflfe. Performance counters measure the DMT-2 port performance according to the following factors:

• Attenuation equations
  
  
• Signal-to-noise ratios
  
  
• Number of anomalies per interval
  
  
• Types of defects such as SEF or LPR
  
  
• Number of cells used
  
  

The Value field contains the value of the performance counter.

DMT-2 ATU-C

Forward Error Correction (FEC)

You can configure the number of redundancy bytes in both upstream and downstream. The default value is 16. The unit is bytes. Redundancy byte amount options range in multiples of two from 2 to 16.

DMT-2 ATU-C

Overhead Framing Structure

The default overhead framing structure value is 3. You can configure overhead framing according to the structure definitions and values below.

• Full asynchronous—Full overhead framing with asynchronous bit-to-modem timing (enabled synchronization control mechanism). Value = 0.
  
  
• Full synchronous—Full overhead framing with synchronous bit-to-modem timing (disabled synchronization control mechanism) Value = 1
  
  
• Reduced separate fast—Reduced overhead framing with separate fast and sync bytes in fast and interleaved latency buffer respectively (64 kbits/s framing overhead) Value = 2
  
  
• Reduced merged fast—Reduced overhead framing with merged fast and dsync byte, using either the fast or interleaved latency buffer (32kbit/s framing overhead). Value = 3
  
  

CAP ATU-C

DMT-2 ATU-C

Network Interface Module Information

You can determine the physical layer and the number of ports from the NI Module Port Configuration dialog box.

DMT-2 ATU-C

ATM virtual circuit support

Support for the ATM PVC is similar to the existing CAP ATU-C module. Subscriber provisioning is similar to the CAP ATU-C module, except for training rates.

System Name/ System Location fields

The 6100 Properties dialog box provides two new fields where you can enter the name and location of the system you are using.

Rules:

1. When the system is set up for the first time, the System Name and System Location fields are empty strings.

2. Field length for both fields is 255 characters.

3. To save the system name and system location variables, click Apply.

4. The system name and system location variables are restored each time you select the 6100 Properties dialog box.

6130 Chassis Fan Tray Present toggle

The 6100 Properties dialog box now allows you to indicate whether or not a chassis fan tray is present on a Cisco 6100 or 6130 chassis by clicking a toggle.

Rules:

1. If you check the chassis Fan Tray Present toggle, the operational status of the fan tray will display on the 6130 Event History View as an event such as, "Fan tray detected."

2. Keywords in the FCM governing fan tray support and chassis revision are: CHASSISREV and FANTRAY.

Fan Tray Alarms

Two critical severity fan tray alarms now display.

MC Fan Failure—When you have checked the Fan Tray Present toggle on the 6100 Properties dialog box but a fan tray is not present, a critial alarm will display on the Current Alarms View dialog box.

MC Fan Required—When you have configured a module requiring a fan tray, such as the DMT-2 ATU-C module, and no fan tray can be detected, a critical alarm will display on the Current Alarms View dialog box.

Detraining under the same conditions will be prevented in ViewRunner for Windows Release 2.4.1.

View All Subscriber PVCs summary dialog box

Latency and priority values now display

Administrative state icons on the Cisco 6100 Series Chassis view

The module color now indicates operation and preprovision status as follows:

• White—ViewRunner has lost communication with the Cisco 6100 Series node, but this module is present in the ViewRunner database.
  
  
• Blue—The module has been preprovisioned in the chassis.
  
  
• Green—The module and all of its ports are in normal operational state.
  
  
• Yellow—Outstanding alarm (minor) on the module or any of its ports.
  
  
• Orange—Outstanding alarm (major) on the module or any of its ports.
  
  
• Red—Outstanding alarm (critical) on the module or any of its ports.
  
  

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ViewRunner for Windows allows you to delete yourself as a user.

Impact: This forces the administrator to create another account for the user, which would lead to a time delay.

Workaround: Do not delete yourself as a user.

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View Subscriber PVC dialog box doesn't display the In-band Management Channel (IMC) PVC.

Impact: The user might not understand why a network side VCC cannot be configured. The reason is that it is already being used by the IMC.

Workaround: Remember that the IMC VPI/VCI combination cannot be used on network side VCCs.

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Summary Dialog Save to File (WinNT only): Refresh button corrupts list-box column names and does not reset Delete button if all columns were deleted.

Impact: None. The dialog box refreshes the next time it is opened.

Workaround: None.

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An SC timeout (similar to the TFTP timeout) is needed to handle situations where ViewRunner Software Download or Restore is waiting for the SC to return from reset.

Impact: If the SC never comes back after the SC reset or after Clear NVRAM, the Software Download or Restore wizard waits forever.

Workaround: Kill ViewRunner and restart.

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When adding a new subscriber, the Service Provisioning button should be dimmed (it is always enabled).

Impact: You can navigate to a dialog box that is not available for data entry. All service provisioning fields are disabled until the subscriber is properly configured.

Workaround: Configure subscriber before provisioning VCCs.