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Release Notes for Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1

Contents

Documentation for Cisco BLISS for Cable, Release 2.2.1

Solution-Level Documentation

Access to Password-Protected Documentation on Cisco Websites

Prerequisites for Using the Cisco BLISS for Cable Solution

Exceptions and Limitations—Selected Cases

Caveats and Bug Toolkit

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco.com

Product Documentation DVD

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website

Submitting a Service Request

Definitions of Service Request Severity

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information


Release Notes for Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1


Revised: August 10, 2006, Version OL-10982-01

This document describes the Cisco Broadband Local Integrated Services Solution (BLISS) for Cable, Release 2.2.1.


Note These release notes are updated periodically on an as-needed basis. Always read the applicable sections in their entirety, because they contain important operational information that can impact your network.


Feature History

Document Number
Modification

OL-10982-01

First issue of this document.


Contents

The following sections provide information specific to Release 2.2.1 of the Cisco BLISS for Cable solution:

Documentation for Cisco BLISS for Cable, Release 2.2.1

Prerequisites for Using the Cisco BLISS for Cable Solution

Exceptions and Limitations—Selected Cases

Caveats and Bug Toolkit

The following sections provide links to additional Cisco resources:

Obtaining Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Documentation for Cisco BLISS for Cable, Release 2.2.1

This section provides links to the solution-level and component-level documentation, and includes the following sections:

Solution-Level Documentation

Access to Password-Protected Documentation on Cisco Websites

Solution-Level Documentation

The solution-level documentation is available in the Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1 Information Access Manager (IAM). This IAM is a Web-based interface for accessing all Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1 documentation, including requirements, procedures, feature descriptions, and so forth.

Figure 1 shows an image of the home page. The tabs across the top of the page represent the major tasks (Planning, Installing, Provisioning, Operating, and Troubleshooting) along with Home and Reference. The table of contents (TOC) in the left margin provides links to subsections.

Figure 1 Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1 IAM Home Page (Partial View)

Figure 2 shows an IAM page with the Planning tab selected. Notice that the Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1 Overview subsection (in the left margin) has also been selected. The IAM allows you to navigate directly to the desired information.

Figure 2 Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1 IAM Planning Page with Subsection Selected in the Planning TOC

Access to Password-Protected Documentation on Cisco Websites

The user documentation sites for the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch and the Cisco Name Resolution Server (NRS) are password protected.

For access to the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch documentation, see your Cisco representative.

For access to the Cisco NRS documentation on Cisco.com, take either of the following actions:

Apply for a Cisco.com login. Qualified users can establish an account on Cisco.com by following the directions found at this location: http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.

Send your User ID and Password (Login Name) in an email to: cscp-docs@external.cisco.com to obtain permission. If you have feedback about the documentation, please use this email address to send us the feedback.


Note If you have already logged into the Cisco site with a guest username and password for the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch, you may receive an error message when attempting to access other Cisco sites (sites requiring individual passwords). If you receive an error message, close all open instances of your browser, restart your browser program, and log into the desired Cisco site with the appropriate username and password.


Prerequisites for Using the Cisco BLISS for Cable Solution

Verify that all components you plan to deploy are compatible with the Cisco BLISS for Cable solution.

Verify that all of the components have been upgraded (if necessary) to the appropriate release as listed in the documentation.

Verify that the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch, the Cisco Name Resolution Server, and other components have been deployed with the proper level of redundancy and network path diversity.


Caution If components are not selected and installed according to the documented requirements, a traffic interruption could occur.

These prerequisites are discussed in detail in the Planning and Installation parts of the IAM.

Exceptions and Limitations—Selected Cases

This section highlights certain exceptions and limitations regarding features, deployment, and operation of this solution. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list. For access to all open and resolved caveats for the Cisco BLISS for Cable solution, see the "Caveats and Bug Toolkit" section.

Need to Reload the Configuration File Every Time After Restarting NRS

If you stop and start the NRS, routing policies are not loaded. The NRS issues the following error message: 404 routing policy has no algorithm. You must clear the persistent and reload the configuration file after each restart.

See caveat number CSCse49813. It is specific to Release 4.0.3.16 of the NRS.


Note The complete documentation for the Cisco NRS is available at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/cscp/30/dsnrs30.pdf. This documentation is password protected. To obtain access, see the "Access to Password-Protected Documentation on Cisco Websites" section.


Module-Trigger Configurations Lost after NRS Restart

After you upgrade to NRS version 4.0.3.x (up to version 4.0.3.16), and restart the NRS, the module-trigger configurations are lost. Without the module-trigger commands, the stand-alone NRS cannot route calls properly. In this situation, after restarting the NRS, you must reconfigure the module-trigger configurations.

See caveat number CSCse53306. It is specific to Release 4.0.3.16 of the NRS.

Features Delivered on SIP Ingress Requiring Calling Party Identity

For all calls incoming to the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch over a SIP trunk group (TG), features that require the calling party identification (such as automatic recall, automatic callback, customer originated trace, and so forth), are supported only if one of the following is true:

The USE-PAI-HDR-FOR-ANI token is set to N in the applicable incoming softswitch TG table of the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch.

or

The USE-PAI-HDR-FOR-ANI token is set to Y in the applicable incoming softswitch TG table of the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch and the incoming SIP INVITE contains the P-Asserted ID (PAID) header.

See caveat number CSCsd07780.

CNAB for Outbound Calls on SIP Trunks

The Calling Name Blocking (CNAB) feature does not work for calls going out to SIP trunks. This is due to a SIP protocol limitation.

See caveat number CSCsa81305.

ENUM Server Availability Required if NRS Uses ENUM Routing Policy

By design, if ENUM routing policy is used on the NRS and all ENUM servers became unavailable, the NRS does not policy advance and those calls will fail. Therefore, if you have other routing policies configured on the NRS in addition to ENUM, and you want the system to invoke those policies in case the ENUM server lookup returns a name not found, you must ensure that at least one of the ENUM servers is always available.

See caveat number CSCsc63063.

Use of 302 Redirection and 503 Reject Messages in the NRS

The NRS allows the configuration of 302 redirection upon either a shutting-down or overload condition. However, the contact: header in the 302 redirect response does not contain any user-part information, therefore the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch is not able to redirect the call to another NRS. Because of this limitation, we recommend that you not configure the NRS to send a 302 message for shutting-down or overload condition when the NRS is interworking with the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch. Instead, we recommend that you use the 503 reject message. In this case the NRS rejects the call with the 503 response, and the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch uses an existing mechanism to retry another NRS node when it receives the 503 response.

See caveat number CSCsd90244.

Occasional Slow Response on NRS when Operating at Greater Than 65cps/tps with Large SIP Messages

A slow-response or congestion condition can occur on the NRS under the following conditions:

The NRS is processing incoming requests continuously at the rate of more than 65 calls per second (or 65 transactions per second if NRS does not record-route).

The SIP messages are large (more than 1000 bytes).

The system is set at the default jvm maximum heap memory of 512 MB.

Under the conditions listed above, occasionally the NRS will take more than 500 ms to respond to incoming INVITE requests with "100 Trying." This can cause the originating SIP client to time out and retransmit the INVITE request. The condition can cause intervals of several seconds (up to 5 seconds) between consecutive INVITE requests; following that, the NRS might normalize and resume normal operation, that is, the NRS responds to the incoming INVITE with "100 Trying" within the 500 ms retransmission window.

As a workaround, for NRS deployments in networks with high call rates and large SIP messages size, we recommend that, after consulting with your Cisco technical representative, you consider setting the maximum jvm heap memory for the NRS to at least 1280 MB. The maximum jvm heap memory for the NRS is set from the <install-path>/bin/dsnrs_env.sh script.


Caution Consult with your Cisco technical representative before making any changes to <install-path>/bin/dsnrs_env.sh script.

For redundancy, always deploy the NRS in a cluster of more than two, and configure the SIP client peer to load-balance the INVITE requests between members in the NRS cluster. In addition, if possible, configure the SIP client peer to retransmit a timed-out INVITE to different member in the NRS cluster. This helps to avoid long post-dial delay.

For the configuration procedure, see "Adjusting the Memory Allocation" in the Installation chapter of the Name Resolution Server Administrator's Guide.

See caveat number CSCse28891.

CALEA Functionality

The following are the known limitations to providing CALEA compliance in Cisco BLISS for Cable Release 2.2.1. These are deemed to fall under the 18-month "safe harbor" exemption issued by the FCC in August, 2005. This functionality will be provided in Release 5.0 of the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch.

No call content is tapped on calls forwarded outside of the CMS to which the targeted subscriber is locally attached. This is true if the call is forwarded to the PSTN or to another NCS endpoint on another CMS, for example:

User-C/User-P/User-X -> MGC/CMS2 -> NRS -> CMS1 -> UserA(forwarded) -> NRS -> MGC/CMS2 -> User-Q/User-Y

No call content is tapped on NCS or PSTN calls forwarded to voicemail when the PSTN ingress MGC or calling party CMS, and the called party's CMS and VM SIP trunk, are not all the same Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch. For example:

User-C/User-P/User-X -> MGC/CMS2 -> NRS -> CMS1 -> User A(CFNA to VM) -> VM

In this situation, CALEA compliance is provided only when the CMS and MGC are not separated. Perform the tap at the MGW in the PSTN case, and on the calling party CMTS in the NCS case. For example:

User-C/User-P -> MGC/CMS1 -> NRS (only for User-P's call) -> CMS1 -> User A(CFNA to VM) -> VM

The treatment of call data depends on the status of targeted subscriber:

For calls placed to/from a targeted NCS subscriber locally attached to that CMS, call data is sent by the CMS to the CALEA DF (Distribution Function).

For calls terminated via, or ingressed from, an MGC on a different Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch than the CMS to which the targeted subscriber is locally attached, call data is not sent, because the MGC was not instructed (via LAES headers sent from the targeted subscriber CMS) to send such call data to the DF.

For additional details about specific CALEA functions, limitations, and configuration in the BLISS for Cable 2.2.1 solution, contact your Cisco account team.

Caveats and Bug Toolkit

Open and resolved caveats are not listed in this Release Notes document. Instead, the latest information on caveats is available through an online tool, Bug Toolkit, available for customers to query caveats according to their own needs.

To access Bug Toolkit, you must have an Internet connection and a web browser, as well as a Cisco.com username and password. See your Cisco representative if you need assistance obtaining a username and password.

To use Bug Toolkit, follow this procedure.


Step 1 Click here to log in to Bug Toolkit. You must have a Cisco.com username and password.


Note If you have already logged into www.cisco.com with the BTS guest username and password, you might receive an error message when attempting to access the Bug Toolkit. If you receive an error message, close all open instances of your browser, restart your browser program, and log into www.cisco.com with your own registered username and password.


Step 2 Click the Launch Bug Toolkit hyperlink.

Step 3 If you are looking for information about a specific caveat, enter the ID number in the "Enter known bug ID:" field.

To view all caveats for the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch, for example, go to the "Search for bugs in other Cisco software and hardware products" section, and start typing BTS in the Product Name field. The Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch listing should appear after typing the first two letters, B and T.

Step 4 Click Next. The Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch search page appears.

Step 5 Select the filters to query for caveats. You can choose any or all of the available options:


Note To make less specific queries, you can simply leave the default "All" option for the Major/Minor release, Features/Components, and keyword options; however, you should be aware that general queries may take longer and may return a large number of caveats. Be as specific as necessary in setting options.


Step 6 By version:

Select Major for the major releases, such as 4.5.

Select Minor Release for more specific information—for example, selecting Major version 4.5 and Minor version 1 queries specifically for Release 4.5.1 caveats.

Select the Features or Components to query.

Use keywords to search for a caveat title and description.

Select the Advanced Options, including the Bug Severity level, Bug Status Group, and Release Note Enclosure options.

Click Next.

Bug Toolkit returns a list of caveats based on your query.


Obtaining Documentation

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco.com. Cisco also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources. These sections explain how to obtain technical information from Cisco Systems.

Cisco.com

You can access the most current Cisco documentation at this URL:

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You can access the Cisco website at this URL:

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You can access international Cisco websites at this URL:

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Product Documentation DVD

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The Product Documentation DVD is available as a single unit or as a subscription. Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order a Product Documentation DVD (product number DOC-DOCDVD= or DOC-DOCDVD=SUB) from Cisco Marketplace at this URL:

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Ordering Documentation

Registered Cisco.com users may order Cisco documentation at the Product Documentation Store in the Cisco Marketplace at this URL:

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Nonregistered Cisco.com users can order technical documentation from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (0800 to 1700) PDT by calling 1 866 463-3487 in the United States and Canada, or elsewhere by calling 011 408 519-5055. You can also order documentation by e-mail at tech-doc-store-mkpl@external.cisco.com or by fax at 1 408 519-5001 in the United States and Canada, or elsewhere at 011 408 519-5001.

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Cisco Product Security Overview

Cisco provides a free online Security Vulnerability Policy portal at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_vulnerability_policy.html

From this site, you will find information about how to:

Report security vulnerabilities in Cisco products.

Obtain assistance with security incidents that involve Cisco products.

Register to receive security information from Cisco.

A current list of security advisories, security notices, and security responses for Cisco products is available at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt

To see security advisories, security notices, and security responses as they are updated in real time, you can subscribe to the Product Security Incident Response Team Really Simple Syndication (PSIRT RSS) feed. Information about how to subscribe to the PSIRT RSS feed is found at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_psirt_rss_feed.html

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Cisco is committed to delivering secure products. We test our products internally before we release them, and we strive to correct all vulnerabilities quickly. If you think that you have identified a vulnerability in a Cisco product, contact PSIRT:

For Emergencies only —  security-alert@cisco.com

An emergency is either a condition in which a system is under active attack or a condition for which a severe and urgent security vulnerability should be reported. All other conditions are considered nonemergencies.

For Nonemergencies —  psirt@cisco.com

In an emergency, you can also reach PSIRT by telephone:

1 877 228-7302

1 408 525-6532


Tip We encourage you to use Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or a compatible product (for example, GnuPG) to encrypt any sensitive information that you send to Cisco. PSIRT can work with information that has been encrypted with PGP versions 2.x through 9.x.

Never use a revoked or an expired encryption key. The correct public key to use in your correspondence with PSIRT is the one linked in the Contact Summary section of the Security Vulnerability Policy page at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_vulnerability_policy.html

The link on this page has the current PGP key ID in use.

If you do not have or use PGP, contact PSIRT at the aforementioned e-mail addresses or phone numbers before sending any sensitive material to find other means of encrypting the data.


Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support provides 24-hour-a-day award-winning technical assistance. The Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website on Cisco.com features extensive online support resources. In addition, if you have a valid Cisco service contract, Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineers provide telephone support. If you do not have a valid Cisco service contract, contact your reseller.

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website

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http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Access to all tools on the Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. If you have a valid service contract but do not have a user ID or password, you can register at this URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do


Note Use the Cisco Product Identification (CPI) tool to locate your product serial number before submitting a web or phone request for service. You can access the CPI tool from the Cisco Technical Support & Documentation website by clicking the Tools & Resources link under Documentation & Tools. Choose Cisco Product Identification Tool from the Alphabetical Index drop-down list, or click the Cisco Product Identification Tool link under Alerts & RMAs. The CPI tool offers three search options: by product ID or model name; by tree view; or for certain products, by copying and pasting show command output. Search results show an illustration of your product with the serial number label location highlighted. Locate the serial number label on your product and record the information before placing a service call.


Submitting a Service Request

Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service request is assigned to a Cisco engineer. The TAC Service Request Tool is located at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/techsupport/servicerequest

For S1 or S2 service requests, or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco TAC by telephone. (S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.) Cisco engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly.

To open a service request by telephone, use one of the following numbers:

Asia-Pacific: +61 2 8446 7411 (Australia: 1 800 805 227)
EMEA: +32 2 704 55 55
USA: 1 800 553-2447

For a complete list of Cisco TAC contacts, go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/techsupport/contacts

Definitions of Service Request Severity

To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity definitions.

Severity 1 (S1)—An existing network is down, or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.

Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your business operations are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.

Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of the network is impaired, while most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.

Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Information about Cisco products, technologies, and network solutions is available from various online and printed sources.

The Cisco Product Quick Reference Guide is a handy, compact reference tool that includes brief product overviews, key features, sample part numbers, and abbreviated technical specifications for many Cisco products that are sold through channel partners. It is updated twice a year and includes the latest Cisco offerings. To order and find out more about the Cisco Product Quick Reference Guide, go to this URL:

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Cisco Marketplace provides a variety of Cisco books, reference guides, documentation, and logo merchandise. Visit Cisco Marketplace, the company store, at this URL:

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Cisco Press publishes a wide range of general networking, training and certification titles. Both new and experienced users will benefit from these publications. For current Cisco Press titles and other information, go to Cisco Press at this URL:

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Packet magazine is the Cisco Systems technical user magazine for maximizing Internet and networking investments. Each quarter, Packet delivers coverage of the latest industry trends, technology breakthroughs, and Cisco products and solutions, as well as network deployment and troubleshooting tips, configuration examples, customer case studies, certification and training information, and links to scores of in-depth online resources. You can access Packet magazine at this URL:

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or view the digital edition at this URL:

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Internet Protocol Journal is a quarterly journal published by Cisco Systems for engineering professionals involved in designing, developing, and operating public and private internets and intranets. You can access the Internet Protocol Journal at this URL:

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Networking products offered by Cisco Systems, as well as customer support services, can be obtained at this URL:

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Networking Professionals Connection is an interactive website for networking professionals to share questions, suggestions, and information about networking products and technologies with Cisco experts and other networking professionals. Join a discussion at this URL:

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World-class networking training is available from Cisco. You can view current offerings at this URL:

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