Page 2 - Changes to the Release Notes; Changes to Caveats; Caveats; Maintenance and Administration; JRE Updates
2 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Changes to the Release Notes Changes to the Release Notes This section documents supplemental changes that have been added to the Release Notes for Cisco ONS15327 Release 3.3 since the production of the Cisco ONS 15327 System Software CD for...
Page 3 - Upgrades from Release 1.0
3 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Caveats DDTS # CSCdx78825 The ONS 15327 XTC reboots after the XTC has received 64 or more ARP requests on a subnet differentfrom that of the XTC. This situation can occur when the network settings (IP address and netmask) areincorrect for th...
Page 4 - Line Cards
4 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Caveats DDTS # CSCdt30119 VT1.5 circuits might require new VT tunnels despite sufficient bandwidth on existing VT tunnels. Incomplex configurations of the Cisco ONS 15327 that use both 1+1 and UPSR protection, automaticcircuit routing may fa...
Page 5 - BLSR Support for Mixed Node Networks; UPSR Functionality; TL1 Gateway Network Elements
5 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Caveats BLSR Support for Mixed Node Networks The ONS 15327 is supported for BLSR in combination with ONS 15454 nodes only if Release 3.3 isinstalled and running on all BLSR nodes. If you wish to provision a BLSR on a combination of ONS15327 ...
Page 6 - Commands not Supported in Release 3.3; Performance Monitoring
6 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Caveats "FAC-2-1:FCL,0,COMPL,NEND,15MIN,BTH,," "FAC-2-1:NPJC-PDET,0,COMPL,NEND,15MIN,RCV,," "FAC-2-1:PPJC-PDET,0,COMPL,NEND,15MIN,RCV,," "FAC-2-1:NPJC-PGEN,0,COMPL,NEND,15MIN,TRMT,," "FAC-2-1:PPJC-PGEN,0,C...
Page 7 - Resolved Software Caveats for Release
7 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Resolved Software Caveats for Release 3.3 errors. The near-end STS PM counts accumulate, but the far-end STS PM counts do not accumulate. Towork around this issue, Use the near-end STS PM count from the adjacent node to see the far-end STSPM...
Page 10 - New Features and Functionality; Hardware; Industrial Temperature
10 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality selecting the XTC Protection Group (XTCPROTGRP) in the Maintenance > Protection tabs at the nodeview. Right-click the active XTC in the shelf graphic, and select “Reset” to reset the XTC. The standbyXTC wil...
Page 11 - Fan Tray Assembly
11 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Fan Tray Assembly Releases 1.0.x of the ONS 15327 included a fan tray with two fans. Release 3.3 introduces a fan trayunit that uses six fans, and is I-temp certified. The new fan tray is backward compatible w...
Page 12 - Software; Automatic Host Detection; Proxy Server Feature Set
12 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality OC48/STM-16-LR-1 (1550) The OC48/STM16-LR-1550 Long Reach optical transceiver module provides one TelcordiaGR-253/G.957 SONET/SDH OC48/STM-16 compliant interface per card. Each interface provides2488.32 Mbps o...
Page 13 - Hitless Software Upgrades
13 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Proxy Server is a set of three options (checkboxes) in the Provisioning > Network tabs listed underGateway Settings: Craft Access Only, Enable Proxy and Enable Firewall. These new features can be usedindivi...
Page 15 - Span Upgrade Wizard
15 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality A span is the optical fiber connection between two ONS 15327 nodes. In a span upgrade, thetransmission rate of a span is upgraded from a lower to a higher OC-N signal but all other spanconfiguration attributes...
Page 16 - Alarm Profiles
16 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality If alarms are suppressed, they do not appear on the CTC Alarm screen. On the History and Conditionsscreens a message states that the alarm or alarms are suppressed. The node sends out autonomousmessages to cle...
Page 17 - Intermediate-Path Performance Monitoring
17 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Intermediate-Path Performance Monitoring Release 3.3 supports Intermediate-Path Performance Monitoring (IPPM), which is the transparentmonitoring of a constituent channel of an incoming transmission signal by ...
Page 18 - BLSR Support
18 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Auto-refresh PM Data You can auto-refresh PM data using a check box and pull-down menu providing valid options on thePerformance Monitoring screen in the card view. When selected, the information auto refreshe...
Page 19 - CTC Platforms
19 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality • A force ring is executed from the protect side of the BLSR • A manual ring executed from the protect side of the BLSR • A facility failure occurs on the protect channels To provision a BLSR to be non-reverti...
Page 20 - DCC Tunnels
20 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality DCC Tunnels SONET provides four data communications channels (DCCs) for network element operations,administration, maintenance, and provisioning: one on the SONET Section layer and three on theSONET Line layer...
Page 21 - Limit DCC Autodiscovery at Login; Multi-Circuit Operations
21 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Limit DCC Autodiscovery at Login A check box on the CTC Login dialog box allows you to limit DCC autodiscovery so you can open asingle or selected group of ONS 15327s residing in a network. Figure 3 Login Dial...
Page 22 - Filtering of Circuit View Window; Loopback Indication
22 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Caution The Clear button can mask problems if used incorrectly. This button is commonly used for testingpurposes. Note The Ethernet cards are the only cards without the Clear button option. Filtering of Circui...
Page 23 - Column Sizes
23 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Column Sizes If you change the column width of table data in a CTC window, CTC will retain that width for the restof the CTC session (unless you change it again). CTC Release 3.3 allows the operator to save in...
Page 24 - Node Diversity
24 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality • CTC supports the ability to cross connect an STM circuit to an appropriate size STS circuit (forexample, STM1 to STS-3C). • CTC circuit management functionality provides for SDH circuits. • To provision an S...
Page 25 - CTC Enhancements
25 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Improved GUI on Circuit Creation Wizard A panel was added to the Circuit Creation Wizard to record entries from previous pages. This panel isvisible during the selection process and displays user selections. N...
Page 26 - CTC Node View; Worldwide Time Zone Support
26 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality CTC Node View With Release 3.3 the node view has been enhanced to match the physical appearance of the MIC andXTC cards. An LED has been added to the view for each line card showing the current state of that c...
Page 28 - Software Download Collision Avoidance
28 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality • (GMT+09:30) Adelaide, Broken Hill • (GMT+09:30) Darwin • (GMT+10:00) Brisbane, Port Moresby • (GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney • (GMT+10:00) Hobart • (GMT+10:00) Khabarovsk, Vladivostok • (GMT+10:30) ...
Page 29 - Default Usernames; Password Toggling Prevention; TL1 Enhancements
29 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality Default Usernames With Release 3.3, the default username, CERENT454, has been removed. The username, CISCO15, isthe supported default username. This username has no password. The CISCO15 username can berenamed...
Page 30 - CTAGs
30 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality CTAGs In accordance with Telcordia GR-831, all TL1 commands must include a CTAG. Commands withoutCTAGs will be rejected by TL1 with the error Invalid Correlation Tag (IICT). Test Access TL1 Test Access enables...
Page 31 - Conditions Replaced as of ONS 15327 Release 3.3
31 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 New Features and Functionality • NHSWPR - Inhibit switch to protect request on equipment • NHSWWKG - Inhibit switch to working request on equipment The following new BER alarm conditions have been added: Conditions Replaced as of ONS 15327 ...
Page 38 - Related Documentation; Release-Specific Documents; Platform-Specific Documents; Obtaining Documentation; World Wide Web
38 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Related Documentation Related Documentation Release-Specific Documents • Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15327, Release 1.0.2 • Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, Release 3.3 • Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454, Release 3.3 • Ci...
Page 39 - Ordering Documentation; Documentation Feedback; Obtaining Technical Assistance
39 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Obtaining Technical Assistance Documentation CD-ROM Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a CD-ROM package, which shipswith your product. The Documentation CD-ROM is updated monthly and may be more current thanprint...
Page 40 - Technical Assistance Center; Contacting TAC by Using the Cisco TAC Website; Contacting TAC by Telephone
40 Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 3.3 OL-2671-01 Obtaining Technical Assistance Cisco.com Cisco.com is the foundation of a suite of interactive, networked services that provides immediate, openaccess to Cisco information and resources at anytime, from anywhere in the world. This highlyint...
