Software Release Notification

CDM-625 Modem 2.1.2 Release

CDM-625 Product Manager:
Lakshmana Chintada

Approval Signatures
Date:
CDM-625 Originator:
6/18/2012
Jason McCollum

Date:
6/18/2012

Applicability
Bulk release 2.1.2 (FW-0020534E) for the CDM-625 Modem. Includes bulk firmware, SNMP MIBs, and IQmon.exe.

Revision History
Rev #
A
B
C
D
E

Description
Initial Release, version 2.0.1
Release of version 2.0.2
Release of version 2.0.3
Release of version 2.1.0
Release of version 2.1.1
Release of version 2.1.2

Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
09/06/2011
09/28/2011
02/23/2012
05/03/2012
05/18/2012
06/18/2012

FSCM No. 4J515

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Prepared by
Yunsong Wang
Yunsong Wang
Yunsong Wang
Jason McCollum
Jason McCollum
Jason McCollum

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 3
FEATURES ..................................................................................................................... 3
FIXES .............................................................................................................................. 4
COMPATIBLE BULK VERSIONS .................................................................................. 4
COMPATIBLE SNMP MIBS ........................................................................................... 5
KNOWN ISSUES ............................................................................................................ 5
SERIAL REMOTE CONTROL COMMAND CHANGE .................................................... 6

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Introduction
CDM-625 Modem FW-0020534E Version 2.1.2 maintenance release fixes various operational issues
found in 2.1.1 and earlier releases.

IMPORTANT

When Upgrading FW from FW12864 version 1.5.3 or older, you MUST ftp new FW
three times in order to program it correctly into both images. After each FTP, you
MUST switch image and reboot modem from the other image.

Features
2.1.1, 2.1.2:
None
2.1.0:
Web-based ping to ping a network address from the modem.
Enter and modify FAST codes using the web interface.
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) for synchronizing time-of-day clocks between PTP-enabled
devices.
o The modem is a PTP boundary clock device. It synchronizes with PTP clocks on LAN
port 2.
o The modem is a 2-step clock. It can synchronize with one-step or other two-step clocks.
o Requires FAST code to activate.
Manage Packet Processor firmware with the front panel.
View the LAN MAC table while in managed switch mode using the web interface.
2.0.2, 2.0.3:
Carrier in Carrier Automatic Power Control (CnC APC) added. This new feature provides
enhanced link availability compared with conventional CnC, but does not suffer the drawbacks of
conventional AUPC, where the composite power on the satellite can become uncontrolled. This
new feature:
Re-balances power between modems at each end of the link for better distribution of link
margins, while keeping the composite power at the satellite constant.
If excessive fading occurs, re-distributes power to maintain link margin.
Supports modems with new HW Rev2.x.
Supports 2048 Bytes Ethernet packet size on modems with HW Rev. 2.x.
Supports Packet Process Managed Switch mode. Requires Packet Processor Firmware v1.3.1.
Added Circuit ID on Modem Web page Title bar for identification.
Supports FTP Get custserv: function to get complete modem configuration and status. Supports
Customer Service Entry remote command. These features are intended for customer support to
use.
Supports force modem reboot through SNMP.
Supports 1:N mode control through SNMP.

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Fixes
2.1.2:
Fixed secondary audio channel for modems that have hardware audio support.
Fixed an issue where some modems would drop a small percentage of packets and register them
as Rx CRC Errors.
2.1.1:
Fixed an issue where a small amount of packet loss could occur for large ethernet frames.
The CnC APC and PTP OIDs are now available for use with SNMP.
Fixed an issue where submitting (but not necessarily changing) the IP address while PTP was
enabled would cause the modem to reboot.
2.1.0
Added level 3 QoS priority to the SNMP interface.
Fixed layer 3 QoS controls in the SNMP interface.
For CNC APC, added limits to maximum power to ensure that Tx power remains in a sane range.
Fixed an issue where sometimes the modem does not save the maximum temperature to persistent
storage.
The default ethernet frame size is 1500 instead of a jumbo frame size.
Fixed a synchronization issue with G.703B audio.
Fixed an issue where the modem would not communicate with a CRS-300 redundancy switch.
Added a visual indicator on the front panel to show which firmware image is currently running.
Fixed an issue where the VersaFEC rates on the web could not be changed after changing modes
from IP_ACM to another mode.
Fixed an issue with pause-frame flow control where modem bandwidth could be limited to 4
Mbps when MAC learning was disabled or when sending uni-directional traffic on some
hardware revisions.

Compatible Bulk Versions

CDM-625 Modem Bulk
FW/12864AA (v1.5.1)
FW/12864AB (v1.5.2)
FW-0020534- (v2.0.1)
FW-0020534A (v2.0.2)
FW-0020534B (v2.0.3)
FW-0020534C (v2.1.0)
FW-0020534D (v2.1.1)
FW-0020534E (v2.1.2)

CDM-625 Packet Processor Bulk

FW-0000342- (v1.1.1)
FW-0000342A (v1.2.1)
FW-0000342B (v1.3.1)
FW-0000342C (v1.3.2)
FW-0000342C (v1.3.2)
FW-0000342D or FW-0000438C (v1.3.3)
FW-0000342D or FW-0000438C (v1.3.3)
FW-0000342D or FW-0000438C (v1.3.3)

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Compatible SNMP MIBS

MIB Name
CEFD Root MIB
CDM-625 MIB
CDM-625 Traps MIB
CSAT-5060 Transceiver MIB
KST-2000A/B Transceiver MIB
DistantEndCDM-625 MIB

Filename
FW10874-2-.mib
FW-0000083W.mib
FW-0000084B.mib
FW10874-8-.mib
FW10874-9-.mib
FW-0000165L.mib

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
08/20/2004
05/03/2012
03/14/2011
11/23/2005
11/04/2005
02/20/2012

Known Issues
VLAN tagging on IEEE1588v2 PTP packets is not supported. PTP devices connected to
CDM-625 modems must not use VLAN tags on PTP packets.
For maximum accuracy, the PTP master synchronizing with the modem on port 2 should send a
sync once every 2 seconds and not any any faster or slower interval.

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Serial Remote Control Command Change

Parameter
Type

Command
(Instruction
& Qualifier)

Number of
Arguments

PTP Enable

PTP=

PTP Port
Mode

PTM=

Packet
Processor
Next Boot
Image

PPI=

Description of Arguments
0: Disable PTP time synchronization.

Response to
Command

Query
(Instruction &
Qualifier)

Response to
Query

PTP=

PTP?

0 or 1.

PTM=

PTM?

0 or 1.

PPI=

N/A

N/A

1: Enable PTP time synchronization.

0: The PTP master is sending synchronization traffic into LAN port 2.
1: The PTP master is the remote modem on the far side of the WAN.
1: Packet Processor should boot from slot 1 next.
2: Packet Processor should boot from slot 2 next.
3: Packet Processor should boot from the latest firmware.
(See the AFI command to get Packet Processors current firmware slot.)

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