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Customer Release Note

Product Family: FlexiPacket
Product: FlexiPacket Commissioning Tool
Release: R1.3 EP1
Customer: Generic Delivery




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Table of Contents

1. Scope .......................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Product description ...................................................................................................................... 4
3. COMPATIBILITY ......................................................................................................................... 7
4. Product composition .................................................................................................................... 7
5. HINTS AND PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................... 8
6. Limitations ................................................................................................................................. 10


Contact:
Contact your local Nokia Siemens Networks support


Summary of changes:

July 2011 1.0 First version at P7
October 2011 2.0 Second version at P8



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1. SCOPE
The following SW releases are in scope of this document:
FlexiPacket Commissioning Tool:
Release: 1.3 EP1
(Previous official release: R 1.3)
Release date: 21 October 2011



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2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
2.1 FlexiPacket Commissioning Tool
FlexiPacket Commissioning Tool (FPCT) supports easy and guided first installation and
upgrade procedures of the FlexiPacket system (IDU, ODUs). FlexiPacket Commissioning
Tool configures all the appliances of the sites (IDU and ODUs) congruently with single user
inputs. It can also be used without any IDU support connecting directly the laptop to the ODU.

Starting from version R1.2, FP Commissioning Tool is no longer part of the LCT. FPCT is
delivered as a standalone application and an independent setup application is present. FPCT
set-up installs all the needed applications for all functionalities.

2.2 FlexiPacket Commissioning Tool Operation Modes
Two modes of operation are foreseen:
Assisted
Advanced

In the Assisted Mode the user is forced to follow a very well predefined sequence, answering
to precise questions and filling showed fields.
This modality is mainly intended for non advanced user and for site first installation phase.
Assisted modality runs as offline configurator. Thus its not needed to be directly connected
with the devices. At the end of the configuration steps, the user can decide to perform all the
configurations to the devices (in this case a connection is required) or to save all the settings
into a FPCT configuration file. This FPCT configuration file can be loaded in a second time to
resume all the configurations into the Flexi Packet Commissioning Tool.

In Advanced Mode even if the actions/views are presented in an ordered sequence to be
performed from the first to the last, in the advanced modality, user can jump from one view to
another one without any constraint.
This modality is intended for an advanced user or for FP Commissioning Tool usage for site
maintenance/troubleshooting.


NOTE: In the Assisted modality the restore functionality for both IDU and ODUs has been
removed from the items in the menu. The only possibility is to load a CT configuration file (in
the log-in phase as already implemented). The restore functionality is always present in the
Advanced mode and mainly intended for IDU Replacement in case of failure.

2.3 New supported equipments
FlexiPacket Multi Radio H2.1 (FPMR H2.1)
FlexiPacket Radio HC R1.4.6
FlexiPacket Hub 800 H1.0 (FPH 800 H1.0)



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2.4 Main new features and services
Configuration management
O Offline use of FlexiPacket Commissioning Tool as configurator (that is to say
Assisted Mode) for all equipment excluding FlexiPacket Hub A series
O Others System Type Support
Inventory management
O IDU SW and ODU SW compatibilty check
Performance and measurement monitoring - reporting
o Hardware IDU port verification (ethernet, E1)
o Interfering test
o Line-up test
o Link validation
o FPR MW hop verification
o FPH E2E connectivity check
O Commissioning report
2.5 Complete list of supported feature
See in the next page



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3. COMPATIBILITY
3.1 Combinations & Interworking List



Full feature except
Report
Full feature

4. PRODUCT COMPOSITION
The released software is delivered through suitable packages.

LTU= License To Use
Items Description
T555CTCD.13EP1 FlexiPacket Comm Tool R1.3 EP1 (CD)
T555CTE.13EP1 FlexiPacket Comm Tool R1.3 EP1 (e-media)
T555CTLTU13EP1 FlexiPacket Comm Tool R1.3 EP1 (LTU)



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5. HINTS AND PROCEDURES
Platform
FPCT runs on notebook.
FPCT is released on Windows XP SP2 or higher.
FPCT is released on Windows Vista SP1, Business Edition and higher ones
FPCT is released on Windows 7, Professional Edition and higher ones

User account
When you user account with administrative rights, please follow below operation.
For WinXP, you can use any name as admin account.
For Win7 and Vista system, only "administrator" can be used as admin account.

License manager for CT
CT only support License manager tool on XP system, because license manager tool cannot
be installed on Win7/Vista.

SW upload with win7 pack1
With win7 pack1, FM200/FPH800/FPH800H cant upload sw. Its NE problem, the root cause
is still under investigation.

Commissioning Tool assisted mode for FlexiPacket FirstMile 200
For FlexiPacket FirstMile 200, the step "Validate" doesn't check the configuration in relation to
the license, user must verify the relation between license and configuration by himself.

Alignment without traffic broken
So far for NE known issue, only FM200R2.0 and FPH800 R2.0 can support alignment without
traffic broken.

System type for different ODU
System type of FPMR R2.1 SU1 are the following:
1+0
1+1 HSBY
1+1 FD
1+1 SD
2+0 FD
2+0 XPIC
All the above mentioned system types can be configured on FM200, FH800, A1200, A2200.
Notes: 1+0 Ring has been dropped from FPMR R2.1. It will be introduced in R2.4.

System type of FPR R1.3 supports only
1+0
1+1 HSBY

System type of FPR HC supports only
1+0
1+1 HSBY

System type of hybrid versions (IDU and ODU) support
1+0
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Notes: 1+1 FD has been dropped by hybrid and can be not supported by CT

Co-located IDU
So far only FPH 1200 can support adding co-located IDU

LLDP with FPR1.2
Because FPR1.2 dont support LLDP function, the functions related to LLDP are not
supported by Commissioning tool. For example, alignment, line-up and so on.

SW version between Commissioning Tool R1.3EP1 and FPH800 R2.0
Commissioning tool EP1 P8 load can fully support FPH800R2.0 maintenance load and P8
load. For FPH800 R2.0 P7, commissioning tool can support to upgrade from P7 load to P8
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6. LIMITATIONS
6.1 Known Bug and No Limitation
FR_0000009867 Commissioning Tool R1.3.44 (800H+ODU 2.1 advance
mode) Add Rx value when do alignment in FD mode
Commissioning tool can only configure Rx value when do alignment in FD mode.

FR_0000009784 Commissioning Tool 1.3.43 advanced + A1200: upload the
A1200 SW, the operation never ends
Sometimes when upload the A1200 SW, the operation never ends. This issue is still
under investigation, because its occasionally occurring.

FR_0000009781 Commissioning Tool 1.3.43 advanced + A1200: cant
upload the A1200 SW
Sometimes when upload the A1200 SW, CT select wrong FTP server IP. This issue is
still under investigation, because its occasionally occurring.

FR_0000009613 Commissioning Tool 1.3.42 advanced + FPR 1.3EP1(1.3.13):
license name is not friendly and detail info is empty
License detail info doesnt match license capability perfectly.

FR_0000009565 Commissioning Tool 1.3.42 + A2200+ FPMR2.1 (2+0)XPIC
advance: Traffic break about 3 minutes when implement alignment on 2+0 XPIC
mode
As in the title, it is a NE issue, because this problem still exists with Weblct.

FR_0000010091 Commissioning Tool R1.3_1.1.0:( FPMR standalone
assisted): upgrade ODU software failed
Failed to upgrade ODU software under FPMR standlone assisted mode.
Solution: Use IDU+ODU advanced mode to switch ODU sw , instead of ODU
standalone mode.

FR_0000010090 Commissioning Tool R1.3_1.1.0:( FPMR standalone assist):
Other network card gateway was set to the network card which direct connects
to the ODU
As in the title, sometimes wrong gateway value will be added to working network card

FR_0000010085 Commissioning Tool 1.3.44:( FPMR standalone advance):
switch ODU software failed as the active and standby sw didn't exchanged
Sometimes, switching ODU failed with ODU standlone mode.
Solution: Use IDU+ODU adv mode to switch ODU sw , instead of ODU standlone.

FR_0000010080 Commissioning Tool 1.3.44:(FPH800 + FPMR assist): The
MSTP should not be enabled when created LPG in the combination of FPH800
+FPMR2.1 2+0 XPIC
As in the title, if MSTP is enable then change system type to 1+1 HSBY/FD/SD, 2
ODUs will loss connection for several seconds, because MSTP will work to find new
path.





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6.2 LIMITATIONS caused by other products
6.2.1 Limitation caused by FTI Tool Known Issue
FR_0000006254 Commissioning Tool R1.3.7: (A1200 Advanced mode) FTI
doesn't support com4
Solution: Use com1 should be better to insert the FR related to the NE when it is
possible

FR_0000006249 Commissioning Tool R1.3.7: (A1200 Advanced mode) CT
can't identify the right IP address when run FTI
When one PC has multiple card. FTI cant identify the right network card.
Solution: Make one network card available.

FR_0000006146 Commissioning Tool R1.3.5: (A1200 advanced) console
port has no response when execute FTI
Solution: Restart FTI and run it again.

6.2.2 Limitation caused by FPR 1.3 Known Issue
FPR1.3.8 Configuration ODU and plug it onto another IDU will make ODU
crash
Solution: Restart ODU or restore to factory default setting.

6.2.3 Limitation caused by FPMR 2.1 Known Issue
FPR2.1.5670 Sometimes ODU port is down when configure 1+1 FD
When this issue happens, ODU need to be restated to work properly

FPMR 2.1 SU1- 2+0 all - sometimes, after ODU switch sw, there is 3s of loss of
traffic
ODU switch sw will cause 3 sec. of loss of traffic

FPMR 2.1SU2: Swap&repair procedure (using CT 1.3EP1) causes temporary
loss of traffic
Sometimes, alignment will cause temporary loss of traffic. This is an issue of
FPMR2.1, and will be fixed on FPMR2.4.

6.2.4 Limitation caused by FirstMile200 Known Issue
CCM alarms always reported in active alarm list
CT will show wrong alarm when HSBY Function is enabled. This is due the fact the
ODU has disabled the Radio Link, so the Radio Link Down alarm will be active on
FM200 Standby Port.

FM200 EP1 Patch Load issue for reset system
After create LPG, it is needed to wait for 10s to save configuration. If not , restarting
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Solution: In CT assisted mode it will wait for 10s, before restart NE

FM200 EP1 Patch Load issue for P-CCM loss occur in 1+1 HSBY setup after
change the port mode in IDU
Adding the ODU it will be changed the port mode, this operation will make MAC table
empty. Finally, PCCM will be not available.
Solution: CT will let IDU to re-study MAC.

FM200 EP1 Patch Load issue for IDU crash and not able to access WebLCT
LLDP is low priority. If NE is too busy to deal with LLDP, NE crashes.
The issue will lead the CT to lose connection with IDU/ODU.
Solution: NE must be restarded.

FirstMIle200 EP1_timing: Automatic is not in the PHY master slave selection
Due the fact the CT has this option, using that unexpected result will be shown

FirstMIle200 EP1_service: CESoP service can't be deleted when doing
alignment in CT.
This issue make CT alignment failed.

Sometimes Mib can't be read or written
Sometimes WebLCT will show load Mib node failed, after using commissioning tool
to configure FM200.
Solution: Restart IDU.

FM200R1.0EP1:Add LPG (LPG2) Failed with Commissioning Tool
Solution: Restart IDU.

FirstMIle200 R2.0_timing: No SSM message is sent out when the IDU is free
run.
FM200 doesn't send out SSM message when the system is free run, so the ODU
can't lock to the IDU.
This issue will make clock unlock between IDU and ODU.

Other known issues:
FM200 cant upload sw with win7 service pack1. With other OS, its ok to upload sw.

6.2.5 Limitation caused by FPH800 R2.0 Known Issue
Sometimes after configuration with assist mode, can't see ODU info with
advance mode. The root cause is that LLDP doesnt work well.
Solution: Restart IDU.

6.2.6 Limitation caused by FPH800H R1.0 Known Issue
FPH800H: Change the port mode will make TDM traffic break down for a short
time
This issue will lead to a short-time traffic broken and LOF alarm, when execute
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