Release Notes R2.5_071010
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1. IN RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 Release Notes The Wireless Choice October 2010 RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 Release Notes 1 General RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 is a General Availability release for RADWIN 2000 radios Contact RADWIN Technical Support at support radwin com for any issue related with these Release Notes 2 Release Components Component Name Description e ODU 2 5 00 b2650 1 Firmware e IDU C RW 72XX 2000 2 5 00 b3700 e IDU E RW 71XX 2000 2 5 00 b3705 Release 8 5 00 build 8525 The RADWIN Manager includes an Upgrade Kit applicable to all RADWIN 2000 products Updated MIB files for releases 2 5 and 1 9 30 supporting RADWIN 2000 and WinLink 1000 2 RADWIN Manager Be ERES products refer to the MIB Reference appendix in the User Manual 4 Link Budget Build 7580 Supports RADWIN 2000 and WinLink 1000 New capabilities Calculator e Support of the new products indicated in release notes document CD content e RADWIN Manager installation Quick Installation Guide User manual RADWIN 2000 English 2 5 WinLink 1000 English 1 9 30 Link Budget Calculator LBC for RADWIN 2000 and WinLink 1000 BDU material User Manual JRE link JRE install 5 Product CD The CD ships with all ODUs RADWIN 2000 WinLink 1000 IDU Cs RW 72XX 2000 and IDU Es RW71XX 2000 3 Supported Products 3 1 Radios New Radios e RADWIN 2000 C Series 6 GHz radios o RW 2960 0100 integr2. Only a 20 MHz channel BW is supported HSS will not work Spectrum View will work only in the side with release 2 4 50 MHS 1 1 will not work New PM functionality will work only in the side with release 2 4 50 Links operating in bands 5 8 GHz FCC 5 9 GHz Universal and 5 4 GHz Universal will not provide service and will indicate software upgrade required Full compatibility Only Ethernet service is provided To enable TDM services a software upgrade is required Only a 20 MHz channel BW is supported Restrictions Links operating in the 5 8 GHz FCC 5 4 GHz Universal Release 2 1 and 4 9 GHz Universal bands will not provide service and will indicate software upgrade required Note The link may not synchronize after sync loss when site A has release 2 4 50 and site B has release 2 1 Software upgrade to release 2 4 50 is recommended Full compatibility e RADWIN 2000 radios are compatible only to other RADWIN 2000 radios A link cannot be established with a RADWIN 2000 on one side and a WinLink 1000 on the other side Oct 2010 Page 6 of 8 nM The Wireless Choice 6 Limitations RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 Release Notes October 2010 Issue Description 1 Bridge addresses In some scenarios the bridge learns less than 1024 addresses 2 n iode ud owe Due to compliance limitations Tx power i
3. port e Supported by RADWIN 2000 C Series radios only with software upgrade to release 2 5 e Release 2 5 is mandatory on both sides of the link however QoS can be activated only on one side e Supports 2 QoS o Two classification criteria 802 1p and Diffserv o Four priority queues real time near real time controlled load best effort o Scheduling toward the air interface according to priority and a weighting mechanism o Maximum Information Rate MIR limit per priority queue o QoS disable enable e RADWIN s Ethernet Ring provides carrier grade availability for Ethernet networks with fast protection in case of connectivity failures It enables service providers to offer committed SLA to their customers e RADWIN s Ethernet Ring Protection solution prevents Ethernet loops in the ring since it is always broken somewhere e The Ethernet service restoration time depends on the number of hops in the ring With 4 hops the Ethernet service is restored in less than 50 ms e 1 1 Ethernet is a ring with two nodes 3 Ring protection and Ethernet 1 1 RADWIN 2000 radios with software upgrade to release 2 5 support operations 4 New IDU Es support with new IDUE e Increases capacity at narrow channel BWs and long distances 10 30 5 New RFD B km 25 60 km 50 90 km e Supported by RADWIN 2000 radios with software upgrade to release 2 5 The user can disable the Telnet management interface via RADW
4. rate idle to active mode 10 in Ring application In order to avoid this scenario the user should set the Minimum time for failure detection parameter to a value greater than 200 ms By disabling the QoS feature the MIR of the Best Effort queue remains as was configured when the QoS was enabled 11 QoS Best Effort queue In order to avoid this scenario the user should first re define the queue as Best Effort and before disabling the QoS feature It is not possible to configure the IP address on a site under a scenario when Link ID is not IP address defined configuration In this case the user should define first a Link ID The label SWU recommended is missing under a scenario when one site of the link is running with version 2 5 0 while the other site is running with older software Ls e opal NC This issue is not service effective Its is recommended to upgrade both sites of the link to 2 5 software version In rare cases after link is up Service indication is Services none although Ethernet service is up and running 14 Service indication In order to resolve the display problem reset both sites of the link is required Oct 2010 Page 8 of 8
5. 2 Indoor Units New IDU Es The new IDU Es support all RADWIN 2000 radios e RW 7102 2000 IDU E 2xFE 2xTDM Active Alarms e RW 7100 2000 IDU E 2xFE Supported Indoor units RW 7216 2000 IDU C with 16 TDM ports 2 Ethernet interfaces and SFP port RW 7208 2000 IDU C with 8 TDM ports 2 Ethernet interfaces and SFP port RW 7204 2000 IDU C with 4 TDM ports 2 Ethernet interfaces and SFP port RW 7200 2000 IDU C with 2 Ethernet interfaces and SFP port RW 7102 2000 IDU E with 2 TDM ports and 2 Ethernet interfaces RW 7100 2000 IDU E with 2 Ethernet interfaces o For AC power source the AC DC adaptor RW 9921 003X can be used and should be ordered separately 3 3 New Accessories Outdoor DC PoE device e RW 9921 0069 e Wide Range DC feed 20 to 60 VDC e Outdoor case for outdoor mounting IP67 35 C 60 C e Supports RADWIN 2000 and WinLink 1000 radios GSU GPS Synchronization Unit RW 9924 001X Includes antenna PoE device and HSS cable Supported by RADWIN Manager Supports site cascading mode normal and shifted phase Supports GSU redundancy Page 3 of 8 IN RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 Release Notes The Wireless Choice October 2010 4 New Features Feature Description e Supported by RADWIN 2000 radios with software upgrade to release 2 5 1l VLAN functionality operating with IDU C or new IDU E e Supports various Ingress and Egress configuration options per
6. IIWmIeIeTIeTImTIeIieImImTImTITImTImImImImImImImImISmImSImISImISmImImISmISmISISmISISISmISISIs E DAlAlS S S S S Sl Hl HOt tl Si Sl Sl Hl AlAIS SiS SisiSitistisiSlalalsisisisisisitlsisis eo z ST N LOT wo 5 1 ex SEP LD iS S 6 SE 9r 9 o o wo wo wo wo un v S S r S tn uo uo uo o o io en S i Z SI SPSS QAI IF FIAI AAAA A SASS SSN Aa TF FAAA A SSSA aAa TF EAAS t E EE Ed ed E E E E EE M E EE Ed d Ed Ed E d E E S E E Ed Eod Ed dE E E EE EIER EOS S zzizEzEZzEzzEzEE EEzzzEzZzzzsEzE EZzEZEZEZEEZEEZ PAP PA P A Ir 1r 1 4 1 2 P4 7 27 7 7 P4 71 7 7 PA 7 2 4 P4 P 7 r7 A 71 4 7 1 P DJ 1 p N 9 m 9 M Q ed soos Hdd Band not supported Page 2 of 8 Oct 2010 Oct 2010 n RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 The Wireless Choice Release Notes October 2010 RADWIN 2000 products are shipped with a selection of enabled bands to comply with regulations Additional bands may be supported but are disabled i e invisible to the user To obtain a License Key which will enable additional supported bands go to http www radwin com updates Ik radwin htm You will be required to complete an online declaration of compliance with your local regulations You will then be required to supply your ODU serial number to the License Key Generator which will check if your ODU supports the required bands If the bands are supported it will supply them to you by return email 3
7. IN Manager 6 Telnet Disable Enable By default it is enabled 7 RADWIN Manager Documentation New RADWIN Manager contextual online help Press F1 The user can schedule the date and time for a software upgrade for specific links 8 Scheduled Software Upgrade the network There are several post upgrade ODU reset options e Immediately reset each upgraded device e Reset all devices in a list after they have all been upgraded e Reset none ODU reset options after software 9 upgrade Oct 2010 Page 4 of 8 nV RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 Release Notes October 2010 The Wireless Choice 5 Compatibility RADWIN strongly recommends using same software version on both sites of a link in order to enjoy the stated new features and prevent any incompatibility limitations The following table defines the compatibility rules and limitations while using different software versions on same link Component Description e Software upgrade can be applied to any previous RADWIN 2000 release e Software upgrade from release 2 1 to radios RW 2450 0150 and RW 2450 0250 with operational band other than WPC India will change the product type seen at the inventory window to RW 2050 0150 and RW 2050 0250 respectively The frequency band will remain as it was prior to the upgrade Software Upgrade e Bands that are not enabled in release 2 5 and were not operational before software upgrade will remain blocked a
8. ated antenna o RW 2960 0200 connectorized o Mult band default band 5 690 6 060 GHz occupied frequency o Max Tx power 25dBm o 10 20 40 MHz channel BW e RADWIN 2000 C Series 4 8 GHz radios o RW 2948 0200 connectorized o Mult band default band 4 800 4 900 GHz occupied frequency o 10 20 40 MHz channel BW e RADWIN 2000 C Series 2 3 GHz radios o RW 2923 0100 integrated antenna o RW 2923 0200 connectorized o Single band 2 302 2 482 GHz occupied o 10 20 MHz channel BW Oct 2010 Page 1 of 8 Release Notes October 2010 RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 V The Wireless Choice Supported Radios mx passen casera Bands svooummore ce PPP SPUPU PE PPUP UID PUB ELRL DDL T ISSPDEDSSBD3SSSDNSSDLDD3SSSBDSSDEDD3SSSBD pssmn THD E S SS Se PPS SPPPPPPPRPISSPPRPPPPPPPRP PPPPPRETS ovooa Ho es S S SP see Hehh B h h Peehi amors S S SPI es PRRP Re e H h Pehee hi omor ere e eee eee momoe SEEPS BisUBBSRBEE HBL REEERE ECSLCTISSSSCESSDCSSBSSTSSSSSCCRSSSDIRSSCCS REID 3 D as Ies1oAmu ZH 0 9 SIS gc ute Eg v Wu vos 58 0 o as SZzr 48 an E TE Sas n ejljiiiiliiiiiiii i e SISISISISISISISISI z T 2 S S S 5 S S S S S S S S S S S FFF Fl Fl Sl Sl SliFliFl FFB Bl S S S S S S 3 2 zoe m a cdg eu gsema u edmu a da2amiemma cu ii dsemeaa i ceciIs e eIe
9. atibility alarm is issued and a link is not established e Connecting a RADWIN 2000 radio to any other PoE device e g AT006284X will yield indeterminate results e RADWIN 2000 PDH Series radios operate only with IDU C and new IDU E and not with PoE devices IDU and PoE device Oct 2010 Page 5 of 8 nM The Wireless Choice RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 Release Notes October 2010 Component Description Link firmware e The following chart applies to RADWIN 2000 link with release 2 5 on one side and a previous release on the other side e The chart refers to GA releases only e The features listed above require release 2 5 on both sides of the link e Additional restrictions are listed below Site A Site B Release 2 5 Release 2 4 Release 2 3 Release 2 2 Release 2 1 Release 2 5 Full compatibility Software upgrade is recommended otherwise following restriction will Release 2 4 apply Full compatibility Only a 20 MHz channel BW is supported Release 2 3 Software upgrade is recommended otherwise following restriction will apply Only a 20 MHz channel BW is supported Links operating in bands 5 9 GHz Universal and 5 4 GHz Universal will not provide service and will indicate software upgrade required Full compatibility Release 2 2 e Software upgrade is recommended otherwise following restrictions will apply
10. fter the software upgrade That is if a band that was enabled in release 2 1 in radios RW 2050 0150 RW 2050 0250 RW 2450 0150 and RW 2450 0250 and was disabled in these radios in following releases it will remain enabled after software upgrade only if it was the operational band during the software upgrade e Both sides need release 2 5 to work in the band 5 3 GHz FCC IC e RADWIN Manager release 8 5 00 build 8525 is compatible with RADWIN 2000 releases 2 1 2 5 and with WinLink 1000 releases 1 600 1 9 30 WinLink 1000 Manager can be installed in parallel to the RADWIN Manager to support previous WinLink 1000 releases e When connecting RADWIN Manager older releases prior to 8 5 TBD to an ODU with release RADWIN Manager 2 5 there is an indication newer release is available with limited management functionality e RADWIN Manager release 8 5 00 build 8525 cannot manage ODUS with release 1 5xx For ODU with release below 1 500 the user will be notified about the incompatibility However for ODU release 1 5xx the ODU cannot be managed and the user is not notified Use WinLink 1000 Manager to manage the ODU with release 1 5xx in parallel to using RADWIN Manager ODU e RADWIN 2000 ODU build 2 5 00 b2650 supports ODU hardware releases 5 4 3 2 and 1 e RADWIN 2000 radios can work with IDU Cs RW 72XX 2000 IDU Es RW 71XX 2000 or with PoE devices RW 9921 001X RW 9921 0069 e When connecting a RADWIN 2000 radio to any other IDU an incomp
11. of RFC Multicast and Broadcast packets are counted as Unicast in RADWIN 2000 L and PDH Series 4 1213 not according to RFC 1213 When setting the ODU IP address the operation may timeout The ODU IP address is changed 5 Setting IP address even in the event of timeout timeout Ignore the timeout and connect to the ODU with the new IP address In rare instances false radar detection occurs under interference in DFS bands FCC 5 3 and 5 4 6 DFS false radar GHz and ETSI 5 3 5 4 and 5 8 GHz detection The DFS algorithm will select the best channel If interference is high or in many channels select another band 7 Ethernet capacity Ethernet capacity at max air rate 270 Mbps 40 MHz channel with TDM services enabled is lower than displayed Various issues affect the display however do not affect functionality 8 a deSUeS Most workarounds are in the nature of refresh the display e g close and reopen the Manager go back and next in wizards or ignore the shown values 9 Redundant traps under In rare cases under a ring application when resetting an RPL link multiple traps of RPL state Ring application changed to Active are displayed in the RADWIN Manager instead of a singe trap Oct 2010 Page 7 of 8 IN RADWIN 2000 Release 2 5 Release Notes The Wireless Choice October 2010 Issue Description Under excessive traffic of small packet size of 64 bytes to 100 bytes RPL may switch from Excessive traffic
12. s limited in the lowest and highest channels channels e in the 5 4 GHz ETSI band for radios RW 2250 0150 and RW 2250 0250 3 Support 2 4 GHz Only ODU HW version 3 and above supports 2 4 GHz for the applicable products Limited channel BWs in HSS 5 MHz channel BW not supported for WinLink 1000 when operating with HSS 4 of RADWIN 2000 and together with RADWIN 2000 Note that WinLink 1000 Access units will work at 5 WinLink 1000 MHz channel using HSS together with RADWIN 2000 5 Sync Loss when synchronizing Sync Loss occurs after changing an Independent Unit to HSS CT and connecting it to an Independent Unit to HSM an HSM ODU The link resumes after a few seconds Under HSS site configuration RFP B should be not be used 6 HSS configuration at RFP B RFP B usage in HSS configuration will be supported in next RADWIN 2000 Release 7 Fixed Issues Issue Description 1 HSS sync error HSS Large Air Phase Shift increased constantly in steady state 2 Authentication Error Authentication Error occur while the link recovered from Sync Loss 8 Known Issues Issue Description 1 TDM BER in 40 MHz In RADWIN 2000 C Series TDM BER may occur during extreme Ethernet burst traffic channel BW conditions 2 nd nd ie TDM BER or Sync Loss may occur for a few seconds during various configuration changes Software upgrade Software upgrade indication may refer to the wrong site of a link indinnon Upgrade both sites to the latest release Wrong count
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