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Document Part Number: 830-01463-05
December 21, 2006

MALC 100 1.13.2 Release Notes

This document describes the MALC 100 1.13.2 release and includes the
following sections:
• New Features, page 2
• Upgrading or downgrading software, page 7
• Problems fixed, page 5
• Known issues, page 6
• Contacting Global Service and Support, page 9
The MALC 100 platform provides a low-cost, high-density subscriber access
concentration in the Zhone Single Line Multi-Service (SLMS) architecture.
The MALC 100 is a next generation design that carries data, voice, and video
services over copper or fiber dual Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) uplinks from a
compact 1U Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC). The MALC 100 supports 48
ports of ADSL2+ traffic, life-line POTS and integrated splitters to deliver
high-definition, multiple standard definition video streams, high speed data,
and packet voice services to each subscriber.
The MALC 100 can be deployed in Central Office environments, outdoor
cabinets, or controlled environmental vaults for remote terminal applications.
The MALC 100 is intended for restricted access locations only.
The dual GigE uplinks from the MALC 100 enable network providers to
provision voice, data, and video services on a single platform and leverage the
existing infrastructure going to the Digital Loop Carrier (DLC) locations. The
MALC 100 also supports standards-based Resilient Packet Ring (RPR)
configurations that provide cost-effective and bandwidth efficient traffic
management with the quality assurance and network resiliency of less than 50
millisecond restoration times.
The MALC 100 model MALC-100-48A-GE-48V provides 48 ADSL2+ ports
and 2 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks with DC power.

Zhone Technologies
@Zhone Way
7001 Oakport Street
Oakland, CA 94621
USA

Copyright © 2006
Zhone Technologies, Inc.

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NEW FEATURES

New Features in 1.13.2

The following features occur in the 1.13.2 release. Only summary
descriptions for each are provided. For more detail on each feature, see the
Hardware and Configuration guides.

Software features

SELT/DELT
The MALC supports Integrated Single-Ended Loop Test (SELT) and
Dual-Ended Loop Test (DELT) to provide pre and post turn-up loop tests
optimized for DSL qualification and diagnostics. These test features can be
used to pre-qualify loops and troubleshoot access lines after they are deployed
with an additional test path.
Test Limitations:
• Test range is 600 to 9000 feet.
• Mixed gauge wire is not supported.
• Results have +/- 10% variance.

Bridge with DHCP Relay

The MALC 100 enables bridges to be configured as DHCP relay agents. All
DCHP messages on the bridge will have Option 82 information inserted and
be passed up through an IP interface to an external DHCP server.

IP Route Fallback
The MALC supports IP redundancy or fallback IP routes. A fallback route is a
second static route with the same destination and netmask of an existing route
but with a different nexthop destination. The fallback route is used when the
original nexthop destination is unavailable. The fallback route continues to be
used until it is unavailable.

H.248/Megaco
The MALC now supports the VoIP protocol H.248 also known as Media
Gateway Controller, (Megaco).

Redundant MGCP server support

Redundant MGCP server configurations are now supported.

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Local three-way call conferencing with SIP

The MALC local call conferencing feature enables conference calls where
three parties can use one calling session to communicate. This local call
conferencing feature applies to SIP only.

Configuring VoIP ESA Clusters

The MALC supports the ability to call between MALCs during an Emergency
StandAlone (ESA) event. For VoIP SIP or SIP PLAR connections, the MALC
provides emergency calling services for the MALCs in a cluster during
network or equipment failures that cause a loss of connection to the
configured SIP server.

Video Bridging
Bridging allows bridged connections to IP TV clients. Bridged Video on the
MALC supports IGMP Snooping functions for bandwidth optimization and
reporting, as well as optional multicast-control lists for controlling access to
video streams.

Note: It is recommended that bridged video be used in a linear uplink

configuration and not in RPR. Routed video can be done with RPR
configuration.

Multisource multicast
Multisource multicast enables IGMP join/leaves to the video headend for
each configured video-source profile. The user may designate one or more
interfaces as video-source interfaces.

New and changed commands

bridge and host command support for bulk

provisioning
The bridge add, bridge delete, host add, and host delete commands all
support bulk provisioning for both slot and port fields. The <slot> and <port>
variables now can be replaced with brackets containing numbers in series and/
or (dash-separated) ranges. In addition, the <port> variable may be replaced
with the wildcard (*) character to indicate all ports on the card.
An example detailing ranges, using dashes, is shown here.
zSH> bridge add 1-1-[1, 3-5, 21]- 0/adsl vc 0/37 td 3661
downlink vlan 500

bridge add command

The bridge add command supports a VLAN id.

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bridge flush command

The bridge flush command supports flushing of the IGMP Client table.

bridge-config-record
The bridge-config-record command supports the bridgedhcprelay option.

bridge igmp command

The bridge igmp command displays whether IGMP is running on the system.

bridge-interface-record command
The bridge-interface-record command also uses the VLAN id in the
interface name.

bridge modify command

The new bridge modify command uses the same flexible syntax to specify
multiple cards or ports as described above for bridge add and bridge delete.
The <slot> and <port> variables now can be replaced with brackets
containing numbers in series and/or (dash-separated) ranges. In addition, the
<port> variable may be replaced with the wildcard (*) character to indicate all
ports on the card. The only modification is the vc, td, and tc values are not
used. All other values can be modified for each bridge specified.
An example detailing ranges, using dashes, is shown here.
zSH> bridge modify 1-1-[1,2]-0/adsl vc 0/35 vlan 3

bridge stats command

The bridge command supports the stats option which displays statistics for
bridge interfaces.

bridge video command

The bridge command supports the video option.

DELT commands
The MALC supports the following DELT commands:
• delt start <interface>
• delt abort <interface>
• delt clear <interface>
• delt show status <interface>
• delt show noise <interface> [start-index [num-vals]]

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dhcp-relay
The dhcp-relay command supports adding, deleting, modifying or showing
of dhcp-server-subnet profiles configured with an enternal DHCP server
address.

route add
route add <destination> <mask> <nhop> <cost> fallback <nhop2> <ping
interval> <ping-fail-max>
The MALC route add command has updated values for the <ping-interval>
and <ping-fail-max> fields.
• <ping-interval>: maximum is 500ms to 60000ms (1 minute)
• <ping-fail-max>: minimum retry count is 2 and maximum retry count is
10

SELT commands
The MALC supports the following SELT commands:
• selt start <interface>
• selt abort <interface>
• selt cable <interface> <cable-type>
• selt clear <interface>
• selt gauge <interface> <wire-gauge>
• selt set units <awg | metric | japan>
• selt set max-duration <interface> <num-seconds>
• selt show status <interface>

• selt show noise <interface> [start-index [num-vals]]

Problems fixed
Problems fixed in 1.13.2

◊ Tekelec T6000 MGCP: Three-way conferencing does not work.

◊ Tekelec T6000 MGCP: The receiver does not get a ring after initiating a
transfer to party number 3 onto the call.

◊ Metaswitch MGCP: A call transfer gets disconnected.

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Known issues
Known Issues with an asterisk are new to this release.

General

◊ * Bridge video shows the downlink in PENDING instead of the DOWN state.

◊ * When changing ADSL mode from fastonly to interleavedonly, traffic is no

longer able to pass.

◊ * Modem MAX rate is 9600 Baud Rate with SIP-PLAR on MALC 100.

◊ * Modem MAX rate is 9600 Baud Rate with MGCP on MALC 100.

◊ * PVC statistics incorrectly reporting that traffic is “inactive.”

◊ * No Ethernet status lights appear lit in RPR mode.

◊ * When bridging high-throughput data traffic, a linear topology should be

used and not RPR. Routed data can be used on RPR topology without
limitations.

◊ * It is recommended that bridged video be used in a linear uplink

configuration and not in RPR. Routed video can be done with RPR
configuration.

◊ * MALC 100 and MALC devices should not be used as ring nodes in the
same RPR ring.It is recommended that MALC 100 devices be subtended.

◊ You can only perform a lookout operation when running a metallic line test.
The line test function does not support the lookin feature.

◊ When you modify the ADSL alarm profile in ZMS, the ASDL connection
goes down for 30 seconds.

◊ The OAM F5 segment ATM Ping function is not supported.

Voice

◊ * Ringback does not play to the transferring party on a blind transfer.

◊ * When calling your own number, there is no busy tone indicator heard.

◊ Metaswitch MGCP: A blind transfer gets disconnected.

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◊ * Metaswitch MGCP: There are no continuous rings while blind transfer is in

progress.

◊ Tekelec T6000 MGCP: There is no busy tone heard when calling yourself.

◊ Tekelec T9000 MGCP: There is a combination of a voice path and a ringback

heard while a call transfer is in progress.

◊ Tekelec T9000 MGCP: Ringback continues to sound after three-way call

conferencing is initiated.

◊ If you want to use the call park (*98) feature on a Sylantro softswitch, you
must create a custom dial plan. Contact Zhone GSS for information on setting
up custom dial plans.

◊ The ring generator feature does not support all countries displayed in the
country list in the system 0 profile.

Upgrading or downgrading software

This section explains how to back up configurations, upgrade, and downgrade
the MALC 100 software.

Backing up the configuration

Back up your configuration using the dump command. The command uses
the following syntax:
dump network [host filename]
To back up the configuration to the network:
1 Create the file in the destination location of the TFTP server and make it
writable.
2 Save the configuration. The following example saves the configuration to
a file named m100.cfg on the host 192.168.8.21:
zSH> dump network 192.168.8.21 m100.cfg

Upgrading the software

To upgrade the system software:
1 Create the onreboot directory if one does not already exists and back up
the current configuration file to the onreboot directory: Return to the root
directory.
zSH> mkdir onreboot
zSH> cd onreboot
zSH> dump file restore
zSH> cd ..

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This file will be used to restore the system configuration or revert to a

previous release, if desired.
2 Copy the new system boot image software to the flash memory using the
image download command.
zSH> image download 192.168.8.21 m100adsl2pgige.bin
where 192.168.8.21 is the TFTP server, and m100adsl2pgige.bin is the
name of the software image.

Caution: Ensure you are downloading the correct software for

your system.

3 Reset the system:

zSH> set2default
After upgrading the software, the system will automatically upgrade the
database to the new level and the system should be operational.

Downgrading the software

The procedure to downgrade the software version is identical to the upgrading
procedure, except the system boot image is the older release in the image
download syntax:
zSH> image download 192.168.8.21 [old image]
1 Back up your configuration using the dump command. The command
uses the following syntax:
dump network [host filename]
To back up the configuration to the network:
a Create the file in the destination location of the TFTP server and
make it writable.
b Save the configuration. The following example saves the
configuration to a file named m100.cfg on the host 192.168.8.21:
zSH> dump network 192.168.8.21 m100.cfg
2 Download the earlier version of software to the flash memory using the
image download command. For example:
zSH> image download 192.168.8.21 m100adsl2pgige.bin
where 192.168.8.21 is the TFTP server, and m100adsl2pgige.bin is the
name of the file of the earlier version of software.
3 Erase the previous system configuration and restore the factory default
settings of the newly downloaded software:
zSH> set2default
4 Restore the configuration that was backed up using the restore network
command. For example:
zSH> restore network 192.168.8.21 m100.cfg

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 Contacting Global Service and Support

Contacting Global Service and Support

Contact Global Service and Support (GSS) if you have any questions about
this or other Zhone products. Before contacting GSS, make sure you have the
following information:
• Zhone product you are using
• System configuration
• Software version running on the system
• Description of the issue

Technical support

If you require assistance with the installation or operation of your product, or

if you want to return a product for repair under warranty, contact GSS. The
contact information is as follows:

E-mail support@zhone.com
Telephone (North America) 877-ZHONE20
Telephone (International) 510-777-7133
Internet www.zhone.com/support

If you purchased the product from an authorized dealer, distributor, Value

Added Reseller (VAR), or third party, contact that supplier for technical
assistance and warranty support.

Service requirements

If the product malfunctions, all repairs must be performed by the

manufacturer or a Zhone-authorized agent. It is the responsibility of users
requiring service to report the need for service to GSS.

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