For software version 1.11.2.

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Document Part Number: 830-01001-02
June 24, 2005

MALC 1.11.2.1 Release Notes

This document describes the Multi-Access Line Concentrator (MALC)

software release 1.11.2.1.
• DSL modem versions, page 2
• New features, page 2
• Problems fixed, page 10
• Known issues, page 11
• Features not supported in the release, page 18
• Upgrading software, page 18
• Switches tested, page 26
• Contacting Global Service and Support, page 27
This release is supported by ZMS.
Do not upgrade to this release if your system has any of the following cards
installed:
• Uplink-DS3/E3
• Uplink-T1/E1-ATM/TDM-16
• Uplink-T1/E1-IMA-8
• Uplink-OC3/STM1
Contact GSS for assistance in upgrading to ATM/IP uplink cards. See Table 3
for a complete list of the supported Uplink cards.

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

Copyright © 2005
Zhone Technologies, Inc.

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DSL modem versions

1.11.x DSL modem versions

Table 1: Supported DSL modem firmware versions on MALC and Raptor 1.11.x devices

Product ADSL 48 ADSL 32 ADSL 24 SDSL SDSL SHDSL SHDSL

Latest Latest

Firmware Globespan Texas Texas Globespan Globespan Globespan Globespan

provider VirataTM Instruments Instruments VirataTM Virata Virata Virata
Conexant Conexant Conexant Conexant Conexant

MALC/ D79.1.20 V4.00.0 V3.0 A78 R1.2.1 R1.1.1 R1.6

Raptor fixed rate fixed rate fixed rate fixed rate fixed rate fixed rate
319, 719,
723 auto rate auto rate auto rate

NEW FEATURES

New features 1.11.2

Voice gateway connections

The MALC now supports voice gateway connections using a variety of uplink
cards and a voice gateway card to connect to a local exchange switch.
The following types of voice gateway connection are supported:
• Voice over ATM:
– BLES to GR-303 or V5.2
– ELCP to V5.2
• Voice over IP:
SIP-PLAR on MALC to GR-303 or V5.2

Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) support

Ethernet Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) provides redundant Ethernet links
between MALC RPR nodes and an IP or outside network. Following the
IEEE 802.17 standard, Ethernet packets are inserted, stripped, and forwarded

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between the RPR Uplink and ring nodes to create a resilient architecture with
high bandwidth utilization and less than 50ms protection switching.
An RPR configuration consists of an MALC RPR Uplink node that serves as
a gateway between the RPR ring and the Internet or outside network, and a
number of RPR ring nodes that process traffic between themselves and the
Uplink node. A dual counter-rotating ring is used so traffic can be transmitted
and received in both ring directions.
The RPR Uplink node must have two 2-port GigE Uplink cards connected
with a redundant RPR cable. Each ring node requires one 2-port GigE card
with an optional GigE card added for redundancy.
The 2-port GigE card utilizes pluggable SFPs for flexible deployment over
fiber or copper media for data-only or integrated voice, video, and data
connections. Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) modules with the following
Gigabit Interface Convertors (GBICs) are available for a variety of
transmission choices:
• SX for 850nm with multimode fiber (MMF)
• LX for 1310nm with singlemode fiber (SMF)
• ZX for 1550nm with singlemode fiber (SMF)
• 1000B-T for copper cable

Linear Gigabit Ethernet

The GigE-2 Uplink card also supports linear topology configurations in which
a series of MALCs are daisy-chained together to form a linear Ethernet
connection.

CES over IP
CES over an IP network transports T1/E1 circuit data over an static IP routed
network between Zhone equipment endpoints and delivers the data to the
destination T1/E1 circuit.

if-name field validation

The if-name field in the if-translate profile is now restricted to the following
characters:
0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU
VWXYZ:.-_.
Also, the if-name field cannot begin with a ‘.’.

Controlling telnet access

This release introduces a port-access profile that specifies from which IP
addresses users can telnet to the MALC. If a host’s IP address is not specified
in a port-access profile, users from the that host cannot telnet to the MALC.

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These restrictions take effect after the first port-access profile has been
created.
By default, no port-access profiles are created, so telnet access is not
restricted. Up to 100 port-access profile entries can be created on a MALC.

Note: Typically, only port 23 is used for telnet access.

Increased maximum setting for

maxDownstreamToneIndex and
MaxInterleaveDelay parameters
Increased the maximum setting for the maxDownstreamToneIndex parameter
in the adsl-profile from 255 to 511. Also, increased the maximum setting for
the MaxInterleaveDelay parameter in the adsl-co-profile and
adsl-cpe-profile from 32 to 63 ms.

New data features in 1.11.2

Bridge intralinks
Intralink bridging forwards traffic with unknown MAC addresses to the
configured bridge interface without attempting to learn the addresses of the
attached devices or network. Incoming broadcast or multicast traffic received
on an uplink is forwarded to all intralinks. If the intralinks are designated with
VLAN IDs, the traffic is forwarded to the appropriate interface. Unicast
packets that can not be resolved locally are also forwarded on all intralinks.
A global intralink can also be defined, which receives all traffic that cannot be
resolved locally.

New hardware in 1.11.2

ADSL+Splitter Annex A 48-port card

The ADSL Annex A 48-port card with splitter (ADSL + SPLTR-48A-2S)
occupies two slots in the MALC chassis. This card supports ADSL Annex A,
ADSL2, and ADSL2+.

ADSL+POTS card
The 48-port ADSL+POTS card is available as ADSL+POTS-TDM-48-2S for
TDM processing and ADSL+POTS-TDM/PKT-48-2S for TDM and packet
processing. This card occupies two slots in the MALC chassis and provides
48 ports of integrated ADSL and POTS service. It supports the ANSI T1.413
Issue 2, G.992.1 (G.dmt) and G.992.2 (G.lite), G.992.3 and G.992.4 (ADSL2),

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 G.992.5 (ADSL2+), and Reach Extended ADSL2 (READSL2) ADSL
standards.

GigE-2 card
The MALC Uplink-2-GE card provides high-speed GigaBit Ethernet
interfaces for resilient packet ring (RPR) networks. They include the
following interfaces:
• One 10/100 Ethernet interface for management or data.
• Two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. These interfaces can be used for RPR or
high speed data applications. The interfaces support a number of small
form factor pluggables (SFPs) that enable the card to interface with a
variety of media types.

POTS-48 card
The new 48-port POTS card is available as POTS-TDM-48 for TDM
processing and POTS-TDM/PKT-48 for TDM and packet processing. This
card provides access to traditional 2-wire analog voice circuits using tone
dialing. It supports loop start and provides echo cancellation. The POTS card
communicates with the Uplink card over the MALC TDM and control bus.

Voice gateway card

The voice gateway card is a 2-slot card and is available in 4, 8, 16, or 32 port
configurations for flexible TDM access off of Resilient Packet Ring (RPR), IP
or ATM networks. This card supports up to 32 T1/E1s for concurrent voice
calls (128 protected 1+1 T1/E1 ports).

New voice features in 1.11.2

VOIP call progress parameters

A new call-progress-config profile is available to customize the following
VOIP calling parameters:
• callerid-sig-protocol - specifies the subscriber line protocol used for
signaling onhook caller information.
• ring-cadences - create custom ring cadences for VOIP calls using MGCP.
• ring-splash-cadence - configures the ring cadence for ring splash.
• clid-mode - specifies the clid mode as duringringingets.
• delay-before-clid-after-ring - specifies the delay between the end of the
first ringing pattern and the start of the transmission of the Frequency
Shift Keying (FSK) containing the caller ID information.

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Packet voice
Select POTS 48-port cards now support both TDM and packet voice
connections. Use the card line type in the card-profile to set the type of voice
connection. For packet voice, use a card line type of adsl-pots-pv or pots-pv.
For TDM voice, use a card line type of adsl-pots or pots.
The following 48 port cards support both TDM and packet voice:
• ADSL+POTS-TDM/PKT-48-2S
• POTS-TDM/PKT-48

South Africa support

This release introduces two new features for South Africa voice support:
• V5.2 interface group support
• pulse dialing
When you specify South Africa in the system profile, you have the option of
modifying the following dialing parameters in the voice-system profile:
• hookflash-min-timer
• hookflash-max-timer
• pulse-inter-digit-timer
• min-make-pulse-width
• min-break-pulse-width
• max-break-pulse-width

Max VCI per VP setting

Added zhoneAtmMaxVciPerVP parameter to the atm-vpi profile. This
parameter specifies the maximum VCI value that can be allocated to an
individual VP-switched VP on the voice gateway card.

Default impedance value

This release changes the default value of if-cfg-impedence parameters in the
analog-if-cfg-profile from ohms900complex to ohms600complex.
The default value of if-cfg-receive-tlp changed from 0db to -6db.
The default value of if-cfg-transmit-tlp changed from 6db to 0db.

Increase VOIP jitter buffer and call frame

This release increases the maximum VOIP jitter buffer setting to 160 ms and
changes the VOIP call frame from 5.5 ms to 5 ms.

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 Multiple VOIP server support (SIP)
This release adds support for configuring multiple VOIP servers for use in
SIP configurations of MALC VOIP systems.
A voip-server-entry-index number is used to identify the available registration
servers. A software switch index number is also used to assigned groups of
soft switches to registration servers.
During MALC configuration, the voip-server-entry-index number and soft
switch index number are configured as part of the voip-server-entry profiles.
The voip-server-entry-index number is also configured in the SIP dial plans to
match dial plans and registration servers. The voice add command is used to
specify the specific VOIP call data along with the registration server number.

MGCP message 250 supported

This release adds support for MGCP message 250, statistics on disconnects.
Note that latency statistics are not supported.

New/changed commands in 1.11.2

atmping command
The atmping command now has parameters for F5 segment and end-to-end
loopbacks.

bridge and bridge path commands

The bridge and bridge path add commands now support bridge intralinks.
Bridge intralinks cause the interface to forward all traffic from the uplink that
is not local.

ces command
The ces add, show, and delete commands are now available for configuring
CES over IP connections.

ds3rpshow command
The ds3rpshow command shows the real-time status of the DS3 line
connections.

dslstat command
This release adds line uptime counter to the available DSL statistics
displayed with the dslstat command. It also adds Actual Transmission
connection standard to the ADSL physical statistics.

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host add command

An optional video argument has been added to the host add command to add
a video client connection using the specified multicast control list entry and
maximum number of video streams.

line-red command
The line-red command sets the redundancy behavior of Ethernet lines so
Ethernet uplink cards, such as MALC GigE-2 card, switchover from an active
to a standby card when the active link goes down. The standby card must be in
a running state for the switchover to occur.

mtac-linetest
A new mtac-linetest command is available to connect a third-party device to
the MALC MTAC card to set test relays. The default baud rate is 9600 bps.

RPR commands
The following new RPR commands display information about the resilient
packet ring (RPR) topology, status, configuration, and statistics.
• rpr show
• rpr show topo
• rpr show status
• rpr show config
• rpr show status

voice add command

The voice add command now supports the following voice gateway
connection types:
• VOIP to V5.2
• VOIP to GR303
• AAL2 to GR303
• AAL2 to V5.2
• AAL2 ELCP to V5.2
The voice add commands now also supports setting the alaw or mulaw
parameter for PCM encoding.

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voice gateway commands
The new voice gateway add, delete, and show commands are available for
voice gateway IP host configuration. Additional, new commands are used for
voice gateway connection configuration.
• voice vpladd command
For ATM to GR303 VP-switched voice connections, use the voice vpladd
command to build the VPLs and cross connects between the uplink card
and aal2proxy.
• voice vpiadd command
For ATM to GR303 VP-switched voice connections, use the voice vpiadd
command to build the ATM VPI for the uplink card and the voice gateway
card aal2proxy.
• voice vp delete command
Use the voice vp delete command to remove the configured VP for a
voice gateway connection.

voice show command

The voice show command now shows ISDN or POTS labels for ELCP to
V5.2 voice gateway connections. It also shows the registration number if
multiple VOIP servers are used in a SIP VOIP network.

voicestat command
The voicestat command now supports subscriber endpoint data for:
• Incoming calls completed
• Incoming calls blocked
• Outgoing calls completed
• Outgoing calls blocked
• Active calls

VPI/VCI ranges for ASDL 48 port cards

The documentation now shows the following ranges for DSL cards and
ADSL 48 port cards.

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Table 2: VPI/VCI ranges for MALC cards

Card Default ranges Supported ranges Maximum connections per

card

Line cards
DSL (except the VPI: 0 to 1 (per port) VPI: 0 to 255 (per port) 448 (VC-switched to Uplink)
ADSL 48 port VCI: 32 to 255 (per VCI) VCI: 32 to 1,023 (per VCI) 48 (VP-switched to Uplink)
card)

ADSL 48 port VPI: 0 to 11 (per port) VPI: 0 to 63 (per port) 448 (VC-switched to Uplink)
card VCI: 32 to 63 (per VCI) VCI: 32 to 63 (per VCI) 48 (VP-switched to Uplink)

Problems fixed
Problems fixed in 1.11.2.1

◊ Multicast is now supported.

Problems fixed in 1.11.2

TR 30786 Modems sync up at low rates after replacing Gige uplink card.

TR 31557 SHDSL line does not sync properly.

TR 31832 Continuous or long ring occurs when performing call forwarding.

TR 31909 T1CES CBit parity is not shown correctly.

TR 31963 All bridged links for Internet data stop functioning, while IP video continues
to function.

TR 32279 48-port ADSL Annex B sync problem.

TR 32449 The bridge table does not update with the correct MAC address.

TR 32957 ATM PINGs in rapid succession cause the Uplink to switch over.

TR 33253 Uplink IMA group drops when resetting the card or provisioning cross
connects on 48-port uplink card.

TR 35488 When a call is made to a POTS to VOIP customer, the MALC customer gets
hears silence for 8 to 10 seconds before the voice-path is established. The
calling party hears the normal ringback.

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 Known issues

TR 35503 When entering a list atm-vcl or a voice show command, the CPU usage raises
to 100%, causing the uplink to stop responding to telnet or ping requests.

Known issues
This section describes known issues in this release.

General

◊ When making an ISDN/V5.2 call, the AAL2 PVC breaks between Z-Edge
and MALC devices.
Workaround: Change the adminstatus of the if-translate for the MALC
DSL port to down and then up again.

◊ The atmping command does not work on the OC12 Uplink card.

◊ Setting the loopback parameter to localloop in the ds1-profile does not work
on the T1/E1-ATM-32 card.

◊ The Ethernet port is displayed as 100Mbps when it is configured at 10Mbps/

half duplex.

◊ DS1 ports continue to show ACTIVE on a redundant uplink card when no

cable is connected.

◊ Disabling the audio-service parameter in the aal2-cid-profile requires a

system reboot to take effect. Audio service needs to be disabled in order to run
BERT tests.

◊ The card-line-type parameter in card-profiles does not list oc3 as an option.

Workaround: This is a cosmetic issue and has no effect on functionality. The
card-line-type parameter is not required on OC3/STM1 cards.

◊ QRSS test pattern is sent regardless of send code pattern selected for DS1/E1
interfaces.

◊ SONET alarms do not clear until a reboot is performed.

Workaround: Turning the if-translate for the OC12 port should clear the
alarms for that port.

◊ IP interfaces created by the host add command are not deleted when a
BPON-SC-1 card is deleted. Manually, delete host before deleting this card.

◊ Sometimes, GigaBit Ethernet ports on the card in slot 2 in an RPR ring show
in a OOS state in the showline command when the ports are actually up.

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◊ MALC POTS-24 and MTAC cards do not boot to running when the card
profiles are added in a RPR uplink system. These cards boot to running if a
slotreboot is issued to the slot.

◊ When voice add commands are used on either a POTS or voice gateway card
for VOIP, a 3 second pause between commands is required.

◊ When CES ports are set to looptiming, the clock timing may drift slowly over
time.

◊ If port status is changed to down, outstanding alarms are not cleared. When
the port is brought back up, the alarms are still displayed in the alarm show
output.

◊ Systems with large numbers of subscribers may experience delays in system

boot and config sync processes.

◊ Several error messages may be routinely seen across the cards at boot time
and other times, even though no errors occurred.

◊ In RPR configurations with VOIP, after approximately 10 minutes the VOIP

server changes to IDLE state, but the MALC stays in PLO state.

◊ No trap is sent when RPR protect is engaged.

◊ Changing the admin status of a GR303 or V5.2 user port to down does not
bring down the call. The call remains active on the switch.

◊ MALC 319 chassis selftest command reports failure for FAIL SHELFME
EEPROM. However, the system is working properly.

◊ After upgrading to 1.10.2.15 release, WatchHi error found.

◊ Option 82 is set incorrectly when the bridge is added from ZMS. It can be set
correctly using the CLI.

◊ The showline command does not support the PON card correctly.

◊ DS1 ports may show ACT when no line is plugged in.

◊ In RPR configurations, users may be unable to clear critical alarms and traps
sent for Ethernet ports.

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 Known issues

ATM

◊ On a T1/E1 IMA Uplink card the output of the atmcacshow command

displays the total available bandwidth of the system as 8 T1s, regardless of
how many T1s are actually active.

◊ The default values for the atm-vcl-param profile are higher than the actual
line rates supported for various interfaces. For example, the effective
throughput of a OC3/STM1 card (without SDH overhead) is 149.76 Mbps
(353207 cps). The default value in the atm-vcl-param profile is 365567.
Refer to the MALC Hardware Installation and Configuration Guide for
information on changing these values.

◊ Maximum burst size (MBS) value is higher than actual value.

◊ CBR traffic does not keep priority over UBR/nrtVBR/rtVBR when max rate
(5452) is sent across G.SHDSL ports.
Workaround: Using a sustained cell rate (SCR) of 5451 maintains the priority
of CBR traffic.

◊ ATM logical statistics on SONET uplink cards do not show correct values.

◊ IMA Group goes down whenever T1 #1 or T1#2 is placed in loopback mode.

Workaround: After loop is removed, change the if-translate admin state to
down for that IMA group and then change the admin state to up again.

◊ IMA group failed after using the host delete command on T1/E1-ATM-32
card.

DSL

◊ If the SHDSL card derives timing from a redundant trunk or Uplink card,
SHDSL lines may retrain when the trunk or Uplink cards are switched.

◊ The SHDSL line rate of 2368kbps is not supported.

IP

◊ The DNS resolver profile cannot be deleted.

◊ Users may be unable to provision IP services from the CLI on PON ONUs
with active cell relay connections. Remove the VCL and re-add it using the
host add interface command.

◊ The Uplink-OC3/STM1-ATM/IP card becomes unreachable through IP when

an T1/E1-ATM-32 card is cabled incorrectly for an E1 connection.

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Management

◊ SNMP timeouts occur while walking the MIB, which then causes console
error messages.
Workaround: Set your browser timeout to a larger value.

◊ When the syslog profile is set to display debug level messages, error level
messages are not included.

◊ The slots command reports the incorrect card version number.

Workaround: use the eeshow card slot-number command to obtain the
correct card version number.

◊ When a MALC system is powered down or rebooted, both the critical and
major alarm relay contacts trigger alarms. This differs from the LED display,
which only shows a critical alarm.

◊ An IMA failure trap will not be sent to ZMS upon IMA interface failure.

◊ Shelf controller status will report that the fan is operational when the fan tray
is removed.

◊ On a MALC 319, the system may generate a message that all fans are not
working even if there is a problem with only a single fan. In addition, the
system only sends a trap when the first fan fails, subsequent fan failures do
not result in a trap being sent.

MTAC/Ring card

◊ The MTAC/Ring-FC card on the MALC 319 always reports the 2MHz clock
reference in the E1 other mode as active, regardless of the actual state on the
interface.

◊ The MTAC/Ring card generates unnecessary linkUp and linkDown traps for
the BHS interface on the card.

◊ “Local loop” loopback does not work on T1/E1 ATM and T1/E1 12 CES card
ports.

Redundancy

◊ When booting a redundant card, the showredundancy and the redtasks

commands show redundancy is active. The slots command incorrectly shows
the card in (configuring) state.

◊ The single port GigE card does not function properly in redundant mode.

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 Known issues

Statistics

◊ The system reports that DS1 and IMA links were up for 30 seconds before T1/
E1-ATM-32 card is running.

◊ The delta values for Received counters do not increment on E1 ports.

◊ The ATM statistics on the T1/E1-ATM-32 IMA card display incorrect cell
counts.

◊ Some IMA ATM Logical statistics may be inaccurate.

Voice

◊ The ULC card does not send ISDN D-channel LinkUp/LinkDown messages
to the console port even if trap messages are enabled.

◊ Updates to the pcm-encoding parameter in the aal2-cid-profile and

aal2-cid-profile requires that the associated ATM VCL be brought down,
then up again.

◊ Prior to deleting a card-profile for ADSL/POTS and POTS cards, the

following profiles should be deleted (if they are associated with the specific
card being deleted): subscriber, subscriber-voice, subscriber-voice-aal2,
and subscriber-voice-pots.

◊ The POTS physical port configuration allows unsupported options to be

configured. For example, the impedance and ground start can be selected even
though they are unsupported options.

◊ When provisioning a voice connection, use the line group ID of the Uplink
side of the connection. Although the system will accept a voice connection
using the line group ID of the subscriber-side interface, ZMS config sync will
fail unless the line group ID is from the Uplink side of the connection.

◊ Zhone does not recommend exceeding 120 AAL2-only concurrent voice calls
on the MALC.

◊ No VOIP fast-busy tone is available when the Ethernet link and path are
down.

◊ When creating subscribers with CLI, there is no warning that a CID is already
in use. For example, after configuring a subscriber, the system allows you to
create a second subscriber-voice profile, a GR303 profile with a new CRV,
and an AAL2 profile with the same information as the first AAL2 profile
(linegroup/vpi/vci/cid). The system allows this configuration to be created,

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but moves voice service from the first profile to the second profile. There is
no error message that CID is already in use.

◊ For ISDN connections, the voice add command does not set aal2 vcl or cids
correctly. Manually update the aal2-vcl-profile and aal2-cid-profile to
complete the configuration.

◊ In systems using the voice gateway card, the aal2proxy vcl atmping does not
function properly.

◊ For systems using the voice gateway card, the aal2proxy oper status MIB is
not working. This causes ZMS errors, but functions properly.

◊ Voice gateway ELCP lines may get stuck in various states.

◊ Updates to the sip-expires-timer-cfg parameter does not take effect until the
next reboot.

◊ V52CChannelStatus SNMP variable returns fail even when the C channel is

active.

◊ V5.2 user port is reported as blocked although it is accessible.

◊ MALC POTS VOIP users hear silence instead of a busy tone when they call
themselves.

◊ ADSL+POTS-TDM/PKT-48A-2S card stays in power fault if pulled and

re-inserted within 1.5 seconds. This card also may be stuck in operational
status even though the card is down.

◊ Performing Admin Up/Down for V5.2-switch side IG causes ISDN users to

lose connections.

◊ Calling party gets secondary dialtone when a held party attempts to flash to a
call.

◊ The voice add command allows duplicate MGCP names.

◊ Provisioning a ISDN user with a V5.2 user port higher than 1599 is not
allowed.

◊ When issuing the atmvcl command on the voice gateway card, the switched
VPs always shows an inactive state, even when they are actually working.

◊ On the voice gateway card, VP cross connect 0 stops forwarding traffic.

◊ POTS cards may experience heartbeat failure when an uplink SWACT is

performed.

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 Known issues

◊ When additional voice subscribers are added to the MALC, subscribers

cannot register with Metaswitch.
Workaround: Uncheck the “supports wildcarded audits” option in the MALC
profile on the Metaswitch device.

◊ Single port GigE card does not support SIP/PLAR VOIP connections.

User interface issues

◊ After a system reboot, a system with ULC cards may display CCRP error
messages. These messages are harmless and can be ignored.

◊ After a switchover to a redundant ATM/IP DS3 Uplink card, tMAXTask and

tnettask error messages may be displayed. These messages are harmless and
can be ignored.

◊ Occasionally, after a system reboot or a slot reboot of a standby ATM/IP T1/

E1 IMA Uplink card, the system may display a “Critical alarm set!” This
message is harmless and can be ignored.

◊ A harmless error message appears when getting or updating subscriber

records. For example:
zSH> get subscriber 1/34
id: ----------------------> {1}
line-group-id: -----------> {34}
name-group-id: -----------> {}
service-provider-id: -----> {0}
Bad enum value 0: field iad-type
iad-type: ----------------> {NONE(0)}
line-rate-limit: ---------> {0}
capable-line-rate-limit: -> {0}

This has no effect on functionality.

◊ When a switchover between redundant OC3/STM1 Uplink cards occur, the

systems displays an error. This message is harmless and does not affect
functionality.

◊ After deleting an ADSL 32 card, the system displays a large number of errors.
These error messages are harmless and do not affect functionality.

◊ The error message “sendto failed 65” may be displayed on the console and
when the system boots. This message is harmless.

◊ In RPR configurations, harmless error messages appear upon bootup.

◊ Harmless DHCP server error messages may appear when using the host add
command.

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◊ When adding voice connections using the voice add command for the voice
gateway, a harmless duplicate ELCP port error message may appear.

◊ For POTS to VOIP connections, harmless CCRP error messages appear on

the console when DTMF tones are sent while the call is up.

Features not supported in the release

The system only supports a single type of Uplink card in the chassis at the
same time.
The following features are not currently supported:
• ISDN on the ULC card.
• CLI-scripted provisioning
• DS3 test patterns
• Ground start signaling
• Pulse dialing origination
• AAL2 G.726 voice compression
• SNMP sets and walks from the CLI
• Hitless voice for T1/E1 IMA. All active voice and data calls over T1/E1
IMA links are dropped when a switchover to a redundant card occurs. For
other uplink types, calls are maintained.

Upgrading software
This section explains how to upgrade the MALC software.

Note: Zhone recommends that you back-up your configuration to a

TFTP server with the dump command before upgrading software.
Use the restore command to return the configuration after the
software upgrade.

Caution: Both Uplink cards in a redundant pair must have flash

cards of the same size and must be running the same software version.
Ensure all redundant and spare uplink cards are upgraded to the
current software version.

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Zhone card types

Uplink cards on the MALC in this release have the following types and
software images:
Table 3: MALC Uplink card types

Card Type Name of software image

Uplink-2-GE 5041 malcrprgige.bin

malcrprgigeraw.bin (Boot
partition image file)

Uplink-DS3/E3-ATM/IP 5109 malcds3f.bin

malcds3fraw.bin (Boot partition
image file)

Uplink-OC3/STM1-ATM/IP 5111 malcoc3f.bin

malcoc3fraw.bin (Boot partition
image file)

Uplink-T1/E1-ATM/IP-8 5101 malct1imaf.bin

malct1imafraw.bin (Boot partition
image file)

Uplink-T1/E1-ATM/TDM/IP-16 5114 malct1e1tdmf.bin

malct1e1tdmfraw.bin (Boot
partition image file)

UP-O12/S4/GE/TDM-ATM/IP 5029 malcoc12.bin

malcoc12raw.bin (Boot partition
image file)

UP-O12-S4/HP-GE-LX/T-E1 5035 malcgige.bin

UP-O12-S4/HP-GE-SX/T-E1 malcgigeraw.bin (Boot partition
image file)

The slots cards on the MALC in this release have the following types and
software images:
Table 4: MALC card types

Card Type Name of software image

ADSL-24A (single-slot AC5 ADSL) 5010 malcadslac5.bin

ADSL-24B 5013 malcadslac5.bin

ADSL-32A (single-slot AC6 ADSL) 5015 malcadslac6.bin

ADSL+POTS-24-2S 5005 malcadslpots.bin

ADSL+POTS-32A-2S 5016 malcadslpotsac6.bin

ADSL+SPLTR-ANXA-32AB-2S 5017 malcadslspltac6.bin

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Table 4: MALC card types (Continued)

Card Type Name of software image

ADSL+SPLTR-ANXA-32A-UK-2S 5023 malcadslspltukt6.bin

ADSL-48B 5039 malcxdsl48anxb.bin
(single slot ADSL Annex B)

ADSL-48A 5036 malcxdsl48.bin

(single slot ADSL Annex A)

ADSL+POTS-TDM-48-2S (two slot

ADSL Annex A with TDM POTS)

ADSL+POTS-TDM/PKT-48-2S
(two slot ADSL Annex A with TDM
POTS and packet voice support)

ADSL+SPLTR-48A-2S malcxdslspltanxa.bin
(two slot ADSL Annex A with
splitter)

BPON-SC-1 5031 malcolt.bin

G.SHDSL-4W-12 5030 malcgshdsl4w.bin

G.SHDSL-24 and SHDSL-24-LP 5006 malcgshdsl.bin

MTAC-FC (MALC 319 only) 5012 malcmtacfc.bin

MTAC/RING 5003 malcmtac.bin

POTS-24 5002 malcpots.bin

POTS-900 5002 malcpots.bin

POTS-TDM-48 5047 malcpots48.bin
(single slot with POTS TDM voice
support)
POTS-TDM-/PKT-48
(single slot with POTS TDM and
packet voice support)
T1/E1-ATM-32 5032 malct1e1atm32.bin

T1/E1-CES-12 5034 malct1e1ces12.bin

ULC-ISDN-12 5025 malculc.bin

VDSL-16 5026 malcvdsl.bin

VG-T1/E1-32-2S 5040 malct1e132vg.bin (T1)

malct1e132vgv52.bin (E1)

Upgrading the system software

To upgrade the system software:

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1 Verify you are at the root of the flash card:

zSH> cd /card1
zSH> pwd
/card1/

2 Back up the current configuration file to the flash card:

zSH> mkdir onreboot
zSH> cd onreboot
zSH> dump file restore

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

previous release, if desired.
3 If desired, save the configuration file to a host on the network. For
example:
zSH> dump network 192.168.8.21 malc.cfg
4 Change directories to the root of the flash card:
zSH> cd /card1
zSH> pwd
/card1/

5 If desired, save the existing software images on the flash card by copying
them to a different file name. For example:
zSH> copy malcpots.bin malcpots.bin.sav
Copy the rest of the software images in the same way.
6 Download the latest system image software for the Uplink cards to the
system flash using the image command. The files you download depend
on the type of Uplink interface. Only download one set of files for the
Uplink card. The command uses the following syntax:
image download TFTPserverAddress sourcefilename [destinationfilename]

Note: If you do not specify a destinationfilename, it will be the

same as the sourcefilename.

DS3/E3 ATM/IP Uplink:

zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcds3fraw.bin
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcds3f.bin

GE-2 Uplink
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcrprgige.bin
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcrprgigeraw.bin

T1/E1 ATM/IP Uplink:

zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malct1imafraw.bin
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malct1imaf.bin

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T1/E1 ATM/TDM Uplink:

zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malct1e1tdmraw.bin
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malct1e1tdm.bin

OC3/STM1 ATM/IP Uplink:

zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcoc3fraw.bin
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcoc3f.bin

UP-O12/S4/GE/TDM-ATM/IP Uplink:
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcoc12.bin
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcoc12raw.bin

UP-O12-S4/HP-GE-LX/T-E1 Uplink
UP-O12-S4/HP-GE-SX/T-E1 Uplink:
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcgige.bin
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcgigeraw.bin

Note: If a download error occurs check for and delete

unnecessary files to regain flash space.

7 Download the latest system image software for each slot card installed in
the system using the image command. The command uses the following
syntax:
image download TFTPserverAddress sourcefilename destinationfilename

For example:
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcxdsl48.bin

Refer to Table 3 on page 19 for a list of slot card software images.

Note: If a download error occurs check for and delete

unnecessary files to regain flash space.

8 Initialize the flash card’s boot partition with the new image on both the
primary and standby Uplink card (if present):
DS3/E3 ATM/IP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcds3fraw.bin 1 all
GE-2 Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcrprgige.bin 1 all
T1/E1 ATM/IP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malct1imafraw.bin 1 all
T1/E1 ATM/TDM Uplink:
zSH> image flash malct1e1tdmraw.bin 1 all

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GE-2 Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcrprgige.bin 1 all
OC12/S4/GE/TDM-ATM/IP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcoc12raw.bin 1 all
OC12/S4/GE/TDM-ATM/IP HP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcgigeraw.bin 1 all
9 Use the set2default command to erase the system configuration:
zSH>set2default
Ok to reset to default (system will reboot) ? [yes] or
[no]: yes

During the reboot, the system will look for the file named restore in the
onreboot directory, then use that file to recreate the configuration files in
the datastor directory. After the restore is finished, it renames the restore
file to restore.done.
The system reboots again with the new configuration.

Caution: Do not leave a file named restore in the onrestore

directory unless you are going to restore the system configuration
from a previously saved configuration. Doing so may cause
unintended results if you reboot the system.

Adding redundancy to a system

Caution: Both Uplink cards in a redundant system must be running

the same version of software. Before adding a second Uplink card
into a MALC, verify it is running the same version of software as the
existing Uplink card.

After upgrading a non-redundant system, upgrade to a redundant system as

follows:
1 Install the second Uplink card into the chassis.
2 Provision Uplink card or MTAC/Ring physical interfaces as explained in
the MALC Hardware Installation Guide.
3 Verify that the LED on the second Uplink card boots turns solid green,
then slowly blinks green when the card is standby.

Downgrading a system
To downgrade the system software:
1 Verify that you are at the root of the flash card:
zSH> cd /card1
zSH> pwd
/card1

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2 Rename the saved configuration file from the previous release:

zSH> cd onreboot
zSH> copy restore.done restore

3 Download the old system image software for each slot card installed in
the system using the image command. The command uses the following
syntax:
image download TFTPserverAddress sourcefilename [destinationfilename]

Note: If you do not specify a destinationfilename, it will be the

same as the sourcefilename.

For example:
zSH> image download TFTPserverAddress malcxdsl48.bin

Refer to Table 3 on page 19 for a list of slot card software images.

Note: If a download error occurs check for and delete

unnecessary files to regain flash space.

4 Initialize the flash card’s boot partition with the new image on both the
primary and standby Uplink card (if present):
DS3/E3 ATM/IP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcds3fraw.bin 1 all
GE-2 Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcrprgige.bin 1 all
T1/E1 ATM/IP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malct1imafraw.bin 1 all
T1/E1 ATM/TDM Uplink:
zSH> image flash malct1e1tdmraw.bin 1 all
GE-2 Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcrprgige.bin 1 all
OC12/S4/GE/TDM-ATM/IP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcoc12raw.bin 1 all
OC12/S4/GE/TDM-ATM/IP HP Uplink:
zSH> image flash malcgigeraw.bin 1 all

Note: Be sure to initialize each Uplink card in the system you are
reverting back to.

5 Use the set2default command to erase the system configuration:

zSH>set2default

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Ok to reset to default (system will reboot) ? [yes] or

[no]: yes

During the reboot, the system will look for the file named restore in the
onreboot directory, then use that file to recreate the configuration files in
the datastor directory. After the restore is finished, it renames the restore
file to restore.done.

Caution: Do not leave a file named restore in the onrestore

directory unless you are going to restore the system
configuration. Doing so may cause unintended results if you
reboot the system.

Backing up and restoring the configuration

This section explains how to backup and restore a MALC system
configuration.
You can back up your configuration using the dump command. You can
either save the configuration to the console, a local file, or the network.
You can restore the system configuration from the console or from a local file
on the flash card. Zhone recommends that you only restore a MALC
configuration from a local file.
The dump command uses the following syntax:
dump [console] [file filename] [network host filename ]
To back up and restore 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 malc.cfg on the host 192.168.8.21:
zSH> dump network 192.168.8.21 malc.cfg
3 On the flash card, create a directory named onreboot:
zSH> cd /card1
zSH> mkdir onreboot

4 Copy the previously saved dump file to the onreboot directory and
rename it restore:
zSH>file download 192.168.2.89 dumpfilename onreboot/
restore
where 192.168.2.89 is the hostname the restore file was saved to and
dumpfilename is the name of the restore file.
5 Use the set2default command to erase the system configuration:
zSH>set2default
Ok to reset to default (system will reboot) ? [yes] or
[no]: yes

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During the reboot, the system will look for the file named restore in the
onreboot directory, then use that file to recreate the configuration files in the
datastor directory. After the restore is finished, it renames the restore file to
restore.done.

Caution: Do not leave a file named restore in the onrestore

directory unless you are going to restore the system configuration.
Doing so may cause unintended results if you reboot the system.

Switches tested
V5.2

The MALC has been tested for V5.2 signaling with the following switches:
• Alcatel S12®

• Ericsson AXE®

• Lucent 5ESS®
• Nokia DX200®

• Nortel DMS®

• Siemens EWSD®
All brand names and registered trademarks (®) are the legal property of their
respective holders.
The MALC is compatible with these V5.2 country mappings:
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Estonia
• ETSI
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• South Africa
• Spain
• Taiwan
• United Arab Emirates

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GR-303

The MALC has been tested for GR-303 signaling with the following
switches:

• Lucent 5ESS®

• Nortel DMS®
All brand names and registered trademarks (®) are the legal property of their
respective holders.

Soft switches

MALC has been tested for certification with major soft switches for SIP and
MGCP interoperability and advanced calling features. Contact your Zhone
account manager for the latest information about tested soft switches.

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 [email protected]
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.

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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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