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RAN Management System Release Notes – Release 4.0.0

Document Number: PN: OL-32401-01

Document issue: 1.0

Document status: Draft 1

Date: July 2014

Cisco RAN Management System Release Notes - Release 4.0.0

Publication History

Date Version Description Author

July 2014 1.0 Initial Version Gayathri Krishna Murthy


Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 4

1.1. OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................................................................ 5

2. RELATED DOCUMENTATION ................................................................................................................... 6

3. ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................ 7

4. COMPONENT VERSIONS ......................................................................................................................... 8

5. INSTALLATION IMAGE ............................................................................................................................ 9

6. COMPATIBILITY MATRIX ....................................................................................................................... 10

7. KEY NOTES ........................................................................................................................................... 11

8. SUPPORTED FEATURES ......................................................................................................................... 12

8.1. NEW FEATURES ....................................................................................................................................... 12 8.2. DEPLOYMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 13

8.2.1 Installation .................................................................................................................................. 13 8.2.2 Upgrade ...................................................................................................................................... 13

9. LIST OF IMPORTANT OPEN DEFECTS ..................................................................................................... 14

9.1. WORKAROUND FOR KNOWN PROBLEMS – POST INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 15

10. APPENDIX A ..................................................................................................................................... 16

10.1. LIST OF RESOLVED DEFECTS .................................................................................................................... 16

11. OBTAINING DOCUMENTATION AND SUBMITTING A SERVICE REQUEST ............................................. 17


1. Introduction

The Cisco RAN Management System (RMS) provides end-to-end capabilities to support the management, monitoring, and configuration of Universal Small Cell Access Point (USC AP) devices. The RMS provides end-to-end operations to transmit high quality voice and data from the Service

Provider mobility users through the Service Providers mobility core. This release notes is for RMS 4.0.0 FCS release. The following are some of the key highlights of the

RMS components:

Key Component Description Broadband Access Center (BAC) • Distributed TR-069 ACS

• AP inventory in RDU • Femto activation logic on DPE • Admin UI for Operational Tools • TR-069 and Download services

Cisco Prime Access Registrar (PAR) Provides RADIUS service used by ASR5K to authenticate and authorize AP access during IuH HNB Register. PAR is integrated with the DPE. The DPE performs AP authentication by verifying source IP address to AP identity mapping via DHCP. The DPE also delivers the access mode indication and whitelist via RADIUS to the ASR5K based on data in provisioned in BAC.

Cisco Prime Network Registrar (PNR) Provides DHCP service for allocating IPSec addresses to APs via SeGW on ASR5K. PNR is also integrated with BAC DPE which performs queries of IP address lease data.

Device Command and Control User Interface (DCC UI)

• Web UI and CLI tools • Register the device, activate, and check the status • Operational Tools • Group Management, Upgrade Monitor, and Device

Data ExportProvisioning and Management Gateway (PMG)

• Integration API with OSS/BSS • Subscriber portal (registration and whitelist

updates) • Care interfaces (live status) • XML/HTTP requests and notification • Key Performance Indicators in CSV Performance

Management files PMG DB Database which can store geographical location data.

Log Upload Server (LUS) • High scale HTTP upload • AP system logs and PM file uploads • Bundling of files for distribution to SP OSS • Purging of old files • Detailed KPIs in CSV PM files

Universal Small Cell Access Point (USC AP)

USC AP are low-power wireless access points that operate in licensed spectrum to connect standard mobile devices to a mobile operator’s network using residential DSL or cable broadband connections. Note: USC AP software is not an RMS 4.0.0 component. Hence, the operator needs to download the AP FCS builds separately.


As part of Cisco RMS, the new features are added with several release cycles. See Section 8.1, “New features” for more details.

1.1. Objective

This document provides an overview of the new features, enhancements, and known defects in RMS 4.0.0.


2. Related Documentation

• Cisco RAN Management System Installation Guide, Release 4.0.0, PN: OL-32397-01

• Cisco RAN Management System Administration Guide, Release 4.0.0,

PN: OL-32398-01 • Cisco RAN Management System API Guide, Release 4.0.0,

PN: OL-32399-01

• Cisco RAN Management System SNMP/MIB Guide, Release 4.0.0, PN: OL-32400-01


3. Abbreviations and Definitions

All abbreviations and definitions used in the document are provided in Table 1.

Table 1: Abbreviations and Definitions

Abbreviation Description/Definition BAC Broadband Access Center – A Cisco TR-069 management product that

includes RDU and DPE. EID Equipment IdentifierPAR Cisco Prime Access Registrar

PNR Cisco Prime Network Registrar

CPE Customer Premises Equipment

DCC UI Device Command and Control User Interface

DPE Distributed Provisioning Engine. A distributed server of the BAC product.

FRM Femto RAN Manager HNB Home Node B LUS Log Upload Server PMG Provisioning and Management Gateway RDU Regional Distribution Unit, a part of the BAC that interfaces with the

OSS north bound and DPE south bound and is the master data store. RMS RAN Management System SMB Small Mode Business SSL Secure Socket Layer, an authentication and encryption protocol. TLS Transport Layer Security TR-069 Technical Report 069 is a Broadband Forum (standard organization

formerly known as the DSL forum) technical specification entitled CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP).

USC AP Universal Small Cell Access Point Whitelist Access control list which specifies which cell phones can register with

the AP. QSS Cisco Quantum SON Suite SON Self Optimizing Network


4. Component Versions

The RMS 4.0.0 has the following component versions:

Note: PMG DB is an optional component. Contact Cisco services to deploy PMGDB.

Component Version

BAC 3.8.1 FCS PAR 6.0.1

PNR 8.1.3.1 BAC Config 4.0.0-168

DCC UI 4.0.0-269

Ops Tools 4.0.0-173

PMG 4.0.0-306

PMG DB 4.0.0-2N

LUS 9.1.0-52

Overall RMS Version 4.0.0-2N


5. Installation Image

The checksum value of the OVA files are as follows:

File Name Checksum value

All-in-One:

RMS-Provisioning-Solution-4.0.0-2N.ova 2922575164

Distributed:

RMS-Central-Node-4.0.0-2N.ova 1007052381

RMS-Serving-Node-4.0.0-2N.ova 510135668

RMS-Upload-Node-4.0.0-2N.ova 2175679000

Upgrade:

RMS-UPGRADE-4.0.0-2N.tar.gz 1437402411


6. Compatibility Matrix

RMS 4.0.0 is compatible with: • USC AP versions 3.4.x.y and 3.5.x.y • VMware Vsphere versions 5.1.0 and 5.5 • ASR5K (FemtoGW and SecurityGW versions) 16.0


7. Key Notes

Note: • To enable GDDT to run periodically, cron job should be created. • The periodicity of the GDDT cron should not be less than six hours.


8. Supported Features

RMS 4.0.0 adds new features and enhancements to the earlier system releases. Following are the

high level functionalities of RMS.

8.1. New Features

The following are the new features in RMS 4.0.0:

Sl. No. Feature Title Description

1 Polygon database for geo-positioning (PMG DB)

PMG DB provides a geo-spatial lookup service for PMG. It takes a location, defined by latitude and longitude, and returns the name of an area. PMG uses this group for automatic assignments. PMG DB operates on Oracle and is shipped as installation scripts, schema files, and stored procedures. The Oracle installation, Oracle license, and Map info file should be provided by the operator/customer.

2 PMG event subscription model

RMS provides the capability to send notifications to registered subscribers. The operator has an option to configure a set of target address for any notification. RMS can send different types of notification to different targets. The operator can configure the list of parameters which will be part of notification.

3 Static neighbor configuration at DCC UI

In RMS, a support is added in DCC UI to allow the operator to configure the static neighbor list of the AP. DCC UI supports configuration of both Inter-RAT and Inter-Frequency lists on the FAP.

4 Device replacement message support

It might be possible that an already commissioned device on field needs replacement because of one of the following reasons:

- Misbehaving device which cannot be solved using software/firmware upgrade

- Hardware malfunctioning RMS exposes an OSS NBI API which operator can use to replace a device with minimal information and even option DCC UI. RMS maintains the static config of the device.

5 Supported 3G APs – 5310 B1/2/5, 7330 B1/2/5, USC 9330 B1/2/5, 3331 B1

RMS support is tested with these 3G APs: 5310 B1/2/5, 7330 B1/2/5 and USC 9330 B1/2/5, 3331 B1 Note: Closed mode is supported only for residential APs.

6 Reserved AP Mode Support

RMS supports AP configuration in the reserved mode. Location verification in Reserve mode will be supported in further releases.

7 Generic “CoS/RF profile selection

Configuration template is selected based on the software version. The RMS can discover the capabilities of each AP including max TX power, and make it available in the configuration template.

8 Enterprise, Site and Grid Support

The Enterprise Grid allows multiple HNBs to work in a coordinated fashion.

- The members of a 3G AP Enterprise Grid are pre-defined and configured in the RMS.

- Enterprise, Site and Grid ID Configuration - Passing the Grid ID to HNB-GW for Authentication - Defines the AP Role: Active Entry AP, Inner AP, Idle

Entry AP. Additionally, it also defines the AP Purpose


Sl. No. Feature Title Description

(Coverage and Capacity).

9 Generic SP OSS /QSS Interface and Operational Capabilities

RMS supports integration with service providers OSS/QSS systems. See API guide PN: OL-32399-01 for details of available interfaces.

10 DN Prefix

RMS supports ghconfiguration of DN Prefix allowing AP to populate the DN Prefix in the alarms and in the 3GPP xml files generated by USC AP.

11 RMS Integration with Cisco Prime Suite

RMS 4.0.0 supports integration with Cisco Prime Performance Manager (PPM) and BAC can be integrated with Cisco Prime Central to receive EPM MIB OIDs traps in the Prime Central alarm browser.

12 Closed mode support for residential USC APs

For 3G APs in closed access mode, the list of approved subscribers (white list) is obtained from the PAR and used by the HNB GW to determine if a given UE should be allowed on a 3G AP or not. For 3G APs in open access mode, the 3G HNB can accept any authenticated UE, in addition to the subscribers on a whitelist

13 15 min log upload support on LUS

RMS supports configuration for periodicity of uploading PM files with minimum interval of 15 minutes.

14 CSDL support RMS 4.0.0 is Cisco Secure Development Lifecycle (CSDL) compliant.

15 Performance/Capacity and Scaling

RMS 4.0.0 supports up to 10K devices.

8.2. Deployment

8.2.1 Installation

The RMS provides an integrated installation process, which installs a pre-packaged set of software, such that user does not have to install each separate component.

8.2.2 Upgrade

Upgrade support is provided for: • RMS 3.0 to 4.0.0 • RMS 3.1 to 4.0.0


9. List of Important Open Defects

Bug ID Description CSCun27329 [SN]SetLivedata pushes two values for FemtoNeighbourFilteringEnable flag CSCun75136 The updatePolygonsInPmg.sh should have option to run for valid Area CSCun69770 UpdatePolygonsInPmg.sh failed to create few groups in RMS CSCup57298 DCC UI is accepting new password same as new password CSCun96680 Most of the Operations in DCC UI take more than 5 seconds CSCuo10649 NUM Devices Property is not working for all Group Types CSCuo10652 Properties under GroupType needs to be revisited CSCuo10828 Site update should not allow to move in different enterprise CSCuo14436 GetLiveData and SetLiveData taking long time CSCuo39616 Unable to stop and start firewall gracefully CSCuo56929 Filtered Update Group Notification is not being sent CSCuo87223 Able to login the logged off session of DCC UI without providing credentials CSCup08947 central-multi-nodes-config.sh used for serving redundancy fails CSCup54880 PMG not configures BAC to not send the event CSCun86699 User should not be able to enter few parameters in SITE-CREATION CSCun65696 LAT/LONG is not sent in AssingedData Notification for Enterprise AP CSCuh89381 Dynamic screen element XML should be linked with import operation CSCup77429 DCC UI Debug Logs are not getting rotated after certain size CSCup72332 PMGs not validating MACRO-QOFFSET2-IDLE, MACRO-QOFFSET-

INTERFREQ CSCup77657 MCC and MNC value should take from CELL-CONFIG_PLMNID

CSCup77943 MCC and MNC value are not reflecting properly on DCCUI assigned data CSCup82529 Additional PG is not updated with the appropriate properties CSCup81181 DCC UI does not ask credentials if click refresh button CSCup81171 When the log upload fails, progress bar stays for long time CSCup65609 Incorrect default value for REM PLMN List CSCup65603 Unable to set empty value for property in RMS CSCup91293 NullPointerException on import operation


9.1. Workaround for Known Problems – Post Installation

1. CSCuo37226 - All the devices are associated to a single femtogateway during registration if there is only single cell pool associated to all the femtogateways.

2. CSCup66686 - CPU usage shoots up if any DCC UI operation times out during normal load.

Cause/ Scenario Impact Workaround If the operator tries to modify/update the SAI Pool which is associated with the large number of area groups (~ more than 1000), the operation times out.

The CPU usage of central node shoots up if the DCC UI operation times out and remains at the higher level (~ 70 %) No other user impact is seen.

Restart the TomCat, so the CPU gets freed up.

3. CSCuo69727 - Serving node startup hangs intermittently during RMS installation

Cause/ Scenario Impact Workaround

During Installation sometimes serving node startup hangs and remains in same state without completion for ~ 30 minutes.

RMS installation shows complete, but serving node cannot be accessible.

To wait for some time ~ 30 minutes and then power of & power on using Restart Guest option in VCenter.

4. CSCup73347 - [Upgrade]PeriodicLogUpload is seen disabled post upgrade on DCC UI

Cause/ Scenario Impact Workaround

After the upgrade from RMS 3.0/RMS 3.0MR to RMS 4.0.0, on the DCC UI the periodic log upload will be seen as False.

It sends an incorrect information to the user. However, there is no impact on the functionality.

All the custom Properties set at Provisioning Group level would be retained after upgrade. Remove the following properties from Provisioning group level after upgrade:

1. FC-LOG-PERIODIC-UPLOAD-INTERVAL

2. FC-LOG-PERIODIC-UPLOAD-ENABLE

Cause/Scenario Impact Workaround During device registration, Load balancing is not happening at femtogateway group level. Instead it is happening at cell pool group level. Due to this when same cell pool is associated with more than one femtogateway also, RMS is not load balancing at femtogateway level and all the devices are assigned to same femto gateway during registration

Even though more number of femtogateways are available in the network, only one will be loaded as all the devices are associated with that femtogateway. Also, in case of distributed setup where different provisioning groups are mapped to different femtogateways, all the devices gets assigned to one provisioning group. Due to this only DPE in one provisioning group gets loaded.

Have one to one mapping for femtogateway group and cell pool, i.e., have only one cell pool associated to one femtogateway. So, that on every registration least loaded cell pool will be selected and based on the cell pool selected, the femtogateway group will be selected.


10. Appendix A

10.1. List of Resolved Defects

Bug ID Description

CSCul24149 PAR dropping Radius Access request

CSCul40880 ConnectionRequest Event code does not reach RMS - BV3.4.2.13 CSCuo51209 Admin1 user is not able to run the GDDT opstool script for bulk device CSCun88633 Rel.2.0MR-RMS-LAIRAISwapEnable and its impact CSCum79863 DCC UI allows to create two pool groups with same Range of values

CSCum95610 DCC UI Dashboard data display is Improper CSCuo01168 UMASK value provided is wrong in KSHELL CSCuo01170 Appropriate error message to be thrown while changing password CSCun92018 RMS 310 upgrade, server should reset existing user passwords by default CSCun94714 Descriptor file not validating the passwords given for users CSCun82724 Importing the gw group ,error does not mention missing field CSCun82738 While importing gw group, error comes for non-mandatory field CSCun82770 For all the AP the variable is: FIRMWARE-DPH-SO16-ENABLE CSCun85460 Due to incorrect certificate chain length, AP throws "Unknown CA" CSCuo33397 PS session failing if IU-PLMNID & IU-RAC not configured CSCuo33035 AP not coming up as RMS is sending OPLMNAllowedBandList as Null CSCuo23363 Unable to change any parameter in DCC UI CSCun85460 Due to incorrect certificate chain length, AP throws \"Unknown CA\"


11. Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html Subscribe to the What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS Version 2.0.

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