Software Increment Release Notes
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Increment ID:  I03A1730  
Date created:   March 31 2000 
CSR number:     10319806 

Title: Multiple fixes: TIC Alarms, ISDN/UE Block, Traffic Alarms


Detailed Description of Increment:  
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This patch fixes the following problems:
1. TIC Alarms: 
A TIC Mismatch Alarm will be raised if the customer replaces an ATIC card 
(NT4K56CA) with a TIC (NT4K56AC). This behavior is enabled by a Command 
Interface that provides the customer with a command to allow or deny TIC 
downgrades, as well as query the current setting of this functionality.

2. Block provisioning of unsupported service on a UE shelf:
This fix blocks provisioning requests for services which are unsupported on a 
UE shelf. If a switch or TL1 provisioning request specifies a service which the 
UE shelf does not support, the request is rejected with a ROSE error response.

3. DS1 Traffic Threshold Alarms:
Currently DS1 or VT15 Yellow or AIS alarm conditions go undetcted by the 
traffic alarm generation system. This fix will dettect the additional alarm 
conditions and raise the traffic threshold alrams if needed.


System Configuration / Shelf Type Requirements:
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This increment is applicable to all Access Node configurations
and shelf types.


Increments Needed:
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I01A1730
I02A1730

Loads Affected:
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APU:  ACCL17AS


Installation Instructions:
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Download increment from the Web:
Either a) download the increment directly to the /iswd directory on the OPC.
       b) download the increment to tape and insert into the OPC tape drive.
Start up Incremental SW Del. from the Software Admin toolset on the OPC.

Deliver the increment:
  1) Select Deliver an Increment.

  2) Type y to verify your selection.

Verify the increment:
  1) From the ISD main menu, select Display Increments.

  2) Select Display to Screen.

  3) Verify the increment delivered have the correct Title
     and Description.  Also verify that their status is
     "READY TO APPLY".

     NOTE: If the increment is a Linecard only increment, the
     status will be "LOAD DELIVERED". 

  4) Press any key to return to the main menu.

Apply the increment:
  1) From the ISD main menu, select Apply an Increment.

  2) In the list, select the number next to the increment you delivered.

  3) Select on e of these options:
     1) Apply to ALL NEs (to set the increment fully into the system)
     2) Trial on one NE (to test the increment to ensure that it causes
        no problems)

     If you select option 2, a list of NEs in the span of control appears.
     From the list of NEs, select the number next to the one you want to
     test.  A confirmation screen appears.

  4) Type y to verify your selection.

  5) When the application is complete, press any key to scroll through
     the Summary screesn until you return to the main menu.
 
  6) From the main menu, select Display Increments.

  7) Select Display to Screen.

  8) Verify that the status next to each NE now reads "APPLIED"
     (or "TRIAL APPLIED" if you chose to run a test in step 3 above).

IF THE INCREMENT INVOLVES THE APU YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING STEP
Dump the image:
  1) From the ISD main menu, select Dump an APU Image.

  2) Select one of the valid load types that can be dumped.

  3) Select one of the valid NEs matching your previous parameters.

  4) Type y to verify your selection.

  5) When the image is complete, press any key to return to the main menu.


Test Instructions:
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1.
  - Use TICCI to toggle the Deny Tic Downgrade attribute:
  TICCI;TICDWN DENY
  - Replace an ATIC (NT4K56CA) with a TIC (NT4K56AC)
  - Observe TIC Mismatch Alarm, TIC remains IS-Trbl Total Fail
  - Toggle bit off: TICCI;TICDWN ALLOW
  - Repeat card replacement, verify no alarm 
  NOTE: If TR08 or D4 services are provisioned, the alarm will be raised
        even if TIC Downgrade is allowed by the CI.
2. Provisoion ISDN line on a UE shelf. Observe request is rejected and Line
   Termination Add Failed Log is generated on NE.
3. - Set Traffic Alarm Threshold 
     (MVIPROV;EVENTREP;SETTHRES <ig> lo x;setthre <ig> hi y)
   - Cause DS1 failure by unplugging the DS1s
   - Observe TrafficThreshold Exceeded Alarms