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Paradyne Firmware/Software/Hardware Release Notes

PARADYNE - PROPRIETARY

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Release Number: 03.01.07			Date: April 11, 2000
Release Type: Minor			Country Type: All
Release History			Affected Product Models
Release	Type	Date	Model	Description
03.01.07	Minor	03/27/2000	6341-A1-XXX 6342-A1-XXX	PTF Release
03.01.04	Initial	02/21/2000	6341-A1-XXX 6342-A1-XXX	Initial Release

Feature Enhancements / Functional Changes

The DSL router provides endpoint router networking capabilities in support of the 8343 and 8344 SDSL line cards. This can be configured to function in a variety of network environments. The sections below provide descriptions of some of the DSL router features:

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Proxy ARP
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Basic NAT
Network Address Port Translation (NAPT)
Applications Supported by NAT
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server
DHCP Relay Agent
IP Filters

New manuals support this product:

Hotwire DSL Routers User's Guide 6371-A2-GB20
Hotwire 6341/6342 SDSL Installation Installations 6341-A2-GN10-00

Resolved Customer Issues

Action Request Number	Description
N/A

Hardware Co-Requirements

For proper operation with an 88xx/86xx DSLAM, this release requires an 8000 IP Conservative MCC, MCC Plus, or MCP with appropriate firmware:

Card Type	CCA #	DSLAM
8343 SDSL 24 Port Card	868-4551-8000	8610, 8810, 8820
8344 SDSL 24 Port Card	868-4551-8000	8820 Only
8000 IP Conservative MCC	868-3362-80xx (xx = 00, 01, 02, …)	8810
8000 IP Conservative MCC Plus	868-3882-80xx (xx = 00, 01, 02, …)	8810
8000 IP Conservative MCP	868-3883-80xx (xx = 00, 01, 02, …)	8610 and 8820

Software Co-Requirements

Card Type	CCA #	Firmware
8343 SDSL 24 Port Card	868-4551-8000	03.01.21
8344 SDSL 24 Port Card	868-4551-8000	03.01.21
8000 IP Conservative MCC	868-3362-80xx (xx = 00, 01, 02, …)	04.01.21
8000 IP Conservative MCC Plus	868-3882-80xx (xx = 00, 01, 02, …)	04.01.21
8000 IP Conservative MCP	868-3883-80xx (xx = 00, 01, 02, …)	04.01.21

Compatibility With Other Released Models

This release is compatible with previous 6341/6342.

Product Limitation:

1. This release is only compatible with AN releases containing the CAP firmware A.75. This can be verified from the 8343/8344 port card screen B-A-A General Card Information under CAP FIRMWARE.

2. An upstream ping generated by a user from the ASN with a source IP address of an e0 interface and with Basic NAT or NAPT enabled will fail if the ping size is greater than 1472 data bytes. The failure is due to packets 2 through n of a fragmented data packet stream not being translated. This would result in the e0 interface IP address being transmitted onto the global network.

3. The global network address for Basic NAT is limited to a Class C network address.

4. Basic NAT and NAPT do not translate or forward the following ICMP packets received from the global network:

• Destination Unreachable

• Source Quench

• Redirect

• Parameter Problem on a Datagram

These packets will be discarded by the ASN. However, there is no indication in the statistics that they were discarded.

5. Basic NAT and NAPT do not successfully translate packets with IP options. Packets received containing IP options will become corrupted by the ASN.

6. The FLASH database for this release has been modified. Information was added to the database that could be useful in debugging problems in the field. This modification will be made automatically without lose to configuration when this release is downloaded and executed. However, after this update has been made, downloading of a prior ASN release will reset the FLASH database to factory defaults.