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VeEX RTU-4100 User manual

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RTU‐4100OTDRModule
SoftwareReleaseNotes
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RTU‐4100OTDRFirmware/SoftwareUpdates
TheRTU‐4000testplatformanditsfactory‐installedmodules(RTU‐4100)constantlyevolvetokeepupwithnewapplicationsand
advancedcapabilities.Gotowww.veexinc.comtodownloadthefullupgradepackagestokeepthemuptodate.Pleaserefertosoftware
upgradeprocedureattheendofthisdocument.
Softwareversion: 02.00.0001 January4,2022
ReleaseScope:
MajorRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSionand
requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform:version02.00.0001
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool:version1.5.0orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VesionServerversion:4.2.2.24767
VesionRTU410Server:version4.2.2.24742
VeSionHTML5Web:version7.0.6493
VeSionGIS:version1.0.0.290
Generalfeatures:
1.
RequiredforcompatibilitywithnewmajorRTU‐4000platformrelease02.00.xxxxtosupportnewerand
fasterhostCPUinnewly‐shippedplatformandtestmodules.
2.
AddedIPV6Support
Knownissuesorlimitations:
ThisreleaseislimitedtonewRTU‐4000/4100unitsshippedsinceJanuary2022.Thisversioniscurrentlyunderregression
andbetatestingformodulesshippedpriorto2022.
Softwareversion: 01.02.0040 November16,2021
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSionand
requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform:version01.00.0009
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool:version1.4.8orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VeSionServerversion:4.2.2.24646
VeSionHTML5Webversion:7.0.6441
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:4.2.2.24659
VeSionGISversion:1.0.0.282
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RTU‐4100OTDRModule
SoftwareReleaseNotes
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GeneralFeatures
‐
UpdateSORviewercomponentwithnewPONEventstab.
‐
Requireconfirmationforalltypesofchangesduringmonitoringtest.
‐
ShowVeSionprotocolversionsupportedbyRTUandsupportedbyserver(ifconnected)toRTU‐About.
Softwareversion: 01.02.0036 June10,2021
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSionand
requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform:version01.00.0008
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool:version1.4.7orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VeSionServerversion:4.2.1.24193
VeSionHTML5Webversion:7.0.5978
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:4.2.0.24193
VeSionGISversion:1.0.0.232
GeneralFeatures
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TheIP/DNS/VeSionserversettingsareread/storedinEEPROMinsteadofFLASHbymeansofaspecialplatform‐
providedtool(rtu4000config)
Softwareversion: 01.02.0033 March16,2021
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSionand
requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform:version01.00.0005
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool:version1.4.3orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VeSionServerversion:4.2.1.24193
VeSionHTML5Webversion:7.0.5978
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:4.2.0.24193
VeSionGISversion:1.0.0.232
NewVeSionSystemfeaturesandimprovements:
‐
Addedsupportofadvancedalarmprofilethresholds.
‐
AddedBreakDetectionmonitoringperiodsettings.
‐
Fixedremovingofflinedevices.
‐
AddedRFTSHealth(Dashboardandself‐healthpage).
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ShowsroutedetailsinAlarmeventevenafterdeletingroute.
RTU‐4100OTDRModule
SoftwareReleaseNotes
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HandledsituationwithRTU4100withoutanyconnectedOTAU.
‐
Createdandhandlednewsystemalarm–“OTAUChanged”.
‐
NowRFTStriggersrescanforportwhenCX180Rlosessignalevenwhentheportisoff.
‐
RebuildthebaselinedistancehandlinginAlarm&Datalog.
‐
Addedbaselinedistancestobaselinestableinthedatabase.
StandaloneRTUoperation
‐
AddedJapaneselanguagesupport.
‐
NowshowsindicatorifdeviceisintegratedwithVeSion.
GeneralFeatures
‐
Improvedtheendoffiberdetectionanalysis.
Softwareversion: 01.02.0022 August20,2020
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion.
Requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform01.00.0005softwareversion
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.2orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUoperatingwiththeVeSionmonitoringsystem:
Vesion.Server.4.1.8.23196
Vesion.RTU410Server.4.0.3.23196
VeSionHTML7.0.5307
StandaloneRTUoperation/features
‐
AddedOTAUcascadingsupportfeature.
‐
UpdatedOTDRmeasurementlibraries.
‐
AddedRussianlanguagesupport.
‐
AddedRealTimemeasurementsupport.
‐
Showsintermediatetraceupdateduringmeasurement.
‐
TooltipnowshowsinChrome.
‐
Addedoptionto‘Measure’anywayinstandardMeasurementpageifbadconnectiondetected.
‐
Improvedfiledownload,reportsanddownloadabletracesZIPfilenaming.
‐
‘Test’buttononintegrationpagesnowworkswhenAuthorizationisenabled.
‐
AddedsupportofDNSconfigurationbeingstoredinEEPROM.
‐
AddedwatchdogtimeoutsformostcallstoOTDRmeasurementlibrarytover.5.79.
‐
Addedmonitoringeventlocationthresholds/limit.
‐
Fallbacktocreatingtemporaryorin‐memorydatabaseiffiledatabasecreationfails.Added.sysfailure‐filetolog‐
packmakingitmoretoleranttoerrors.Allowssourcedirectoriestobemissing.
‐
AddedOTAUIPaddresstodropdownlist.
‐
ExtendedbaselinesnowregisterasEOFalarminproactivemonitoringmodeonVeSion.
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RTU‐4100OTDRModule
SoftwareReleaseNotes
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Softwareversion: 01.02.0013 May4,2020
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion.
Requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform01.00.0003softwareversion
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.0orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VeSionServerversion:4.1.3.21851
VeSionHTML5version5.1.4860
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.1.7.21923
StandaloneRTUoperation
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NewOTDRTraceAnalysisAlgorithm(fixedwrongEOFlocations)
Softwareversion: 01.02.0012 March26,2020
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion.
Requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform01.00.0002‐LTE2softwareversion
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.0orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VeSionServerversion:4.1.3.21851
VeSionHTML5version5.1.4860
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.1.7.21923
NewVeSionSystemfeaturesandimprovements:
‐
AddedTCP/IPOTAUsupport.
‐
Improvedstability:OTDRwillresetaftermultiplesubsequentfailuresdetected;ServiceswillrestartincaseHTTP
APIstopsresponding.
‐
UpdatedOTDRmeasurementlibraries:improvedautomaticanalysis.
‐
OTDRmeasurementlibrariesversionsarenowreportedtoVeSionserver.
StandaloneRTUoperation
‐
AddedGeneralmeasurementparameters(JobID,CableID,FiberID,Operator,etc.)intheHTTPAPIandUI.
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LogfilesbundlecannowbedownloadedviaHTTPAPIandUI.
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RTU‐4100OTDRModule
SoftwareReleaseNotes
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Softwareversion: 01.02.0010 January2,2020
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion.
Requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform01.00.0001softwareversion
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool1.3.9orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VeSionHTML5version5.1.4718
VeSionServerversion:4.09.29909
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.1.3.21201
NewSystemfeaturesandimprovements:
‐
ChangedVeSionprotocoltosupportrequiredopticalqualitysettings.
StandaloneRTUoperation
‐
AddedabilitytoremovefailedOTDRmeasurements.
‐
Correctedmeasurementoffsetissue.
‐
AddedoptionalHTTPauthentication.
‐
Addedemailnotification.
‐
AddedabilitytochangeRTUnetworksettings.
‐ Changingnetworksettings,dateandtime,RTUnameislimitedtowhenHTTPauthorizationisenabled.
Softwareversion: 01.02.0005 July11,2019
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion.
Requires:
‐ RTU‐4000Platform01.00.0001softwareversion
‐ ProbeConfigurationTool1.3.5orlater(forthesoftwareupgrade)
‐ ForRTUinstalledintheVeSionmonitoringsystem:
VeSionHTML5version5.1.4179
VeSionServerversion:4.08.20252
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.1.2.20252
Newfeaturesandimprovements:
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ImprovedthestatusofLEDsonthefrontpanel.
‐ ThePowerLEDisalwaysGreenaftertheprobeispoweredOn.
‐ TheStatusLEDindicatesthealarmstatusfortheRTU.TheLEDisGreenwhentherearenoalarms,andit’s
Redwhenanalarmispresent.
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V‐Scoutmodeisnowastandardfeature.
RTU‐4100OTDRModule
SoftwareReleaseNotes
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ResolvedissuewhereRTUintermittentlystopsmonitoringorsupportingon‐demandtestsbutrespondstoping.
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AllcheckboxesarevisiblewithborderappliedwhenusingChromeinAdvancedOTDRmeasurementSettings.
‐
Minorchangestosometextintheweb‐browser.
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Web‐browserMonitoringTestbaselineiscreatedusingV‐Scoutonly.IfAutoorManualtestrequired,thenmust
performon‐demandtest;downloadbaselinefileanduploadtoMonitoringtest.
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Improveddialogboxes’alignment/positiontoimprovevisibility.
‐
Addedhardwarewatchdogtimertoimproveproberobustnessagainstsystemfailures(VeSiononly).
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Addedheart‐beatmessagestotheVeSion‐RTUprotocolforfasterdetectiononnetworkfailures(VeSiononly).
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NowsupportsthenetworkactivitymonitorandrestartsPHY/deviceifthenetworkisidlefortoolong.
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AddedOfflinemonitoring.WhenRTUprobelosesIPconnectiontoVeSionserver,RTUshouldcontinue
monitoring.Ifabreakisdetected,storetestresultsandbreakdistanceofthefiberbreak.Forroutinefiber
degradationusingProactiveScanmode,saveallresultstotheSDcard,ifavailable.WhenIPserverconnectionis
re‐established,automaticallyuploadalltestresultsandstatustotheVeSionserver.
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AddedabilitytoremotelyupgradeRTU‐4000/4100softwareusingVeSion.ThisfeaturewillonlyworkifRTU‐
4100softwareversionis01.02.0001orhigher.
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AddedtheremoterebootcommandwhenusingVeSion.
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AddedthePONtoONUmonitoringsupporttotheVeSionprotocol.
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ImprovedtheUSBcommunicationbetweenthechassisandthemodule.
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Addedsupportfornewchassis(serialnumberswithTLDprefix)whichhavethedual48VDCordual15VDCpower
supply.
Softwareversion: 01.01.0001 March20,2019
ReleaseScope:
InitialRelease.Generalavailability
RequiresRTU‐4000version01.00.0001software.
Note:ProbeConfigurationTool1.3.3orlaterisrequiredforthisversiontoinstall/upgradeallRTUsoftware.TheRTU
USBdriverwillneedtobeinstalledonPCifconnectingviaserialinterface.Alltestmodules(RTU‐4100)mustbe
upgradedtotheirrespective01.01.0001versionstoassurecompatibility.
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion:
‐ VeSionHTML5version5.0.3498
‐ VeSionServerversion:4.0.7.19579
‐ VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.0.9.19579
Generalfeatures:
1.
ThenewRTU‐4100whencombinedwithRTU‐4000chassissupportsOTDRtestcapabilities.
2.
TheRTU‐4000/4100OTDRcanbeusedforOn‐DemandorMonitoringtestapplications.
3.
TheRTU‐4000/4000canbeinterfacedwiththeOXA‐4000orOX4000opticalswitches.
4.
TheRTU‐4000/4100canoperateinManual,Automode(Point‐to‐PointorPON)andVScout.
5.
TheRTU‐4000/4100includesAPIcommandsforcustomerswhoprefertowritetheirownRFTSsoftware.
RTU‐4100OTDRModule
SoftwareReleaseNotes
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References 
UpdatingtheRTU‐4000/RTU‐4100SoftwareusingtheProbeConfigurationTool
WARNING:Thesoftwareupdatingprocedurereformatstheplatform’sinternalstorageandcleansupalltestresultsandprofiles.
Remembertosaveallimportantfilespriortoupdatingthesoftware.
Onceyouhaveobtainedanduncompressedtheupdatepackagefiles(install_rtu4000_platform.shforthePlatformand
install_rtu4100_otdr.shfortheOTDRmodule),thesoftwareupdateprocedurecanbeperformedusingtheProbe
ConfigurationToolapplication.VeEX,Inc.willprovideVeSionupgradesoftwaretoanycustomerwithacurrent,active
softwaremaintenancelicense.ContactVeEXCustomerCaretorenewyourlicenseifithasexpiredandtogetthelatest
VeSionsystemsoftware.
NOTE: IfinstalledinyourPC,somefilecompressionagents(applications) may show the resultingfile as acompressedSH
file,butthereisnoneedtoexpandthefileanymore.Keepitasis.
TheRTU‐4000mustbeconnectedtopower(AC/DCor‐48VDC)duringtheentireupgradeprocess.DONOTturnitoffat
anytimeduringtheupgradingprocess.
i.
OpentheProbeConfigurationToolapplication
ii.
FollowtheupgradingprocedureintheRTU4000/4100UserManual,Section16.0.
iii.
First,installtheplatformsoftware.
WARNING:Thesystemupdateprocedurereformatstheplatform’sinternalstorageandallresultsandprofilesareerased.
Pleasesaveallimportantfilespriortoupdatingthesystemsoftware.
iv.
Nextinstallthemodulesoftware.
NOTE: Themodulesoftwaremustbere‐installedafteranyPlatformsoftwareupgradehasoccurredeven
ifnoupgradeisrequiredforthemodule.
v.
TurnthetestsetOFFforseveralminutes,andthencheckusingtheProbeConfigurationToolthatthe
softwarewasproperlyinstalled.
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