VeEX RTU-4100 User manual

Brand: VeEX

Model: RTU-4100

Type: User manual

VeEX RTU-4100 is an advanced optical test platform designed for comprehensive fiber characterization and monitoring. With its OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) capabilities, it enables detailed analysis of fiber optic links, providing valuable insights for network maintenance and troubleshooting. The device excels in detecting faults, locating breaks, and characterizing fiber parameters such as length, loss, and reflectance. Additionally, OTDR trace analysis algorithms help identify events like splices, connectors, and bends, providing a clear representation of the fiber link.

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.

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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:

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.

AddedIPV6Support

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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.



Softwareversion: 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

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UpdateSORviewercomponentwithnewPONEventstab.

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Requireconfirmationforalltypesofchangesduringmonitoringtest.

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ShowVeSionprotocolversionsupportedbyRTUandsupportedbyserver(ifconnected)toRTU‐About.

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Softwareversion: 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:

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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.

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Softwareversion: 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.



RTU‐4100OTDRModule

SoftwareReleaseNotes

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 

2827LakeviewCourt,Fremont,CA94538,USATel:1.510.651.0500Fax:1.510.651.0505

www.veexinc.com

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

Softwareversion: 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

‐

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.

‐

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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www.veexinc.com

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Softwareversion: 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.



Softwareversion: 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:

‐

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.TheLEDisGreenwhentherearenoalarms,andit’s

Redwhenanalarmispresent.

‐

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.

‐

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.

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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theSD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.

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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:

ThenewRTU‐4100whencombinedwithRTU‐4000chassissupportsOTDRtestcapabilities.

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TheRTU‐4000/4100OTDRcanbeusedforOn‐DemandorMonitoringtestapplications.

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TheRTU‐4000/4000canbeinterfacedwiththeOXA‐4000orOX4000opticalswitches.

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TheRTU‐4000/4100canoperateinManual,Automode(Point‐to‐PointorPON)andVScout.

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TheRTU‐4000/4100includesAPIcommandsforcustomerswhoprefertowritetheirownRFTSsoftware.

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RTU‐4100OTDRModule

SoftwareReleaseNotes

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www.veexinc.com

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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.

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.

TurnthetestsetOFFforseveralminutes,andthencheckusingtheProbeConfigurationToolthatthe

softwarewasproperlyinstalled.



VeEX,VePAL,RXT,MTT,ReVeal,VeExpress,V‐SAM,Multi‐BERT,Vlogos,SunriseTelecom,SunSet,MTTandFiberizeraretrademarksorregistered

trademarksofVeEXIncorporated,oroneofitsaffiliates.Allothertrademarksorregisteredtrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

Somefeatureslistedinthisdocumentrequiresoftwareoptionsthatmayrequirepaidactivationorlicenseandmayormaynotbeavailableinall

products.VeEXInc.,reservestherighttochange,withoutnotice,productofferingsorspecifications.