MINT - Mesh Interconnection Network Technology.

Infinet Wireless Ltd.

www.infinetwireless.com
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WANFleX MINT Polling firmware

Revision history:
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31.01.20 V1.90.42
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SYSTEM
1. The L3 protocols that use multicast addressing (i.e RIP and OSPF) may stop
working when the primary IP
address is removed from the interface. Fixed.
2. The list of allowed addresses of the RSH service can be set in the form of a
$ACL rules,
including $ACLOCAL.
3. Bugs fixes.

AAA
1. Extended RADIUS support for login access:
Access-Request:
{
1 - User-Name = "user" //
2 - User-Password = "password" //
4 - NAS-IP-Address //
6 - Service-Type = Login (1) //
31 - Calling-Station-Id = "1.2.3.4" // IP address of caller
32 - NAS-Identifier = "Infinet Base 1" // Friendly name of the Base
61 - NAS-Port-Type = Virtual (5) //
}
2. Extended RADIUS support for wireless connections authentication.
Access-Request:
{
1 - User-Name = "00-00-00-00-00-00" // MAC of the CPE which is
trying to connect to a Base
2 - User-Password = "dummy" // dummy predefined value
6 - Service-Type = Framed (2) //
31 - Calling-Station-Id = "00-00-00-00-00-00" // MAC address of the CPE
32 - NAS-Identifier = "Infinet Base 1" // Friendly name of the Base
61 - NAS-Port-Type = Wireless-802.16 (27) //
}
Access-Accept:
{
Session-Timeout = 3600
}
If the response from the RADIUS server contains the Session-Timeout parameter,
then after a specified time (sec.), a new authentication request will be sent
to extend or break the existing link.

SNMP
1. Added OIDs mintLinksTable.linkUptime and ptpLinkUptime

01.11.19 V1.90.38
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed bug in module VRRP for InfiMux6G platform.
 2. Added command "config diff" to compare working and saved(backup)
configurations.
3. Added feature of automatic registration in the system log of all changes made
to the
configuration when it is saved.
4. When saving the changed configuration, the previous version is copied to
backup 0.
5. Added “cron” command - for periodic execution of simple system commands or
sequences,
for example to save or export a configuration.
6. Faster channel selection in DFS mode.
7. Bugs fixes, system optimization.

MINT
1. Added MINT-based syslog server for quick monitoring of network events.
"mint IF -[no]syslog [mask]" (requires firmware update on all devices)
2. Fixed bug in "mint noreplicate" option.

WEB
1. Added information about DFS status.
2. Faster Spectrum Analyzer.

08.02.19 V1.90.36
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed a bug that could lead to a reboot of the device when changing the
configuration
via the web interface.

30.01.19 V1.90.34
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed a problem with unstable work of a sector with a large number of
connected CPE.
Tested in field conditions in real network with up to 180 CPE per sector.
2. Names of vlan interfaces allow the use of subindexes, like vlan121.0,
vlan121.3
3. System optimization, bug fixes

LLDP
1. The ChassisID attribute is transmitted by default as a MAC address.
An option has been added to represent the ChassisID field as the serial number
of the device.
2. Added option for LLDP PDU reception inside VLAN tagged frames, disabled by
default.

WEB
1. Even more informative Route Map. Added contextual search for objects.
Various network anomalies are displayed, including link flapping,
configuration errors and
hardware problems.
2. A more strict and logical configuration of management groups in Switch
section.
3. Added the ability to sort the link table by any column.
03.07.18 V1.90.32
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed a problem with the radio link degradation when accessing the device
through HTTPS

15.06.18 V1.90.30
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MINT
1. Optimized for working with mobile objects.
Improved calculation speed and the route switching in networks with a complex
topology
and a large number of nodes.
2. The option "mint failover" is added to configure standby redundant failover
links.

LLDP
1. Added support for the LLDP-MED option "Vlan Name".
It allows to automate the configuration of IP phones to operate in a given
VLAN.
lldp vlan ID "voice"

WEB
1. When configuring IP Firewall (ipfw) and Traffic Shaper (qm) rules, you can use
both
the new PCAP syntax and the old IPFW syntax.
Compatibility with the configuration made through the CLI in the old format is
ensured.
2. In the "Performance Test" section, the packet size and the load limit in Mbps
are added.
3. Added options to configure ODR protocol (On Demand Routing)
4. The Route Map now works even faster, more expressive and informative.

SNTP
1. SNTP module worked incorrect in server mode, fixed
2. Slave devices (CPE) do not require SNTP configuration.
Date, time and time zone are automatically obtained when connecting to the
base station.

SWITCH
1. Added DHCP Snooping feature with Option 82 support
switch group N dhcp-snooping on|off (by default off)
switch group N dhcp-snooping [no]trust IFNAME (by default notrust)
switch group N dhcp-snooping [no]verify-mac (by default verify)
switch group N dhcp-snooping option-82 untrusted-policy {drop | keep |
replace} (by default drop)
switch group N dhcp-snooping option-82 [no]insert (by default insert)
switch group N dhcp-snooping option-82 format {string ASCII-string | hex HEX-
string | mac}

SYSTEM
1. Updated modules HTTPS and SSH.
2. Added support for IEEE 802.1ah - Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB) (MAC-in-MAC)

05.06.17 V1.90.28
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 RADIO
1. In Combined mode the spectrum analyzer is started simultaneously on all
devices
in the sector. Last snapshot will show blended picture.
2. Support for new radios.

WEB
1. Added the ability to upload a custom SSL certificate with RSA private key in
PEM format.
2. Updated built-in self-signed SSL certificate.

SNMP
1. GPS Coordinates sometimes incorrectly displayed via SNMP, fixed.

SYSTEM
1. Added ability to mass firmware upgrade (Over the Air upgrade) within the MINT
network via WEB interface
of any device. Firmware file is downloaded from the local computer via WEB
interface (Section Web/Maintenance)
and is distributed over the MINT network for those devices which meet the
requirements of the software.
It can be used to update the firmware of CPE devices through the base station
WEB interface
(including a downgrade).
The function works only within a single MINT domain.
It only works for devices on platforms H05, H06, H07, H08, H09, H11 and newer.
2. Fixed support for the Rapid View alignment unit (was broken in version
1.90.25)

04.08.16 V1.90.25
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SYSTEM
1. Reduced CPU usage when using WEB GUI.
2. Restored compatibility with older firmware versions (older than 1.90.17)
3. Instant DFS: improved algorithm for selecting a best channel.
4. Added support for 802.1q Tunneling (nested VLAN 0x8100)
in addition to 802.1ad QinQ with SVLAN 0x88A8
5. Added SNMP OID mintLinkStatus for obtaning status of PTP links.
6. Improved roaming algorithm.
7. On main page of WEB GUI added field "link uptime".
8. Increased speed of optimal routes calculation in networks with complex
topology.
9. Route map is now more informative and fast.
10. Improved stability and accuracy of the radio subsystem.
11. Added support for new types of high power CPE radios on 5 GHz (up to 25 dBm).
12. System optimization, many small improvements.

30.09.15 V1.90.23
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SYSTEM
1. Improved system stability in noisy environment.

WEB
1. Added a schematic map of the MINT network topology.
It shows active and alternative routes from current MINT node to all reachable
nodes in MINT area.
The map allows visually estimate a coherence and complexity of network
topology and track switching routes,
including for mobile objects.
Also you can get additional information for each network node via click on a
corresponding node.
(only H08,H09,H11 platform supported)

10.09.15 V1.90.20
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed some potential SSL security issues.
2. Minor cosmetic improvements.

27.08.15 V1.90.19
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SYSTEM
1. Some internal issues fixed
2. Added GPS support to Infimux6G (via AUX-ODU-SYNC)

13.07.15 V1.90.17
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RADIO
1. Added support for new types of high power BS radios (27 dBm).
2. Compatibility with non-MIMO devices ("transient" mode) is no longer
guaranteed.

MINT
1. More effective algorithm for choosing best base station in roaming.
2. Small bugs fixed

SNMP
1. Fixed bug with SNMP Trap daemon looping.
2. Clarified and supplemented values of mintNodesEntry.roaming parameter.

WEB
1. Fixed a bug with the loss parameter multiBS in section Link Settings.
2. Renewed WEB design

03.02.15 V1.90.15
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed bug which can lead to periodic reboot of devices on H05 hardware
platform.
First appeared in 1.90.12

RADIO
1. Some additional DFS/Radar detection requirements in certain regulatory domains
have been implemented.
2. Improved accuracy of the automatic distance measurement in narrow bands.
3. Fixed bug. Sometimes the signal levels are displayed with unrealistically high
values.

09.09.14 V1.90.12
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed some bugs which can lead to restart the device.

SWITCH
1. Fixed bug in STP protocol implementation on Instant DFS enabled devices.

17.07.14 V1.90.11
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SWITCH
1. Fixed bug in STP protocol implementation.

07.07.14 V1.90.9
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RADIO
1. More accurate Spectrum Analyser picture.
2. Added support for new 3.2 GHz radios

SSH
1. Fixed bug in SSH Client module which can lead to restart the device.

SNMP
1. Fixed some flaws in accordance with the RFC1157
2. Extended functionality for InfiMonitor suite.

07.05.14 V1.90.7
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RADIO
1. Adjusted readings Noise Floor and RSSI in Antenna Alignment Tool for some
types of radios.
(does not affect the normal link operation)

SSH
1. SSH tunneling support independent authentication (login / password) on the
server side.
2. Fixed memory leaks and errors lead to malfunction SSH.
3. Log level for unsuccessful authentication attempts changed from NOTICE to INFO
(default).
At NOTICE level these warnings will not be displayed in the system log.
4. Improved compatibility with MacOS

SYSTEM
1. Fixed bug on hardware platform H06 (Mmg) which can lead to hang the unit,
first appeared in 1.90.0.
2. Fixed bugs in the Link Test utility that might cause a device reset.
3. Fixed a bug in the module NAT, which does not allow to work through L2 tunnel.
4. Added option "ifconfig IFNAME destroy" to remove any virtual interface
configuration.
5. VLAN interface allows you to use as the parent interface another VLAN
interface
working in QinQ mode.
This allows you to use an inner VLAN to control the device or further
routing / switching.
6. Restored compatibility of RPCAP module with new versions of WireShark
software.
 (the problem occurred due to a bug in WireShark)
7. Fixed other minor bugs. Optimization of the system.

28.01.14 V1.90.5
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RADIO
1. Increased stability of MIMO links to short-term disruptions of transmission
medium.
2. Improved performance MIMO base station with many clients (> 70),
reduced the time of connection, improved stability of the network.

SWITCH
1. Added an option "switch group N start [discard]".
In discard mode switching group remains active, classifies and selects traffic
from
the flow, but destroys all packets passing through the group.
Useful for temporary service termination of a particular group, so that the
traffic
of this group did not spread to other areas.
2. Added an option "switch group N flood-unicast {on | off}".
In "on" mode, the option disables "unicast flood" protection filter.
By default the protection filter is enabled (mode "off").
3. Added an option "switch group N inband {on | off}".
If the traffic is transmitted by the switching group does not contain (should
not contain)
management traffic destined this device (only transit traffic), you can
disable (off)
the analysis of passed broadcast packets, thus reducing the load on the
processor.
By default in-band traffic analisys enabled (mode "on").
4. Disabled traffic shaping for multicast traffic passed through IGMP Snooping
module
due technical problems. Limitation of packet performance (pps) still works.
5. Extended functionality of option "igmp join-limit" added.
sw igmp join-limit [IF_NAME] N [include $ ACL] [except $ ACL]
List "include" contains a list of addresses / networks covered by this
limitation.
List "except" contains a list of exceptions.
Fixed a bug that could cause a device reset when using ACL.

WEB
1. Negative temperature values shown incorrectly on statistical graphs.
(on devices equipped with a thermometer)

SYSTEM
1. The NAT module sometimes do not work correctly with FTP in Active mode, fixed.
2. The ODR module (On Demand routing) do not work correctly in HUB mode, if the
interface
had not a single IP address, fixed.
3. Added L2 SSH Tunnel support. Client and server mode. (OpenSSH compatible).
Syntax:
sshtun tapN -remote-if=N LOGIN:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT {start | stop | delete}
tapN - virtual ethernet interface name. Supported values from 0 to 15.
"Remote-if" option specifies the tap interface number on the remote side.
Tap interface can have an IP address and used as a standalone network
interface
or as a member of a switching group.
 Tap interface may be used as a parent interface for vlan, lag or prf,
including for use in MINT network.
SSH Tunnel client module automatically reconnects to remote server in case of
reboot
or connection loss.
You can find full list of options in the documentation or in the built-in
help.
The feature available for hardware platforms H05 and higher.
4. Fixed some minor bugs. Optimization of the system.

19.11.13 V1.90.3
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RADIO
1. Fixed bug that caused device reboot on excessive overloaded wireless link.
First appeared in 1.90.2

07.11.13 V1.90.2
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RADIO
1. Fixed issue with short simultaneous link flapping on PtMP MIMO base station
under
some circumstances. First appeared in 1.90.0

SNMP
1. SNMP Responses are sent with the same source IP as the original request
destination address.
Previously response interface IP address was used.

WEB
1. Fixed bug causing device reboot while saving configuration.

13.09.13 V1.90.0
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SYSTEM
1. Options "Admin Group" (admin-group) and "Management VLAN" (local-tag) are now
obsolete.
Use dedicated switch group with attached SVI interface for management.
Please check your configuration before install the firmware.
Contact customer service for more information and assistance.

2. Restored operation of the RPCAP module (Bug has appeared in 1.89.5)

3. Added detailed information messages in the system log about
administrative link loss causes
4. Added ability to save several configs on the device (config backup)
5. Vlan and SVI interfaces can be indexed from 0 to 4095
6. Fixed bug in CES firmware which led to losses of TDM traffic while
using SVI interface
7. Added basic support of LLDP (IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol).
Configuration settings allow to select the following modes:
Disabled, RX only, TX only, TX and RX.
By default is enabled in TXRX mode on all Ethernet ports.
An additional option allows to enable forwarding LLDP frames to other ports,
by default - disabled.
8. Fixed device restarts under certain circumstances
 RADIO
1. Increased capacity (up to 25%) of MIMO devices when operating in narrow bands
(It requires a firmware update on all units)
2. Improved accuracy of the automatic distance learning algorithm
(It requires a firmware update on all units)
3. Added an option to disable the Instant DFS function of link quality control.
It may be useful to prevent frequency channels switching during antenna
alignment
for a new unit.
mint IFNAME -[no]idfs
4. Increased stability and resistance to short-term interferences

SWITCH
1. Added command "switch igmp-snooping join-limit N [except $ACL]" for limiting
the number
of active unique IGMP multicast group.
Once the group limit is reached, subsequent join requests are rejected.
2. Added command "switch interface IFNAME mac-limit N" for limiting the number
of dynamic MAC addresses at specified interface.
Allow the switch to drop regarding packets received on the interface after
the limit is reached.
3. Fixed a bug in the SVI interface when the STP protocol is active.
Local frames could be forwarded to a blocked port, which led to a breach of
the
network topology.
4. STP and IGMP Snooping components keep independent topology for switching
groups
with unique VLAN ID.

SNMP
1. Fixed the bug in the SNMPv2c module which caused some parameters
to be inaccessible.
2. Restored operation of SNMP v3 privacy mode.
3. All SNMP components had been redesigned and optimized.
4. Added MIB parameter "sysLastRebootReason" - information about
last reboot reason (text string).
5. Added MIB parameter "sysSoftwareVersion" - dot-separated string compiled of
integers for OS version, subversion and build version.
6. Added MIB parameter "sysModel" - text string of production Part Number for
the unit.

WEB
1. Network and switch groups settings section had been redesigned.
Management group configuration had been simplified.
Management VLAN should be configured using SVI (Switch Virtual Interface)
feature.
2. Added ability to upload configuration file to the remote device through
the radio-link.
3. Fixed bug when spectrum analyser could accidentely stop before the set time.
4. Added "Traffic Shaping" section to configuring traffic shaper channels.
5. LLDP neighbors table added to ethernet statistics section.
6. Monthly graphs added (30 minutes average).

11.04.13 V1.89.12
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 SYSTEM
1. Fixed bug that caused sudden performance degradation on the overloaded
wireless link.
2. Improved medium packet size forwarding performance.

10.04.13 V1.89.11
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RADIO
1. Increased link operation stability for complex interference conditions.
2. Improved MIMO devices performance with Radar Detection option enabled,
including Instant DFS equipped units.

SNMP
1. Added SNMPv2c protocol support.
Enabling/disabling is related to SNMPv1 and is managed by "snmpd {v1disable|
v1enable}"
command.
SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c enabled by default.
2. Added SNMP Trap v2 support.
Protocol version is set per each Trap destination independently, several trap
destination
can be configured with different protocol versions.
trapd dst x.x.x.x[:PORT][/v1|/v2]
SNMPv1 is used by default.
3. New SNMP Traps added:
radioFreqChanged - generated after changing the frequency channel manually
or by Instant DFS module.
radioBandChanged - generated after manually change the channel bandwidth.
4. New writable SNMP variable added - rmSelectChannel (added to
rmPropertiesTable).
When set to "1" the Instant DFS module tries to change the current frequency
channel to one with better performance.
When set to "2" the current frequency channel will be immediately changed to
the
next in the ranking quality table.

WEB
1. Added Remote Commands support for each active link.
This feature allows users to operate and monitor remote units by issuing
standard WANFleX commands without having to establish IP link.
Can be used to view unit config and system logs as well as for other
diagnostic operations.

SYSTEM
1. Fixed some internal memory leaks.
2. Fixed several several bugs which can lead to the accidental reboot.

18.03.13 V1.89.9
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RADIO
1.Instant DFS module is optimized and improved.

WEB
2. Added load graphs for main interfaces.

07.03.13 V1.89.7
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed high ICMP ping latency figures which occur under certain circumstances
on H08 platform.
2. Fixed several internal errors that could lead to the unexpected reboot of
H07/H10 platforms.

01.02.13 V1.89.5
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed bug that caused possible unit restart during Spectrum Analyzer test on
non-MIMO units.
2. Fixed bug that license maximum bitrate limitation can affect link test
results.
3. Fixed several bugs that could cause a crash reset the device.
4. Improved distributed prioritization system (polling qos) performance and
efficiency.
Reduced reaction time for link overloads and fine-tuned flow distribution.
5. Improved Instant DFS frequency change algorithm reliability, reduced link
failure
possibility during mass frequency swaps.
6. Improved link stability, reduced packet loss rates caused by short-term link
overloads.

WEB
1. Optimized performance charts page layout and improved browser compatibility
(including Microsoft Internet Explorer).
2. New charts added for PtMP base station daily parameter monitoring.
3. Chart marks added to highlight critical events, e.g. link failure, frequency
swap, etc.

25.12.12 V1.89.0
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed bug that could cause multicast/broadcast packet loss in PtMP and MESH
networks
due to reordering of packets with different priorities.
Recommended update for all devices.
2. Whenever a topology change occurs, e.g. switching to another base station,
each unit transmits a Gratuitous ARP packet for all MINT and SVI interfaces
to minimize learning time required by external wired switches.
3. Improved MIMO base station downstream performance under high load (numerous
CPEs) conditions.
4. Improved grep filter performance.
5. Fixed the bug that caused problems with displaying unit IP-address in
Emergency Repair Console window.

OSPF
1. Fixed possible bug with non-optimal route calculations when two or more
parallel
active OSPF links present between the nodes in ptp or ptmp networks.
2. RFC1583 support is now turned on by default in order to improve inter-vendor
compatibility.
Previously default settings included RFC2328 support only.
Compatibility level can be changed by the following command:
ospf config router no compatible rfc1583
 WEB
1. Added wireless statistics graphs.
Daily and real-time graphs for each link can be found by clicking the wireless
link in the web-interface.
(experimental feature, doesn't work in MS IE yet)
2. Fixed and added multilanguage localization files.

13.11.12 V1.88.3
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed high ICMP ping latency figures under certain circumstances
on Omx/Mmx units (H08 hardware platform).
(first appeared in 1.88.0)

02.11.12 V1.88.1
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RADIO
1. Fixed bug causing too many transmit errors on 3.9 GHz radios.

30.10.12 V1.88.0
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed some issues in the security system.
Fixed memory leaks and errors lead to restart the device.
2. Enhanced system stability under extreme loads.

MIMO
1. Improved efficiency of the Instant DFS module, used a more accurate and fast
algorithm
for selecting the best frequency.
2. Reduced the number of radar false positive detections.

RADIO
1. Used a more accurate noise measuring and adjustment algorithm.
2. Fixed inaccuracies of the power control algorithm in the PtMP scenario.
3. Sometimes the autobitrate function too long did not increase the bitrate
for no apparent reason, fixed.

NETWORK
1. Added support for GRE tunnels (RFC 1701/2784).
Tunnel type is selected by the command: tun X mode {ipip | gre}
2. Added option to automatically prioritize packets within the tunnel
qm option [no]tunnel
disabled by default.

OSPF
1. Fixed bugs in logic of the NSSA area when choosing a selected translator
and export of external routes.
2. Added option "area nssa suppress-fa" to solve problems in specific cases.
3. The option "arda interface link-detect" now also supports radio interfaces.
(checks if there are connections in the MINT network).

WEB
1, Redesigned sections "Radio Settings", "Link Settings" and "Network Settings"
for
more convenient configuration.
 Added ability to create roaming profiles for Slave units.
2. Added some information parameters in different sections of WEB interface.
3. Added section for configuring tunnel interfaces.
4. Fixed a few observed errors.

09.08.12 V1.87.22
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MINT
1. Improved stability and performance of a token access mode (polling) in any
network configuration
(PTP, PtMP, MIMO / nonMIMO).
Improved quality of service for real-time traffic.

06.08.12 V1.87.21
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RADIO
1. Bug fixed. some non-MIMO devices started with zero MAC address on radio.

25.07.12 V1.87.17
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RADIO
1. Bug fixed. After a restart, transmit power could be installed below the
required level.
(On devices with an extended transmit powers range -10 .. +23 dBm)
2. Bug fixed. The Instant DFS module blocked transmiter if the list of allowed
frequencies contains
only one channel.

13.07.12 V1.87.15
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1. Fixed bug in EoIP tunneling implementation.
Switching over tunnel interfaces was not working.
(the bug appeared in version 1.87.0)

11.07.12 V1.87.14
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1. Bug fixed, on some radio interfaces was set wrong MAC address.
2. Bug fixed, the option "macf dhcp" was not working with an empty
static address list.
3. Added option 'qm chN info="STRING"' to enter a string describing the QoS
channel.

27.06.12 V1.87.11
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SNMP
1. Fixed serious bug which could lead to inoperability of SNMP subsystem.
(bug appeared in version 1.87.9)

22.06.12 V1.87.10
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WEB
 1. Fixed some issues with Internet Explorer.

19.06.12 V1.87.9
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SWITCH
IGMP Snooping functionality is expanded and brought into compliance with RFC
4541.
1. Added option: sw igmp router-port on / off.
When this option is on the switch will forward multicast streams not only to
subsribers
ports, but also to all routers (querier) ports. (Required by the RFC)
Default is off.
2. Added option: sw igmp zero-query-permit on / off.
Enables the reception of packets IGMP Query/Join with a IP source address
0.0.0.0.
Default is off.
3. Added option: sw igmp flood-reports on / off.
Enables forwarding of IGMP Report packets to all ports, not only to routers
(querier) ports.
Default is off.
4. Added option: sw igmp querier [no] election.
With active IGMP Querier function, this option disables/enables the process of
election of
IGMP Querier on the network segment.
By the standard, in one network segment should be only one active IGMP
Querier,
that has the lowest source IP address.
Enabled by default.
5. Added option: sw igmp querier interval NN.
Specifies the interval to send IGMP Query packets in seconds.
6. Improved algorithm for processing and delivering of IGMP messages.

WEB
1. Added section for configuring the IGMP Snooping parameters.
2. Fixed and added multilanguage localization files.
3. Improved HTTP 1.1 support

25.05.12 V1.87.3
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SYSTEM
1. Fixed a problem with a false message "vlanx looping" in some configurations.
(appeared in 1.87.0)

23.05.12 V1.87.1
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MINT
1. Fixed bug in option "mint -swLoacalGroup" (bug appeared in 1.87.0).
This option is obsolete now. Please use interface svi instead.

22.05.12 V1.87.0
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SYSTEM
1. L3 Switch functionality added.
Switch Virtual Interface (svi) module implemented.
The SVI interface allows to assign an IP address to the entire switch group
and recommended for management of devices, including through the Management
VLAN.
(svi interface can be used as parent for vlan or prf interfaces)
2. Several security bugs were fixed.

RADIO
1. Instant DFS module support added.
2. Improved transmit power control module (ATPC) with an excess of output power.
3. ATPS algorithm overestimated the desired power level at the maximum bitrate,
fixed.
4. PRF links now support "rf burst" mode.
It can be useful for slow wired/external links with high latency.
"rf prfX [-]burst" or "prf X [-]burst"
5. MIMO devices support greenfield mode.

MINT
1. Polling now supports distributed prioritization system (experimental option).
In case of congestion/oversubscription, it allows to redistribute data streams
automatically to minimize packet loss in the priority queues.
It affects both upstream/downstream and upstream congestion conditions.
The option is supported only on H01, H05, H08 platforms.
It can be enabled/disabled from CLI only:
mint rfX poll start [-]qos

OSPF
1. System crashed in some network anomaly, fixed.
2. The option "nssa no-redistribution" added to suppress
injecting external routes to NSSA area.
3. Prohibited installation to the system routing entries which cover
route to the connected network (assigned to the interface).

WEB
1. Added the ability to upgrade online and check for new firmware version.
2. Added option to disable unsecure HTTP access.

20.12.11 V1.86.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recommended software upgrade for MIMO units utilizing 2.4 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 6 GHz
frequency ranges.
Update key features:

SYSTEM

1. New SNMP table (mintPtpLink) was introduced in order to simplify point-to-

point link monitoring.
2. Available switch statistics data was enhanced and several new CLI commands
were introduced:
switch stat - displays separate stats for unicast and broadcast flood traffic
switch GROUP dump - displays source VLAN tag
switch stat GROUP - displays separate stats for each VLAN
3. Overall device performance for all H08-based units was increased.
4. Several minor bugs were fixed.

RADIO

The new software introduces significant unit performance improvement in

complicated transmission conditions,
i.e. in presence of a strong echo signal in 2.4 GHz and 6 GHz frequency ranges.
 WEB

1. New spectrum analyzer modes were introduced: "Max Hold" and "Peak Hold".
2. Switch stats are now available via the web-interface.
3. GPS coordinates can be assigned to each unit via the web-interface.

24.10.11 V1.84.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SYSTEM
1. Added "sys [no]useAAA" command.
This command instructs the unit to use the remote RADIUS server to
authenticate all users trying to access the telnet/ssh/http
management consoles.
In case the remote server is inaccesible, local credentials are used.
2. Fixed the bug that administrative shutdown setting of the radio interface
(ifconfig rfX down) is lost after device reboot.
3. Several minor bugs were fixed and some updates were introduced
to the OS modules.

RADIO
1. Increased pps performance for small and mid-size packets,
including PTMP mode (requires SW upgrade on all devices).

WEB
1. Lowered CPU load caused by the WEB interface use, and increased
the built-in webserver performance.
2. Marker Access setting has been moved from Link Settings tab to Radio Settings.
3. Enhanced switching groups and IP firewall rules functionality.
Priority can be assigned to each rule or group (0..16) in order
to affect the given data flow transmission settings.

15.07.11 V1.83.9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fixed:
1. Several internal errors that could lead to a device reboot.
2. Imprecise frequency setup in the 3Ghz band.
3. Changing the frequency with the "rf grid" command could lead to incorrect
power setup on some models.
4. Incorrect distance calculation (rf distance) in the 40Mhz band.

Added:
1. Wired interface (ethX) now can operate without "autonegotiate mode" enabled
(not recommended for use).
2. OSPF module was enhanced with an additional option "router log-adjacency-
changes [detail]" for router
state tracking.

Improved:
1. Web interface stability and responsiveness.

18.05.11 V1.83.1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SYSTEM
 1. Reduced number of packet drops on QoS shaped channels.

16.05.11 V1.83.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SYSTEM
1. The latency on shaped QoS channels has been reduced.
It also affects devices with Ethernet bandwidth limitations.
2. Improved the automatic voice recognition algorithm, reduced the number of
false positives.
(qm options rtp)
3. Devices based on the platform H07 (5000 S/L) could restart at extremely high
CPU load.

MIMO
1. Bugfix: The simultaneous operation of MIMO and not-MIMO clients in transient
mode affects
the performance of the base station.
2. Improved throughput on medium and long range links.

OSPF
1. Bugfix: If an address is added to the network interface or the network
interface state
is changed the OSPF router terminates all connections with the neighbors and
then restores them.
That leads to the traffic loss for several seconds.
2. Bugfix: The option "passive-interface IF ADDRESS" is not saved in the
configuration
if specified IP address was absent in the system when you save the
configuration.
3. Resolved the conflict between the OSPF and ODR, give rise to incorrect routes.

SWITCH
1. The command "sw group N showrules" displays detailed information about
the groups classification rules, including the hits counter of each rule.
2. The command "sw trace filter 'pcap expression'" allows to trace the processing
of packets of a given type.
For example:
sw trace filter "ether host 00:11:22:33:44:55"
sw trace filter "net 1.2.3.0/24"
sw trace off - disables the filter action

VRRP
1. Fixed logic of "vrrp owner = off" option.
The device working in MASTER mode is not activated the IP address of the
virtual router.
2. Added function for network prefix monitoring: "-track = (off | default |
IPADDRESS / MASKLEN)".
If the option "track" is on, the module VRRP watches the availability of a
route to the
specified IP network, or a default route (default).
With the disappearance of routing entries from the system tables, the device
enters
the BACKUP mode.

SNMP
1. Bugfix: Wrong response to SNMP "multiget" request with non-existent OID in the
"multiget".

NAT
1. Bugfix: "local_acl dhcp" parameter hasn't been stored in the configuration.
Fixed.

WEB
1. Partial Russian, Italian, French and Chinese localization has been added.
2. Real-time load information of each network interface has been added to the
Interface
Statistics section.
3. Added ability to config wired interface mode (Speed/Duplex).
4. Classification rules of swithing groups can be cpecified as a list of VLAN
numbers.

16.02.11 V1.81.7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Fixed a bug with Ethernet interface freezing on Omx/Mmx devices (H08).
2. Reduced impact of the built-in WEB service to CPU load.

02.02.11 V1.81.4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SNMP
1. GET method couldn't get access the "radioStatTable" table, fixed.
2. Bug fixed in ASN.1 encoding of some numeric values.
3. Bug fixed in repeating requests processing leading to increase in the response
time.

MIMO
1. Bug fixed in the scrambling module leading to the unit's restart in strong
interference conditions.

WEB
1. The "downstream" option was missed when saving the unit's configuration.
Fixed.

SWITCH
1. It was impossible to manage the remote nodes in the "repeater on" mode. Fixed.

17.01.11 V1.81.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SPECIAL NOTE: R5000-Omx and R5000-Mmx units are highly recommended for immediate
upgrade
from any of the previous firmware revisions.

SNMP
1. Re-worked SNMP module - multiple performance and stability improvements
2. Multiple Trap destination support added. Global and per destination event
lists supported.

NAT
1. "Local_acl" parameter is added with "-exclude $DSTACL" option to specify
destination
IP addresses/networks list excluded from NAT.
 2. Bugfix: NAT table may get a large number of wrong records while processing
fragmented
packets - FIXED

MINT
1. Revised Autobitrate algorithm and packet error criteria resulted in reduced
adaptation
time and improved link robustness against interference.
2. System stability under high traffic load improved
(applicable to R5000-Sm, R5000-Lm, R5000-S and R5000-L models)
3. Multicast/broadcast traffic optimizations for MESH scenarios.
4. Error messages revised to be more informative.

WEB
1. SNMP and Traps configuration section added.
2. RSSI indication added to Antenna Alignment Tool.
3. ATPC and Autobitrate correction factors added to Radio Settings
4. "Test" configuration: configuration created via Web GUI can now be applied
temporarily
without saving it to a non-volatile memory.
Click "Test" button at Basic Configuration page to upload temporary
configuration.
The original configuration restores automatically after 3 minute period
The period can be extended, the changes can be accepted or rejected.
5. Web GUI usability via a slow connection improved
6. Spectrum analysis performs faster

RADIO
1. Frequency installed incorrectly on nonMIMO devices in narrow bands (5, 10 MHz)
immediately after the device was rebooted. Fixed.

MIMO
1. PtMP performance and stability improvements
2. Bugfix: Incorrect noise level measurement on some radio modules - FIXED
3. Bugfix: H08 platform (models R5000-Mmx and R5000-Omx) may randomly hang up
during boot up - FIXED

SWITCH
1. Attention! "Local-tag" option logic has changed!
In order to optimize network load, all switched traffic is now distributed
only within
switching groups.
This applies to management traffic within the VLAN, specified by local-tag
option.
Previously, management traffic, specified by local-tag option, was distributed
in the MINT network outside of all the switching groups and was considered
"local".
Now, management traffic is transported within a specific switching group,
which it
belongs to according the applied rules as any other traffic.
Thus, all devices that require control by switching must belong to one common
switching
group selected for administrative purposes.
This rule works regardless of whether VLANs are used or not.
Same is true for the "trunk" groups. Management traffic will be transferred to
the group
with a number coinciding with the local-tag option, and all other devices must
have this
group active.
 2. Switching groups used for filtering data flows by VLAN ID can now use
[no]bidir option
for (one)two-way traffic classification by VLAN ID (to and from the wired
segment).
This option can be used for a RING (or redundant) network transmitting packets
with
multiple VLAN IDs via network, in order to pick up traffic with certain VLAN
IDs
in the junction points.
sw group VLANS [[no]bidir]
3. New switch group parameter added - "uncoupled [on|off]"
If a RING/redundant network is connected to a CORE network in multiple points,
there is STP loops in the CORE network are possible.
Thus STP-capable switches may block some of the links.
Switching groups with "uncoupled on" parameter set do not pass traffic between
them
even if they have the same switching group number.
This does not affect the traffic flow into the wireless network.
For egress traffic intermediate nodes use the closest uncoupled node,
which improves the effectiveness of network utilization.
sw group N uncoupled [on|off]
4. A new option added: switch stpblock on|off
To prevent forwarding STP frames in switch mode, when stp support is disabled.

26.10.10 V1.75.6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Fixed bug leading to device reboot when working in marker access mode
in heavy RF interference.

19.10.10 V1.75.4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. DFS: Fixed serious bug in dynamic frequency selection logic.
Upgrade recommended!

14.09.10 V1.75.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All models
----------
1. Fixed bug in OSPF/ARIP which may lead to routing protocol malfunction after
changing
interface set or interface state
2. The WEB GUI didn't allow downloading the current license, configuration and a
number of
other operations for some types of licenses. Fixed.
3. After uploading a wrong configuration file the unit might fall into a constant
restart
cycle. Fixed.
4. Device may reboot during SSH session - fixed.
5. Privacy support added to the SNMPv3 module.
(if the SNMP Proxy is used in the network, firmware upgrade should be
performed on
all the units controlled via proxy).
 6. Incorrect "Mib2:ifOperstatus" parameter processing is fixed.
7. The "LinkDown" SNMP trap was mistakenly being replaced with "LinkUp" one.
Fixed.
8. ODR (On-Demand Routing): a number of mistakes fixed and the protocol
operational
diagnostics expanded.
A new command added: "-odr show". The command shows the current protocol state
and the
established connections map.
9. The IGMP Snooping module is supplemented with a new command: "sw igmp srcip
IP".
The command allows replacing a source address in IGMP Report packets.
10. The IGMP Querier module allows support of several multicast groups
simultaneously.
11. The WEB GUI is supplemented with new statistical and informational elements.
12. The WEB GUI didn't allow using fractional frequency and frequency step
values. Fixed.

InfiLINK 2x2/InfiMAN 2x2

------------------------
1. PtMP system throughput for multi-prioritized traffic increased.
2. Incorrect automatic distance selection for 3.5 and 7 MHz channel widths is
fixed.

16.07.10 V1.74.1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATTENTION:
Bugfix: System password was missing when system configured via Web GUI - fixed
The issue appears in ver. 1.74.0

12.07.10 V1.74.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

InfiLINK 2x2/InfiMAN 2x2

------------------------

1. "rf grid" command added. This command allows to change the frequency grid and
grid step within the license restrictions. This command supplies the ability
for
the network administrator to create a custom frequency grid.
The resulting frequency grid will be visible in the output of the "rf cap"
command
and will be used every time the frequency is setup using the “auto” command
(roaming, dfs etc).
The frequency grid for every band is formed in the form of a list of subranges
"subrange start - subrange end/step", or a list of comma delimited standalone
frequencies.
Syntax: IFNAME grid BAND FREQUENCY_RANGE_LIST
Example:
rf rf5.0 grid 20 5310-5390/10,5450,5500-5580/20
To remove a frequency grid execute "rf IFNAME grid BAND clear", this will
restore
the default frequency grid supplied in the license.

2. Bugfix: Several bugs leading to device reboot when working in heavy RF

interference
conditions - fixed

All models
----------
1. Web interface improvements.
Additional device settings can now be made through the Web interface
2. PtMP performance and stability improvements
3. Bugfix: incorrect tx power set for 5 and 10 MHz channel bandwidth for legacy
license format - fixed
4. Bugfix: packet performance at CPE units with Ethernet bandwidth limitation had
lower-than-expected packet performance - fixed

07.05.2010 V1.73.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

General improvements:
----------
1. Radio sub-system now uses dBm instead of mW in all configuration parameters.
New configuration parameter "rf txpwr" was added. It sets transmit power in
dBm.
With this option it is now possible to set transmit power with 0.1 dBm step.
It is also possible to set tx power down to 0 dBm (if hardware supported).
Previously used option "rf pwr" is obsolete, but still exist for backward
compatibility.
2. Traffic prioritization system is optimized for efficient and stable operation
under heavy
network load. Improved multicast stream performance.
3. Stacked VLAN (Q-in-Q) support in accordance to IEEE 802.1ad
4. Improved performance using PtMP network topology. New upstream prioritization
algorithm.
Throughput of the PtMP base station is significantly increased (in MIMO mode).
5. General software and wireless link stability improvement.
Autobitrate mechanism optimization that leads to latency and jitter reduction.
Wireless link internal diagnostics improvements that lead to higher link
stability
during short signal disappearance.
6. Diagnostic message spell check and revision.
7. H06 now works more efficiently under heavy load
8. CPE devices with Ethernet bandwidth restrictions now restrict only transit
traffic.
Incoming traffic (including multicast) and outgoing local traffic is not
restricted.
9. DFS algorithm improvement. Radar Detection algorithm improvement.

NEW COMMANDS
---
1. "grep" command added. This command is not available on H01/H02 platforms.
Command syntax:
grep [options] "regexp" "system command"
grep searches the "system command" output for lines containing a match to the
given "regexp".
Example: grep "192.168" "net -r"
You can find detailed option description with "help grep" command.
"grep" command can be used in a filter format: "command | grep PATTERN"
2. Rpcap protocol (http://www.winpcap.org/) support added.
For example, it may be used together with Wireshark program
(http://www.wireshark.org/)
for remote control and analysis of transit data flows.
All physical and one internal virtual interfaces are supported (any unicast
packets).
(not available for H02 platform)
3. Extended internal switch diagnostics added:
switch stat [(clear|help)]
4. A command for MAC address table size restrictions added:
switch maxsources N
default value is 5000, minimum 500, no restrictions on maximum.
5. Load monitoring tool loadm now can use "-p" option for mean packet size
calculation.

WEB
---
1. HTTPS protocol support added.
2. New section for "vlan", "lag" and "prf" interface configuration added.
3. New section for switch groups and rules configuration added.
4. Web configuration doesn't delete QoS Manager's and Ipfw filter's settings.
5. QinQ web configuration

OSPF
----
1. The following commands were added:
ospf config router summary-address A.B.C.D/M [metric M] [metric-type T]
Allows setting summary address for external routes that are injected into the
OSPF domain
via redistribution ("ospf redistribute" commands).
In case there is one or more external routes having network prefixes totally
covered by the
"summary-address" network (A.B.C.D/M) then only the summary route for the
A.B.C.D/M
network will be announced but not the external routes.
With accurate address space management the command allows to significantly
reduce the
number of external network prefixes in the OSPF domain.
ospf show summary-address [detail]
Shows the list of possible summary networks and indicates the number of network
prefixes
that can be replaced with a summary route.
The command may be used as a tip while planning the network.
2. BUGFIX: OSPF Routes created with the "arda route blackhole/reject" command was
not
announced via OSPF protocols (redistribute static).

SNMP
----
1. SNMP variables changed:
rmFrequency - central frequency expressed in kHz.
rmCurPowerLevel -Tx power level expressed in tenths of dBm (0.1 dBm)
2. Addeded new SNMP variables:
-rmBandtwidth - channel bandwidth in kHz.
-curRXpower/curTXpower - indicates current Rx/Tx power level in tenths of
dBm(0.1 dBm)

Please download new MIB files from FTP server.

CES
---
1. New configuration and transmit algorithm for E1 streams.
There is no backward compatibility with the previous CES firmwares.
In this case you have to upgrade both sides of the link.
2. New transfer algorithm for devices with TDMoE converter intended to stabilize
E1
flow transmission, reduces jitter and increases total throughput.
3. "Ces bwlimit" command is excluded from the system.
There is no backward compatibility with the previous CES firmwares.
In this case you have to upgrade both sides of the link.

BUGFIX:
------
1. Fixed bug in transmit power parameter indicating wrong power level on some
devices
(mint map detail и web).
2. Fixed SNMP but leading to device reboot.
3. Fixed rpfilter in ipfw module showing all checked packets instead
showing only filtered packets.
4. Fixed bug in the scrambling module error handling which lead to link freezing.
5. Ltest (link test) command now shows correct signal levels for 6GHz devices.
6. Fixed packed buffer leak when a lot of receive errors occur.
7. Fixed incorrect distance calculation in rf distance in transient mode, when
using narrow
band frequency ranges.

16.09.2009 V1.70.6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. WebGUI incorrect display bitrate list after channel bandwidth has changed,
fixed.

04.09.2009 V1.70.5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. WebGUI incorrect setup RF channel bandwidth, fixed
2. Minor changes in SSH client module.

31.08.2009 V1.70.4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. H05 platform: Packet performance increased up to 50%, delays are not exceeding
10 ms
(RF conditions dependent) even under heavy traffic load.
2. DFS: optimal operating frequency choosing algorithm is improved.
3. SSH client added (SSH server implemented earlier).
Only for H05/H07 platforms.
4. Support for 2.5 MHz central frequency step in 5 MHz channel bandwidth added
for non-MIMO devices (for 4800-5440 MHz frequency range).
Special license required.
 5. When "rf distance auto" option is set "LongRange" mode is enabled
automatically for those clients who requires it for operation. This feature is
applicable to any topology (PTP, PTMP, Mesh).
No need in manual "rf long" mode setting.
Link status is displayed in "mint map detail" command output.
In case of "LongRange" mode is compulsory enabled by "rf long" command it will
be
applied to all the links unconditionally.
6. High-power models used incorrect list of bitrates in 5 and 10 MHz bandwidths
which
can lead to high error rate. Fixed.
7. Options for setting up priorities to data flows (addpri, setpri) in switch
groups and rules
were not working. Fixed.
8. Performance and accuracy of Spectrum Analyzer scanning increased.
9. Alphanumeric mode of Spectrum Analyzer is implemented for H02 platform
(smaller accuracy in comparison with other platforms is compensated by time of
scanning).
10. Several internal errors that affect stability of the operation were corrected.

MIMO:
1. WebGUI was added with graphical tools for antenna alignment and link
throughput measuring.
2. In 5 MHz bandwidth radio module received out-of-band emission at the
frequencies
of +/-20 MHz from the central frequency. Fixed.

24.07.2009  V1.68.47 Beta Release Candidate 5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Fixed: Device may reboot during configuration of prf intarface (only when
used with OSPF)
2. Minor changes in web wizard.

30.05.2009 V1.68.45 Beta Release Candidate 3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All models:
1. Inaccurate distance detection for 5 and 10 MHz channel bandwidths - fixed.
2. Peak performance latency is reduced.
3. System performance optimization.

MIMO:
1. "Ltest" utility showed wrong retries information in marker access mode - fixed.
2. Several "ltest" commands being run simultaneously from one device showed wrong
results -fixed.
3. When "rf distance auto" option is set, LongRange mode is enabled automatically.
4. Automatic distance detection was not operating correctly in "transient" mode -
fixed.
5. Ethernet statistics (ifconfig eth0) is enhanced.

DFS:
1. DFS implementation has been changed for better compliance to ETSI EN 301
893/ETSI EN 302 502.
ATTENTION!
New DFS implementation is not compatible with the older ones.
For successful upgrade to the new version please change the firmware
at the Base Station first and then at the subscriber units.
These instructions are applicable only for the devices with special DFS
license.
 2. On the devices that do not have special DFS license DFS mode is available
excluding
radar detection feature.
3. Channel Occupation Time (dfs cot) function was not working properly - fixed.
4. Bugfix in DFS implementation: transmission could be blocked after frequency
change and
Channel Occupation Time timer expiry.

WEB:
WEB Wizard functionality is enhanced for PTP links.
1. Configuration changes do not require device reboot to take effect.
Configuration sections that are not accessible via WEB GUI remain in the
configuration
after it was applied.
2. Radio interface, switch and network interfaces configuration sections are
updated.
3. Spectrum Analyzer functionality is enhanced. In case of loosing a connection to
the device
during Spectrum Analyzer operation after a certain time period (by default 3
minutes) test will be
finished and the results could be viewed in Last Snapshot mode after the
connection is up
again.
4. Additional screen marking allows viewing the current and planed frequency
channel location.

22.05.2009 V1.68.37 Beta Release Candidate

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. H07 platform: incorrect status LED indication at the ODU -fixed.
2. DFS: bug in radar detection system crash the system, fixed
3. Fixed: in 5/10mhz channel bandwidths, wrong bitrate set after reboot

18.05.2009 V1.68.35 Beta Release Candidate 2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. After restart, "qm chX latency" option did not appear in the running
config, fixed
2. H07 platform did not support IP-IP tunnels, feature added
3. Bandwidth limitation for vlanX subinterface was applied twice, fixed
4. Overall efficiency increased, CPU load decreased while sending multicast
traffic
5. Link establishment time decreased
6. Optimizations for polling mode
7. Multiple bugfixes in RF interface management, some may lead to excessive
packet loss under heavy load.
Prioritization system efficiency improved as a result.
8. Memory leak in "webcfg" - fixed
9. NAT: bug may lead to a system restart - fixed
10. DFS: radio may stay silent after changing the channel when
ChannelOccupationTimer expires - fixed
11. "sys gpsxy" may incorrectly calculate the distance - fixed
12. Webcfg: now supports terminal emulator window - useful for mobile
devices without Telnet client support
13. IPFW/QM: new, user-friendly notation for the rule numbering - rule
numbers are persistent.
Existing rule numbers won't change anymore if new rules were
added/deleted, helping to keep track of them even when they are changed
from multiple external sources (scripts, staff shifts).
 If rule number isn't specified, it will be appended to the list.
"ipfw rearrange [N]" renumbers all the rules with the given increment
(default is 5).
14. SSH: experimental version, support added for H05/H07 platform.
"sshd start|stop" command enables/disables it.
15. ATPC: Automatic Transmit Power Control feature allows to minimize
interference and keep the maximum performance even if link conditions
are not stable.
"rf rfN.N [-]pwrctl" enables or disables (-) it.
Upper limit for the TX power can be set with "rf rfN.N pwr XX" (in mW)
Units without amplifiers use ATPC with 0.5dB step in each direction,
and even on per-packet basis, allowing it to be used in multipoint
environment.
Units with amplifiers can adjust TX power using discrete levels
specified in the rf capabilities table ("rf rfN.N cap"), keeping
the minimal level required to work with the furthest (the weakest) neighbour.
Currently used TX power is displayed in "mint map detail" command per
neighbour.

22.01.2009 V1.67.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WARNING! Older versions for H03/H05/H07 platforms provide incorrect architecture
identifier.
During upgrade, the following warning message may appear:
New software model (1) DIFFER from current one (0)
Are you sure [y/n]?
Answer "y" to continue upgrade process.

1. New feature of the RF environment control module: spectrum analyzer

(alphanumeric mode):
muffer IFNAME sensor [F1 [F2] [BW STEP]]
Options are:
F1 - lower frequency, in MHz (default is the lowest frequency supported by the
radio)
F2 - upper frequency, in MHz (default is the upper frequency supported by the
radio),
but not higher than current screen width.
BW - capture bandwidth, in MHz (allowed values are 1/5/10/20/40, depending on
radio type)
STEP - center frequency resolution in MHz (allowed values are 1/5/10/20, but
not higher than BW)

Spectrum analyzer mode is supported on all current platforms except H02.

WARNING! Spectrum analyzer mode breaks all associations at the specified RF
interface and stops
data transmission, which may leave your unit inaccessible via RF link.
It is recommended to use "muffer" utilities when locally connected, or with
"delayed restart"
timer set.

2. WEB configuration wizard supports graphical visualization of the spectrum

analyzer screen
(H05/H07 platforms only)

3. RF environment control module displays relative pulse noise levels (in

mac/mac2/mynet modes)
 4. Bugfix: "muffer mac/mac2/scan" may display invalid (nonexistent) MAC addresses
- fixed

5. New option of RF statistics displays physical-layer error counters:

rf IFNAME stat phy

6. Performance improvements in LongRange mode

7. Bugfix: device may reboot when IGMP snooping is enabled in specific

configuration - fixed

8. Multicast: IGMP Querier feature is added, allowing the network to operate

without multicast router

9. Bugfix: MACF rules configured for vlanX interfaces were applied to parent
(eth) interface - fixed

10. Bugfix: OSPF rejected Database Description packets with zero MTU - fixed

11. Bugfix: Fixed memory leak in QM module

12. MINT: Units configured as "Slave" or with "roaming enable" periodically re-
test link quality.
An attempt to connect to a new master is done if current link quality is
below the threshold

13. MINT: To simplify BS configuration with static remote units authentication

and configuration,
two new options added to "mint addnode" command: "-defgw X.X.X.X -defmask
X.X.X.X".
If default gateway and/or netmask were not specified for a particular
neighbour, global values
specified in "-defgw" and/or "-defmask" will be used.
Thus, it is enough to specify just dynamic IP address and security key per
MAC address of each
neighbour:
mint rf4.0 addnode -mac 000435567322 -tip 10.1.1.1 -key SecretKey1
If key is not specified, global key specified at the given interface is used
If IP address is not specified, no addresses will be assigned to this
neighbour

14. MINT: "mint map" displays information about statically configured but
currently inactive neighbours

15. Performance improvements in token-based access protocol, noise level and

retransmit monitoring,
short frame handling and overall packet processing

16. Cut/paste with multi-line configuration works safer

17. Multiple bugfixes in DFS module

09.11.2008 V1.65.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. All models on 2.4 GHz (except Xm-series) was working incorrectly in 5 and 10
MHz channels, corrected.
2. "rf antenna" parameter in license not always was set correctly (except Xm-
series).
That could lead to lowering signal levels, corrected.
Error appeared in version 1.62.0
3. Multicast traffic transmission optimized in PMP systems.
Multicast packets are sending on the speed of the lowest subscribed client.
If possible Unicast delivery is used.
4. H02 models did not allow firmware upgrade via WEB interface (webcfg),
corrected.
This firmware should be loaded via the standard CLI ("fl get" command)
procedure.

31.10.2008 V1.64.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Error corrected that was rebooting device in some configurations.
(Error appeared from version 1.63.0)

27.10.2008 V1.63.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. SNMP MIB syslog error corrected.
2. PCAP module error corrected.
3. While using qm channels vlan traffic statistics was shown incorrectly,
corrected.
4. Ipstat module was calculating statistics without looking at qm module
limitations, correted.

15.10.2008 V1.62.0 ( IPTV Ready )

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. For easier packets configuration the logic of assigning switch groups to
packets has been changed.
Now switch groups are run over the order of its appearance in a configuration.
The first group that is suitable for a packet is chosen then the process is
stopped.
To change groups order in assigning procedure use the command:
switch group X order Y
Full compatability with previous configurations.

2. MINT switch now has IGMP Snooping function for effective IP multicast traffic
transmission
(also working in Point-To-Multipoint and Mesh networks).
IGMP v1/2/3 in compliance with RFC4541 is supported.
This function is an option of switch group and is enabled by:
switch group N igmp on
To use IGMP function in the most effective way create a separate group only
for multicast traffic
transmission that includes all MINT nodes.
In this case, as earlier, each node can be included in its own group.
Example:
==============================================
switch list MULTICAST match add 'ip multicast'

switch group 3333 add 1 eth0 rf4.0

switch group 3333 rule 10 permit match MULTICAST
switch group 3333 deny
switch group 3333 igmp-snooping on
 switch group 3333 start

switch group 129 add 2 eth0 rf4.0

switch group 129 rule 10 ...
switch group 129 deny
switch group 129 start

switch start
=============================================
In this example, group 3333 is used only for transmission of multicast traffic
and all the nodes that want to participate in multicast exchange should be
included in this group.
Group 129 (and all other groups if any) is used for transmission of other
types of traffic.
By using list rules one can limit multicast addresses range that will be
processed by the group, fo rexample:
switch list MULTICAST match add 'ip multicast and (dst net 239.255.1.0/24 or
dst 224.0.0.22 or dst 224.0.0.1 or dst 224.0.0.2)'
To view IGMP module's status use:
switch igmp dump

3. DFS corrections done.

4. sFlow corrections done.
5. PMP operation in harsh environment with significant interference and a large
number of retries is
more reliable now.

24.09.2008 V1.61.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Solved a problem of setting output power on low bitrates for "Xm"-series
devices.
2. Some syntax mistakes corrected.
3. System optimization.

19.09.2008 V1.60.4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. MINT was working incorrectly via tunnels Ethernet-over-IP, corrected.

17.09.2008 V1.60.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. SNMP variables txRetries and txErrors were shown incorrectly.
Mistake began from 1.51.0 version, corrected.
2. Ltest (link test) command sometimes was not working even when the link was
good corrected.
3. Ltest command added with a capability to test a link with calibrated load
including testing via
several MINT nodes.
4. Trunk switching groups were connecting to each other, corrected.
5. Roaming profiles allows setting several system identifiers (SID) in one
profile separated by comma.
6. Automated voice traffic prioritization mode is enabled after checking for
allowability
of RTP flow and when IP TOS field has a value with 0xF0 mask.
7. Autobitrate became more reliable and quick.
"Mint -ratefall NN" parameter added for setting upper bitrate index threshold,
till which errors
 and retries checking is done. Only energetic capability to increase bitrate
will be done above
this threshold.
This parameter is useful in case of lots of collisions.
Bitrate indexes are from 1 to 8 (list of available indexes can be view by "rf
rfX cap" command)
"0" value cancels the command.
8. "$LOCAL" filter of "ipfw" module doesn't include broadcasting packets in
rejecting rules.
This allows using the following constructions:
"ipfw reject all from not $access to $LOCAL"
without interruption of transit data flows.
9. Reserved access list added "$ACLOCAL" for limitation of access to a device via
telnet,
ftp and http protocols.
When having "$ACLOCAL" access list in the configuration all attempts to
establish a connection
from addresses (networks) that are not in this list will be rejected.
Example:
acl add $ACLOCAL net 10.0.0.0/8 192.168.0.0/16
10. Switch groups and switch rules now have capability to set/increase priority of
packets passing
through the group or accepted by the rule.
"Setpri" parameter is used to change a priority to the value specified in the
command.
"Addpri" is used to change a priority only in case it is higher than the
previous one
(Note: the smaller is the value the higher is the priority).
So you can only increase priority using "addpri" parameter.
switch group 1 rule 1 setpri 10
switch group 1 addpri 15
To cancel setting a priority:
switch group 1 addpri
11. In the "ipfw"/"qm" "pcap" filters can be used (-f "pcap expression").
ipfw add reject -f "icmp and host (1.1.1.1 or 1.1.1.5)"
12. DFS error corrected that was blocking a radio module and made it impossible to
change a frequency manually.
"Xm"-series devices:
1. More accurate radio power control.
2. "Ltest" command is added with "-align [ant]" option that makes external
antenna alignment process easier.
This option allows align process even if only one antenna is connected to the
device. It also allows estimating blanking between two neighboring antennas
depending on difference in polarization and distance between antennas.
3. Operational characteristics when working with a large number of reties are
increased.

22.07.2008 V1.51.1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. On the H01 and H02 devices upper bitrate is not limited by "rf bitr XX"
parameter, corrected.

21.07.2008 V1.51.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Polling for "Xm" devices.
 2. "Qm chN strict" option could not be saved in the configuration, corrected.
3. Signal levels in 40 MHz channel were estimated wrongly sometimes, corrected
4. Central frequency in 40 MHz channel is situated exactly in the middle of the
channel (-20/+20)
(it was (-10/+30) early)
5. CCK modulation mode restored (on radio modules that support it).
6. For "Xm" devices DFS ? Radar Detect are realized.
7. "Mint map" shows percentage of errors and retries on both sides of the link.
(corresponding varieties are added to MIB)
8. "Mint map detail" command shows Primary IP of the neighboring node.
9. Autobitrate algorithm is optimized for operation in environments with lots of
interference.

25.06.2008 V1.50.16
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. OSPF: For "auto-interface" command "prefix" option added for filtering
networks that will be announced automatically when interface aliases appear.

2. OSPF: "alias <ROUTER ID> [<ALIAS>]" command added to configuration.

AS routers identificators can be appointed with symbolic name that will be
used in data bases, routing tables and so on.
"alias" command without parameters enables showing of symbolic names, "no
alias" - disables.
"alias ROUTER_ID" without setting an alias disables symbolic name that was set
earlier.
Symbolic name should be unique, have not more than 15 symbols and don't have
gaps.
3. For H03, H04, H05 device models (including CES and MIMO models) Audio Monitor
support added.
4. MIMO models may restart after "muf stat clear" command, corrected.
5. While working in master/slave modes with fixed bitrate signal level was not
correctly estimated on slave side, corrected.
6. When changing frequency or channel size, signal levels for some time (about
1.5 minutes) could be calculated incorrectly, corrected.
7. MIMO devices had problems with frequency switching in roaming enable mode when
having much interference, corrected.
8. "rf wocd" parameter didn't work on MIMO devices, corrected.
9. "switch self" parameter was deleted from switch configuration.
10. "lt" (LinkTest) command added with "-tu" and "-tb" options for measuring
maximum radio channel performance on the specified bitrate.
Measurements can be performed in unidirectional and bidirectional modes.
11. "Mint map swg detail" command added that allows controlling all switch groups
(local and external) in a MINT network
12. After first start of a switch, nodes in a trunk were not establuishing
connection to each other for a long time, corrected.

15.05.2008 V1.50.10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. MINT: dynamic address assigned using "addnode -tip XX" is periodically
reset, creating a flapping OSPF link, fixed.
2. Diagnostic and alignment console is supported.
3. Improved switch performance when vlanX interfaces are configured.
4. Connected route may disappear when removing one of the two (or more)
aliases from the same subnet configured on the same interface, fixed.
5. Devices with hardware code H03 and H05 may reboot during rsh commands
execution.
 6. ARDA: ARDA daemon can work without OSPF or ARIP, if its configuration
has at least one static route.
7. ARDA: Interface configuration (configure/interface) options:
shutdown, ip address, multicast are removed.
link-detect implementation is improved.
8. OSPF supports SNMP monitoring and SNMP traps (ospfGroup).
Update your MIB files.
9. OSPF: "ospf show interface" now displays some detected abnormalities in
the given area.
10. OSPF: Corrected if_baudrate when calculating interface auto-cost.
11. OSPF: Improved link-detect for auto-interface.
12. OSPF: NSSA area type is now supported (Not-so-stubby area can pass
external LSA).

05.05.2008 V1.50.8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. MINT static authentication is now possible based on MAC address only,
even when nobody has the key.
2. SNMP variables added: noiseFloor (read-only) and sysRestartTimer
(read-write SNMPv3) - please update MIB files from FTP server.

02.05.2008 V1.50.7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. MINT static node authentication method (-authmode static) did not
support empty key.
2. Changes to local node/key database (mint addnode) were not applied to
the active neighbours, fixed.

30.04.2008 V1.50.6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. The device may reboot when configuring switch trunk group - fixed.
2. BPF module can conditionally pick up packets based on pcap expression:
bpf [-f "pcap filter expression"]
3. New option added to Sflow agent : "rawheader=on/off", to keep
compatibility with collectors which do not support all SFlow formats.
4. New options added to MINT profiles: [-fixedbitr] [-minbitr XX]
[-autobitr[ +/-dB]]
Their meaining is identical to the global MINT interfaces, but the scope is
limited to the active profile.

Models with MIMO-based radios:

1. Bugfix in automatic distance learning (rf distance auto).
2. Bug in ARQ/retransmit subsystem may lead to excessive frame loss, fixed.

22.04.2008 V1.50.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All models:
1. During radio initialization (including reboot), some key configuration
parameters may not be set correctly - fixed.
2. Route via interface ("arda route X.X.X.X IFNAME") works incorrectly,
fixed.
3. Bug in LongRange mode (rf rfx.x long) fixed.
4. New option (switch group N info "STRING") allows group identification

Models with CES (E1) support - S03 code

1. CES mode works end-to-end via MINT repeaters chain, E1 ports at
intermediate points are not required.
2. Parameter "ces datapad" replaced with ces bwlimit, with extended
functionality.
3. Packet delay statistics is now avaiable (for CES-over-WLAN packets).

11.04.2008 V1.50.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Warning!
SWITCH operation is not compatible with previous releases!
No switch configuration changes are required.
MINT operation, router and Over-The-Air firmware upgrade procedures are
not changed, automatic or manual firmware upgrade for all the units in the
network is recommended.

2. New switch group options ("sw group upstream" and "sw group downstream")
added to optimize
upstream multicast data transmission over the MINT network (e.g., in
video surveillance systems).
3. Option "mint -[no]replicate [$ACL]" now supports any traffic type.
4. Option [-]strict can be specified individually per qm channel altogether
with "pri" priority number
The same option, when used in global section "qm options", is the
default setting for the new channels
and for all preset priority settings.
5. ARDA options "blackhole" and "reject" may not work correctly with static
routes, fixed.
6. Internal memory structures optimization, minor bugfixes.
7. Improved QM manager now supports Token-Bucket-based traffic shaping
(except H02 and older hardware).
8. ipfw and qm filters allow to set up priorities during testing the packet
against the condition specified.
9. "rf distance auto" now calculates the distance to the neighbour
automatically, based on response time if GPS
coordinates are not specifed.
10. Industry-standard SFlow protocol is now supported for
accounting/billing and performance monitoring of the wireless network.

11.04.2008 New firmware file naming conventions

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To ease identification of the recently introduced, upcoming and legacy
hardware platforms and software features available in the firmware image,
new fields were added to the version number and image file name.
Examples are:
R5000-H01S00v430.0.bin
R5000-H05S01-MINTv150.0.bin

R5000 remains as common code for the R5000 product family.

vXXX.Y is a major version number (XXX) and minor release code (Y).

New field HXXSYY contains a designation of both hardware platform and

software feature set.
Hardware platforms currently in production are:
H01 H02 H03 H04 H05
All legacy R5000-O and R5000-M devices need H01 hardware code.
All legacy R5000-L, R5000-Lm, R5000-IL and R5000-S devices need H02 hardware
code.
Software architecture code meanings are:
S00 - RMA
S01 - MINT
S03 - CES (MINT+ TDM over wireless)

When choosing an image to download, check that current version (sys ver) has
the same HXXSYY field as new file to ensure that software features and saved
configuration will be supported after upgrade.
In any case, the mismatch in hardware platform code will EFFECTIVELY PREVENT
wrong image from being uploaded into flash.

During transition period, firmware images for the legacy models can also be
found in the folders
5000MINI and 5000CPE.
=========================================================================

23.11.2007 V1.26.3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. ipfw/qm filter mistake corrected.
IP broadcast and ARP packets were processed by any rejecting rule discarding
additional options.

2. MIB bases updated. SNMP TRAP-s support expanded.

07.11.2007 V1.26.1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. "mint -[no]replicate" option worked incorrectly on devices with two or more
radio modules, corrected.

2. qm channels increased to 200.

06.11.2007 V1.26.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. When upgrading unit with existing RMA configuration to MINT, "mint" will be
automatically
started in "MASTER" mode (except units with LCCPE flag, which will work only
in "SLAVE" mode)

2. New option [-]dhcp is added to MACF command

When "dhcp" option is turned on, macf will automatically learn addresses
leased by a local
DHCP server (if started at the same unit).
These records are temporary and will not be saved into the config.
They remain active as long as corresponding DHCP leases are active.

3. New MINT option: -[no]replicate [$ACL]

This option helps to "isolate" users located behind remote nodes from each
other at link layer
with minimal configuration overhead.
If MINT node has "mint -noreplicate" option configured, any client traffic
coming from remote
node's eth port via wireless link cannot be forwarded back into wireless
interface.
It is still possible, however, for an external wired switch connected to eth0
interface
to forward such traffic back to a MINT node.
 By default, such replication is turned off (mint -replicate)

Optional ACL of type "num" (acl add $ISOLATE num N1 N2 ...) can be used,
listing switch group
numbers which need to be filtered (by default command applies to all groups).

Please note that this option applies only to a trafic which originated from
eth0 port of the
remote node and doesn't affect wireless connectivity between MINT nodes
themselves

4. "autobitrate" didn't work correctly in "Long" mode - fixed

5. Roaming profiles with different channel sizes (full/half/quarter) may work

incorrectly
if "-band ...." parameter was omitted at one of the profiles - fixed

6. New switch option : "switch group Y in-trunk X"

If trunk-group X is configured at the node (usually a BS) which should
distribute several
VLAN trunks to the different remote nodes, such end nodes should use "in-
trunk" option
to explicitly specify which trunk group number it corresponds to.
For example, if end node has auto-created group 100 which is a member of
trunk-group 5
(VLAN100 was converted at the BS into a switch group 100), then switch config
should look like:
switch group 100 in-trunk 5
It allows to create several non-overlapping trunk groups with (potentially)
identical
VLAN numbers inside the same MINT network segment.

7. Syntax for switch group configuration extended. New option "xvlan XX"
( where XX - VLAN number or a name of vlan ACL).

In comparison to common "vlan XX" option, extended version allows to process

also untagged frames.
For example,

switch list MYNET numrange add 100 200 300

switch group 10 xvlan MYNET
switch group 10 trunk on

Group 10 will process frames tagged with VLAN ID 100,200,300 and also untagged
frames.
Untagged frames in this case will be marked with corresponding group number
(10) when forwarded
into MINT network, tagged frames - with group number equal to VLAN tag (100,
200 or 300)

switch list MYNET numrange add 100 200 300

switch group 20 vlan MYNET
switch group 20 trunk off
Group 20 will process (and tag with group # 20) only frames tagged with VLANs
listed in MYNET

8. Switch didn't untag frames sent to the IP addresses of the MINT node -fixed
 9. Maximum number of vlanX router interfaces increased to 100

10. "arp proxyall [$ACL]" command now has an option to limit the scope of the
command
to only networks listed in the ACL

11. Point-to-point mode performance improved

16.10.2007 V1.25.12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. When filters for IPSTAT ("ipstat add") are configured, egress packets were not
counted in the
statistics - fixed

2. "mint addnode" without explicitly configured node key blocks neighbour

assosiation
even if the global key was specified in MINT config - fixed

October 09, 2007 V1.25.11

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. macf and rpfilter filters wrongly blocked DHCP queries. Corrected
2. mint map output is changed and advanced, including color indication of
problem links.
3. autobitrate parameter didn`t work in LongRange mode, corrected.
4. On the Gateworks AVILA (IXP42X) platform didn`t work Over The Air Update
function, corrected.
5. Models that support CES could reset with unstable radio channel, corrected.

October 02, 2007 V1.25.9

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Packets that were outgoing through vlanX interfaces wasn`t get under
ipfw/qm/ipstat rules. Corrected.

September 29, 2007 V1.25.8

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Error that blocked local broadcast traffic passing in some types of network
topologies corrected.

September 28, 2007 V1.25.7

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Now switch diagnostic messages more precisely reflects emerging events
meaning.
2. Small errors correction

September 21, 2007 V1.25.6

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Inaccuracies in switch operation corrected.
The only way to tag local (intranet) traffic for sending to wired segment - is
using local-tag
2. rf ptp parameter is not automatically set on master/slave links.
When it was automatically set it lowers transmitting speed and leads to wrong
CES devices operation
 at simultaneous E1 and data flows transmission.

For models that support CES:

1. Commands added
ces eth media
ces eth bwlimit
ces eth stat

September 19, 2007 V1.25.5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Inaccuracies in switch operation while transmitting local (intranet) traffic
corrected.
Admin group packets were wrongly tagged (VLAN ID) by one of client switch
group rules.
Now local device`s traffic (and traffic inside MINT network) always comes in
wired segment not tagged.
If in this case you need tagging then you have to set needed
VLAN ID by "sw local-tag XX" command.

September 17, 2007 V1.25.4

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. "lt - Link Test" command added for performing radio channel quality tests.
Testing protocol is active so you need to upgrade firmware on all devices.
2. Small corrections in different subsystems.

30.08.2007 V1.25.1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Bug in "rpfilter" fixed

25.08.2007 V1.25.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. ipfw: Bugfix in APR packets handling behaviour.

Fileter expression syntax now supports "arp" keyword as "proto" field (equal
to "ether=806")

2. ipfw/qm didn't work with tunnel interfaces tunX - fixed

3. "qm stat" output now provides more extensive statistics

4. "autobitrate" now works more precisely on a heavy loaded link

5. MINT network is now more stable in a complex topology with large number of
network loops

6. Maximum number of open telnet sessions to the device is increased to 6

7. Basic support of SNMP Trap Groups added

8. Network-critical priority 0 (zero) added to QoS map.

Now it looks as follows:

 QM_PRIO_NETCRIT 0
QM_PRIO_VOICE 1
QM_PRIO_RT1 2
QM_PRIO_VIDEO 3
QM_PRIO_RT2 4
QM_PRIO_QOS1 5
QM_PRIO_QOS2 6
QM_PRIO_QOS3 7
QM_PRIO_QOS4 8
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS1 9
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS2 10
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS3 11
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS4 12
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS5 13
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS6 14
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS7 15
QM_PRIO_BEST_EFFORT 16

9. Other minor fixes and optimizations

27.07.2007 V1.24.4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Important:

"rpfilter" clause of "ipfw" blocks ARP packets - fixed

2. Under heavy traffic flood (several times exceeding link capacity),

traffic from strict low-priority queues was served altogether with high-
priority traffic - fixed

July 24, 2007 V1.24.2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Old implementation of RIP protocol is included for backward compatibility.

2. Devices configured as "-type slave" may drop association frequently - fixed.

3. "mint -mode " paramater incorrectly displayed when using SNMP access.

4. MINT monitor sometimes does not display current signal levels.

5. Neighbour search/select process in roaming is improved.

6. Major extensions to "qm"/"ipfw" logic:

Option "pass" is added, allowing to process the actions specified in the rule,
but to continue lookup for further matching rules.

For example:

ipfw add 1 pass log tcp ....

ipfw add 2 reject tcp ....

If packet is matched rule 1, it will be logged, but flitering/matching will

continue from rule 2.

Additional frame/packet classification options include:

[vlan=N] [dot1p=N] [swg=N] [ether=X] [dscp=N|tos=N],

allowing to match based on 802.1q VLAN ID, 802.1p priority,

MINT switching group number (SWitchGroup), Ethernet frame type (EtherType),

as well as ip_tos field against particular DSCP or IP_Precedence value.

The same options are applicable to QoS manager (QM) configuration.

For example:

qm add 1 ch1 pass vlan=5 dscp=51 tcp ....

qm add 2 ch2 tcp ....

If rule 1 is matched, classification will continue, but all the options

specified (vlan=5; dscp=51) will be immediately applied to a frame/packet.

New properties are also added to QM channel configuration:

vlan=N , dot1p=N , dscp=N

These parameters allow DSCP labels and/or 802.1p/802.1q manipulations,

tagging, re-tagging, clearing or even removing tags.

Numerical value of "-2" removes the specified option from the channel
configuration.

Value of "-1" "resets" the field:

- sets DSCP field (allowed range 0-63) to zero.

- sets 802.1p priority field (allowed range 0-7) to zero, AND,

if 802.1q VLAN ID field doesn't exist (or doesn't specified in the channel
properties), removes the whole 802.1q/802.1p header.

- removes VLAN ID (allowed range 0-4095), completely with the 802.1p/802.1q

header (even if 802.1p filed exists).

Zero value sets the specified field to "0".

Now, with "pass" option, QM allows to create complex and flexible traffic
classification, prioritization and tagging rulesets.

For example:

# Channel 1 resets both DSCP tags and 802.1p priorities

 qm ch1 dscp=0 dot1p=-1

# Channel 2 sets local flow priority to QM_PRIO_BUSINESS1 and packet field

DSCP to 31

qm ch2 pri=9 dscp=31

# Channel 3 sets local flow priority to QM_PRIO_VIDEO and packet field DSCP to
11

qm ch3 pri=3 dscp=11

# Channel 2 sets local flow priority to QM_PRIO_BUSINESS8 and packet field

DSCP to 51

qm ch4 pri=16 dscp=51

# Ruleset. Passing all the traffic from untrusted source via channel 1, to
remove/reset all the priorities

qm add ch1 pass all from 0/0 to 0/0

# Some flows (TCP from the given subnet) goes into channel 2

qm add ch2 tcp from X.X.X.0/24 to 0/0

# Video (UDP flows from given senders) goes to channel 3

qm add ch3 udp from X.X.X.0/24 PORT to 0/0

# Remaining traffic will be treated "best-effort" by default.

# This rule assigns it to channel 4, to set up some "default priority" as
specified

qm add ch4 all from 0/0 to 0/0

Note: Actual prioritization inside MINT network is based on "pri=N" settings,

not on ToS/DSCP/802.1p!

DSCP tags are passed transparently through the MINT cloud, in bridge or router
mode.

802.1p tags can be passed only in bridge mode.

It is possible to set/reset dot1p/vlan and/or dscp values when frame/packet

leaves MINT network, if required.

For example:
 # Channel 25 sets 802.1p priority of 5.

# Note: if VLAN header didn't exist before, it will be added automatically

with 802.1q VLAN set to zero.

qm ch25 dot1p=5

# Channel 26 sets 802.1p priority of 7 and 802.1q VLAN - to 4

# Note: if VLAN header didn't exist before, it will be added automatically.

qm ch26 vlan=7 dot1p=4

# Place all the IP packets leaving MINT network via eth0 interface into
channel 25, if they were labeled DSCP 11

qm addout eth0 ch25 dscp11 from 0/0 to 0/0

# Place all the IP packets leaving MINT network via eth0 interface into
channel 26, if they were labeled DSCP 13

qm addout eth0 ch26 dscp13 from 0/0 to 0/0

and so on...

June 30, 2007 V1.23.1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. "Poll" mode bug fixed.

2. Device with DFS feature but with "-roaming disable" configured was unable to
connect - fixed

June 21, 2007 V1.23.0

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. MINT Protocol compatibility with earlier versions of MINT protocol restored
(1.18 and below)
2. Error fixed in marker access decreasing maximum attainable speed.

June 15, 2007 V1.22.18

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. NAT Module worked improperly with the automatic appointment of public addresses
obtained through DHCP.
2. NAT module created many false entries in the links table while fragmented
packets processing, that mistake led to wrong exceed of the maxlinks Nat limit.
3. In the absence of GPS coordinates in configuration, "rf distance" parameter in
the "auto" mode is taken to the nearest hub (to the base stations, for example).

09.06.2007 V1.22.17
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. When installing firmware MINT over RMA, mint automatically runs on all radio
interfaces of a device with default settings.
2. "mint addnode" command added with "-note STRING" parameter for comments.
3. A number of inaccuracies is eliminated in roaming and airupdate mechanisms.

May 29, 2007 V1.22.12

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Module rip is deleted from CPE devices software.
2. Connection between two radios of a single device is not possible.

24.05.2007 V1.22.11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. SLAVE node having connections via pseudo-rf interface (prf) and working in
roaming enable mode didn't connect with roaming leader through the radio interface,
fixed.
2. Speed response to power down of a neighbor node is raised.
3. SLAVE node after connecting to the network enters eco mode, reducing service
packages network load.
4. New SNMP Traps added.

17.05.2007 V1.22.8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. mint IFNAME trace MAC command added
2. Fixed error with the previous version of MINT with wrong working after the
protocol restart (mint restart)

11.05.2007 V1.22.3
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1. SNMP (snmpd) module bug fixed (caused CPE reboot).
2. Imported configuration protection from incorrect data and open quotes
improved.
3. Public beta-version

07.05.2007 V1.22.2
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1. AudioMonitor support added

mint IFNAME monitor -audio [full] [-mac MAC]

This command starts working immediately and can be saved in

the configuration which allows using it even after unit's reboot.

To turn AudioMonitor off:

mint IFNAME monitor -noaudio

In "full" mode, audio monitoring is performed according to a maximal

receiving level among neighbors and candidates.

If "full" parameter is not specified, a an arithmetical mean of receive and

transmit
signal is calculated (only for neighbors). The neighbor for which this value
is maximal will be indicated in audio monitor.

06.05.2007 V1.22.1
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1. Broadcast traffic optimization for point-to-point links.
2. Switch nodes search mechanism error fixed.
 3. Minor errors in "ipfw/qm" rules fixed.
4. Unconditional 802.1p support added
5. "sys [no]iptos" option removed.
Imstead, the following command added:

qm option [-]voice [-]dot1p [-]tos [-]strict

to manage automatical prioritization in specified modes.

"strict" option means that "Strict Priority" policy is applied
to all queues, otherwise (by default) "Weighted Fair Queuing" policy
is used.

02.05.2007 V1.22.0
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1. New algorithm for broadcast/multicast traffic transmitting over MINT network.

Now broadcast traffic is only spread across those nodes which belong to the
corresponding switching zone and nodes which form optimal paths to deliver
data for this zone (incompatible with versions below 1.22.0)

2. Transparent packets prioritization support in MINT network.

Supported by using channels management in "qm" command.
Administrator can put streams into different channels based on
"qm/ipfw" rules as well as "tos" and "dscp" fields.

qm ch1 pri=12
qm add ch1 all from x/x to y/y
qm add ch1 dscp31 all from a to b
qm add ch1 dscp42

Each channel can be assigned a priority (1..16)

Once assigned, a priority will be automatically recognized by every node
inside MINT network.

Priority scheme looks as follows:

QM_PRIO_VOICE 1
QM_PRIO_RT1 2
QM_PRIO_VIDEO 3
QM_PRIO_RT2 4
QM_PRIO_QOS1 5
QM_PRIO_QOS2 6
QM_PRIO_QOS3 7
QM_PRIO_QOS4 8
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS1 9
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS2 10
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS3 11
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS4 12
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS5 13
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS6 14
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS7 15
QM_PRIO_BUSINESS8 16

Priorities "1" and "2" are additionally processed as "voice".

Packets from which the priority is not clearly defined will be sent via
common queue with "Best Effort".
Priorities might be automatically shifted by one or two levels up in
"Emergency Level" mode.
 3. New firmware features an updated version of autobitrate mechanism which
provides
with increased link reliability and stability (esp for mobile clients).

4. Additional roaming profiles parameters are added:

[-type {master|mesh|slave}]
[-key XXX] [-nodeid N] [-netid N]

5. "Over-the-air Update" mechanism upgrade. Automatic upgrade now is performed

with no interruption of regular data flows.

6. "dhcpd" module error fixed which caused CPE rebooting.

7. "arip" module error fixed which occured when having several aliases on one
interface.

8. Bug fixed - some telnet clients incorrectly imported/exported unit's

configuration