Release Notes

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When the insertion loss is greater than the insertion loss degrade threshold and less than the insertion
loss fail threshold, the value of the insertion loss verification of the patch cord is degrade. The
corresponding row of the patch cord in the Connection Verification pane is highlighted in yellow.
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When the insertion loss is greater than the insertion loss fail threshold, the value of the insertion
loss verification of the patch cord is fail. The corresponding row of the patch cord in the Connection
Verification pane is highlighted in orange.
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Connectivity verification is displayed only for an MPO cable and not for each of the patch cords
in it.
For more information about the connection verification enhancements, see the Cisco NCS 2000 Series
Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x .
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GMPLS Enhancements
The GMPLS enhancements introduced are:
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The Explicit Route Object (ERO) defines the routes to be used through a list of specified nodes
for a LSP.
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The Record Route Object (RRO) functionality enables the user to obtain a list of used resources.
Each node through which the message passes, adds its address to the list within the RRO.
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SRLG diversity allows the user to create a new circuit with resources that are not used in the
reference circuit. With this, the created new circuit has a set of risks which are not associated to
the reference circuit. This enables data protection and redundancy from link failure.
For more information on the GMPLS enhancements, see the Node Reference chapter of the Cisco NCS
2000 Series Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x .
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LMP Extension for Trunk Ports
Static LMP is enabled between NCS4000 series routers and NCS 2000 series routers (or MSTP)
to support physical connectivity of ports at OTU2 and higher rates. With the extension of LMP
for trunk ports, traffic is directed to the NCS 4000 series router from the trunk ports of the NCS
2000 series router. For more information, see the Turning Up a Node chapter of the Cisco NCS
2000 Series Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x .
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Feature Enhancements
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200G-CK-LC card supports additional configurations in the MXP_200G and MXP_CK_100G
operating modes.
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Payload authentication can be enabled on the MR-MXP card to validate the integrity of the received
payloads.
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Payload authentication error thresholds can be set on the MR-MXP card.
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MR-MXP-K9 and MR-MXP-K9= PIDs of MR-MXP card are introduced and are referred as
Encryption as an appliance PIDs. The card authentication and payload encryption are enabled by
default and cannot be disabled for these PIDs.
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When a fault occurs on the working path of a FAPs ring, all the SVLANs, whose protection is set,
are moved to the protection path of the FAPS ring. Up to 1024 SVLANs can be protected or a
range of SVLANs can be protected.
Release Notes for Cisco NCS 2000 Series, Release 10.6.1
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Cisco NCS 2000 Series Release Notes
New Features in Release 10.6.1