Release Notes

For more information on the above software enhancements, see the Provisioning Transponder and
Muxponder Cards chapter in the Cisco NCS 2000 Series Line Card Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x
.
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As part of the CTC GUI enhancement, the cells which have been recently updated by the user are
highlighted.
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Channel frequency of OCHNC, OCHCC, and OCHTrail circuits can be displayed in THz or GHz.
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Fast restoration of circuits can be enabled by setting the NODE.circuits.FastCircuitActivation
default to TRUE. You must perform this configuration for every node in the network.
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OCHCC UNI-N circuits and OCHCC circuits between two transponder cards can be retuned to a
different wavelength. The path and constraints of the circuits remain unchanged.
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Pre-routed circuits in the DWDM network functional view are in the DISCOVERED Preroute
state and are highlighted in blue on the map. To restart the preroute operation at a later time, use
the Continue PreRoute button.
For more information about the above enhancements, see the Cisco NCS 2000 Series Network
Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x .
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The Split ROADM feature is enhanced to support a 40 channel two-degree ROADM node with
direct interconnection between the 40-SMR1-C cards. For more information, see the Cisco NCS
2000 Series Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x .
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Current and historical statistical PM counts are available for an interface on the Cisco CRS router.
Click the Clear button to reset the statistics in the Curr column to zero for the 15 minutes and 1
day intervals respectively. For more information, see the Monitor Performance document.
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System mode can be changed from ANSI (SONET) to ETSI (SDH) or vice-versa. Changing the
system mode removes the provisioned data and the system reverts to the default configuration.
You can change the mode, by either using the CTC or the LCD. For more details, see the Manage
the Node chapter of the Cisco NCS 2000 Series Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x .
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Link Management Protocol (LMP) link can be created between the DWDM node and non DWDM
node using a wizard in CTC. For more information about the above enhancements, see the Cisco
NCS 2000 Series Network Configuration Guide, Release 10.x.x.
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RADIUS authentication is supported for security super user, security user, and root user. For more
information, see the Connect the PC and Log into the GUI document.
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Security policy can be changed for the security level that you want to provision: Retrieve,
Maintenance, Provisioning, Superuser, Security user, Security super user, or ROOT15 user. For
more information, see the Manage the Node document.
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RSA-based authentication is supported for dynamic challenge response security feature. For more
information, see the Connect the PC and Log into the GUI document.
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Node reauthentication is supported in CTC for Cisco NCS 2000 and Cisco CRS nodes. For more
information, see the Connect the PC and Log into the GUI document.
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Text string in the Shared Secret field is masked and the shared secret serves as a password between
a RADIUS client and RADIUS server. For more information, see the Manage the Node document.
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From R10.6.1, the amplifier offset is not limited to +/- 6dB in the non-DWDM mode of operation.
The offset can be used to access the entire gain range of the amplifier.
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