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Combined Version Release Notes and Compatibility Matrix for Cisco VCWare on Cisco AS5300 Universal Access Servers/Voice Gateways

Voice Gateway Overview

Cisco VCWare

Cisco AS5300 Voice Gateway

New Cisco VCWare and Cisco IOS Software Features

Cisco VCWare Compatibility Matrixes

Cisco VCWare with Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Matrix

Cisco VCWare Part Numbers

Required Cisco IOS Plus Software Images

Restrictions

Caveats

Upgrading Cisco VCWare

Obtaining New Cisco VCWare Releases

Determining Your Software Release

Installing the TFTP Application on Your PC

Connecting Your PC with the Access Server

Establishing Console Session

Pinging Your PC and the Access Server

Downloading a New Cisco VCWare Release

Identifying Voice Feature Cards

Replacing Firmware with Cisco VCWare in VCWare Mode

Verify

Replacing Firmware with Cisco VCWare in ROM Monitor Mode

Verify

Tips

Troubleshooting

Example show version Output

Cisco VCWare Version Checker Warning Output

Cisco VCWare Version Checker Warning Output at Bootup

Update to show vfc version Output

Related Links

Obtaining Documentation

World Wide Web

Documentation CD-ROM

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco.com

Technical Assistance Center

Contacting TAC by Using the Cisco TAC Website

Contacting TAC by Telephone


Combined Version Release Notes and Compatibility Matrix for Cisco VCWare on Cisco AS5300 Universal Access Servers/Voice Gateways

November 7, 2005

Note The Cisco VCWare Compatibility Matrix is now located in these release notes. See the "Cisco VCWare Compatibility Matrixes" section.

The Combined Version Release Notes for Cisco VCWare on Cisco AS5300 Universal Access Servers/Voice Gateways describe new features and changes to the voice feature card software (VCWare) and digital signal processor (DSP) firmware (DSPWare) on Cisco AS5300 universal voice gateways. Cisco VCWare supports modem and facsimile detection and Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) switchover with VoIP RealTime Transport Protocol (RTP) into platform-independent DSPWare.

This document contains the following sections:

•Voice Gateway Overview

•New Cisco VCWare and Cisco IOS Software Features

•Cisco VCWare Compatibility Matrixes

•Restrictions

•Caveats

•Upgrading Cisco VCWare

•Downloading a New Cisco VCWare Release

•Troubleshooting

•Related Links

•Obtaining Documentation

•Obtaining Technical Assistance

Voice Gateway Overview

Cisco VCWare

Cisco VCware is a software image that runs only on voice cards used in the Cisco AS5300 voice gateway. Because Cisco VCWare is a separate image from Cisco IOS Software, it must be loaded and upgraded separately from Cisco IOS Software. For all other Cisco voice gateways using C54x series DSPs, the DSPware is embedded in the Cisco IOS Software image, so in those systems, Cisco VCware is not used.

Note Cisco VCWare is not backward compatible and cannot be used with earlier Cisco IOS software releases. Each Cisco VCWare release must be used with its compatible Cisco IOS software release.

Cisco AS5300 Voice Gateway

The Cisco AS5300 universal access server is an award-winning dialup remote access server that is used as a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Gateway when paired with the Cisco VCWare software image. When equipped with voice feature cards (VFCs) and voice-enabled Cisco IOS software, the Cisco AS5300/Voice Gateway supports carrier-class VoIP and Fax-over-IP services.

The Cisco AS5300 includes three feature card slots. One slot holds a T1/E1/PRI feature card, while the other two support digital modem feature cards or voice DSP feature cards. When equipped with modem cards, the Cisco AS5300 serves as a remote access concentrator for dialup (modem or ISDN) Internet access. When equipped with voice feature cards and voice IOS, the Cisco AS5300 serves as a VoIP Gateway. The Cisco AS5300 can serve in both capacities using one slot for modems and the other for voice DSPs. Modem, voice, or fax calls are routed to the appropriate cards/resources via Dialed Number Identification Service (DNIS). A called-party number is one example of DNIS.

The Cisco AS5300 supports High-Density VoIP applications: Up to 96/120 voice or fax calls using 4 T1/E1 ports in a two-rack unit (RU) form factor. This High-Density VoIP application requires a minimum of Cisco IOS Release 12.0(4)XH1or higher and High-Density voice feature cards with TI c549-based DSP modules (part number AS53-VOXD) and associated voice card firmware.

Note The Cisco AS5300 requires 128MB of memory for systems using Cisco IOS Release12.1(5)T and later releases.

For more information about Cisco AS5300 memory requirements, hardware support, and feature support, refer to the Release Notes for Cisco AS5300 Universal Access Servers, Cisco IOS Release 12.2.

New Cisco VCWare and Cisco IOS Software Features

Cisco VCware version 11.41 used with Cisco IOS Release 12.3(10) is a maintenance release. No new features have been added. See the "Cisco VCWare Compatibility Matrixes" section for supported feature sets and caveat information.

Note Features supported in Cisco VCWare are released simultaneously in the Cisco IOS Release required for your Cisco VCWare version. For more information about new features, refer to the New Feature Documentation index, Cisco IOS Release 12.3.

Cisco VCWare Compatibility Matrixes

This section contains the following compatibility information:

•Cisco VCWare with Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Matrix

•Cisco VCWare Part Numbers

Cisco VCWare with Cisco IOS Software Compatibility Matrix

Note The information in Table 1 identifies the earliest version of a given Cisco IOS software branch that is compatible with the listed VCWare. If the indicated version of Cisco IOS software is not available on Cisco.com for any reason, any subsequent Cisco IOS software version of the same branch will also work.

Table 1 Cisco VCWare/Cisco IOS Release Compatibility Matrix 

Firmware Version
Cisco IOS Software Release
Cisco VCWare Solution Supported

Cisco VCWare 11.41a with Cisco DSPWare 4.1.41

All Cisco IOS Software releases that support the Cisco AS5300.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image support. http://www.cisco.com/go/fn

Supported Feature Sets for CiscoVCWare 11.41a

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-11.41a.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.11.41a.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-11.41a.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.11.41a.bin

Caveats

Unresolved Caveats:

•CSCdv78915—crosstalk problem

•CSCea22571 DTMF Relay ciso-rtp failed with network delay jitter

Resolved Caveats:

•CSCee31721—Could not send message to VFC

•CSCsb76059—Cisco AS5300 is not sending ISDN call proceeding

Cisco VCWare 11.41 with Cisco DSPWare 4.1.41

12.3(10)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 11.41

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-11.41.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.11.41.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-11.41.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.11.41.bin

Caveats

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdv78915—crosstalk problem

•CSCea22571—DTMF Relay cisco-rtp failed with network delay jitter

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdx66831—G.726 interop w/non-Cisco GW shows misordered 4-bit samples in power load

•CSCdy01832—Clippings on G.723 annex codecs

•CSCea06347—Fax relay does not work with G.168 echo canceller (ECAN) and G.729 codec

•CSCdu10530—Implement G.711 Annex I PLC for all voice platforms

•CSCea05647—tone_detect message does not report ON/OFF status for operator int

•CSCeb12186—Idle pattern on DS-0 trunk is 0x55 instead of 0x7F

•CSCea41229—Digits playback to originating side when terminating side answers

•CSCea20558—DSP takes longer to switch to voice mode after a fax relay

•CSCeb12688—echo_canceller_control DSP message is ignored with extended ECAN

•CSCeb27126—DSP channel return non-zero processes ID for tone_detect message

•CSCdz69094—Low speed modem connection fails

•CSCeb37276—DSP ignores echo_canceller_cotrol message (msgID=66)

•CSCuk44354—DTMF tones are not completely stripped

•CSCin42579—%DSM-3-DSP_TIMEOUT message is seen on shut/no shut

•CSCea82502—DSP timeout w/ fax relay on G.168 ECAN in unrestricted mode

•CSCeb58953—Loud click heard at start of G.729 voice call

•CSCeb64447—Modem passthrough playout dilation for improved CSR

•CSCeb72247—DSP_timeout on c549.hc w/basic voice call (Ditech restriction)

•CSCeb74504—DSPware ignores cc field in RTP header

•CSCuk44825—Voice path suppression after DTMF generation causes Octelnet failure

•CSCeb83964—CM tone detection fails, no MR transition

•CSCea93587—VISM loses DTMF digits when on time is less than 45 msec

•CSCec04911—Encap configuration for fax codec

•CSCuk43338—ST. Conference call quality is intermittently bad

•CSCec33022—Poor voice quality when playout-delay value is set more than 120 ms.

•CSCeb43583—RFC 2833 end-of-tone packet lost, tone is extended past 20s on Cisco AS5300

•CSCeb77799—Comfort-noise is not generated

•CSCeb60279—Inconsistent NLP noise generation for NM-HDA FXO

•CSCed26884—G.726 IETF coding type could result in DSP crash

•CSCed28798—Router cannot get back to voice mode after OGW & TGW upspeed to MP

•CSCec14099—Failure to identify DTMF tone

•CSCec76245—2833 volume always coded 1f when it rx DTMF power below -31dBm

•CSCeb35737—DSP: Jitter buffer misbehaves during burst of traffic.

•CSCee17298—When comfort noise is enabled, there are intermittent silence

•CSCec00044—HPI-3-CODEC_NOT_LOADED, DSP_alarm, tracebacks during fax-relay calls

•CSCec80085—T38 fax relay seeing packet loss with defauly playout delay

•CSCee40256—DTMF causes packet loss and distortion

•CSCee64662—Noisy audio occurs in certain timeslots of NM-HDV module

•CSCee77301—4.3.17 dspware fails delay requirement for PBX2 certification

•CSCea89620—Onramp fax failed over E1-R2 signal

Cisco VCWare 11.32 with Cisco DSPWare 4.1.32

12.3(3), 12.3(5), and 12.(6)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 11.32

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-11.32.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.11.32.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-11.32.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.11.32.bin

Caveats

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdx66831—G.726 interoperability with non-Cisco GW shows misordered 4-bit samples in payload

•CSCeb12688—echo_canceller_control DSP message is ignored with extended echo canceller

•CSCdy01832—Clipping found on G.723 annex codecs

•CSCuk43338—ST. Conference Call quality is bad intermittently

•CSCea06347—Fax relay does not work with the extended echo canceller

•CSCea22571—DTMF Relay cisco-rtp failed with network delay jitter

•CSCea20558—DSP takes longer time to switch to voice mode after a fax-relay

•CSCdz69094—Low Speed Modem connection fails

•CSCea05647—tone_detect message does not report ON/OFF status for operator int

•CSCeb12186—Idle pattern on ds0 trunk is 0x55 instead of 0x7F

•CSCuk44354—DTMF tones not completely stripped

•CSCea41229—Digits playback to Originating side when Terminating side answers

•CSCeb64447—Modem passthrough playout dilation for improved CSR

Resolved caveats:

•CSCeb37276—DSP ignores echo_canceller_cotrol message (msgID=66)

•CSCea82502—DSP timeout w/ fax relay on new EB unrestricted mode

Cisco VCWare 11.31 with Cisco DSPWare 4.1.31

12.2(15)T

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 11.31

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-11.31.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.11.31.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-11.31.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.11.31.bin

Caveats

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdx66831—G.726 interoperability with non-Cisco GW shows misordered 4-bit samples in payload

•CSCeb12688—echo_canceller_control DSP message is ignored with extended echo canceller

•CSCdy01832—Clipping found on G.723 annex codecs

•CSCea06347—Fax relay does not work with the extended echo canceller

•CSCdv78915—Crosstalk problem

•CSCea22571—DTMF Relay cisco-rtp failed with network delay jitter

Cisco VCWare 11.30 with Cisco DSPWare 4.1.30

12.2(13)T5

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 11.30

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-11.30.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.11.30.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-11.30.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.11.30.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdw81343—DBM level reporting incorrectly with enhanced echo canceller

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality poor; ECC set is less than 32ms impedance

•CSCdy65576—DSP ignores messages sent to it while it is in the wrong mode

•CSCea34825—DSP debugger to do MIPS measurement and PCM data dump

•CSCea20402—HPI-3-CODEC-_NOT_LOADED:DSP timeout on c549.hc (Ditech restriction)

•CSCea44970—Low throughput in Modem Relay due to retransmit counter error

•CSCdz83759—voip:modem passthrough fails to detect VFC modem tone

•CSCea41737—GSMEFR and G.723a SID frames not processed

•CSCea49440—Background noise estimates not always accurate

•CSCuk38450—Fix dejitter updating problem with out-of-sequence packets

•CSCea85074—M-bit is set during quick switchover to modem passthrough

•CSCdz75087—G.728 codec voice quality is bad on the Cisco AS5300 C542 when echo cancel equals 32ms

•CSCea04031—Pulse dialing on digital voice interfaces broken echo cancellation feature

   

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdx66831—G.726 interoperability with non-Cisco GW shows misordered 4-bit samples in payload

•CSCeb12688—echo_canceller_control DSP message is ignored with extended echo canceller

•CSCdy01832—Clipping found on G.723 annex codecs

•CSCea06347—Fax relay does not work with the extended echo canceller

•CSCdv78915—Crosstalk problem

•CSCea22571—DTMF Relay cisco-rtp failed with network delay jitter

Cisco VCWare 11.28 with Cisco DSPWare 4.1.28

12.2(13)T3, 12.2(13)T4, 12.2(15)T, 12.2(15)T1 and T2, and 12.3(1) mainline

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 11.28

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-11.28.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.11.28.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-11.28.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.11.28.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdz14657—Tone detector performance degrades when single tone generation is configured

•CSCdz32122—Cisco AS5300 DTMF relay NTE packets not setting marker bit

•CSCdz33566—Idle channel suppression failing after alarms

•CSCdy31058—VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT during T.38 fax calls VTSP-3-DSPALARM

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdy01832—Clipping found on G.723 annex codecs

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality poor. ECC set is less than 32ms impedance

•CSCea06347—Fax relay does not work with the extended echo cancellation feature

Cisco VCWare 11.26 with Cisco DSPWare 4.1.26

12.2(13)T

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 11.26

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-11.26.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.11.26.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-11.26.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.11.26.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdy32316—Cisco VCWare 10.26:ping DSP command does not work properly.

•CSCdy87334—Fax relay calls cause DSP errors and mutes if modem passthru configuration

•CSCdx83936—Image 4.0.26 5300 c542 codec G.728 voice quality not good

•CSCdy05188—Concealment broken for G.711ulaw/G.711alaw codecs

•CSCdv71641—DSP serial port reset needed

•CSCdy68011—Cannot switch to modem relay with loud CM tones

•CSCdw49906—With VAD enabled, comfort noise ramps up and down

•CSCdx80541—H.245-signal dtmf-relay failures in a mixed feature environment

•CSCdx20362—Cisco AS5300 call hang/failures due to VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT on Event=0x6

•CSCdx42831—Modem drain event occurs when early packet received

•CSCdx57870—CSR drops to lower 90s when using G.726 codec

•CSCdw86126—The HiWaterPlayoutDelay value goes down

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdv71475— Cisco AS5300 DTMF test failure 1% on c549 hc, mc, and c542

•CSCdy01832—Clipping on G.723 annex codecs

•CSCdx85545—10% COT TEST failure

Cisco VCWare 10.27 with Cisco DSPWare 4.0.27

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)T5

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 10.27

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-10.27.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.10.27.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-10.27.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.10.27.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdw86126—The HiWaterPlayoutDelay value goes down

•CSCdx80541—H245 signal DTMF-relay failures in a mixed feature

•CSCdy31058—VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT occurs during T.38 fax calls and issues VTSP-3 DSPALARM

•CSCdx83936—Cisco AS5300 C542 codec G.728 voice quality not good

•CSCdy05188—IP impaired PAMS scores low for G.711ulaw and G.711alaw codecs

•CSCdx57870—CSR drops to lower 90s when using G.726 codec

•CSCdy68011—Cannot switch to modem relay with loud CM tones (DSPWare image 4.0.26)

•CSCdw49906—With VAD enabled, comfort noise ramps up and down

•CSCdz14657—Tone detector performance degrades when single tone generation configured

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor—ECC set to less than 32ms improves voice quality

•CSCdy01832—Clipping occurs on G.723 annex codecs

Cisco VCWare 10.26a with Cisco DSPWare 4.0.26

12.2(11)T

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 10.26a

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-10.26a.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.10.26a.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-10.26a.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.10.26a.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdx81796—T.38 Fax disconnect delay between Cisco AS5400 and Cisco AS5300

•CSCdx20362—Cisco AS5300 call hang/failure due to VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT on Event=0x6

•CSCdy32316—In Cisco VCWare, 10.26:ping dsp command does not work properly

•CSCdy14928—3-way calling failed at second time with alarm indication

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdx83936—Cisco AS5300 c542 codec G.728 voice quality not good

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor—ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

•CSCdv71475— Cisco AS5300 DTMF test failure 1% on c549 hc, mc and c542

•CSCdy05188—IP Impaired PAMS scores low for G.711ulaw/G.711alaw codecs

•CSCdx80541—h245-signal dtmf-relay failures in a mixed feature

•CSCdw86126—The HiWaterPlayoutDelay value goes down

•CSCdx57870—CSR drops to lower 90s when using G.726 codec

•CSCdy01832—Clipping on G.723 annex codecs

•CSCdx85545—10% COT TEST failure

Cisco VCWare 9.19 with Cisco DSPWare 3.6.15

12.2(2)XB (all images)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 9.19

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-9.19.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.9.19.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-9.19.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.9.19.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdt49066—DSPs randomly go down and are unavailable for calls

•CSCdu81671—Possible payload type corruption w/NTE DTMF relay.

•CSCdr37862—Fax relay debugs do not appear

•CSCdu53333—DSP does not respond

•CSCdv16291—Unable to change byte size on GSMEFR

•CSCdv05965—DSPRM FAX/VOICE Set Codec (call mode=0) error during fax call

•CSCdu31155—DTMF relay fails with more than one call

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

•CSCdv71641—DSP serial port reset needed

•CSCdv71475—Image 3.6.14 5300 DTMF test failure 1% on c549 hc, mc and c542

•CSCdw21528—Need additional control code for VAD on DSPs

Cisco VCWare 9.08a with Cisco DSPWare 3.6.6a

12.2(2)XA (all images)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 9.08a

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-9.08.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.9.08a.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-9.08.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.9.08a.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdu13520—Hairpin IVR calls cause severe packet drops in Cisco AS5300 DSPs

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

•CSCdu31155—DTMF relay fails with more than one call

Cisco VCWare 8.11 with Cisco DSPWare 3.5.15

12.1(5)XM
(all images)1

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 8.11

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-8.11.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.8.11.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-8.11.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.8.11.bin

Note VCWare 8.xx does not support ATM, FRF11, Caller ID, or 3-way conferencing.

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCds05104—DTMF tones are not recognized properly

•CSCds89787—DSP interrupt not being able to be cleared after host interrupts

•CSCdt26146—DTMF relay causes lost packets counter to increment

•CSCdt03504—Very large delay reported in fax call stats

•CSCdt62978—Transcoding: Cannot make call between G.711ulaw and G.711Alaw

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality poor. ECC set to less than 32 ms improves voice quality

Cisco VCWare 7.44 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.55

12.2(13)a, 12.2(16), and 12.2(16)a

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.44

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.44.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.44.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.44.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.44.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdx81796—Customer T.38 fax disconnect delay between Cisco AS5400 and Cisco AS5300

•CSCdx20362—Cisco AS5300 call hang and failure due to VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT on Event=0x6

•CSCdx57870—CSR drops to lower 90s when using G.726 codec

•CSCdz46237—G.729-to-G.723 switchover DSP problem

•CSCdz27990— Multiple RFC2833 event packets sent for DTMF tones

•CSCdy31058—VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT during T.38 Fax Calls VTSP-3-DSPALARM

•CSCdu53872 —Carlos6: Could not send fax of huge density on onramp testing—change 6 minute timer to 12 minutes to allow for faxing of high density documents

•CSCdw86126—The HiWaterPlayoutDelay value goes down

•CSCdx45294—Tx Vox Duration (in ms): is off by a factor of 10 in show voice call x/y:z.t

•CSCdx83936—Image 4.0.26 5300 c542 codec G.728 voice quality not good

•CSCdw60702—Need DSP code to make noise threshold configurable

•CSCdv71475—Cisco AS5300 DTMF test failure—1% on c549 hc, c549 hcmc, and c542

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor—ECC set to less than 32ms improves voice quality

•CSCea04706—Dangling DSP on Cisco AS5300—DSP resource recovery

Cisco VCWare 7.42 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.53

12.2(13)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.42

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.42.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.42.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.42.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.42.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdx81796—Customer T.38 fax disconnect delay between Cisco AS5400 and Cisco AS5300

•CSCdx20362—Cisco AS5300 call hang and failure due to VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT on Event=0x6

•CSCdx57870—CSR drops to lower 90s when using G.726 codec

•CSCdu53872—Could not send fax of huge density on onramp testing

•CSCdw86126—The HiWaterPlayoutDelay value goes down

•CSCdx69650—Fax Relay:Change EflagStartTimer value

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdy31058—VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT during T.38 fax calls VTSP-3-DSPALARM

•CSCdz27990—Multiple RFC2833 event packets sent for DTMF tones

•CSCdz75087—G.728 codec voice quality is bad on Cisco AS5300 C542 when Echo Cancel=32ms

Cisco VCWare 7.41 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.52

12.2(12)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.41

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.41.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.41.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.41.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.41.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdw71450—Echo for first 5 seconds of call with ecan coverage 32ms and ERL 17dB

•CSCdv88794—Failure to training sequence for some fax machines

•CSCdx13786—G.728 codec has intermittent distortion during call

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdx81796—Customer T.38 fax disconnect delay between Cisco AS5400 and Cisco AS5300

•CSCdx20362—Cisco AS5300 call hang and failure due to VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT on Event=0x6

•CSCdx57870—CSR drops to lower 90s when using G.726 codec

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor—ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

•CSCdv7147—Cisco AS5300 DTMF test failure—1% on c549 hc, c549 hcmc, and c542

Cisco VCWare 7.40 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.51

12.2(10)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.40

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.40.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.40.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.40.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.40.bin

Note Cisco VCware version 7.40 used with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10), and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)T used with Cisco VCWare version 10.26a support the Cisco VCWare Version Checker feature, which delivers a compatibility warning at bootup and when using the show vfc version vcware and show vfc version dspware commands. See the "Cisco VCWare Version Checker Warning Output" section for more information.

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdw55474—VTSP-3-DSP_TIMOUT

•CSCdw49906—With VAD enabled, comfort noise ramps up and down

•CSCdv71641—DSP serial port reset needed

•CSCdx06369—DSP timeout

Unresolved Caveats:

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

•CSCdv7147—Cisco AS55300 DTMF test failure, 1% on c549 hc, mc and c542

Cisco VCWare 7.39 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.50

12.2(7)
(all images)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.39

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.39.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.39.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.39.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.39.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdw21165—Spurious voice packets produced with multicast hoot & holler

•CSCdv60706—Voice quality degrades with G.726r32 and 32msec echo-cancel coverage

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

Cisco VCWare 7.38 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.49

12.2(6)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.38

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.38.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.38.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.38.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.38.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdu77495—With DTMF relay in H.323 mode, DTMF regenerated in wrong power level

•CSCdu80453—Output attenuation -6 through 0 does not display dB levels correctly

•CSCdv16291—Unable to change byte size on GSMEFR

•CSCdu53333—DSP does not respond; seeing %VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdt09085—Interrupted answer tone during fax transmission

•CSCdr65044—G.728Voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

Cisco VCWare 7.36 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.47

12.2(5)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.36

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.36.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.36.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.36.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.36.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdu15386—Playout parameters are not reset when switching to new SSRC

•CSCdu31261—Aggressive VAD should be configurable

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdu53333—DSP does not respond; seeing %VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT

•CSCdt09085—Interrupted answer tone during fax transmission

•CSCdr65044—G.728Voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

Cisco VCWare 7.35 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.46

12.2(3)

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.35

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.35.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.35.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.35.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.35.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCds84306—voip:cisco-rtp dtmf-relay degraded performance with 1% packet loss

•CSCdt32323—Missing and out-of-sequence digits with h245-signaling

•CSCdr37862—Fax relay bugs do not appear

•CSCdt30863—GSMEFR codec poor voice quality with duplicate and out of order packets

•CSCdt32349—Adaptive playout buffer trouble on FXS and T1 voice-port

•CSCdu13520—Hairpin IVR calls cause severe packet drops in Cisco AS5300 DSPs

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdt09085—Interrupted answer tone during fax transmission

•CSCdu53333—DSP does not respond; seeing %VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT

•CSCdr65044—G.728Voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

Cisco VCWare 7.32 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.43

12.2(1), 12.2(1a), 12.1(3a)XI7

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.32

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.32.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.32.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.32.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, GSMFR, GSMEFR, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.32.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdt49066—DSPs randomly go down and are unavailable for calls

•CSCdu03931—Forward digits not forwarding beyond 10 digits

•CSCdt26146—DTMF-RELAY causes lost packets counters to increment

•CSCds76547—Poor voice quality with VAD and SID.

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdu53333—DSP does not respond; seeing %VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT

•CSCdr65044—G.728Voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

Cisco VCWare 7.23 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.35

12.1(2)XH, 12.1(3)T, 12.1(5)T

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.23

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.0.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1,and G.728.

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.23.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.0.

–Supports All Codecs.

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.23.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdr98104—Adding GSMFR and GSMEFR codecs (required for Cisco IOS software release 12.1(5)T)

•CSCdr60346—Report RTP timestamp in get_tx_stats message

•CSCdr94841—Poor voice quality due to adaptive de-jitter buffer not coping

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdu53333—DSP does not respond; seeing %VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality.

Cisco VCWare 7.16 with Cisco DSPWare 3.4.27

12.1(3)XI

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 7.16

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-7.0.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1,and G.728.

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.7.16.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-7.0.

–Supports All Codecs.

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.7.16.bin

Caveats

Resolved caveats:

•CSCdr72821—Voice and fax calls not possible on the same DSP

•CSCdr84411—NSE dtmf-relay:* and # mapped to wrong DTMF event value

Unresolved caveats:

•CSCdu53333—DSP does not respond; seeing %VTSP-3-DSP_TIMEOUT

•CSCdr65044—G.728 voice quality is poor. ECC set < 32ms improves voice quality

Cisco VCWare 6.08 with Cisco DSPWare 3.3.13

12.1(2)T, 12.1(2a)T2

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 6.08

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-6.0.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.6.08.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-6.0.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.6.08.bin

Caveats

None

Cisco VCWare 5.12 with Cisco DSPWare 3.2.18

12.0(6)T, 12.0(7)T, 12.1(1), 12.1(1a)T1, 12.1(2a), 12.1(1)AA1, 12.1(1)T, 12.1(2a)AA, 12.1(3), 12.1(3)AA, 12.1(4)AA, 12.1(7)T

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 5.12

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-5.1.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.5.12.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-5.1.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.5.12.bin

Caveats

None

Cisco VCWare 5.09 with Cisco DSPWare 3.2.17

12.0(7)XR2

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 5.09

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-5.0.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.5.09.bin

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-5.0.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.5.09.bin

Caveats

None

Cisco VCWare 4.10 with Cisco DSPWare 3.1.10

12.0(4)XH1, 12.0(6)T, 12.0(7)T

Supported Feature Sets for Cisco VCWare 4.10

VCWare 4.10 is released in 2 versions:

•c549-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWA-4.10.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c549.hc.4.10.bin

•c542-based All Codecs feature set, Cisco part number: VC-SWS-4.10.

–Supports G.711, G.729, G.726, G.723.1, G.728, and fax relay

–File name: vcw-vfc-mz.c542.4.10.bin

Caveats

None

Cisco VCWare 4.04 with Cisco DSPWare 3.1.7

12.0(4)XH, 12.0(5)T2, 12.0(7)T only

New Features for Cisco VCWare 4.04

•Support for c549-based DSP modules and c542-based DSP modules with two separate VCWare images.

Caveats

None

12.0(2)XH only

New Features for Cisco VCWare 4.04 with 12.0(2)XH

•Support for High-Density voice cards (TI c549-based DSP Modules, p/n AS53-VOXD) and adds new codecs, including G.723.1.

Caveats

None

Cisco VCWare 2.52 with Cisco DSPWare 2.3(3)

11.3(8)NA1

New Features for Cisco VCWare 2.52

•Improved comfort noise functionality. For TI c542-based DSP Modules, p/n AS53-6VOX.

Caveats

None

Cisco VCWare 2.4 with Cisco DSPWare 2.3(3)

11.3(6)NA2 through 11.3(10)NA. Do not use with prior releases of 11.3NA.

New Features for Cisco VCWare 2.4

•E1/R2, MFC/R2 support.

Caveats

None

Cisco VCWare 1.0

11.3(2)NA to 11.3(5)NA

Initial Release Cisco VCWare 1.0

•T1 CAS support.

Caveats

None

1 The Cisco AS5300 requires 128MB of memory for systems using Cisco IOS Release12.1(5)T an