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Version 14.2.2

Fixes

• Fixed issue where management port IP Gateway address could be set to an invalid value,
  causing the unit to become unresponsive.

7.x Features not included in this release

• Virtual Routing

• SNMP traps

• PTP synchronisation

Known issues

• The Packet Reorder “Packet Distance” mode should not be used when the packet rate is lower than 1,000,000 packets per second. Use the “Time” mode for lower packet rates.

• Jitter Impairment reports incorrect packet utilisation.

• Downgrading from firmware versions 1x.x back to version 7.x does not report that the upgrade has taken place and finished successfully.

Version 14.2.1

Enhancements

• The FCS option in the Start Port node properties is disabled for physical ports where this feature is not supported. The user is informed that the FCS option is invalid for 25G ports and above.

• End User License Agreement (EULA) updated.

Fixes

• Fixed issue where port link status and FCS port option do not match to the correct the physical port

• Fixed issue where traffic replay occasionally can’t be stopped and may crash the system.

• Fixed issue where “Bandwidth Limit” impairment would occasionally drop all traffic after map start.

• Fixed incorrect Min/Max data rates in Bandwidth Limit graph.

• Fixed issue with the browser running out of memory due to numerous graph nodes in the map.

• Fixed the error thrown when deleting a non-admin user.

7.x Features not included in this release

• Virtual Routing

• SNMP traps

• PTP synchronisation

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Known issues

• The Packet Reorder “Packet Distance” mode should not be used when the packet rate is lower than 1,000,000 packets per second. Use the “Time” mode for lower packet rates.

• Jitter Impairment reports incorrect packet utilisation.

• Downgrading from firmware versions 1x.x back to version 7.x does not report that the upgrade has taken place and finished successfully.

Version 14.1

Fixes

• 100G performance improvements

• Bit Error Rate impairment produces inaccurate error rate

• System may occasionally crash when stopping a map containing a disabled delay node

• The Edit Link and Panning / Group icons can become incorrectly disabled when switching between maps

• The TCP Filter node could not be used unless a LOADGEN license was applied

• Unlicensed nodes were still enabled in the toolbox

• The Remote Control REST API node disable feature was not disabling the specified node

• The Remote Control REST API did not allow impairment updates using the object name

• Log rotation was not working as expected

• Custom port configuration facility (for factory only)

7.x Features not included in this release

• Virtual Routing

• SNMP traps

• PTP synchronisation

Known issues in v14.1

• The Packet Reorder “Packet Distance” mode should not be used when the packet rate is lower than 1,000,000 packets per second. Use the “Time” mode for lower packet rates.

• Jitter Impairment reports incorrect packet utilisation.

• Downgrading from firmware versions 1x.x back to version 7.x does not report that the upgrade has taken place and

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• finished successfully.

Version 14.0

Enhancements

• Timeline Automation

• Import/Export CSV into/from Timeline

• Personalized Map Annotations

• Auto-Negotiation Disable (Fixed Port Speeds)

• Increased Sine Wave Delay Duration

• 5G Network Profile Option

7.x Features not included in this release

• Virtual Routing

• SNMP traps

• PTP synchronisation

Known issues in v14

• Packet Reorder by distance does not reorder the correct number of packets when the packet rate is lower than 1,000,000 packets per second.

• Jitter Impairment reports incorrect packet utilisation.

• Downgrading from firmware versions 1x.x back to version 7.x does not report that the upgrade has taken place and finished successfully.

Version 13.0

Enhancements

• Added Wireshark support (launches Wireshark client on the controlling PC and sends packet data to it)

• Added admin and password authentication support

• Added new licensing support

• Updated firmware upgrade page

• Generic Packet Modifier - Added ability to randomise / increment / decrement byte values

• Enhanced PCAP format support

• Enhanced Packet Corruptor functionality

• Enhanced map import / export capability

7.x Features not included in this release

• Timeline automation (this feature is available in v14.0 and later releases)

• Virtual Routing

• SNMP traps

• PTP synchronisation

Version 11.0

First full release of the Web UI. Contains all the major impairments, filters, statistical graphs, traffic generators, Traffic Capture and Replay. See “7.x features not included in this WebUI release” below for a short list of notable omissions.

Enhancements

• Completely overhauled user interface, now accessed from a standard web browser

• Greatly enhanced editing functions (group select, copy / paste, zoom, undo previous actions)

• Dashboard shows layout of network cards along with their status (including port reservation status)

• Two different themes (light theme and dark theme) to suit users' individual preferences

• Integrated help system

• HTTPS support

• Remote Control API additions: StopAsync and Status endpoints (for maps with large delays), also the ability to retrieve statistics for individual impairments or whole maps

7.x features not included in this WebUI release:

• Wireshark (this feature is available in v13.0 and later releases)

• Timeline automation (this feature is available in v14.0 and later releases)

• Virtual Routing

• SNMP traps

• PTP synchronisation

Version 7.0

Enhancements

• Bandwidth Throttle now supports up to 20MB input buffer

• In multi-user mode, port reservation can now be performed via the REST API

• Updated Start / End Point statistics, added individual / global port statistics reset, added individual / global port link reset (via right-click)

• MPEG H.264 impairment re-implemented. Added H.265 dynamic payload and H.265 support

• Added new Markov Packet Drop mode

• Accumulate and Burst impairment how supports delay time of up to 1 second

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• RESTful Remote Control API

• Link Flapping (via API)

• Jumbo Frame Mode, supporting Ethernet frames up to 9216 bytes

• Ability to download logs for support

Enhancements

• Increased the Standard Frame Mode Ethernet frame size, supporting up to 1536 bytes

• Enhanced Idle Traffic Flow behavior

• Added VLAN tag support in Ethernet Fragmentation impairment

• Enhanced performance of all drop based impairments (Bandwidth Throttle, Packet Drop, Sink Hole, etc)

• Improved accuracy of all time based impairments (e.g. Delay, Jitter, Bandwidth Throttle, etc)

• Improved performance and accuracy of the background traffic generators

• Many more functionality and stability improvements

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