If you have a valid Calnex Support Service (CSS) contract, the latest Paragon-neo software can be downloaded from the Calnex Software Download site. Release notes are also available from the same location.
A Software Download login is required to access the software download area. If you do not yet have a login, please contact support@calnexsol.com.
Information on how to install a new software release is available in this article.
To upgrade from version 2.1 to version 5, you must first upgrade to version 4. Please contact support@calnexsol.com if you require assistance to do this. |
This release addresses the following issues:
[PN-2167] 10G->100G exhibits clocking issues, with internal bus failures and no packets
[PN-2145] Instrument Mode / Time Source: UTC label on "Current Time" is mis-leading
[PN-2141] FlexE Dropping PTP Packets with IPG less than 56B
[PN-2156] Conformance test, SyncE-xxx, wander transfer table oddity; PTP generation stops unexpectedly
This release includes CAT v26.00 and PFV v26.00.
To upgrade from version 2.1 to version 5, you must first upgrade to version 4. Please contact support@calnexsol.com if you require assistance to do this. |
FlexE 100G: Allows a FlexE Overhead Sync Test, enabling 100GbE (4x25G) FlexE interface for testing synchronization as per ITU-T G.8312. PTP and/or SyncE testing capabilities of Paragon-neo can be extended with the same sub-ns precision to the testing of synchronization within the control overhead.
E1 / T1 Wander Measurement: High Accuracy frequency measurement of E1 and T1 clock signals
Samba access to the internal hard drive is now password protected: See this article for details.
[PN-976] - Exception trying to update fitted transcievers (UTF-8 and database issue)
[PN-1025] - Exception trying to update fitted transceivers: System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: Operation on non-blocking socket would block
[PN-1740] - 1 in 30 POST fails due to 10MHz mmcm unlocked
[PN-1831] - Jitter limit services for SFP28 interface depend on wrong feature
[PN-1856] - IPv6 Neighbour Discovery multicast link layer address is incorrect
[PN-1857] - IPv6 Neighbour Discovery request handler incorrectly checks Dest MAC address
[PN-1890] - Removing optic stops ESMC generation on the other port
[PN-1897] - Add a warning / updated the quick help to explain the use of Slave multicast MAC address
[PN-1941] - Neo commanded restart causes exception/error
This release includes CAT v25.00 and PFV v25.00.
ESMC measurement in Jitter tolerance: Measure ESMC status changes from DUT during Jitter tolerance test
Two PTP Masters: Enables testing of T-TSC performance in, for example, switchover conditions.
IPv6 encapsulation for PTP: IPv6 encapsulation for generated and captured PTP packets
PTP Time Error impairments: Test device conformance to a wide range of standards-based and user-defined impairment scenarios, including ‘replay’ of real-world time-error conditions
HTTP File Management: enables upload/download of session files, log etc. without requiring Samba/SMB support on the network
“Current User” indication: User can display a short text message in the UI to indicate that they are using the instrument, providing information to other users that may try to connect to that instrument.
CAT: Cascaded Media Converter Masks: Specific testing to ITU-T G.8273.2 and G.8262.1/G.8262 with two devices acting as back-to-back media converters.
[PN-30] - IEEE 802.3 Multi-lane timestamping
[PN-704] - Allow cable compensation values up to 3000ns
[PN-745] - Manual config of IP address interrupted by DHCP
[PN-779] - Need to warn users that instrument will reboot when loading licence files
[PN-849, 1356] - Match CDR settings to relevant test modes
[PN-860] - Custom PFV rules file does not appear in Ruleset File drop down list
[PN-864] - Using incorrect tar file resulted in a hard shutdown before connection to instrument restored.
[PN-1017] - Debug Packet Capture Elapsed Time and Capture Stopping unclear for user
[PN-1041] - Display optical power in dBm
[PN-1044] - Enable Master and Slave tests when only one optic is fitted
[PN-1050] - Bad packets can cause corruption of the capture
[PN-1063] - Seed slave using ToD reference input in Master Test mode
[PN-1106,1120] - Configurable log message interval for DEL-RESP messages
[PN-1119] - Chrome webpage not updating latest selection on P-Neo GUI
[PN-1177] - Modify capture filters to ignore transportSpecific field
[PN-1490] - Add field to top of UI to allow a user to enter their name
[PN-1498] - Add PTP Profile Drop Down selector for Default profile (1588-2008)
[PN-1533] - SFP28 FEC Tx as per IEEE 802.3 2018 clause 90.7
[PN-1700] - Quick Help for 1PPS and 1PPS Bal + ToD incorrectly states external references aren't supported
[PN-1740] POST fails due to 10MHz MMCM unlocked
This is an intermittent failure raised by power-on self-test on some instruments.
The work-around is simply to ignore any “MMCM FPGA-X clocking stat fail” errors raised during POST.
This release includes CAT and PFV v24.10.
CCSA PTP Profile: Allows generation of PTP messages compliant to the CCSA profile
CMCC 5G PTP Profile: Allows generation of PTP messages compliant to the CMCC 5G profile, including the Ultra-Precision Announce TLV supporting device performance to 5G enhanced accuracy levels
PFV CMCC 5G Rules: Verify captured PTP messages are compliant to CMCC 5G profile, including the Ultra-Precision Announce TLV
Debug Capture Improvements: Allows debug packet capture to be made in a wider range of failing conditions for better analysis of non-performing test environments
Improved support for high power class QSFP28 modules
[PN-1139] Paragon-X automation compatibility: GPSEmulation ToDGeneration enabled by MasterSlave Master #0 Enabled after reset although ToD Generation was not enabled explicitly
[PN-1134] In slave test, ARP packets are captured and identified by PFV as del_req
[PN-1131] Paragon-X automation compatibility: UserDefined ToD Fields (CCSA PPS Status, CCSA/G827.1 Time Source Type and CCSA/G827.1 Time Source Status) cannot be set numerically
[PN-1067] Paragon-X automation compatibility: No command to select the ToD Meas In port
[PN-1016] Tar file upgrade: Failed to update software - out of memory
[PN-994] Debug Packet Capture Options are unavailable after reset to defaults
[PN-976] Exception trying to update fitted transceivers
[PN-852] Long term capture of large dataset causes problems
[PN-511] Wander Transfer and Tolerance allows invalid values to be set - an error is generated only when test is run
[CAT-6109] CAT: No Help available for Metric Time Of Day
[CAT-6096] CAT: Minor error in mask for "G.8262 standard 11.2.1 EEC-Option 1 holdover"
[CAT-6063] CAT: Crash when (previous) session folder renamed
[CAT-6056] CAT: Report Generation - missing images
[CAT-6020] CAT: Exporting Port Events gives index out of bounds error
[CAT-5998] CAT: Connection dropped to CAT while trying to navigate Open File screen - connection is then restored
[CAT-5982] CAT: No Help available for G.8273.2 Noise Transfer (Clause 7.3) and Jitter Metrics
[CAT-5972] CAT: DTE Pk-Pk metric on graph no longer turns white when pass
[CAT-5950] CAT: Running noise transfer - clicking tab seemed to cause connection loss
[CAT-5948] CAT: CAT slowdown when running Time of Day capture overnight
[CAT-5772] CAT: Report Generation does not highlight PktoPk failures in Dynamic Time Errof HF metric
[CAT-5704] CAT: Open File takes a while to show files and occasionally pops up with an Error connecting to socket
[CAT-5404] CAT: Double-click .cdf should open stand-alone CAT and load file
[PFV-533] Negative correctionField values handled incorrectly
[PFV-532] PFV: Debug Packet Capture Unfiltered Rx capture not loading PTP Packets when background traffic present
[PFV-525] PFV: Rules file for G.8265.1 fails for ethernet type when Vlans are being used
[PFV-523] PFV: EtherType is incorrect with VLAN enabled
[PFV-517] PFV: Not displaying PTP packets containing >1 VLANS
[PFV-507] PFV: No error returned when trying to select a non-existent rules file
[PFV-497] PFV: DSCP value '0' reports fail - it should not