CAT / PFV: Releases
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CAT v32.10 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo-S R1 11.70.14)
Initial CAT release for Paragon-neo-S.
Includes all functionality up to CAT 31.2 plus Paragon-neo-S support.
PFV v32.10 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo-S R1 11.70.14)
Initial PFV release for Paragon-neo-S.
Includes all functionality up to PFV plus Paragon-neo-S support.
CAT v31.50 (standalone release)
Features:
[CAT-7418] P-X Enhanced Automotive Metrics
[CAT-7425] Add Offset statistic to TE metrics
[CAT-7782] Update EULA in the CAT installer
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-7807] Generate report with noise transfer content crashes IPC comms
[CAT-7809] Spurious error returned for export via remote control
[CAT-7838] Inconsistent capitalisation for GM Clock Class
[CAT-7747] Remote Control from PX GUI does not work (T1/T4 not valid Slot names)
PFV v31.50 (standalone release)
As per PFV v31.00
CAT v31.2 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo R11 Update 2)
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-8093] Uncoupling start and stop generation affects TC TE result
PFV v31.2 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo R11 Update 2)
As per PFV v31.1
CAT v31.1 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo R11 Update 1)
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-7807] CAT Noise Transfer test report generation fix
PFV v31.1 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo R11 Update 1)
As per PFV v31.00
CAT v31.00 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo R11)
Features:
[CAT-7399] Add ability to "remove offset" for TE measurements
[CAT-7228] Concurrently load captures from different instrument types
[CAT-7690] Updated to latest O-RAN WG4.CONF 3.3.3 Masks
[CAT-7342] Remote Live CAT for Paragon Neo
[CAT-7398] TE measurements fixed offset removal to give visibility of outliers
[CAT-7393] Change M-clock/S-clock terminology as per IEEE 1588
[CAT-7394] Include rTE metrics for a Class C clock as per 7.1.4 of G.8273.2 in auto-selected metrics
[CAT-7396] Metric for gmClockClass for PTP captures
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-7239] Zero 1PPS does not get applied to derived metrics
[CAT-7370] Export Absolute Paragon Replay Files from CAT
[CAT-7407] 1PPS DTE MTIE Does not set Require Recalculation state set True in live mode
[CAT-7490] Make SyncE Transient masks movable
[CAT-7494] WebApp "Failed to obtain a socket for IPC comms" to CAT process
[CAT-7679] API: IndexOutOfRangeException for mask selection Sync-E wander transfer table
PFV v31.00 (only available integrated with Paragon-neo R11)
Features:
[PFV-179] Add filtering of messages based on various criteria
[PFV-893] Allow open of multiple files when select open file button
[PFV-925] Use arrow keys to navigate PFV table
[PFV-984] Add support for PORT_COMMUNICATION_AVAILABILITY TLV display
[PFV-997] Update overall pass status panel for PTP metric to include indication of statistic tests
Defect Fixes:
[PFV-1032] Misleading API error message for report/prepare
[PFV-975] Default to PTP tab when loading ToD file
CAT v30.00 (standalone release)
Features:
[CAT-7295] Standards Update: Add G.8271.1 rev HA-TT Test Environments
[CAT-7275] Standards Update: G.8271.1 rev - High Accuracy Network Limits
[CAT-7278] Standards Update: G.8273.2 Class C short term transient
[CAT-7277] Standards Update: G.8273.2 - dTEH - new Test Environment
[CAT-7272] Standards Update: G.8273.2 variable temp mask
[CAT-7273] Standards Update: Noise Transfer for Class C Clocks
[CAT-7041] ORAN RU Testing
[CAT-7143] ORAN DU conformance testing
[CAT-7099] Detection and presentation of Sentinel and Sentry measurements
[CAT-7043] Full Support For Sentinel Virtual Channels
[CAT-7049] “Zoom box" to show position when charts are zoomed in
[CAT-7152] Display custom latency values in reports
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-7185] Setting a Data Analysis Range doesn't affect 1PPS calculated metrics
[CAT-7337] Export options missing for P2P capture types
[CAT-7158] G.8273.2 Noise Transfer SyncE to PTP metric name is missing the Class C & D clause
PFV v30.00 (standalone release)
Features:
[PFV-855] Validate IPv4 and IPv6 UDP Checksums
[PFV-934] Allow testing of Correction Field (encoded and decoded)
[PFV-155] Improved support for PCAP and PCAPNG files
Defect Fixes:
[PFV-905] Unwanted jump to end of the capture whenever a setting is changed
[PFV-936] G8275.1 rule for Del_Req message rate was slightly too tight
CAT v29.20
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-7168] Timeout error when saving trace as image
[CAT-7160] CSRO Delta for Reverse Sync showing Insufficient Data
PFV v29.20
Defect Fixes:
[PFV-818] PFV sometimes stops displaying data
CAT v29.10
Features:
As per CAT v29.00, plus:
[CAT-5596] Pass Fail on Peak to Peak Values
[CAT-6682] Support all Sentinel physical channels (up to 32)
[CAT-6705] Support Reverse Sync measurements
[CAT-6850] Add file association for CDF files in CAT installer
[CAT-6878] Implement G.8271.1 fronthaul network mask
[CAT-7118] Add metric help screen for Subordinate Time Error
Defect Fixes:
As per CAT v29.00 release, plus:
[CAT-7125] "Fwd Latency" requires consistent meaning for both "Cable Delay" & "Measured Link Delay”
[CAT-7129] Report generation "Preparing Images" timing out
PFV v29.10
As per PFV v29.00
CAT v29.00
On-instrument Paragon-Neo release.
Features:
[CAT-6599] Added G8262.1 Wander Level 1 mask
[CAT-6826] 1PPS vs PTP Relative Time Error
[CAT-6892] Added Std Dev to Metric on Jitter
[CAT-6901] Selection of masks & limits by DUT/Network type (Test Environments)
[CAT-6928] Display 2Way Time Error from Impairment Files
[CAT-6964] Update Metrics Help for Peer-to-Peer metrics
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-6886] A second click in the page-down bar does not page table results down
[CAT-6921] Dynamic Time Error, Resolution slider not working correctly
[CAT-6994] Metric Selection box does not fit longest metric names
[CAT-7064] PTP Decoded Version displaying incorrectly in some languages
PFV v29.00
On-instrument Paragon-Neo release.
Features:
[PFV-788] Implement message count rule
[PFV-805] Create HTTP/TCL method for querying loaded files
[PFV-843] Automatically load appropriate rules file based on profile of PTP capture
[PFV-862] SMPTE Profile support
Defect Fixes:
[CAT-7064] PTP Decoded Version displaying incorrectly in some languages
[CAT-7009] Error opening PCAP file in European culture
[PFV-727] Dragging a column does not always move it to the desired location.
[PFV-766] Single arrow keys jump an inconsistent number of packets
CAT v28.10
Features
[CAT-6636] Support for G.8273.4 APTS/PTS holdover/transient metrics (dTE Unfiltered)
[CAT-6718] PTP Relative Time Error support
[CAT-6451] Support 25MHz Clock Wander Measurement
[CAT-6441] 802.1AS P-Neo Support
[CAT-6276] PktTIE Measurement: Increase Frequency Offset resolution
[CAT-6713] Digitally Signed Installer
Defect Fixes
[CAT-6002] Opening conflicting files from remote control causes GUI prompt
[CAT-6206] CloseAll button is occasionally not disabled when opening multiple files
[CAT-5955] Paragonset Cat Show hangs with CAT window blank
[CAT-5670] api/cat/measurement/DelayReq/D/TIMEERROR/- gives Argument Error
[CAT-6583] Starvation mode warning message should not only apply to live mode
[CAT-6675] Packet FFO field on Reports has missing text (special characters)
[CAT-6787] Peak-Peak statistic is different for Del-Req PDV and PktTIE compared to T4 TE
[CAT-6809] Pk-pk Limit Threshold for Time Error Can't be Set Using Paragon-X API
[CAT-6751] Mask Fail incorrectly changes to Mask Pass upon application of analysis range
PFV v28.10
Features
[PFV-785] 1588-2019 message rate checking:
Mean Inter Message Interval
Inter Message Interval Pass Percentage
Maximum Inter Message Time Check
[PFV-638] Provides counts for average message rates based on type, port and direction
[PFV-798] When navigating to next error, errored packet is in the middle of screen
[CAT-6713] Digitally Signed Installer
[PFV-669] 802.1AS - Display TLVs
Defect Fixes
[PFV-431] .clxz files don't load correctly
[PFV-536] paragonset PFV Show occasionally hangs
[PFV-641] Command isloaded returns error if file is not loaded
[PFV-758] TCL: Successful file export is reported as an error
[PFV-821] Malformed packets always set to Sync type
CAT v27.10
Defect Fixes
[CAT-6739] "Duplicate Key" error with duplicated Delay Responses
[CAT-6646] Intermittent spike in plot live mode (display issue only, capture data is fine)
PFV v27.10
Defect Fixes
[PFV-799] gmClockIdentity display reversed in PFV (rules check is OK)
CAT v27.00
Features
[CAT-6638] Add masks for G.8273.4
[CAT-6598] Threshold limits set to 167ns to be added
[CAT-6513] Add TCL command to control Live Mode participation
[CAT-6512] HTTP commands to control Live Mode participation
[CAT-6503] Reports: New page for each metric
[CAT-6491] Improve DTE LF live mode performance
[CAT-6473] Restrict Number of samples processed in Live Mode
[CAT-6408] Improved 1PPS / ToD Performance
[CAT-6292] GET /api/cat/chart checks that ImageScale is provided
[CAT-6528] Improved plot colours in report
Defect Fixes
[CAT-6625] Live mode behaviour T1 time error update lags way behind T4 and 2 Way plots when sequence errors happen
[CAT-6605] Live mode Neo file analysis stops too early when two step clocks are involved
[CAT-6597] Text overlaying on PortEvent chart when events happen close together
[CAT-6591] Transient Response export options available when they should not be
[CAT-6587] CAT V26.0.20302.2304 - Data Export of Analysis Range to CDF either hangs system or reports error
[CAT-6572] Pkt TIE and Pkt FFO do not update in live mode.
[CAT-6570] CAT does not report the same ESMC QL as seen on Sentinel
[CAT-6560] Boundary Clock Absolute mode for PX (thru mode) should include peer delay metrics if relevant
[CAT-6495] x86 CAT silently crashes calculating MTIE for large file
[CAT-6486] clkFFO has no statistic values shown on graph
[CAT-6435] Fwd CF Accuracy spike on dropped PDel-Resp packet
[CAT-6420] Generate Report button is not disabled during metric calculation for Sentinel results
[CAT-6377] PX V3 Ptp capture files export to csv correctly but are imported as V2 and so lose V3 content
[CAT-6347] TDEV plots have a floor at 0.01ns - all values below this are truncated.
[CAT-5653] Require script API commands to return missing message statistics
[CAT-5653] Improved API responses to out-of-context missing message statistics request
PFV v27.00
Features
[PFV-780] Take PFV out of live mode after 1hr
[PFV-723] Support for Power and utility P2P profiles
[PFV-733] Updated 802.1AS rules files to support the 2020 test profile available in Neo
Defect Fixes
[PFV-757] PathTrace TLV Remote Control Manual Incorrect
[PFV-745] Peer to Peer rules files passing when leap 59 or leap 61 set to true
[PFV-738] Cannot enable TLV fields in live mode
[PFV-710] paragonget PFV PTP Transitions does not include the decoded Correction Field
[PFV-623] When switching PFV field visibility on and off during live mode it was inconsistent in application and sometimes changing without user interaction
CAT v26.00
Features
[CAT-6140] - Add G.8273.2 masks for media converters (G.8273.2 Appendix V)
[CAT-6271] - Add TDEV mask for G.8261 eSEC chain
[CAT-6390] - Add PRTC-B mask and rename PRTC to PRTC-A
[CAT-6391] - Display FlexE port events in CAT
[CAT-6277] - PktTIE resolution increase implementation
Defect Fixes
[CAT-5784] - 2 way Dynamic TE HF - initial results seem to be skewed by filter not being fully initialised
[CAT-5806] - CAT AreMetricsCalculated status returns false when all selected measurements have been calculated, expect true.
[CAT-5848] - Remote Control: Unable to set cTE averaging period or dTE normalisation and remove settling
[CAT-6013] - SaveAsImage sometimes saves the wrong chart
[CAT-6078] - Generate Report populating the wrong interface at the start of the report
[CAT-6126] - Displayed location of generated report is misleading
[CAT-6180] - After running out of memory and then trying to load large capture, CAT dies and P-neo needs a re-boot
[CAT-6275] - paragonget Cat {Metric} {Statistic} is returning ERROR: Undefined command
[CAT-6285] - Live Mode: DTE* metrics don't update if custom timer switched off
[CAT-6289] - Export to PDV missing first packet
[CAT-6294] - TC P2P using Measured Link Delay - Fwd CF Delta is not 0 as expected
[CAT-6295] - Possible CAT memory leak after many small captures
[CAT-6296] - CAT Live Mode disabled after only 45mins - following weekend of 1000's short captures
[CAT-6306] - When opening PDV file packet rate prompt doesn't let you delete first character.
[CAT-6311] - TC: MTIE calculation appears to be using the wrong TE data
[CAT-6312] - TC: Exported dTE data does not match settings on the UI
[CAT-6326] - CAT and PFV pop up 'File can't be opened now' when file is opening successfully
[CAT-6327] - Destination Array Not Long Enough exception
[CAT-6328] - Synchronisation Error in Pdv1588GeneratorAlgorithm
[CAT-6354] - TCL Cat Export commands always returning error
[CAT-6386] - Insufficient Memory on MTIE and TDEV metric, requires -ve (negative) memory
[CAT-6389] - Packet MTIE is incorrectly calculating tau
[CAT-6400] - CAT Failing to Export files - export not available when measurement is finished
[CAT-6402] - Peer delay metrics detect missing PDEL_RESP messages and mark the error on the CAT plots but details are not detailed in the metric legend and are not available from scripting
[CAT-6404] - Help for PDD/CDF: Looks to me as though the CDF example is wrong; shouldn't go above 100%
[CAT-6410] - Exception exporting 1PPS data
[CAT-6413] - Bad cable calibration value in Reports for Transparent Clock
[CAT-6415] - After entering starvation mode, CAT not updating with new measurement
[CAT-6416] - Generate Report not completing, so cannot save report
[CAT-6424] - SyncE wander offset display for ppb incorrect in live mode
[CAT-6425] - Calculation Error when running Transparent Clock with G8275.2 PTS Profile
PFV v26.00
Features
[PFV-644] - PFV should collect average message rate data for PCAP capture files
[PFV-170] - PFV: Some changes to the rules - two 1588 profiles
[PFV-586] - Add ability to PFV to compare between fields
Defect Fixes
[PFV-388] - Profile G.8275.1 with 1588-2008 rules file fails announce messages
[PFV-389] - 1588-2008 rules file takes standards from both Default PTP (Annex J) and Annex A
[PFV-500] - Custom PFV rules file with space in name does not appear in Ruleset File drop down list and no warning
[PFV-576] - Some fields contained in Rules files do not return FieldErrorCount information.
[PFV-580] - PFV fields missing from Getting Started Guide
[PFV-588] - Cancelling analysis just closes the progress bar
[PFV-654] - G8271 Alarm hovering doesn't show correct flags set
[PFV-656] - Source Port Identity not checked properly
[PFV-658] - Import dialog has two dset file entries
[PFV-660] - CMCC _5G rules file has changed to disallow domain values 1-127.
[PFV-664] - Sentinel PCAP files have packet rate interpreted incorrectly.
[PFV-666] - Timeout Exception when trying to "View Rules"
[PFV-667] - PFV Rules File G8275.1 is not failing the test when packet rate is failing