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Skylight Flex 100 Release Notes 23.09
- 10 Jul 2024
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Skylight Flex 100 Release Notes 23.09
- Updated on 10 Jul 2024
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Overview
Accedian is pleased to announce the 23.09 GA release of Skylight Flex 100. This software runs on the 100G platform.
| Product Name | Software Version | Build Number | Software Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylight Flex 100 | 23.09 GA | 2201 | AAMO-100G-NG_23.09_2201.afl.startup AMO-100G-NG_23.09_2201.afl Accedian_MIB_2201 |
The following components have been tested:
- uBoot version 160
- CPLD version 317
- Skylight orchestrator 23.04.1
- RR Standalone version 0.456.18, Shipper 0.20.0
- roadrunner_sal_bundle_0.32.11
- RoadRunner Connected version 0.456.19
- Skylight Analytics 23.04.137 (aod-deployer 11.175.138)
The following topics are covered in this article:
New Features
Learn more about Skylight Flex 100’s new features.Supported Features
Covers Skylight Flex 100’s supported features.Support in Release 23.09
Details the support for scalability and transceivers.Operational Considerations
Lists the operational considerations for Skylight Flex 100.Addressed Issues
Lists the corrected issues in this release.Skylight Flex 100 Release 23.09 Lifecycle
Details the life cycle for this release.
For more information, such as the initial configuration guidelines and upgrade procedure, see Getting Started.
New Features
Skylight Flex 100 release 23.09 introduces the following new features and enhancements.
Management Information Base Enhancement
A field in the Skylight Flex standard management information base (MIB) to store the device’s model and description has been added.
The systemObjectID entry in the standard MIB now points to this stored information.
Note: The value is stored at factory defaults.
Moreover, the CLI command show system information has been modified to include an additional parameter, Switch Description. The parameter’s value is AMO-100G-NG for Flex 100 or AMO-25G-NG for Flex 25.
Link Layer Discovery Protocol Enhancements
The following Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) modifications and adaptations are introduced in Skylight Flex 23.09.
- Chassis ID TLV default values have been modified. Chassis ID subtype is now (1) Chassis Component rather than (4) MAC Address. The new value is Skylight Flex’s serial number.
- The Management Address TLV is enabled by default in all traffic Ethernet Interfaces after factory reset and reflects the Management IP address of the Flex platform.
- If a change of address occurs in the system, the Management Address TLV is updated without user intervention.
- The System Name TLV is enabled by default in all traffic Ethernet Interfaces after factory reset.
Supported Features
The following key features are supported by Skylight Flex 100 in release 23.09:
Device Infrastructure and Management Features
- SNMP (v2c, v3) agent and MIB support
- NETCONF support
- Configuration Save and Restore
- CLI (Console, SSH), multiple user privilege levels
- DHCP client - IPv4
- DNS client - IPv4
- Syslog client and relay agent – IPv4
- Configuration upgrade through TFTP or SFTP file transfer – IPv4 and IPv6
- IP authorized managers – IPv4
- Management RJ45 port 10M, 100M and 1G
- Auxiliary port 1G and 10G
- Traffic port 100G
- Jumbo frame support
- Auto-negotiation of speed and duplex modes
- Zero Touch Provisioning
- PM Telemetry
- Platform Monitor
Basic Layer 2 Ethernet Connectivity Features
- 802.3x flow control
- CPU rate limitation for storm protection
- Rate limiting
- Port mirroring
- 802.1Q Customer VLAN bridging functionality
- LLDP
- RMONv1 – statistics, history, alarm, event
- ACLs (Access Control Lists) – L2 (Ethernet header) for traffic filtering
- Link Aggregation (802.3ad)
Advanced Layer 2 Ethernet Switching Features
- 802.1Q Provider Bridge Functionality
- Ethernet CFM 802.1ag, Y.1731
- Basic E-LINE Ethernet Services creation
- VLAN translation support
- MEF 10.2 and 10.3 bandwidth regulator
- Layer 2 Flow Filtering based on multiple VLAN headers
- VLAN Header Re-marking in double tagged scenario
- E-LINE Ethernet Services – 2 TAG support
- Active Standby Link Protection using LAG (LACP)
- E-SAT – Y.1564
- Simple CIR Test
- Step Load CIR Test
- EIR Configuration Test
- Traffic Policing Test
- Frame Transfer Delay (FTD) values in microsecond precision for both SAC configuration and report
- Frame Delay Variations (FDV) values in microsecond precision for both SAC configuration and report
- Frame Loss Ratio (FLR) configuration in SAC profile is extended to support fractional value (example: 0.01%)
- Layer 1 and Layer 2 Flow configuration support
- Layer 2 standard frame format support, providing interoperability with third party loopback applications
- Maximum SLA session creation has been extended to 100 with ID ranges from 1 to 100; the maximum number of active/concurrent SAT sessions running in the system is 10
- L2CP frame transparency mode support
- Facility Loopback for SAT testing
- ETH-SLM and ETH-DMM
- ETH-CSF
Support in Release 23.09
Scalability Support
The following table contains the details of scalability tested in this release:
| Scalability Parameters | Scalability Value |
|---|---|
| Max number of CLI users on one device | 15 |
| Max number of simultaneous SSH/Telnet sessions | 8 |
| Max L2 Filter entries | 246 |
| Max L3 Filter entries | 256 |
| Max QoS Policy map | 512 |
| Max QoS Meters | 512 Note: Supported QoS Meter ID from 1 to 1,000. |
| Max Y.1564 services supported | 100 |
| Number of EVC Entries | 1000 |
| Number of MEPs supported in the system | Total UP MEP supported – 1000 Total Down MEP supported – 1000 Total UP MEP and Down MEP together supported - 1000 |
| PM-SLM / DMM | Total UP MEP supported – 1000 Each MEP supports up to 3 SLM Sessions and 3 DMM Sessions With 1000 MEP, 3000 SLM Sessions and 3000 DMM Sessions |
100GE Flex Supported Transceivers
The following table details the supported transceivers for this release:
Note: RS-FEC is not currently supported on Flex. Refer to the QSFP28 (Flex 100) and SFP28 (Flex 25) manufacturers datasheets for the maximum reach without RS-FEC.
| Transceiver Type | Product SKU | Auxiliary Port | Traffic Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| QSFP28, 100GBASE-SR4, 850nm, OM4: 100m | 7QM-000 | Not Applicable | Supported |
| QSFP28, 100GBASE-LR4, 1310nm, OSx: 10km | 7QN-000 | Not Applicable | Supported |
| QSFP28, 100GBASE-ER4, 1310nm, OSx: 40km | 7QP-000 | Not Applicable | Supported |
| SFP+, 10GBASE-SR, 850nm, OM3: 300m | 7SM-400 | Supported | Not Applicable |
| SFP+, 10GBASE-LR, 1310nm, OS2: 10km | 7SN-400 | Supported | Not Applicable |
| SFP, 1000BASE-SR, 850nm, 550m | 7SM-000 | Supported | Not Applicable |
| SFP, 1000BASE-LR, 1310nm, 10km | 7SN-000 | Supported | Not Applicable |
| SFP, 1000BASE-SX, 850nm, OM2: 550m | 7SM-100 | Supported | Not Applicable |
| SFP, 1000BASE-T, Cat 5: 100m | 7SV-000 | Supported | Not Applicable |
Operational Considerations
This section documents the operational considerations related to Skylight Flex 100 release 23.09.
Access Control List Considerations
The order of operation/matching of ACL rules is based on the order of the ACL configuration; a separate field/configuration to specify priority of the ACL is not supported.
ACLs associated with the port, when requiring modification, will have to be deleted and reconfigured with updated field value.
Addressed Issues
This section lists issues corrected in Skylight Flex 100 release 23.09.
SSH Cypher, MAC, Key Exchange are not aligned between port 22 and 830
This issue has been fixed.
Skylight Flex 100 presenting incorrect Object system ID
This issue has been fixed.
Three Tagged PNP Port is not supported in LAG scenarios
This issue has been fixed.
Segmentation fault occurs while using NETCONF to configure the system
This issue has been fixed.
Note: NETCONF feature should not be used in releases prior to Skylight Flex 23.09.
Skylight Flex 100 Release 23.09 Lifecycle
This section lists the planned lifecycle dates of this software release. See the table below outlining the following milestones:
| Milestone | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| General Availability | Date where the product is available for general field deployment for both new installations and upgrades. | 2023-09-12 |
| End of Security Support | Date where security patches will no longer be delivered for this release. Any correctives for security defects required after this date will be delivered using the next major release of the software. | Next Major Release |
| Last Time Buy / Last Time Ship | Date where this release can no longer be purchased from Accedian. | 2024-09-12 |
| End of Product Support | Date where functional patches will no longer be delivered for this release. Any correctives for functional defects required after this date will be delivered using the next major release of the software. | 2024-09-12 |
| End of Technical Support | Date where technical assistance is no longer available from the Accedian Technical Assistance Center for this release. | 2028-09-12 |
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