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Cisco TelePresence MPS

Software Release Notes

Software Version J4

D50490 revision 2.2

January 2015

Cisco TelePresence MPS J4 Software Release Notes

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY............................................................................................................ 6

SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR Cisco TelePresence MPS VERSION J4.7.1 .............................. 7

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 7 New Features.............................................................................................................................................. 7 Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ................................................................................. 7

Security............................................................................................................................................. 7 SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.7 ................................................ 8

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 8 New Features.............................................................................................................................................. 8 Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ................................................................................. 8

Hardware .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Known Limitations....................................................................................................................................... 9

TANDBERG...................................................................................................................................... 9 Polycom ...........................................................................................................................................10 RADVISION .................................................................................................................................... 11 Sony ............................................................................................................................................... 11 LifeSize ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Aethra ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Microsoft ......................................................................................................................................... 12

SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.6 .............................................. 13

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 13 New Features............................................................................................................................................ 13 Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ............................................................................... 13

Gateway ......................................................................................................................................... 13 System............................................................................................................................................ 13 Web ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Conferencing .................................................................................................................................. 14 Audio............................................................................................................................................... 14 Video............................................................................................................................................... 15 Network .......................................................................................................................................... 15

Known Limitations..................................................................................................................................... 16 TANDBERG.................................................................................................................................... 16 Polycom .......................................................................................................................................... 17 RADVISION .................................................................................................................................... 18 Sony ............................................................................................................................................... 18 LifeSize ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Aethra ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Microsoft ......................................................................................................................................... 19


Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 20 New Features............................................................................................................................................ 20

Security........................................................................................................................................... 20 Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ............................................................................... 23

System............................................................................................................................................ 23 Gateway ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Web ................................................................................................................................................ 24 SIP .................................................................................................................................................. 25 Inter-Op .......................................................................................................................................... 25


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Phonebook ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Conferencing .................................................................................................................................. 26 H.239 .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Network .......................................................................................................................................... 26 H.243 .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Security........................................................................................................................................... 26

Known Limitations..................................................................................................................................... 27 TANDBERG.................................................................................................................................... 27 Polycom .......................................................................................................................................... 28 RADVISION .................................................................................................................................... 29 Sony ............................................................................................................................................... 29 LifeSize ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Aethra ............................................................................................................................................. 30

SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.3.2 ........................................... 31


Video............................................................................................................................................... 31 System............................................................................................................................................ 31

SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.3.1 ........................................... 32


Conferencing .................................................................................................................................. 32 System............................................................................................................................................ 32 Video............................................................................................................................................... 32

SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.3 .............................................. 33 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 33 New Features............................................................................................................................................ 33 Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ............................................................................... 33

Gateway ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Conferencing .................................................................................................................................. 33 Video............................................................................................................................................... 34 Audio............................................................................................................................................... 34 Network .......................................................................................................................................... 34 System............................................................................................................................................ 34

Known Limitations..................................................................................................................................... 35 TANDBERG.................................................................................................................................... 35 Polycom .......................................................................................................................................... 36 RADVISION .................................................................................................................................... 37 Sony ............................................................................................................................................... 37 LifeSize ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Aethra ............................................................................................................................................. 38



Video............................................................................................................................................... 39 Security........................................................................................................................................... 40 Network .......................................................................................................................................... 41

Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ............................................................................... 41 Gateway ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Conferencing .................................................................................................................................. 41 Video............................................................................................................................................... 41 Web ................................................................................................................................................ 42 System............................................................................................................................................ 45


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Known Limitations..................................................................................................................................... 47 TANDBERG.................................................................................................................................... 47 Codian ............................................................................................................................................ 48 Polycom .......................................................................................................................................... 48 RADVISION .................................................................................................................................... 49 Sony ............................................................................................................................................... 50 LifeSize ........................................................................................................................................... 50 Aethra ............................................................................................................................................. 51



Security........................................................................................................................................... 52 Management................................................................................................................................... 52

Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ............................................................................... 53 Video............................................................................................................................................... 53 Web ................................................................................................................................................ 53 Audio............................................................................................................................................... 54 SIP .................................................................................................................................................. 54 H.323 .............................................................................................................................................. 54 H.239 .............................................................................................................................................. 54 H.243 Cascade ............................................................................................................................... 55 System............................................................................................................................................ 55 Inter-op ........................................................................................................................................... 55

Known Limitations..................................................................................................................................... 56 TANDBERG.................................................................................................................................... 56 Codian ............................................................................................................................................ 56 Polycom .......................................................................................................................................... 57 RADVISION .................................................................................................................................... 58 Sony ............................................................................................................................................... 58 LifeSize ........................................................................................................................................... 59 Aethra ............................................................................................................................................. 59



Video............................................................................................................................................... 60 Usability .......................................................................................................................................... 61 IP Networking ................................................................................................................................. 62 H.323 .............................................................................................................................................. 62 SIP .................................................................................................................................................. 63 Conferencing .................................................................................................................................. 64 Management................................................................................................................................... 67

Supplemental Notes ................................................................................................................................. 69 Software Files ................................................................................................................................. 69 Getting the Software ....................................................................................................................... 69 Installation....................................................................................................................................... 69 References ..................................................................................................................................... 70

Changes and Improvements since Previous Version ............................................................................... 71 Video............................................................................................................................................... 71 Web ................................................................................................................................................ 71 Audio............................................................................................................................................... 71 Networks......................................................................................................................................... 71 System............................................................................................................................................ 72

Known Limitations..................................................................................................................................... 73 TANDBERG.................................................................................................................................... 73 Codian ............................................................................................................................................ 73 Polycom .......................................................................................................................................... 74 RADVISION .................................................................................................................................... 75 Sony ............................................................................................................................................... 75


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LifeSize ........................................................................................................................................... 75 Aethra ............................................................................................................................................. 76

Interoperability Testing.............................................................................................................................. 76 Gatekeepers/Traversal Servers ..................................................................................................... 76 SIP Registrars/Proxies ................................................................................................................... 77 Gateway Interoperability ................................................................................................................. 77 MCU Interoperability ....................................................................................................................... 77 Streaming Servers .......................................................................................................................... 77 Endpoint Interoperability ................................................................................................................. 77

DISCLAIMERS AND NOTICES ............................................................................................................... 78


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DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

Revision 2.2 Release of J4.7.2 Minor Release

Revision 2.1 Release of J4.7.1 Minor Release

Revision 2.0 Release of J4.7 Minor Release


Revision 1.8 Added API command example and corrected Known Limitations section


Revision 1.6 Release of J4.3.2 Limited Release


Revision 1.4 Release of J4.3 Minor Release (all changes in J4.2.1 are included in the J4.3 release)




Corrected Session Timeout to minutes as opposed to seconds for software version J4.0

Corrected Known Limitations section for software version J4.0

Revision 1.0 Release of J4.0, Initial Version


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SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR Cisco TelePresence MPS VERSION J4.7.2

Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the Cisco TelePresence MPS software version J4.7.2 released in January 2015.

New Features

J4.7.2 is a maintenance release only and does not include any new features or functionality when compared to J4.7.1

Changes and Improvements since Previous Version

Web Encryption Settings After upgrade to J4.7.1 from J4.7, the encryption settings were missing for MPS conferences in web GUI. For more information, please see defect CSCus04052. System Encrypted Calls Removed facility to be able to place encrypted calls with non-crypto version of software.


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SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR Cisco TelePresence MPS VERSION J4.7.1

Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the Cisco TelePresence MPS software version J4.7.1 released in October 2014.

New Features

J4.7.1 is a maintenance release only and does not include any new features or functionality when compared to J4.7.


Security

OpenSSL vulnerability

Updated OpenSSL version to address SSL/TLS MITM vulnerability (CVE-2014-0224). For more information, please see defect CSCup97727.


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SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.7

Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.7 released on 18 April 2012.

New Features

J4.7 is a maintenance release only and does not include any new features or functionality when compared to J4.6.


Hardware

Front LCD Panel

Updated LCD Loader application to support new version of front LCD panel. Menu lockups on panel would occur when using new LCD panel with older software versions.


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Known Limitations

The following known limitations exist within the J4.7 software release.

TANDBERG

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

44787 TANDBERG Movi version 1.0 software version 2.45.1.3

Voice Switching calls with the MPS may cause poor video during voice switches. This is due to the lack of support for the RTCP fast update mechanism on Movi. To resolve this issue, disable Optimal Voice Switching on the MPS conference.

N/A TANDBERG MXP version F5.2 Due to changes in the Fast Update mechanisms within the J4.x software, SIP calls will not be supported between J4.x software and F5.2 or previous versions. F5.3 and later will be supported.

49876 TANDBERG MPS software version J4.0, J4.1, J4.2, J4.3 and J4.5

It has been observed in rare occasions that the video text may show a pulsing effect when set to ‘On.’

51397 TANDBERG MPS software version J4.2, J4.3 and J4.5

The Encoder Selection Policy does not work as expected when Optimal Voice Switching is enabled and the Layout is set to Auto.


It has been observed that a high number of encrypted SIP calls may cause an unexpected restart. Encrypted SIP calls is a Beta feature, and you should not run with Encrypted SIP calls in a production environment, it has limited support and is for evaluation and testing use only.

51414 TANDBERG MPS software version J4.3 and J4.5

Calling through an MPS GW using encryption connecting to an MPS MCU Single Number Dial In may result in no audio or video. During this time however you may connect to a conference or create a new conference by entering the conference ID or pressing #.

72204 TANDBERG MPS all software versions

If text fields within Conference Templates (Name, Billing Code, Password) are saved with data in them, it is not possible to delete this data when creating a conference using this template. The data can be changed, it just cannot be left blank or it will be used.


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Polycom

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

32750 Polycom MGC version 8.0.0.27 MPS MCU calls may connect as secondary on H.323 calls if the MGC has H.239 enabled.

N/A Polycom MGC version 8.0.0.27 H.239 does not currently work in cascaded conferences between the MPS and MGC.

N/A Polycom MGC version 8.0.0.27 H264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS otherwise the MPS will connect as secondary. This issue has been reported to Polycom.

N/A Polycom VSX version 8.5.3

Polycom HDX version 1.0.2-354

H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS MCU and gateway otherwise the VSX and HDX will only transmit H.263 video on H.320 calls. This issue has been reported to Polycom.

44225 Polycom VSX version 8.5.3


The VSX and HDX will only transmit H.263 when it is receiving H.263 from the MPS.



The VSX and HDX do not transmit H.264 to the MPS on SIP calls.



Poor video can occur on H.263 SIP calls with the VSX and HDX.

44228 Polycom VSX version 8.5.3 The VSX is unable to transmit H.239 through the MPS gateway after it has received it. It is able to overtake the H.239 stream while receiving it and it is able to send H.239 if it has not yet received it.

43972 Polycom HDX version 1.0.2-354 The HDX transmits 2SIF video through the MPS gateway to an F6.0 MXP which the gateway does not understand. This results in no video. This will be corrected in a future software release.

46568 Polycom HDX version 1.0.2-354 MXP ISDN calls at 1152k and 1472k through the MPS gateway to an H.323 HDX result in no audio or video in either direction.

N/A Polycom FX/EX version 6.0.5 H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS MCU and gateway otherwise the FX will only transmit H.263 video. This issue has been reported to Polycom.

44700 Polycom FX/EX version 6.0.5 FECC is not possible from an F6 MXP H.323 to the FX ISDN until the FX has initiated FECC first.

44228 Polycom PVX version 8.0.2.0235 The PVX is unable to transmit H.239 through the MPS gateway after a received stream has been terminated. PVX is able to overtake the H.239 stream while receiving it and it is able to send H.239 if it has not yet received it.

N/A Polycom IPower version 6.2.0.1208 Encryption does not work correctly through the MPS gateway when the IPower is the H.323 side of the call.


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Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

44914 Polycom IPower version 6.2.0.1208 H.323 calls through the MPS gateway at 768k and above may cause the IPower to lockup which requires a restart to correct.

RADVISION

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

N/A RADVISION ViaIP Gateway version 5.0.0.0.22

H264RCDO must be disabled otherwise only H.263 video is possible. This issue has been reported to RADVISION.

N/A RADVISION Scopia MCU version 5.1.1.0.6

The Scopia does not transmit video to the MPS when encryption is enabled.

42720 RADVISION Scopia MCU version 5.1.1.0.6

H.239 does not currently work in cascaded conferences between the MPS and Scopia.

N/A RADVISION ViaIP MCU version 4.2.10

Encryption does not work correctly through the MPS gateway when set to Transparent. When set to Independent, encryption works correctly.

Sony

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

44307 Sony PCS-1 version 3.30 The PCS-1 will not transmit video through the MPS gateway on ISDN at 64k.

N/A Sony PCS-1 version 3.30 H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS for H.323 calls otherwise the PCS-1 will only transmit H.263. This issue has been reported to Sony.

44307 Sony TL-50 version 2.31 The TL-50 will not transmit video through the MPS gateway on ISDN at 64k.

N/A Sony TL-50 version 2.31 H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS for H.323 calls otherwise the TL-50 will only transmit H.263. This issue has been reported to Sony.

LifeSize

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

N/A Lifesize Room version 2.6.0(14) H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS gateway otherwise the Lifesize will not receive video. This issue has been reported to LifeSize

N/A Lifesize Room version 2.6.0(14) The Lifesize only supports 64k audio so video is not possible in 64k calls.

43972 Lifesize Room version 2.6.0(14) The MPS gateway does not understand the Lifesize video resolutions and therefore will not allow video to pass through to the ISDN side of the call.


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Aethra

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

44546 Aethra Vega Star Silver version 6.0.49

FECC is not possible in MPS gateway calls where the Aethra is the H.320 side of the call.

N/A Aethra Vega Star Silver version 6.0.49

H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS gateway otherwise the Aethra will only transmit H.263. This issue has been reported to Aethra.


FECC does not work when an F6 MXP on ISDN calls through the MPS gateway to the Aethra on H.323.


An F6 MXP is unable to use FECC when the Aethra on H.323 calls through the MPS gateway to the MXP on ISDN.


The Aethra is unable to receive H.239 through the MPS gateway when it is the H.323 side of the call.


The Aethra does not receive video through the MPS gateway at call rates of 1152k and 1472k.

Microsoft

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

79780 Microsoft LCS and OCS MPS GW calls with LCS and OCS clients will result in no video due to the client rejecting H.263 RTP video packets when the SRC FORMAT is set to 0.


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Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.6 released on 16 March 2011.

New Features



Gateway

URI Dialing

The MPS Gateway will now strip the domain portion of a URI dialed call before attempting to dial the ISDN number. In previous releases the entire URI would have been sent to the ISDN switch to be called [Ref. 68686].

System

Password Reset

Corrected an issue where using the “pwrec” password reset on the serial port may have caused the password file to become corrupted. When this occurred, access to the system using the new password was denied. The system will now allow resetting of the password without corrupting the file [Ref. 64191].

Note: “pwrec” can only be accessed via the serial port for the first 60 seconds after startup. The password cannot be changed within the first 24 hours after enabling security level 1 or 2. Strict password may also apply if enabled on the system.

Web

Phonebook Characters

It is now possible to use the ”&” symbol within phonebook entries. In previous releases this character was rejected as illegal even though it was not listed in the popup error [Ref. 60184].

Network Profiles

The MPS no longer shows Call Suffix as a valid option on the MCU Configuration > Network Profiles page. In previous releases this was listed with no editable fields below it as it was not a valid option on the MPS [Ref. 63940].


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Conferencing

Default Call Type

It is now possible to set H.323 as the default call type for MCU calls. This allows the system to call as H.323 even if H.320 network is available and the called number is numeric. In previous releases the MPS would choose H.320 networks if available and the called number was numeric. This setting is available via the API using the following command [Ref. 34397].

xConfiguration MCU AutoCallTypeH323: <On/Off>

On = H.323 will be default call type

Off = Current behaviour where H.320 will be used if available

Wrong Password sound

The MPS will now play the Wrong Password audio file as well as present the Wrong Password poster when an incorrect conference password has been entered. In previous releases only the poster was presented, the audio file was never played [Ref. 40841].

Ad-hoc Conference Settings

Corrected an issue where the MPS would set Secondary Rate to Off on ad-hoc conferences even though the appropriate template used had it set to On [Ref. 66779].

AVO Resource Leak

Corrected an issue where the MPS would lose 1 AVO resource each time a call connected via the Single Number Dial In and then moved into a Static conference. This led to AVO resource errors when trying to add participants to calls when there were available resources for the call [Ref. 71243].

Single Participant Notification

It is now possible to disable the visual and audible notification when only 1 participant is in a conference. When disabled the MPS will transmit the video it is receiving but will not loop audio. This setting is available via the API using the following API command [Ref. 42799].

xConfiguration MCU OnlyParticipantPoster: <On/Off>

On = The MPS will play sound and send poster

Off = The MPS will loop video back but not audio

Disconnecting Telephone Calls

The MPS will no longer terminate telephone only calls that were initiated as video. In previous releases, if the MPS initiated the call as Video yet only connected as Telephone, it would disconnect the call after 3 minutes. We now correctly identify the audio only capabilities and release the video resources leaving the call connected as telephone [Ref. 80328].

Audio

Disable AAC-LD Audio

It is now possible to disable AAC-LD audio for MCU calls. This is available through the API using the following command [Ref. 75067].

xConfiguration MCU AAC-LD: <On/Off>

On = The MPS will allow the use of AAC-LD audio

Off = The MPS will not allow the use of AAC-LD audio


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AAC-LD Resiliency

Improved audio decoding of AAC-LD where certain bit error conditions may have led to an unexpected restart [Ref. 64412 & 72706].

Video

QCIF Video Scaling

Corrected an issue where the MPS may have scaled QCIF video incorrectly within a Continuous Presence layout causing a cascaded video effect [Ref. 66321].

Freezing Video from Legacy Endpoints

Corrected an issue where video would freeze every few seconds from legacy systems that did not correctly update NTP timestamps within its RTP stream [Ref. 71931].

Invalid H.239 Video

Corrected an issue where the MPS may have attempted to send H.239 video as H.264 and XGA even though this is not a supported format for the MPS. This would result in an unexpected restart [Ref. 72165].

H.264 Resiliency

Improved the resiliency within the H.264 decoder to prevent possible memory overwrites that may have led to unexpected restarts [Ref. 77965].

Improved Conference Selfview Off Resource Mechanisms

Improved the resource logic within the Conference Selfview Off feature to reduce the risk of unexpected restarts due to invalid pointers [Ref. 63428].

ISDN Buffer Leak

Corrected an issue where corrupted ISDN video data may have led to a buffer leak resulting in an unexpected restart [Ref. 74142].

H.264 Capability

The MPS will no longer remove the H.264 capability from its capset for calls above 768k. Now it will be presented with a maximum rate of 921.6k. In previous releases the exclusion of this may have resulted in no video for endpoints that did not support H.261 or H.263 [Ref. 57544].

Network

IP Conflict Indication

The MPS will now show an alert if there is or has been an IP conflict on one of its Media cards. This alert is shown as a Yellow circle for the specific Media card instead of the normal Green check mark. This alert is shown within the Status window on the Main Overview page as well the Media Board IP page under System Status [Ref. 44710].

IPv6 Setting

The IPv6 setting has been removed from the System Configuration > IP > IP Protocol list. The current allowable settings are now IPv4 and Both. If IPv6 is required, the Both setting will function as before [Ref. 70822].


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Illegal H.323 Ports

Corrected an issue where the MPS may have attempted to use H.323 ports outside of its allowed range. This has been corrected and the MPS will now only use the H.323 port range listed within the documentation [Ref. 69070].

Known Limitations


TANDBERG

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations













If text fields within Conference Templates (Name, Billing Code, Password) are saved with data in them, it is not possible to delete this data when creating a conference using this template. The data can be changed, it just cannot be left blank or it will be used.


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Polycom

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Equipment

Limitations


RADVISION

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations








Encryption does not work correctly through the MPS gateway when set to Transparent. When set to Independent, encryption works correctly.

Sony

Ref. ID

Equipment

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LifeSize

Ref. ID

Equipment

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Aethra

Ref. ID

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Microsoft

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

79780 Microsoft LCS and OCS MPS GW calls with LCS and OCS clients will result in no video due to the client rejecting H.263 RTP video packets when the SRC FORMAT is set to 0.


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Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.5 released on 24 March 2009.

New Features

Security

Strict Password

With software release J4.5, the TANDBERG MPS now supports the enforcement of strict passwords. When enabled the system password must meet the following requirements:

Password must be a minimum of 15 characters

Password must have a minimum of 2 lower case, 2 upper case, 2 numeric and 2 special characters

Password must not contain 3 repeating characters

Password must not be the same as any of the last 10 used on the system

To enable this feature use the following API command:

xConfiguration StrictPassword: <On/Off>

Note: Default setting is ‘Off’ which allows any password to be used.

Availability Available on all MPS MCU and GW configurations

Restrictions Password must meet strict criteria before it can be enabled

Legacy Encryption Mode

It is now possible to disable the use of SSL when using HTTPS on the MPS. When enabled, the system will use TLSv1 for all HTTPS connections. If no valid x.509 certificate has been uploaded then HTTPS will be disabled and an error message will be printed to the system event log.


xConfiguration Security DisableLegacyEncryption: <On/Off>

Note: Default setting is ‘Off’ which allows SSL to be used


Restrictions A valid x.509 certificate must be uploaded when enabled or HTTPS will be disabled


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Security Level

The TANDBERG MPS now supports 3 security levels. When the level is set to 0, the system will operate as previous software versions.

When the level is set to 1, the following will be enforced:

System password may only be changed once every 24 hours

3 failed login attempts on any interface will lock future logins to the entire system for 30 minutes

When the level is set to 2, the following will be enforced:

All normal access to the MPS web pages will be rejected. Only access to the XML pages will be allowed. This allows TMS or other management applications access.

All connections to the MPS will automatically time out every 15 minutes requiring a new login


xConfiguration Security Level: <0, 1 or 2>

Note: Default setting is ‘0’ which allows full system access


Restrictions System restart required to ensure all security measures are enfoced

Password cannot be changed for 24 hours after enabling level 1 or 2

Deny Root Access

It is now possible to deny root access to the MPS if desired.


xConfiguration Systemunit RemoteRoot: <On/Off>

Note: Default setting is ‘On’ which allows full system access


Restrictions None

API Login Failure

The MPS will now lock API access for 30 minutes after 3 failed login attempts via Serial, SSH or Telnet. Access to the system will still be allowed via HTTP/HTTPS if enabled. The lockout only affects the account specified in the failed logins such as root or admin.

Note: This feature is always active and cannot be disabled


Restrictions Feature cannot be disabled and only account specified in login is locked for 30 minutes


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Login Banner

It is now possible to create a login banner on the MPS. This banner will be presented to all users upon login to Serial/SSH/Telnet/HTTP/HTTPS. To enable this feature a text file containing the login text must be uploaded to the MPS file system. This text file must not contain any blank lines and must be uploaded to /tandberg/etc with the file name issue.net

Note: Access to the MPS root account is necessary and it is recommended that you use a Linux text editor to create the banner file


Restrictions Text file must not contain blank lines and must be named issue.net

Security Log

The MPS now supports security logging. When enabled the following events will be logged to a security log file:

Security Events

Failed password attempts

Successful logins

Software upgrades

System restart requests

Configuration Events

System name changes

Option key changes

IP protocol and address changes

Strict password setting changes

External Manager protocol changes

SNMP changes

H323 Gatekeeper changes

System password changes

Services enabled or disabled (HTTP/HTTPS/Telnet/SSH)

Security level changes

Security log setting changes


xConfiguration SecurityLog Mode: <On/Off>

Note: Default setting is Off. The security log file can be accessed through the MPS web interface at http://x.x.x.x/securitylog or https://x.x.x.x/securitylog or via Serial, Telnet or SSH at /var/log/messages while logged in as root. Older log files are stored within the /tandberg/log/save folder using message.x filenames (where x is a rotating number between 0 and 9).


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System

Memory Overwrite

Corrected an issue where video memory may have been overwritten causing an unexpected restart [Ref. 50894].

Password Reset

Corrected an issue where using the “pwrec” password reset on the serial port may have caused the password file to become corrupted. When this occurred, access to the system using the new password was denied. The system will now allow resetting of the password without corrupting the file [Ref. 51391].

Note: “pwrec” can only be accessed via the serial port for the first 60 seconds after startup. The password cannot be changed within the first 24 hours after enabling security level 1 or 2. Strict password may also apply if enabled on the system.

H.224 Buffer

Corrected an issue where a memory leak within the H.224 buffer system may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. 54797].

H.323 Valid Connection Test

The MPS system will now test for valid connections in H323 calls to prevent an unexpected restart [Ref. 53676].

Additive Registrations

Corrected an issue where the MPS may have tried unregistering an alias that was not yet registered. This may have caused other active calls running at the time to disconnect [Ref. 55227].

Encrypted H.320 Calls

Corrected an issue that may have caused an unexpected restart under high load when H.320 sites used encryption [Ref. 52843].

Personal Conference Dial Out

In previous versions of software the MPS would fail to connect any dial out sites if the number of sites was greater than the configured conference limit. This has now been corrected and the MPS will dial out and connect sites up to the conference limit before failing on the remaining sites that exceed this limit [Ref. 56757].

H.243 Disconnect

Corrected an issue where a site disconnecting from a personal conference may have caused all sites in that conference to disconnect due to an error within the H.243 mechanism [Ref. 57278].

H.239 Overtake

Corrected an issue where an unexpected restart may have occurred if the floor holder in a conference was sending H.239 and another site in the conference attempted to overtake the dual streams using Duo Video [Ref. 60461].


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Invalid JPEG Welcome Slide

Corrected an issue where an invalid JPEG image uploaded as the Welcome Slide may have caused an unexpected restart. The system will now verify the image is valid upon upload [Ref. 53787].

HTTP/HTTPS Pointer

Corrected an issue where the MPS web server may have called an invalid pointer which may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. 58704].

Gateway

FECC

Corrected an issue where FECC was only possible on the first active call through the MPS GW [Ref. 53528].

Incoming V.35 Calls

Corrected an issue which prevented incoming V.35 calls from connecting to the GW which would cause them to be disconnected [Ref.54032].

H.264 Video Error

Corrected an issue in the H.264 video encoder which may have prevented video from being sent on the H.323 side of a gateway video call from a Codian ISDN GW [Ref. 55039].

Gateway Files Web Page

The Files web page within Gateway Configuration has been removed. Files for the Gateway can now only be uploaded under the System Configuration > Language page [Ref. 55994].

Invalid GW dialing Rule

The MPS will now check dialing rules as they are entered to verify they are valid. In previous releases it was possible to enter invalid rules which may have caused unexpected restarts when the rules were invoked [Ref. 54027].

Web

IPv6 Support for HTTP/HTTPS

It is now possible to access the MPS using HTTP or HTTPS over IPv6. In previous versions HTTP and HTTPS access was only possible using IPv4 [Ref. 55320].

V.35 Configuration Save Warning

With J4.5 software the MPS will now display an information popup after selecting Save stating that all conferences and gateway sessions must be ended for the changes to take affect [Ref. # 29663].


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Mouse Over Text

The MPS will no longer report cards as PRI when the mouse is placed over the Media, G703 or Serial V.35 card status indicators on the MPS Overview page [Ref. # 42482].

Removed Multiway Prefix Fields

The MPS web page no longer includes fields for configuring Multiway prefixes under MCU Configuration > Dial In Numbers. These configuration options are still available via the API using the following commands [Ref. # NA].

xConfiguration PrefixDialIn Gatekeeper H323Alias: ""

xConfiguration PrefixDialIn Gatekeeper H323EncryptedAlias: ""

SIP

BFCP Dual Stream

Corrected an issue that may have prevented a site from sending Dual Stream after it had already sent and stopped Dual Steam [Ref. # 52629].

SIP Ad-Hoc Resources

Corrected an issue where SIP ad-hoc video calls may have consumed 1 video and 1 telephone resource upon connection [Ref. # 54430].

Inter-Op

Sony DTMF Tones

Certain Sony endpoints would send both in-band and out of band DTMF tones resulting in duplicate tones when entering passwords and conference ID’s. The MPS will now ignore out of band DTMF tones from Sony endpoints and only use the audible in-band tones [Ref. # 49369].

Improved SIP Support

Improved inter-operability when connecting to SIP only endpoints by adding support for H.264 within the MPS initial capset as well as the initial poster phase. In previous versions only H.263 and H.261 was supported in these states which may have caused SIP only endpoints such as TANDBERG Movi to not receive video even after fully connecting to the intended conference [Ref. # 57850].

OCS 2007 R2

Changed message handling within SIP to always send Update messages as Re-Invite messages as OCS does not support Update [Ref. # 59099].

Phonebook

Upgrade Error

Corrected an issue where long phonebook names may have been truncated during a software upgrade leaving only the first 31 characters of the name intact [Ref. # 54256].

Invalid Characters

Corrected an issue where invalid characters in a Group Entry name may have caused the entire phonebook to not show. The MPS will now reject invalid characters in the name upon creation of the Group Entry [Ref. # 51194].


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Conferencing

Single Number Dial In

Corrected an issue where the Please Enter Conference ID sound may have been played too soon when calling into the Single Number Dial In feature on the MPS. This would result in sites only hearing the last part of the message [Ref. # 43366].

Flow Control Video Rates

The MPS will now use flow control to lower the incoming video rates for sites not shown at all within the CP window. The MPS will flow control to the original rates if that site becomes active within the CP window [Ref. # 59625].

H.239

Low Rate Encoder

Corrected an issue that may have caused a site that is sending Dual Steams to drop to the QCIF low rate encoder. This was caused by the lower video rate on the main channel while H.239 was active [Ref. # 53809].

Network

Quality of Service (QoS)

The MPS will now tag RTCP packets with the QoS values assigned to the corresponding RTP packets [Ref. # 62505].

H.243

Site Names

Corrected an issue where site names may have stopped working after an H.323 telephone site had connected to a conference [Ref. # 56586].

Security

Default HTTPS Certificate

The default x.509 certificate used for HTTPS connections has been updated. The new self signed certificate is valid until 02/25/2014 [Ref. # 61972].


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Known Limitations


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The MPS supports H.264 video up to 768k call rates. This may result in no video transmitted when calling endpoints that only support H.264 at call rates higher than 768k.



N/A TANDBERG MPS all software versions

It is not possible to log into an MPS over HTTP/HTTPS using IE7 or IE8 if a password has been set on the system and no system name has been defined. Logging in using IE6 or Firefox works fine.


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Encryption does not work correctly through the MPS gateway when set to Transparent. When set to Independent encryption works correctly.

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SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.3.2

Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.3.2 released on 23 September 2008.

New Features

J4.3.2 is a limited distribution, maintenance release only and does not include any new features or functionality when compared to J4.3.


Video

Flashing video while sites are connecting

Corrected an issue that could cause sites to receive flashing video while the MPS was connecting other sites into the same conference [Ref. 54218].

System

Telephone calls to Personal Conference

Corrected an issue where telephone calls into a Personal Conference may have always used resources from Media card 1 which could have caused an unexpected restart if no resources were available on that Media card [Ref. 52486].


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SOFTWARE RELEASE NOTES FOR TANDBERG MPS VERSION J4.3.1

Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.3.1 released on 14 August 2008.

New Features

J4.3.1 is a limited distribution, maintenance release only and does not include any new features or functionality when compared to J4.3.


Conferencing

Missing On Air indication

Corrected an issue where the MPS may not have signaled to an endpoint that it was on air after a voice switch. This signal is used by some endpoints to display an on air indication [Ref. 52943].

Duplicate On Air indication

Corrected an issue where the MPS may not have signaled to an endpoint that it was no longer on air after using the move site feature. This may have incorrectly led to 2 endpoints within a conference showing as on air [Ref. 50486].

System

Invalid pointer

Corrected an invalid pointer when using the Move Site feature with Conference Selfview Off and while Dual Video stream was active. This may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. 53362].

Video

Intermittent no video

Corrected an issue where running many simultaneous conferences may have caused an issue where the MPS would not receive video from some sites [Ref. 53780].


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Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.3 released on 16 June 2008.

New Features



Gateway

Poor quality H.239

Corrected an issue that resulted in poor H.239 quality from an H.323 endpoint to an H.320 endpoint during an MPS Gateway call due to a lower than expected video rate [Ref. # 50262].

Improved video changes

The MPS Gateway will now change video standards and resolutions quicker than in previous versions [Ref. 51757].

Conferencing

Layout locking

Improved the Layout Locking feature to allow usage for the CP image being sent to the Floor holder when the Floor holder is being sent in full screen mode [Ref. #49574].

Password rejected

Corrected an issue that may have caused a site to receive the Please Enter Password screen immediately followed by the Wrong Password screen when calling into a password protected conference [Ref. #45869].

CP Autoswitching

The MPS will now allow changing of the CP Autoswitching setting during active conferences. This will allow an administrator to disable, enable or change the frequency of the switching [Ref. #51350].

H.239 Cascade

Improved master/slave negotiation when cascading to a Codian MCU which caused H.239 to fail from the Codian. H.239 will now function correctly [Ref. #44707].


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Video

Video freezing

Corrected an issue where the floor holder in a CP conference with Conference Selfview set to Off would have received frozen video [Ref. # 50867].

Audio

Packet loss

Corrected an issue where audio packet loss may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. #50528].

Telephone calls

Corrected an issue where telephone calls spread out over many conferences may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. #50786].

Network

SIP BFCP

Corrected an issue where SIP BFCP (dual video streams) stopped working after upgrading to J4.2. This issue did not exist in J4.1 [Ref. #50078].

DNS

Improved DNS handling when a DNS lookup returns multiple IP addresses for a SIP server or H.323 Gatekeeper. The system will now attempt to register to each address returned in order until it has successfully registered [Ref. #51033].

System

H.323 Queue

Corrected an issue where the H.323 message queue could have become full in certain instances which may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. # 50145].

Additive Registration

Corrected an issue where the MPS would attempt to unregister a Personal Conference alias that had not yet been registered. This would occur when the Personal Conference was dialed and the site disconnected within the first 3 seconds of the connection. This caused other calls on the MPS to be disconnected [Ref. # 50206 and Ref. # 50250].

H.320 H.239

Corrected an issue where H.239 may have been rejected if H.263 was the video standard in use during an H.320 call [Ref. #39211].

H.323 clear out

Corrected an issue where some H.323 sites may have gotten stuck in a clear out state when constantly connecting and disconnecting a large number of calls [Ref. #50451].


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Empty media card ip address

Corrected an issue where a media card with an empty IP address would have caused a constant reboot [Ref. #51133].

Traffic shaping

Corrected an issue where a buffer overflow may have occurred if traffic shaping was enabled on the MPS which may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. #50507].

High load

Corrected an issue where an unexpected restart may have occurred under high load [Ref. #47575].

Invalid video encoder configuration

Corrected an issue where the video encoder may have attempted to encode a wide CP layout using a 4:3 video resolution which caused an unexpected restart [Ref. #51595].

Known Limitations


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It has been observed that the video text may show a pulsing effect when set to ‘On.’


The first V.35 site that connects to a conference may not receive the H.264 capability within the MPS capabilities exchange.


It has been observed in a few rare cases where the MPS will not receive video from some sites in a conference. The MPS will report this as Video Format Unknown.




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When attempting to connect telephone sites into 15 separate conferences, the site calling into conference 15 may get a busy tone. When in this state an unexpected restart may occur if one of the other sites is disconnected.


Far End Camera Control may not function correctly in MPS Gateway calls.

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49369 Sony PCS-1 version 3.31 and TL-50 version 2.31

DTMF tones from the Sony are registered twice.


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Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.2 released on 29 February 2008.

New Features

Video

NTSC Video Resolutions in Continuous Presence

With software release J4.2, the TANDBERG MPS now supports the encoding of NTSC video formats such as SIF and 4SIF when in continuous presence mode. In previous software versions the MPS would encode using CIF or 4CIF, leading to scaling and, in some cases, cropping of video when using NTSC- format systems. The MPS will automatically choose to send video using SIF or 4SIF when more than 50% of the connected systems are sending NTSC resolutions to the MPS otherwise CIF or 4CIF will be used. This feature may be disabled if desired using the following API command:

xConfiguration AllowNTSCCP: <On/Off>

Note: Default setting is ‘on’ which allows NTSC formats to be used.

Availability Available when using continuous presence layouts with 4:3 aspect ratio.

Restrictions AVO option is required for CP

New Continuous Presence Layout

The TANDBERG MPS now supports a new 2 Split Top-Bottom Continuous Presence (CP) layout. This new layout offers 2 large CP quadrants with 1 on top and the other on bottom.

Note: that the correct aspect ratio will be maintained when using this layout so image cropping on the top and bottom is to be expected in order to fill the entire screen area.

Availability Available on H.323, H.320 and SIP during CP conferences



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Security

Encryption Support within SIP

To ensure the security of SIP calls, J4.2 includes support of encryption for all SIP call control and media. The transport/call control channel will be encrypted using TLS with a key negotiated using the Diffie- Hellman key exchange method. All media is then encrypted using AES 128 bit encryption using SRTP.

Availability Available on all MPS MCU configurations.

Restrictions Requires TLS support within the SIP proxy.

SIP Transport Protocol must be set to TLS.

Secure Communications to a Management System

With software version J4.2, the MPS now supports secure HTTPS communications towards a management system, such as TMS. Included with this is a new Root Certificate upload area under ‘System Configuration’ > ‘Certificate Management’ as well as 2 new API commands. For configuring the protocol which is used for the External Manager, the below API command is used:

xConfiguration ExternalManager Protocol: <HTTP/HTTPS>

Note: Default setting is ‘HTTP’.

For configuring the system to verify the server certificate with the uploaded Root Certificate, the below API command is used:

xConfiguration HTTPS VerifyServerCertificate: <On/Off>

Note: Default setting is ‘Off’.

Root Certificate upload area:

Availability Available on all MPS MCU and Gateway configurations.

Restrictions Requires HTTPS support on management server.

When VerifyServerCertificate is set to On, a valid Root Certificate must be uploaded to the MPS.

For more information please refer to document D50520 TANDBERG Secure Management available at http://www.tandberg.com/


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Network

Microsoft OCS 2007 Support

J4.2 software supports integration with Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007. This allows an MPS to place and receive SIP calls with other devices registered to the OCS SIP cloud. This release also supports the ability for presence to be conveyed to the OCS and, therefore, reflected on the OCS clients that have those conferences added in the buddy list.

Availability Available on all MPS MCU configurations.

Restrictions MPS must be configured as a trusted host within OCS server.

Static routes must be added to OCS server pointing to MPS.

Presence is only available for Personal Conferences.


Gateway

New Configurable Call Rate

It is now possible to configure a maximum call rate of 320k within a gateway rule [Ref. # 43526].

Conferencing

Automatic Dial-out Verification

The MPS will now verify if SIP sites are already connected when a Personal Conference is started and is configured to automatically dial participants. This verification uses the SIP URI that is to be dialed and checks that against the specific conference and the waiting room. If the site is already connected the MPS will exclude that site when dialing out [Ref. # 49892].

Automatic Dial-out to Same Number

The MPS will now allow a Personal Conference to automatically dial out to a number that is already connected to a different conference. This will allow automated connections to audio conferencing bridges or similar devices where the same number may be dialed to reach different destinations [Ref. # 48334].

Video

Frozen Video in CP Calls

Corrected an issue where frozen video could occur during CP calls when using the Conference Selfview Off feature [Ref. # 50022].

Resolution and Format Changes while Downspeeding

Corrected an issue where the video format and resolution could have constantly changed when a site was downspeeding due to packet loss. The site will now downspeed normally without resolution changes [Ref. # 49451].


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Aspect Ratio Changes During Voice Switch

Corrected an issue where endpoints may have changed from 16:9 to 4:3 and then quickly back to 16:9 during a voice switch transition [Ref. # 49773].

QCIF Support for CP32 Layout

It is now possible for the MPS to encode the CP32 layout using QCIF. This may have caused an unexpected restart in previous versions of software [Ref. # 48197].

Color Shifting

Corrected an issue that may have caused some color shifting on certain colors in the outgoing video stream [Ref. # 49908].

Web

Removed Restart Button from Gateway Settings Page

The restart button has been removed from the Gateway Settings page as no restart is required when making changes on this page [Ref. # 41581].

PRI Configuration Save Warning

With J4.2 software the MPS will now display an information popup after selecting Save stating that all conferences and gateway sessions must be ended for the changes to take affect [Ref. # 29663].

In Picture Notification Removed

The In Picture icon on the Conference Monitoring page has now been removed for conferences that have Conference Selfview set to Off as it was inaccurate [Ref. # 32901].

QOS Configuration

The QOS Configuration page under System Configuration now lists the QOS settings for each of the 2 possible IP networks, Net 1 and Net 2 [Ref. # 36773].

H.320 Status Page

A new H.320 page has been added to the System Status. This page displays the current port H.320 clocking is derived from, the rate of the clock, the current state of the clock and the type of clock in use such as PRI, G703 or V.35 [Ref. # 38829].


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System Clock Port Configuration

The System Clock Port setting has been moved in J4.2. It can now be found under ‘System Configuration’ > ‘H.320.’ In previous versions this setting was located under ‘System Configuration’ > ‘Misc’ [Ref. # NA].

Multiway Settings

It is now possible to configure the Multiway prefixes used by the MPS via the ‘MCU Configuration’ > ‘Dial in Numbers’ page. Previously this was available via API only [Ref. # 42405].

Conference Names not Displayed Correctly

Corrected an issue where conference names may not have displayed correctly in certain languages such as Japanese [Ref. # 42481].

XML Page Help Text

The MPS web page now includes help text under ‘System Configuration’ > ‘XML’ stating the maximum size XML string allowed on the page as well as other means of uploading XML [Ref. # 42844].

Snapshot Unavailable Error

Corrected an issue where the MPS web page would show the ‘Optimal Voice Switch on, Snapshot Unavailable’ poster during H.320 calls. The MPS will now correctly display the conference snapshots [Ref. # 43125].

Static Conferences Save Button

The behavior has been changed for the ‘Save’ buttons under ‘MCU Configuration’ > ‘Dial In Numbers’ > ‘Static Conferences.’ Now clicking on either ‘Save’ button in this area will trigger a save for the entire section. In previous software versions each ‘Save’ button only triggered a save for the area above the button [Ref. # 48774].


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PRI Status Auto Refresh

The PRI Status page under ‘System Status’ > ‘PRI’ will now automatically refresh every 15 seconds. In previous software versions this page required a manual refresh [Ref. # 49415].

MCU Overview Refresh Button

Corrected an issue where the refresh button on the ‘MCU Overview’ page did not refresh the page when Auto-Refresh was disabled [Ref. # 45275].

Terminal List

Corrected an issue where the Terminal List did not show the connected sites even though this information was available via the API [Ref. # 41022].

Corrupted System Names Displayed

Corrected an issue where certain UTF-8 characters in site names were not shown correctly on the conference monitoring pages [Ref. # 36756].

V.35 Redial Button

Corrected an issue where selecting the Redial action button would fail to redial the site if it was originally dialed using IMUX suffixes such as #4#6 [Ref. # 48940].

Links to Dialog Sounds

Corrected an issue where clicking on any of the links for Dialog Sounds under ‘MCU Configuration’ > ‘Files,’ ‘Gateway Configuration’ > ‘Files’ or ‘System Configuration’ > ‘Language’ would cause a new browser window to be opened and fail to play the recorded sound. Now clicking on these links will play the sound file within the current browser window [Ref. # 41438].

Encryption Snapshot

Corrected an issue where the MPS would display the ‘Optimal Voice Switch on, Snapshot Unavailable’ poster even though encryption was enabled for the conference. The MPS will now correctly display the ‘Secure Call, Snapshot Unavailable’ poster [Ref. # 36706].

Gateway Dialing Rules

Improved the ‘Gateway Dialing Rules’ page to prevent incorrect rules from being created. The MPS will now highlight the rule in pink until all areas are correct at which time it will also allow you to select the ‘Add New’ button [Ref. # 40795].

Direct Ad-hoc Prefix

With J4.2 software the MPS will now only allow numerical digits to be entered into the ‘MCU Configuration’ > ‘Direct Ad-hoc Prefix’ fields [Ref. # 48196].

Certificate Upload

Improved the Certificate Upload mechanism to allow for an empty passphrase when the private key does not require a passphrase [Ref. # 48211].


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Certificate Upload Successful Restart Button

The MPS will now direct you to an Upload Successful page with a ‘Restart’ link after uploading a valid x.509 certificate and private key [Ref. # 48193].

Improved CapSet Window

The ‘CapSet’ link available from the participant details page now has a scroll bar and will dynamically resize itself for large cap sets [Ref. # 47805].

V.35 Firmware Upgrade

The ‘V.35 Firmware Upgrade’ page now has more information listed that should be read before clicking the ‘Install’ button [Ref. # 38976].

Encoder Selection Policy

Corrected the spelling of ‘Best Resolution within the Encoder Selection Policy’ setting. In previous versions this was listed as ‘BestResolution’ [Ref. # 45935].

Misaligned Button

Corrected the alignment of the ‘Back’ button within the ‘Dial In Configuration’ page of an active conference. This button is now shown on the left side of the screen instead of the middle [Ref. # 45936].

Site Details Page

The ‘Site Details’ page now includes IP address and port information for both audio and video for SIP participants. This information was only available for H.323 sites in previous software versions [Ref. # 43729].

System

Long Personal Conference Names

Corrected an issue where starting a Personal Conference with a name that exceeded 30 characters may have created a state where the system would fail to respond to calls or management access. The system will now truncate the name using the first 30 characters and then start the conference normally [Ref. # 49987].

V.35 Site Disconnect

Corrected an issue where disconnecting a V.35 site from the MPS may have caused reduced capabilities upon reconnect. In many cases this was observed as a loss of audio and no H.264 video [Ref. # 49879].

H.239

Corrected an issue where H.239 may have been stopped in a conference if a site from another conference overtook the H.239 stream in that conference [Ref. # 49775].


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Buffer Leak

Corrected an issue where an MPS configured with no default gateway on the media card may have caused an unexpected restart due to a buffer leak [Ref. # 49561].

Additive Registrations

The MPS will now additively register SIP Uri’s and H.323 ID’s as well as E.164 aliases for all active Personal Conferences and E.164 aliases for all active Direct Ad-hoc Conferences. In previous versions only E.164 Aliases were registered upon conference start. It is also now possible to disable this behavior so additive registration is not used. In this case only the prefixes will be registered to the gatekeeper through the API command ‘xConfiguration MCU AdditiveRegEnable: <On/Off>’ [Ref. # 46008].

H.243 Site Naming

Corrected an issue where H.243 site names may not have been cleared out after disconnect. This could have caused incorrect site names to be displayed for sites connected in other conferences [Ref. # 49085].

H.243 Buffer

Corrected an issue where in certain environments the H.243 buffer was insufficient in handling all H.243 messages and may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. # 47800].

Call Events

The MPS now includes a new ‘CallMovedFromReception’ event. This event will be sent to the management system, such as TANDBERG Management Suite (TMS), when a call is moved from the reception or waiting room and into the correct conference. This is valid for Personal Conferences, Single Number Dial In Conferences, Direct Ad-hoc Conferences as well as Static Conferences. The event will include details such as Call Reference and Conference Reference so the management system can identify which conference the site is connected to [Ref. # 45239].

ISDN NSF Codes

Corrected an issue where NSF codes were not presented in the call setup messages on software versions J4.0 and J4.1. The MPS will now send the configured NSF codes correctly [Ref. # 49042].

Gateway Capacity

Corrected an issue where only 5 gateway calls were possible per media card. This issue was only present in software versions J4.0 and J4.1. It is now possible to connect the correct amount of 10 gateway calls per media card [Ref. # 48528].

MCU Prefix

The MPS will now correctly register conference prefixes as MCU prefixes as opposed to gateway prefixes as it did in previous software versions [Ref. # 47138].

Upgrade Login

Corrected an issue where it was possible to login to an MPS without a password during a 3 second window after a software upgrade. This window was only present after the first reboot after an upgrade. The MPS will no longer allow this login without the correct password [Ref. # 46455].

Waiting Room

Corrected an issue where if the waiting room required the use of more than 1 media card then an unexpected restart could have occurred [Ref. # 47068].


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Personal Conference Names

The MPS will now include the names of Personal Conferences in the history.xml file. This will allow improved reporting for all past conferences from a management system such as TMS [Ref. # 41827].

Unknown SIP Calls

Corrected an issue where a SIP call to an unknown URI may have caused a Personal Conference to start [Ref. # 47769].

Known Limitations


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It has been observed that the video text may show a pulsing effect when set to ‘On.’


The first V.35 site that connects to a conference may not receive the H.264 capability within the MPS capabilities exchange.


Dialing into a new Personal Conference and then disconnecting within 3 seconds may cause other calls connected to the MPS to disconnect. This is caused by the system attempting to unregister the conference alias before it has been registered with the gatekeeper. This issue will be corrected in a future software release.

50262 TANDBERG MPS software version J4.2

When sending H.239 from an MPS MCU on H.323 through an MPS Gateway to an ISDN endpoint, reduced quality has been observed as well as slow transition times. This is due to an unusually low video rate for the H.239 stream from the MCU to the Gateway. This issue will be corrected in a future software release.


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44707 Codian MCU 4210 version 2.0(1.9) and 4505 version 2.0(1.9)

The Codian MCU is unable to transmit H.239 to the MPS. However, if a site connected to the MPS sends H.239 while the Codian is cascaded to the conference, H.239 will function as expected.

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DTMF tones from the Sony are registered twice.

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Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.1 released on 12 November 2007.

New Features

Security

X.509 HTTPS Certificates

With software release J4.1, the TANDBERG MPS now supports manual uploading and usage of X.509 certificates for the HTTPS management connection. This allows administrators to use certificates from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) allowing clients to connect securely without any certificate warnings.

Availability Available on MPS200 and MPS800 when HTTPS is enabled.

Restrictions Certificates must be in PEM file format.

A Passphrase must be used even when Private Key does not require it.

A restart is required for the new certificate to take affect.

Management

MCU Resource Availability Indicator (RAI)

With software release J4.1, the TANDBERG MPS now supports RAI signaling to a gatekeeper when configured as an MCU. In previous versions RAI was only available when configured as a Gateway. This is now supported when configured as a Gateway, MCU or combo MCU/Gateway. This allows an administrator to configure the load limit at which time the MPS will send an RAI to the gatekeeper. This allows a gatekeeper to route calls to another MPS, if present, when resources are exhausted. The MCU load limit setting is available via API only using the following command.

xConfiguration MCU LoadLimit: <0-100> (0-100 is % of load where RAI will be sent)

Availability Available on MCU and Combo MCU/Gateway units.

Restrictions MPS must be registered to a gatekeeper to use RAI.


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Video

Default Auto Video Format

With software release J4.1, the following video formats will be used when the conference Video Format is set to Auto and Continuous Presence is in use.

- 4:3 Aspect Ratio

o For call rates of 192k and below the MPS will prefer CIF (same as Motion setting)

o For call rates of 256k and above the MPS will prefer 4CIF (same as Sharpness setting)

- 16:9 Aspect Ratio

o For call rates of 384k and below the MPS will prefer w288p (same as Motion setting)

o For call rates of 512k and above the MPS will prefer w576p (same as Sharpness setting)

In previous versions the MPS would prefer the Sharpness resolutions (4CIF and w576p) at call rates of 256k and above [Ref. # 39503].

Video tearing with w288p

Corrected an issue where video tearing could occur within the MPS when receiving H.264 w288p video [Ref. # 45208].

Corrupted video to Movi clients

Corrected an issue that could result in the MPS sending corrupted video to Movi clients causing poor quality video [Ref. # 48041].

Fragmented RTP packets

Corrected an issue where fragmented RTP video packets may have caused unexpected restarts [Ref. # 47896].

HD Continuous Presence

The ‘HD Continuous Presence’ setting has been removed from the conference configuration page of the web interface [Ref. # 47572].

Web

Snapshot Unavailable posters

Updated the ‘Web Snapshot Disabled,’ ‘Secure Call’, and ‘Snapshot unavailable’ posters to the new style of posters introduced in J4.0 software. Previously these posters were the older style that were in J3 and older software versions [Ref. # 46987].

Spelling error

Corrected an error on the Call Participants web page where ‘Manual Manual Dialing’ was shown as opposed to ‘Manual Dialing’ [Ref. # 42388].

CP layouts shown as Auto

Corrected an issue where setting a conference template to use CP6 Wide or CP8+1 Wide would result in the template showing as Auto [Ref. # 47205].


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Phonebook buttons only work when web language is set for English

Corrected an issue where buttons on the Phonebook web page such as Add New Entry, Add New Group Entry and Delete did not work correctly when the web language was configured as anything other than English [Ref. # 46999].

Portions of web page still used English when configured for another language

Corrected an issue where certain aspects of the web pages would still show in English even when configured to use another language [Ref. # 47266].

Audio

AAC-LD resiliency

Improved audio decoding of AAC-LD when bit errors occur which may have led to an unexpected restart [Ref. # 46825].

SIP

No video after hold/resume

Corrected an issue where if the MPS was placed on hold and then the call was resumed, the MPS would stop sending video to that endpoint [Ref. # 43817].

SIP URI matching

With software version J4.1 the MPS will now only match the user name part of a SIP URI as opposed to the full user name and domain name that was used in previous versions of software [Ref. # 44836].

SIP Options messages

Corrected an issue where multiple incoming ‘OPTION’ messages from a SIP server may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. # 47618].

H.323

Multiway prefixes not updated

Corrected an issue where the Multiway prefixes would not be immediately registered to the gatekeeper once configured. Only after an un-registration and re-registration event or after a TTL expiration would these prefixes have been registered [Ref. # 43617].

Calls dialed by IP address through VCS fail to connect

Corrected an issue where H.323 calls dialed by IP address coming from a TANDBERG VCS would fail to connect [Ref. # 46711].

H.239

H.239 may fail

Corrected an issue where H.239 may fail through the MPS after a site starts sending and quickly stops sending dual streams before the video was transmitted over the connection [Ref. # 46535].


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H.243 Cascade

Large conference cascading

Improved the handling of H.243 messages that are generated during large cascaded conferences which may have caused an unexpected restart [Ref. # 46343].

System

Participant Identifier and Telephone Indication

Corrected an issue that prevented the Participant Identifier and Telephone Indication from functioning when Optimal Voice Switching was enabled and the Layout was set to Auto [Ref. # 43169].

Personal Conferences fail to start

Corrected an issue where Personal Conferences may have failed to start under certain circumstances [Ref. # 44709].

Calls stuck in a clear out state

Resolved an issue where calls may not have properly cleared out after dialing many sites in a large conference [Ref. # 45602].

Inconsistent system timers

Corrected an issue where inconsistencies within some lower level system timers may have caused unexpected restarts [Ref. # 43313].

Ad-hoc conferencing

Corrected an issue that prevented Ad-hoc conferences such as Single Number Dial In, Personal Conferences and Direct Ad-hoc from functioning when an MPS was configured with no AVO options [Ref. # 47482].

IP Downspeeding

Corrected an issue where an unexpected restart may have occurred if a large amount of connected endpoints reduced their call rate at the same time [Ref. # 47581].

Telephone calls

Corrected an issue where a large amount of telephone calls in a conference may have caused an unexpected restart due to an error in H.243 site naming [Ref. # 47800].

Inter-op

Polycom EX/FX AES encryption

Corrected an issue that prevented AES encryption from working from an MPS gateway to an H.323 EX and FX with software version 6.0.5 [Ref. # 44704].

H.239 with Polycom VSX

The MPS will no longer limit the video rate of a Polycom VSX due to the opening of the H.239 channel. The MPS will now allow the channel to be opened without limiting the main video channel [Ref. # 44966].


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Sony PCS-1/TL-50 static noise with AES encryption

Corrected an issue that would cause a loud static noise when AES was used through the MPS gateway [Ref. # 44704].

Aethra Vega Star Silver AES encryption

Corrected an issue where AES would not work correctly through the MPS gateway when the Aethra was the H.323 side of the call [Ref. # 44704].

Known Limitations


TANDBERG

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

48211 TANDBERG MPS version J4.1 When uploading X.509 certificates a passphrase must be used even if the Private Key does not require one. This Passphrase can be anything such as “test” or “password.”

48334 TANDBERG MPS version J4.0 and J4.1

When utilizing the Personal Conference automatic dial out mechanism, it is not possible to dial a number that is already connected in another conference.

47068 TANDBERG MPS version J4.0 and J4.1

Having many sites connected into the waiting room which causes the waiting room to be spread over 2 or more Media cards may cause an unexpected restart.




Codian

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations

44707 Codian MCU 4210 version 2.0(1.9) and 4505 version 2.0(1.9)



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Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations























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Equipment

Limitations



RADVISION

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations









Sony

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations






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Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations




Aethra

Ref. ID

Equipment

Limitations














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Introduction

These release notes describe the features and capabilities included in the TANDBERG MPS software version J4.0 released on 24 July 2007.

New Features

Video

Wide Resolutions

With software release J4, the TANDBERG MPS now supports the ability to receive w288p resolution in MCU calls using continuous presence or in voice switching calls not utilizing the Optimal Voice Switching feature. This resolution, available with H.264 and H.263+ video protocols, allows sites with widescreen cameras to be seen without the letterbox effect as in previous software versions.

Availability Available on H.323, H.320 and SIP

Restrictions None

H.264 RCDO

In addition to supporting baseline H.264, the MPS now includes support for Reduced Complexity Decoding Operation (RCDO). RCDO provides another evolutionary step within the H.264 video standard, allowing quality to be maintained while reducing the complexity needed to create the transmitted image. This feature can be enabled for the gateway and the MCU independently using the following commands.

xConfiguration MCU H264RCDO: On

xConfiguration Gateway H264RCDO: On


Restrictions Due to interoperability issues, RCDO is disabled by default.

CP layouts in 16:9 and 4:3

The MPS now supports all CP layouts in both a 16:9 and 4:3 layout. If all connected endpoints support 16:9 resolutions, the MPS will automatically send the selected CP layout in this format to provide the best possible experience for all connected systems. However, if all systems do not support 16:9 video formats, the MPS will revert to the standard 4:3 format to ensure all systems receive a valid video resolution.




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New Continuous Presence Layout

The TANDBERG MPS now supports a new 30+2 Continuous Presence (CP) layout. This new layout offers 2 large CP quadrants with 1 in each the upper left and upper right of the screen. 30 smaller quadrants fill the area in between and below the 2 larger quadrants. This layout is useful for large CP conferences where a large number of the connected sites must be shown simultaneously.



Usability

Optimal Definition Support in Gateway Calls

The TANDBERG MPS now supports all Optimal Definition (OD) resolutions, including High Definition (HD) resolutions, through the optional gateway feature. This allows H.320 and H.323 endpoints to communicate with each other using w720p, w576p, w448p, 400p and w288p resolutions, depending on the speed of the connected call.

Availability Available on H.323 and H.320 gateway calls

Restrictions Gateway option is required

w720p is only available under H.264; all other resolutions are available under H.264 and H.263+

Single Participant Notification

The MPS will now display a visual and play an audible notification to alert a single participant that they are the only participant in the conference when 1 site is connected in a conference. Telephone participants will receive only the only participant sound. Like all other pictures and sounds, these may be customized to suit an organizations needs. Uploading and deleting of custom pictures and sounds can be done via the MPS web page under ‘MCU Configuration’ > ‘Files’.

Availability Available on H323, H.320 and SIP

Restrictions Custom picture must be JPEG format with a maximum size of 352x288

Custom sound must be 16bit, 8Khz, mono audio file in .wav format

Custom Logo

The MPS now supports the ability to upload a custom logo to be displayed in the upper left hand corner of the outgoing video stream. This logo can be uploaded or deleted via the MPS web page under ‘MCU Configuration’ > ‘Files’.


Restrictions Custom picture must be JPEG format with a maximum size of 64x64

Not available during oVS conferences


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IP Networking

IPv6 support

The MPS now supports IPv6 as well as IPv4. It is possible to configure the MPS for IPv4 only, IPv6 only or both, with the configuration of the media cards automatically changing with the controller cards. This setting is available via the MPS web page under ‘System Configuration’ > ‘IP’ as well as API commands.

Availability Available for management, H.323 and SIP.

Restrictions IPv6 auto configuration only with no support for static addressing.

IPv6 support for SIP will not function in IPv4/IPv6 hybrid mode.

H.323

H.460 Firewall Traversal

J4 now supports the H.460.18 and H.460.19 standards-based firewall traversal, giving multi-vendor environments the ability to take full advantage of the secure firewall traversal methodology that has been proven successful by TANDBERG customer deployments. Previous support of Assent is also supported within the J4 software version.

Any Endpoint A

TGK TBC

MPS

H.460.18/.19 Endpoint C

Border /Firewall

Non-standard Expressway Communication

H.460.18/H.460.19 Standards- based Expressway

MPS

Availability Available on H.323

Restrictions None

H460.19 Multiplexed Media

Support for H.460.19 multiplexed media is also included in this release. This allows all media between the MPS and the H.460.18/19 server to use a finite number of ports (i.e. ports 2776 and 2777 UDP when used in conjunction with a TANDBERG Border Controller). When media traverses using H.460.19 multiplexed media, it will function similarly to media within an Assent traversal connection.

Availability Available on H.323

Restrictions None


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SIP

SIP Dual Streams

The TANDBERG MPS now supports the ability to send and receive Dual Streams over a SIP connection using the SIP Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP), RFC 4582. Support for BFCP will allow for the transmission and receipt of dual streams in multipoint calls and is automatically negotiated upon call connection.

Availability Available in MPS MCU calls only

Restrictions Not available on the MPS gateway

SIP Floor Control

J4 now offers floor control when using SIP. This allows SIP participants that also support this feature to request and release floor during conferences using the SIP Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP), RFC 4582. Please note that currently this feature is only supported on the TANDBERG MXP endpoint version F6.0 and newer.

Availability Available on SIP MPS MCU calls only

Restrictions Floor Control support is required on endpoints as well

Not available on the MPS gateway

SIP Early Media

J4 now supports SIP Early Media, RFC 3960. This allows for faster media setup times as well as DTMF tones to be sent during the setup process.



Cisco SIP Support

J4 now supports Cisco CallManager as a SIP proxy registrar. This includes support for escalation/de- escalation, call hold/call resume, unattended call transfer, attended call transfer and early media.




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Alcatel SIP support

J4 Now supports Alcatel as a SIP proxy registrar. This includes support for escalation/de-escalation, call hold/call resume, unattended call transfer and attended call transfer.



Conferencing

Direct Ad Hoc Conferences

J4 now includes a new ad hoc conference method, ‘Direct Ad Hoc Conferencing.’ This new method allows a user to dial a predefined H.323 prefix, followed by a unique conference number to create a new ad hoc conference on the MPS. All other users dialing the same prefix and number will be joined into this same conference. Up to 10 of these prefixes can be defined on the MPS, allowing an administrator to define which conference template each prefix will use. Please note that the MPS will register each of these prefixes with the gatekeeper.

Availability Available for H.323 conferencing only

Restrictions An H.323 gatekeeper is required to use this feature


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Automatic Dial Out on Personal Conferences

The MPS now includes the ability to automatically dial out to predefined sites upon the start of a Personal Conference. To support this feature there is now an ‘Edit Participants’ button within the Personal Conference configuration page. By clicking this button you will be shown a new page where sites can be added to the conference from the phone book or manually by entering the remote sites number. Once a user calls into the MPS and starts the Personal Conference, the MPS will dial out to all sites that have been added.

Availability Available for H.323, H.320 and SIP

Restrictions An H.323 gatekeeper is required for H.323 usage


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Single Number Dial In access to all conferences

It is now possible to access all types of conferences on the MPS via the Single Number Dial In, not just ad-hoc conferences as previously supported. Users may dial into the number assigned to the Single Number Dial In and, with the use of DTMF tones, enter the conference number they wish to access. Please note that is only possible to access all conference types with this method; users will only be able to create single number dial-in conferences via this method. Please also note that the conference numbers users will enter will be the configured E164 alias of that conference.


Restrictions It is not possible to create Static, Direct Ad Hoc or Personal Conferences

Requires E164 alias to be configured for each conferences that needs to be accessed

Waiting Room

J4 now includes a waiting room for all conferences. If a user dials into a conference that has not yet started, they will be placed into the waiting room until the conference is started. Upon conference start all participants in the waiting room will be moved into the conference. Please note that the Waiting Room Timer setting in the Single Number Dial In configuration dictates how long sites are allowed to stay connected to the waiting room, this value is adjustable from 1 to 60 minutes.


Restrictions None

Dynamic Port Allocation

The MPS will now dynamically allocate ports for all ad hoc conferences based on site connections. This allows an administrator to configure the conference templates with a higher number of participants without affecting static conferences or other ad hoc conferences. This is useful for allowing conferences to dynamically expand and contract without reserving un-needed resources throughout the entire conference.

Availability Available for all ad hoc conferences

Restrictions None

Additive Registration

The MPS will now use additive registrations when ad hoc conferences start. This allows the MPS to register the full conference number with the gatekeeper to ensure all future calls route to the correct MPS when multiple are available. Previously only the ad hoc prefix would be registered leaving the possibility for the gatekeeper to route new calls to another MPS if registered with the same prefix.

Availability Available for H.323

Restrictions An H.323 gatekeeper that supports additive registrations is required


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Management

Session Timeout

The MPS now has a configurable session timeout. This timeout applies to Telnet, SSH and Serial connections to the MPS and will disconnect the session if there is inactivity for the configured time. This setting is available via the API only and is set to 0 (no timeout) by default. Allowed values are from 0 to 65534 (in minutes). Please use the below command to set the desired timeout.

xConfiguration Session TimeOut: (0-65534)

Availability Available for Telnet, SSH and Serial connections only

Restrictions Not available for HTTP and HTTPS connections

Improved Layout Lock

J4 now offers an improved layout lock mechanism for locking sites into specific CP quadrants. Within J3.x software versions the layout lock offered only a numerical selection in which each number represented a specific quadrant. Now with J4 a graphical representation of the CP layout is offered for improved ease of use. The layout lock mechanism can be accessed via the MPS web page under the change tab on the conference monitoring page. By selecting the far left layout with no highlighted quadrants, the MPS will remove this site from the layout lock and return them to normal automatic layout selection.




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Improved Single Number Dial In and Personal Conference pages

J4 offers an improved dial-in configuration page that allows the configuration of all conference types on the same page including Single Number Dial In and Personal Conferences. The top of this page offers the ability to configure Single Number Dial In as well as create passwords for them. The bottom of the page offers a tabbed approach for configuring Static Conference numbers, Personal Conferences as well as Direct Ad Hoc Conferences.

Availability Available for H.323, H.320 and SIP configurations

Restrictions None

Configurable Web Refresh

It is now possible to configure the interval at which the MPS web pages will automatically refresh. This setting is configurable per web session is available on each web page that automatically refreshes. The default time is 5 seconds. The MPS MCU Overview page can be configured for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20 and 30 seconds. The MPS MCU conference monitoring pages can be configured for 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 seconds. When changed, this setting will hold while the current web session is open. Any new connections will open with the default 5 second refresh time. Please note that this setting is available on the MPS MCU overview page and each conference monitoring page.

Availability Available for MPS MCU HTTP and HTTPS connections

Restrictions The MPS gateway pages does not include this setting


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Show Active Participants

Within J4 the conference monitoring web pages will now only show 40 participants on the page at a time. By default the first 40 sites connected into the conference will be displayed. The other connected sites may be viewed by selecting the new Show menu and selecting which group of 40 you would like to view.

Availability Available on the MPS conference monitoring pages

Restrictions None

Language

With the release of J4, the MPS now supports the ability to change the language of the web pages. This allows an administrator to upload custom language files, thereby changing the language in which the web pages are displayed to virtually any language. Custom language files can be managed via the MPS web page under ‘System Configuration’ > ‘Language.’ Also available on this page is the ability to upload custom pictures and sounds specific to the language selection.

Availability Available on the MPS HTTP and HTTPS web pages

Restrictions None

Supplemental Notes

Software Files

The TANDBERG MPS may use 2 different software files. The correct software filenames are listed in the following table.

TANDBERG MPS Software Serial Number Range

All systems that support AES Encryption

s41000jxx.tar.gz All

All systems that do not support AES Encryption

s41001jxx.tar.gz All

Getting the Software

Customers should contact their TANDBERG maintenance provider for support and assistance with their TANDBERG products, including release keys and software files. Upgrading to J4.0 will require the full J4.0 tar.gz file and a release key specific to the TANDBERG MPS to be upgraded.

Installation

Installation of J4.0 software can be accomplished through the local LAN via HTTP or HTTPS.


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References

TANDBERG Website http://www.tandberg.com TANDBERG FTP Site http://ftp.tandberg.com

For all documentation, please see the TANDBERG Support Website at http://www.tandberg.com/support/documentation.php


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Video

Disable H.264

It is now possible to disable H.264 on the MPS at a system wide level. This setting is available through the API only and can be set for the MPS MCU and MPS gateway. The following commands are used to enable/disable H.264 on the MPS. Please note that disabling H.264 will also disable H.264RCDO. H.264 is set to On by default.

xConfiguration MCU H264: (On/Off)

xConfiguration Gateway H264: (On/Off)

QCIF video to TANDBERG Classic endpoints

Resolved an issue where an MPS MCU would send QCIF video when connected to a TANDBERG Classic endpoint through an MPS gateway. The MPS will now negotiate correctly.

Web

Phonebook

Corrected an issue where an invalid character in a phonebook entry could have caused the entire phonebook to not be shown from the MPS web page. The MPS will no longer allow the illegal characters to be entered.

Audio

Telephone Echo Cancellation

Added the ability to disable the ‘Telephone Echo Cancellation’ feature on the MPS gateway. This setting will allow an administrator to change the echo cancellation to ‘High,’ ‘Normal’ or ‘Off;’ by default this is set to Normal. This setting is available from the MPS Gateway Settings page or through the API by using the following command.

xConfiguration Gateway FarTlphEchoSupression: (Off/Normal/High)

Networks

Call Rates

It is now possible to configure the MPS gateway to allow for a maximum call rate of 1536k.

SIP URI

It is now possible to configure SIP URIs up to 60 characters.


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SIP RFCs

The following RFCs are supported within the J4.0 software release:

RFC 1889 RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-time Applications RFC 2190 RTP Payload Format for H.263 Video Streams RFC 2327 SDP: Session Description Protocol RFC 2396 Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax RFC 2429 RTP Payload Format for the 1998 Version of ITU-T Rec. H.263 Video (H.263+) RFC 2617 Digest Authentication RFC 2782 DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV) RFC 2833 RTP Payload for DTMF Digits, Telephony Tones and Telephony Signals RFC 2976 The SIP INFO Method RFC 3016 RTP Payload Format for MPEG-4 Audio/Visual Streams RFC 3047 RTP Payload Format for ITU-T Recommendation G.722.1 RFC 3261 SIP: Session Initiation Protocol RFC 3262 Reliability of Provisional Responses in SIP RFC 3263 Locating SIP Servers RFC 3264 An Offer/Answer Model with SDP RFC 3311 UPDATE method RFC 3420 Internet Media Type message/sipfrag RFC 3515 Refer method RFC 3550 RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications RFC 3581 Symmetric Response Routing RFC 3605 RTCP attribute in SDP RFC 3840 Indicating User Agent Capabilities in SIP RFC 3890 A Transport Independent Bandwidth Modifier for SDP RFC 3891 The SIP "Replaces" Header RFC 3892 Referred-By Mechanism RFC 3960 Early Media RFC 3984 RTP Payload Format for H.264 Video RFC 4028 Session Timers in SIP RFC 4145 TCP-Based Media Transport in the SDP RFC 4566 SDP: Session Description Protocol RFC 4574 The Session Description Protocol (SDP) Label Attribute RFC 4582 The Binary Floor Control Protocol RFC 4583 Format for Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) Streams RFC 4585 Extended RTP Profile for RTCP-Based Feedback RFC 4587 RTP Payload Format for H.261 Video Streams RFC 4629 RTP Payload Format for ITU-T Rec. H.263 Video RFC 4796 The Session Description Protocol (SDP) Content Attribute draft-ietf-xcon-bfcp-connection-04.txt draft-levin-mmusic-xml-media-control-03.txt draft-ietf-sipping-cc-transfer-06.txt draft-kristensen-avt-rtp-h264-extension-00.txt

System

Large conference disconnects

Resolved an issue where selecting Disconnect All on 100+ site conferences may have caused an unexpected restart.


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Known Limitations


TANDBERG

Equipment

Limitations

TANDBERG Movi version 1.0 software version 2.45.1.3


TANDBERG MXP version F5.2 Due to changes in the Fast Update mechanisms within the J4.0 software, SIP calls will not be supported between J4.0 software and F5.2 or previous versions. F5.3 and later will be supported.

TANDBERG MPS version J4.0 Participant Identifier and Telephone Indication do not function when Optimal Voice Switch is set to On and Layout is set to Auto when the MPS goes into CP mode. To resolve this issue set Optimal Voice Switching to Off or set the CP layout to something other than Auto.

Codian

Equipment

Limitations

Codian MCU 4210 version 2.0(1.9) and 4505 version 2.0(1.9)



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Polycom

Equipment

Limitations

Polycom MGC version 8.0.0.27 MPS MCU calls will connect as secondary on H.323 calls if the MGC has H.239 enabled.

Polycom MGC version 8.0.0.27 H.239 does not currently work in cascaded conferences between the MPS and MGC.

Polycom MGC version 8.0.0.27 H264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS otherwise the MPS will connect as secondary. This is an issue has been reported to Polycom.

Polycom VSX version 8.5.3












Polycom VSX version 8.5.3 The VSX is unable to transmit H.239 through the MPS gateway after it has received it. It is able to overtake the H.239 stream while receiving it and it is able to send H.239 if it has not yet received it.

Polycom HDX version 1.0.2-354 The HDX transmits 2SIF video to an F6.0 MXP which the gateway does not understand. This results in no video. This will be corrected in a future software release.

Polycom HDX version 1.0.2-354 MXP ISDN calls at 1152k and 1472k to an H.323 HDX result in no audio or video in either direction.

Polycom FX/EX version 6.0.5 H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS MCU and gateway otherwise the FX will only transmit H.263 video. This issue has been reported to Polycom.

Polycom FX/EX version 6.0.5 Encryption does not work correctly through the MPS gateway when the FX is the H.323 side of the call.

Polycom FX/EX version 6.0.5 FECC is not possible from an F6 MXP H.323 to the FX ISDN until the FX has initiated FECC first.

Polycom PVX version 8.0.2.0235 The PVX is unable to transmit H.239 through the MPS gateway after a received stream has been terminated. PVX is able to overtake the H.239 stream while receiving it and it is able to send H.239 if it has not yet received it.

Polycom IPower version 6.2.0.1208

Encryption does not work correctly through the MPS gateway when the IPower is the H.323 side of the call.

Polycom IPower version 6.2.0.1208

H.323 calls through the MPS gateway at 768k and above may cause the IPower to lockup which requires a restart to correct.


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RADVISION

Equipment

Limitations

RADVISION ViaIP Gateway version 5.0.0.0.22


RADVISION Scopia MCU version 5.1.1.0.6


RADVISION Scopia MCU version 5.1.1.0.6


RADVISION ViaIP MCU version 4.2.10


Sony

Equipment

Limitations

Sony PCS-1 version 3.30 The PCS-1 will not transmit video through the MPS gateway on ISDN at 64k.

Sony PCS-1 version 3.30 H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS for H.323 calls otherwise the PCS-1 will only transmit H.263. This issue has been reported to Sony.

Sony PCS-1 version 3.30 The PCS-1 plays a loud static noise while negotiating encryption in MPS gateway calls with encryption set to Transparent.

Sony TL-50 version 2.31 The TL-50 will not transmit video through the MPS gateway on ISDN at 64k.

Sony TL-50 version 2.31 H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS for H.323 calls otherwise the TL-50 will only transmit H.263. This issue has been reported to Sony.

Sony TL-50 version 2.31 The TL-50 plays a loud static noise while negotiating encryption in MPS gateway calls with encryption set to Transparent

LifeSize

Equipment

Limitations

Lifesize Room version 2.6.0(14) H.264RCDO must be disabled on the MPS gateway otherwise the Lifesize will not receive video. This issue has been reported to LifeSize.

Lifesize Room version 2.6.0(14) The Lifesize only supports 64k audio so video is not possible in 64k calls.

Lifesize Room version 2.6.0(14) The MPS gateway does not understand the Lifesize video resolutions and therefore will not allow video to pass through to the ISDN side of the call. This will be corrected in a future software release.


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Aethra

Equipment

Limitations

Aethra Vega Star Silver version 6.0.49





Encryption does not work correctly through the MPS gateway when the Aethra is the H.323 side of the call.









Interoperability Testing

The following systems have been tested and verified compatible with this software release.

Gatekeepers/Traversal Servers

Equipment

Software Revision

Comments

TANDBERG VCS X1.0 TANDBERG Gatekeeper N5.2, N4.1 TANDBERG Border Controller

Q5.2, Q3.1

Cisco MCM/IOS Gatekeeper

12.3(10) The Cisco MCM does not support H.323 ID prefixes. Only E164 prefixes are allowed.

Polycom PathNavigator 7.00.03 The PathNavigator does not support H.323 ID prefixes. Only E164 prefixes are allowed.

RADVISION ECS 4.2.0.14 The ECS does not support H.323 ID prefixes. Only E164 prefixes are allowed.

SIP Registrars/Proxies

Equipment

Software Revision

Comments

TANDBERG VCS X1.0 Microsoft LCS 2005 Version: 2.0.5470.0 OpenSer Version 1.1.0


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Gateway Interoperability

Equipment

Software Revision

Comments

TANDBERG MPS Gateway

J3.3, J4.0 H.323 and H.320

TANDBERG Gateway G2.1, G3.2 H.323 and H.320 RADVISION ViaIP Gateway

5.0.0.0.22 H.323 and H.320

MCU Interoperability

Equipment

Software Revision

Comments

TANDBERG MPS J2.4, J3.3, J4.0 H.323, SIP and H.320 TANDBERG MCU D3.9 H.323 and H.320 Codian 4210 2.0(1.9) H.323 only Codian 4505 2.0(1.9) H.323 only Polycom MGC 8.0.0.27 H.323 and H.320 RADVISION Scopia MCU 5.1.1.0.6 H.323 only RADVISION ViaIP MCU 4.2.10 H.323 only

Streaming Servers

Equipment

Software Revision

Comments

TANDBERG Content Server

S2.0, S1.1 H.323 only

Endpoint Interoperability

Equipment

Software Revision

Comments

TANDBERG MXP F6.0, F5.3, F4.2 H.323, SIP and H.320 TANDBERG Personal Series

L4.2, L3.1 H.323 and SIP

TANDBERG Movi 1.0(version 2.45.1.3) SIP only TANDBERG Classic E5.3/B10.3, E4.2/B9.2 H.323 and H.320 TANDBERG Vision C4.0 H.320 only Aethra Vega Star Silver 6.0.49 H.323 and H.320 Lifesize Room 2.6.0(14) H323 only Microsoft Office Communicator

1.0.559 SIP only

Polycom EX 6.0.5 H.323 and H.320 Polycom FX 6.0.5 H.323 and H.320 Polycom HDX 1.0.2-354 H.323, SIP and H.320 Polycom iPower 6.2.0.1208 H.323 and H.320 Polycom Viewstation 7.5.4 H.323 and H.320 Polycom PVX 8.0.2.0235 H.323 only Polycom VSX 8.5.3 H.323, SIP and H.320 Sony PCS-1 3.30 H.323 and H.320 Sony PCS-TL50 2.31 H.323 and H.320


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