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Enhancements in patch release 02.4.00c

Multicast Mll Sharing

In Release 02.5.00, the multicast hardware device
drivers have been enhanced to optimize utilization
and improve overall performance.

N/A

Multicast

Starting release 02.5.00, low priority multicast
traffic is rate-limited to 1.8 Gbps per packet
processor.

Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:

“Configuring

Quality of Service”

Section:

“Configuring

multicast traffic
engineering”

Changes to the copy tftp
Image command

In Release 02.5.00 of the Multi-Service IronWare
software, new option have been added to the copy
tftp image command to enable the user to upgrade
the boot, monitor, and MBRIDGE only when
needed.

Book: Release Notes for
BigIron RX – Multi-Service
IronWare Software Release
02.5.00.

New MIB Objects

The following MIB objects have been added to the
snIfStpTable:

•

snIfStpPortRole

•

snIfStpBPDUTransmitted

•

snIfStpBPDUReceived

•

snIfRstpConfigBPDUReceived

•

snIfRstpTCNBPDUReceived

•

snIfRstpConfigBPDUTransmitted

•

snIfRstpTCNBPDUTransmitted

Book: MIB Reference
Chapter: Interfaces
Section: Port STP
Configuration Groups

TABLE 13

Summary of enhancements in release 02.4.00c

Enhancement

Description

See page

True Remote Console

The new rconsole feature provides a true
connection to the MP/LP console port. While the
old session-based rconsole is a remote X-Window
which is connected to one of the windows on the
target system, the new rconsole is a remote
desktop.

N/A

Limited/Fixed Boot Code

Book: Foundry BigIron RX
Configuration Guide

ACL Based RP assignment

The rp-address command has been enhanced to
allow multiple static RP configurations.

Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:

Section:

Route Selection Precedence
for Multicast