Cisco Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable 4.1 Release Notes
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Release Notes for Cisco Broadband Access Center 4.1.0.1
OL-24085-01
Before Installing Cisco BAC 4.1.0.1
ZFS Support
Cisco BAC 4.1.0.1 supports the block size between 8K to 64K for the database files and database log
files under ZFS.
files under ZFS.
DOCSIS 3.0 EMIC Support
The EMIC feature is enhanced to support the implementation as specified in the CableLabs
specification: CM-SP-MULPIv3.0-I13-100611.
specification: CM-SP-MULPIv3.0-I13-100611.
The Extended CMTS MIC Configuration Setting parameter is a multi-part encoding that configures how
the CMTS performs message integrity checking. This is used to detect unauthorized modification or
corruption of the CM configuration file, using more advanced hashing techniques, or requiring different
TLVs to be included in the HMAC calculation. In addition, Admin UI and DPE CLI support is provided
for EMIC framework. The EMIC support has been tested with CMTS version IOS12.2(11)CX.
the CMTS performs message integrity checking. This is used to detect unauthorized modification or
corruption of the CM configuration file, using more advanced hashing techniques, or requiring different
TLVs to be included in the HMAC calculation. In addition, Admin UI and DPE CLI support is provided
for EMIC framework. The EMIC support has been tested with CMTS version IOS12.2(11)CX.
Combining License Support
The Cisco BAC 4.1.0.1 Licensing feature supports combining the evaluation license with the permanent
license and vice versa for both DPE and service license.
license and vice versa for both DPE and service license.
Berkeley DB 5.1.19 Support
The Berkeley DB used in the Cisco BAC 4.1.0.1 is upgraded to 5.1.19 from 4.1.25 which was used in
Cisco BAC 4.0.1. This upgrade helps in bug fixes and out of disk space handling, and provides better
performance, improved feature support, improved caching efficiency and faster database recovery.
Cisco BAC 4.0.1. This upgrade helps in bug fixes and out of disk space handling, and provides better
performance, improved feature support, improved caching efficiency and faster database recovery.
Before Installing Cisco BAC 4.1.0.1
Review the following information before you begin to install Cisco BAC 4.1.0.1.
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