This document contains revision history for Net Protocol Suite 6.20 through 6.65. For earlier releases, consult the release notes of those releases.
Version 6.65
· This is version 6.65 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
· This release contains the following components:
o Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.65
o CrossSync version 2.56
o Link Expert version 5.28
New features and enhancements
NETPS-18882 FrameInspector: remember expand/collapse state of headers
NETPS-18884 Go To Trigger should show popup if trigger point is not available yet
NETPS-19053 Traffic summary should have method to filter out non-relevant data in tree
NETPS-19604 Bookmark functionality/enhancement
NETPS-19627 Need shortcut key to Collapse/Expand current exchange
NETPS-19982 Add right-click option to add to trigger from frame inspector.
NETPS-22472 Link State View: To automatically adjust / expand the leftover viewer (Timeline View) into the full view
NETPS-24014 Improve the auto calibration to bring the link down between changes
NETPS-24087 NVMe decoding updates
NETPS-24113 Auto Bit Interleaving for FC
NETPS-24117 T328 25G Link Training is using the wrong clause
NETPS-24128 TLS decoding after a Key Update has occurred
NETPS-24154 Improve ESP to check Source/Destination IP for selected SPI
NETPS-24169 In Save As Dialogs, the From/To range drop down lists should be sorted in Time order
NETPS-24200 Export Project to API should have a default name matching the project name but with .py extension
NETPS-18885 Allow selection/copy from left-side data pane in Fields View of FrameInspector
NETPS-23729 Auto-negotiation tests in LinkExpert
NETPS-24192 API - jammer project - maintain link when opening project
Resolved Issues
NETPS-18886 Copying field value from FrameInspector Field View to a Trigger Pattern results in byte-reversed value
NETPS-19099 Inconsistent behavior in trace upgrade dialog
NETPS-19252 Raw data view - Payload&Scrambled columns are not wide enough by default
NETPS-19281 Adding a column should resize the new column so the data is visible
NETPS-19318 Annoying jumps when deleting bookmarks
NETPS-19321 Goto Item loses focus on spreadsheet for keyboard
NETPS-20236 Shouldn't be showing 0x placeholders in Frame Inspector
NETPS-20550 SW Crashing if there are 2820 lines of nodes uncollapsed in the trigger pattern listing.
NETPS-20602 different update trace dialog
NETPS-23112 M1288: External trigger in and out are not working
NETPS-23652 First time connecting to a simulated M1288 it fails to update it
NETPS-23705 P3 only sees LOS with the L1 BE
NETPS-23829 up to 500ms delay gap between cascaded m648 and m1288
NETPS-23908 M648 25G RSFEC counter does not sync in real time
NETPS-23919 [M648] Crash on activating FC project
NETPS-23953 Device Simulation run as M1288, but information all described as M648
NETPS-23956 Link Expert Full Link Training Test (All speeds), returns with 7% failure rates on ideal testing condition
NETPS-24015 False Uncorrectable errors counted in Link Status Viewer
NETPS-24017 Link Expert run for Link timing and PRBS test 100Gbps results in 56% failure (9/16)
NETPS-24029 Support for multiple users on the same machine
NETPS-24064 "Analyzer Trigger" action in Jammer is broken
NETPS-24098 Confusing naming convention for Python API Port settings (enum ElinkConfiguration)
NETPS-24106 setting probe calibration settings on Brocade 128GFC SFP cause link down
NETPS-24109 Link Expert couldn't connect to Xena as device with latest Xena Manager
NETPS-24111 200G CR2 AJ capture indicates single sided trace at the start and the end of trace
NETPS-24138 IPsec trace not decoding with invalid ICV
NETPS-24148 wrong removing IPSec selection when user using filter
NETPS-24162 With LinkTel LX8912CDS QSFP, M1288 is not able to read Rx/Tx power information
NETPS-24191 Jammer action 'marker' does not work
NETPS-24199 Jamming NVMe_oTCP there is no way to set the Status Code Type though it look like you can.
Version 6.60
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This is version 6.60 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.60
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CrossSync version 2.56
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Link Expert version 5.18
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New Features and Enhancements
NETPS-18787 Add other ordered sets combos and control symbols to Symbol Trigger presets
NETPS-23301 M1288: Add report of precoding existence in the Analyzer reports
NETPS-23518 M1288: Support 200G CR2 analyzer and jammer
NETPS-23747 IPSec authentication for RoCEv2
NETPS-23891 Support triggering on Idle-Idle OS
NETPS-23926 Make it simpler to set default Decoding Assignments in Preferences
NETPS-23930 Support FC Jammer symbols with 64/66 encoding
NETPS-23936 Add decodes for ECN125
NETPS-23937 Add decodes for TP4194 SGL Support Clarifications
NETPS-23938 Add decodes for TP4198 EOM Descriptor Enhancement
NETPS-23952 Show FEC, Bit Interleaving, and Precoding status in tooltip
NETPS-23989 Link Expert for NET - support customizing the Xena device port to connect to
NETPS-24023 Filter dialog usability improvement
NETPS-24024 Support pasting IP addresses in the Add Device dialog
NETPS-24042 [M1288] Support FC 64G Cisco optics
NETPS-24043 [M1288] Support FC 64G Brocade optics
NETPS-24052 Add decodes for SLM command set
NETPS-24058 M648 and M1288 tolerate network scanners activity
NETPS-24108 Add UEC decodes for Link Negotation over LLDP
NETPS-24041 [M1288] Support FC 128G Broadcom optics
NETPS-24044 [M1288] Support 2 links of FC analysis
NETPS-24045 [M1288] Support Ultra Ethernet capture and analysis
NETPS-24046 [Ultra Ethernet] LLR and CBFC decoding
NETPS-24085 Add triggering on UE Ordersets
Resolved Issues
NETPS-19632 Search should stop after having gone through the whole trace
NETPS-23575 M648: Rate Select on 25/10G cable
NETPS-23637 Precoding column always reporting as 0
NETPS-23837 M1288 800G IPG trigger not functional
NETPS-23900 Force disconnect fails.
NETPS-23910 software hangs during connecting after nmap intense scan
NETPS-23943 All port configurations selectable (including ones that are not currently licensed)
NETPS-23955 SierraNet M648 - unreliable 64G link up with some devices
NETPS-23964 Trigger on wrong port for FC 0-A port configuration
NETPS-23965 PAM4 Trigger Sequence triggering on NRZ frame
NETPS-23995 M1288 FC export to Wireshark not decoded
NETPS-24012 M1288 FC lost link up after switching speed multiple times
NETPS-24016 Error when double clicking analyzer image in About Box
NETPS-24018 M1288 Filter In/Out contains many delimiter errors
Version 6.50
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This is version 6.50 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.50
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CrossSync version 2.55
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Link Expert version 5.12
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New Features and Enhancements
NETPS-22351 Support for TLS 1.3 security protocol
NETPS-23725 [M1288] FC Analyzer triggering/filtering, 64G optics speed negotiation
NETPS-23819 [EA Plugfest] Add LT test to check for PRBS types
NETPS-23820 [EA Plugfest] Add LT test to check LT duration
NETPS-23850 Provide analyzer FEC counter info via API.
NETPS-22323 Add M648 QSFP-DD additional settings
NETPS-22885 Support decoding CL72 with the 400Gb AN/LT license
NETPS-23818 [EA Plugfest] Speed up M1288 Probe calibration
NETPS-23870 Handle probe factory and application images with different features
Resolved Issues
NETPS-21564 Jammer auto save log not updating
NETPS-23075 Negative timestamp found in 400Gbps
NETPS-23403 Ordered sets are not detected in the jammer when link uses 64/66 encoding
NETPS-23450 M1288 API Exception WriteDeviceProbeCalibrationSettings on certain project
NETPS-23576 M648: 50G Analyzer does not show Link Status fields for 25G fixed rate
NETPS-23652 First time connecting to a simulated M1288 it fails to update it
NETPS-23691 0 timestamp capture in M1288 capture
NETPS-23695 M1288 occasionally goes into a bad state with malfunctioning trigger
NETPS-23794 M1288: Counter of Trigger in case of Connect/Disconnect is not correct
NETPS-23805 Troubles connecting and activating project using M648
NETPS-23813 Jammer of FC Training always get Error of Wrong direction between event and scenario
NETPS-23816 [EA Plugfest] 800G post-trigger, recording buffer status filling backwords
NETPS-23817 [EA Plugfest] LinkExpert AN/LT tests seem hung
NETPS-23832 API - "WaitForTraces(0)" waits forever even though trace capture had been completed.
NETPS-23838 Add FC 128G into training decoding
NETPS-23839 M1288 still using old FC BE after new BE was updated
NETPS-23840 M648 FC trace shows lanes info in Raw Data View
NETPS-23857 M1288 800G CR8 Unpacked Link Training capture sampling issue
NETPS-23861 M1288 Capture incorrect training sequence PRBS data
NETPS-23876 M1288 Sometimes some lanes don't capture LT on 200G CR4 and 400G CR8
NETPS-23883 M648: GE-L1400G-CR4 port config should be GE-L1400G-CR8
Version 6.45
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This is version 6.45 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.45
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CrossSync version 2.55
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Link Expert version 5.02
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New Features and Enhancements
NETPS-23701 Enable additional configurations for a one-port Jammer license.
NETPS-23893 Change the wording of the speed in the Link Status viewer
NETPS-23916 Improve the ECN connection script
NETPS-23820 Add LT test to check LT duration
NETPS-23850 Provide analyzer FEC counter info via API.
Resolved Issues
NETPS-21564 Jammer log - Auto Save doesn't update log file when scenario stops
NETPS-23529 M648 boot up / activation problems
NETPS-23652 First time connecting to a simulated M1288 it fails to update it
NETPS-23732 Training sequence count does not match expected results
NETPS-23779 RSFEC of the M328 is showing CL91 when CL108 is used
NETPS-23813 Jammer of FC Training always get Error of Wrong direction between event and scenario
NETPS-23817 LinkExpert AN/LT tests seem hung
NETPS-23838 Add FC 128G into training decoding
NETPS-23840 M648 FC trace incorrectly shows lanes info in Raw Data View
NETPS-23860 M1288 Ethernet Link training placed wrong trigger for training complete when unpacked mode is enabled
NETPS-23876 [M1288] Sometimes some lanes don't capture LT on 200G CR4 and 400G CR8
NETPS-23883 M648: GE-L1400G-CR4 port config should be GE-L1400G-CR8
NETPS-23890 incorrectly decoding 64GFC Training Sequences as 32GFC
NETPS-23902 Software crash opening large traces
NETPS-23904 Crash on M648 Jammer RS FEC Parity Error
NETPS-23906 Link status viewer is mistakenly enabled 100G CR4 JA and 100G CR4 AJA
NETPS-23907 AutoCalibration is mistakenly enabled for 100G CR4 and 50G CR2 AJ
NETPS-23924 RS-FEC(544,514) mode statistics incomplete in Link Status View
Version 6.40
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This is version 6.40 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.40
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CrossSync version 2.55
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Link Expert version 4.59
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New Features and Enhancements
NETPS-23746 Make NVMe 2.0 the default decoding
NETPS-23726 M1288 Probe Autocalibration
NETPS-23724 M1288 FC Analyzer - phase 1
NETPS-23720 Filter/search for Local Communication ID
NETPS-23707 Option to turn off the no probe warning when using the analyzer with an optical tap
NETPS-23651 Support NVMe 2.1 decoding
NETPS-23588 Add decodes for TP4058 Environmental Extremes Management
NETPS-23566 Auto calibration script request for M1288 probe
NETPS-23366 Optical probe for the M1288 that supports 400G (8x50) and 800G (8x100)
Resolved Issues
NETPS-23774 only one side traffic captured
NETPS-23773 M1288 probe update option disappears in device management
NETPS-23769 crash after applying the modify column set in preferences
NETPS-23768 column list was not using selected column set
NETPS-23767 VSE decoded packet with preference and not trace assignment
NETPS-23730 Meaning of status icon is not documented.
NETPS-23714 Decoding of NVMe is prohibitively slow
NETPS-23712 Column Sets are lost during upgrade.
NETPS-23711 Crash when using "Show" =>Local Communication ID
NETPS-23706 Frequent crashes while capturing a large trace
NETPS-23703 M1288: Failed to update Probe BE
NETPS-23702 Link Expert coefficient test is inconsistent for multiple run of same test
NETPS-23602 Wrong SPF information GUI for SR8 cables
NETPS-23583 VSE search on large output fails to find text if it isn't in the cache
NETPS-23540 Auto Negotiation decoding corrections
NETPS-23520 "Available Ports" column does not appear in Device Management window
NETPS-23415 Easy Triggering for NRZ Training Sequence also triggers on PAM4 Training
Version 6.31
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This is version 6.31 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.31
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CrossSync version 2.55
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Link Expert version 4.47
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Resolved Issues
NETPS-23703 Failed to update M1288 Probe BE
Version 6.30
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This is version 6.30 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.30
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CrossSync version 2.55
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Link Expert version 4.47
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New Features and Enhancements
NETPS-23165 M1288: Enhance definition of L1 for 800G-L1 configuration to include Ordered Sets
NETPS-23432 Analyzer simulation for testing automation requests
NETPS-23480 NVMe decoding updates (ECN115, ECN118 & ECN119)
NETPS-23557 M648: Autocalibration improvements for 50G CR1, 100G CR2, 200G CR4 on QSFP ports.
NETPS-23562 NVMe decoding updates (TP4152, TP4170, TP8029)
NETPS-23563 The selected column set should be saved with the trace when the trace is saved.
NETPS-23542 M1288: enable the "Auto" Precoding option
NETPS-23516 M1288: Support Ethernet jamming at all layers
NETPS-22420 Add 'completed' to mouse over text when a training sequence is 'updated' and 'completed'
NETPS-20238 Better log handling
NETPS-19938 Add option for a VSE script to automatically be run after capture/indexing
NETPS-18936 Ability of sorting in Device Management windows
NETPS-19250 Default view after installation has WAY too many windows open
NETPS-19371 Display mismatch for filter dialog and column data
NETPS-19892 The icon used to invoke the Timing measurements customization is not labeled and is effectively hidden
NETPS-20329 Add error flags from event in the Summary or its own column after Summary (only when true!)
NETPS-23063 save timeline view into trace for performance
NETPS-23389 Make Preferences "Restore Factory Presets" to restore the dialog box size
NETPS-23432 Create a simulated Analyzer in order to respond correctly to API and other automation requests
NETPS-23480 NVM Express® Technical Errata Base Version 2.0 (ECN115, ECN118 & ECN119)
NETPS-23519 AN/LT Ethernet LinkExpert scripts
NETPS-23580 Change BE/FW update status wording
NETPS-23607 M1288: Full PRBS capture for unpacked LT to ANZ BEs
NETPS-23608 M1288: Adding LT PRBS BER and CDR Lock to ANZ BEs
NETPS-23609 M1288: Reporting Precoding in the trace In ANZ BEs
NETPS-23368 Warn users that 64G FC is not supported on APT ports when selecting this option with 64G optics
NETPS-23527 M1288: Support 50G line rate QSFP-DD optics on P3/P4 ports
NETPS-23561 M1288: Support 50G line rate QSFP-DD optics on P1/P2 ports
NETPS-23572 Adding device simulator to the Net PS installer
Resolved Issues
NETPS-19599 No warning on Reset Analyzer
NETPS-20314 Bus Utilization is wildly incorrect for truncated and non-truncated SCSI traffic.
NETPS-21249 Protocol Error triggering late on daisy chain configuration and summarizes low count of errors
NETPS-22499 "Window Tile" on traces is affecting the display of project settings
NETPS-23044 M1288 100G PAM4 capture of AN and LT shows negative timesamps near the end of trace
NETPS-23050 M1288 800G project only allows buffer size of 32G Capturing
NETPS-23084 M648: AutoCalibration in default mode runs too long
NETPS-23119 M1288 P1P2 ports links noisy after analyzer
NETPS-23129 End trace of captured 400Gbps is one sided
NETPS-23172 M648 100G L1 (with adapter) no longer capture training since v5.00
NETPS-23274 Protocol Errors detected on M1288 PCS capturing throughout trace and end of trace
NETPS-23343 In case of using optical QSFP connectors, M648 should check for connector presence and detect connector plug/unplug in order to reprogram it
NETPS-23369 Jammer has a broken timer
NETPS-23373 Couldn't reset USB connected analyzer via "Admin Access..."
NETPS-23374 [API] Neeeding ProjectAPI capability to enable/disable Precoding on M1288
NETPS-23384 Traffic Summary: The reported amount of Unframed Data is not correct
NETPS-23390 Uninstalling Net will just remove Link Expert even if there is SAS4 remained in the system
NETPS-23392 GUI appears to be usable while updating traces but actually can't be used
NETPS-23405 VSE: To hide the "?" button on Find dialog
NETPS-23422 M1288 L1 Jammer: Viewing our example scenarios in Project Library is getting error flag about the scenario direction
NETPS-23427 M1288 L1 Jammer: To hide "P3" and "P4" from Reconnect / Disconnect action windows
NETPS-23429 M1288 L1 Jammer: The same actions are displayed redundantly in the Most Recent list (events are working fine)
NETPS-23434 M1288 AJ BEs: Timer does not behave as expected in Jammer sequencer
NETPS-23440 Not able to save Transceiver Settings new CustomSettings_1 via GUI
NETPS-23443 SierraNet M648 Application crash
NETPS-23444 M1288: Unexpected Alignment Markers (with interval error) in trace - DMR setup with OSFP probe to CX7
NETPS-23479 Difficulty linking through M648 using AOC (Prolabs and FS)
NETPS-23488 Jammer Output disappears when changing scenarios event direction
NETPS-23529 M648 boot image frequently gets corrupted
NETPS-23537 M1288 Jammer Timer count for second FPGA need to be removed from log
NETPS-23545 RoCE trace takes very long time to index
NETPS-23552 M648 ssh algorithms update
Version 6.21
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This is version 6.21 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.21
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CrossSync version 2.52
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Link Expert version 4.06
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New Features and Enhancements
NETPS-20696 Supporting multiple columnsets in the viewer
NETPS-22903 Update decodes for 802.3-2022
NETPS-23513 M1288: provide more granularity in probe settings
Resolved Issues
NETPS-19326 NVME-oF destination QPairs not shown in addresses/address pairs
NETPS-20686 iSCSI PDU split across frames shows blank data/decode fields
NETPS-20914 M408 trigger placement incorrect
NETPS-21081 iSCSI Login Data not decoded
NETPS-22646 OLS quick filter doing nothing on M328
NETPS-23053 M1288: Sometimes indexing 800G L1 trace hangs at 100%
NETPS-23354 Quick search and filter: Not able to get into the Payload Length
NETPS-23372 M1288: Loss of Syncs in zero timestamp
NETPS-23398 Traffic Summary: "Marker" in the list shows disabled while there are Alignment Markers in trace
NETPS-23399 wrong copy of NVMe ASCII decoding
NETPS-23404 FC Exerciser Find Target feature expects all BE to be up to date but should only require the FC Exerciser BE to be current
NETPS-23413 "Markers Count" column is showing incorrect value for the Alignment Markers
NETPS-23424 M1288 L1 Jammer: To show the lane number of Training Sequence event based on the lanes it supports
NETPS-23425 Projects marked as read only fail to save without an error message or an opportunity to change the attribute.
NETPS-23430 Upload Manager: Selecting the portion in buffer bar will affect the trace content even if the portion is enough to cover the trace buffer
NETPS-23431 Project activation takes significantly longer time in 6.20 than 6.10
NETPS-23433 Searching and filter on logical field "IPG duration" are not working
NETPS-23439 In M648 device "ANZ CTLE gain" and "DUT CTLE gain" in PHY setting window are swapped
NETPS-23447 Sometimes software hangs during exit
NETPS-23452 M1288 L1 Jammer: Event detection for AN LT from P2 direction is not working (400G CR4 only)
NETPS-23456 M1288 L1 Jammer: Protocol Error event detection doesn't seem to work
NETPS-23508 M1288: 800G-CR8 recording does not capture PCS traffic
Version 6.20
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This is version 6.20 of the Net Protocol Suite™ software.
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This release contains the following components:
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Net Protocol Suite™ version 6.20
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CrossSync version 2.52
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Link Expert version 4.06
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New M1288 Configurations added in 6.20 release:
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50G-CR1 Ethernet Analysis on M1288
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100G-CR2 Ethernet Analysis on M1288
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AN/LT Jammer (Timers, Connect/Disconnect, Beep and External Trigger manipulation are not yet supported and will be added in a future release)
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New Features and Enhancements
NETPS-23182 Show IPG in spreadsheet view (Filtering/Searching on IPG not yet supported)
NETPS-23000 Allow quick search to pick from a list of port aliases rather than always typing values
NETPS-23387 Allow M1288 Probe BE updates without requiring a new SW release
NETPS-23345 Improving performance of saving Quick View traces by prevent reuploading from unit
NETPS-23334 Documentation: enhance API StartAutoCalibration to block/wait function
NETPS-23299 M1288 Calibration button should be disabled after changes are applied for both Probe and DRT port calibration
NETPS-23295 Probe update: provide popup to indicate / warn this takes about 30 minutes
NETPS-23272 Launch data sheet from help-about
NETPS-23249 M1288 Jammer Ports calibration GUI should match the values found in the specification not the ones found in the FPGA documentation
NETPS-23231 M1288: Add API for probe calibration
NETPS-23230 Port status display improvement for M1288 and M648
NETPS-23224 Add descriptions about the M1288 Probe to the User Manual
NETPS-23222 Warn when trying to record on M1288 P3/P4 without a probe
NETPS-23210 M1288 Jammer Transceiver settings should match the order of the spec and include the 5 presets from the spec
NETPS-23155 LT training frame control with M648 for PAM4
NETPS-23037 Allow to name custom frames in Trigger/Filter menus
NETPS-23036 Search for Unframed Data
NETPS-23035 Trigger on 'easy stuff'
NETPS-22857 Add decodes for TPAR 8028 Rapid Path Failure Recovery NVMe-oF when finalized
NETPS-22842 Support Precoding at 200G
NETPS-22702 API SwitchDeviceSettingsPreset not apply to analyzer
NETPS-20524 add VSE GELogicalField for transport function name
NETPS-19834 IPV6 Address handling is awkward for VSE - returns TraceItemBytes
Resolved Issues
NETPS-23104 Unable to connect to M328 if it was previously connected to a different location
NETPS-22628 Auto Calibration failure on 50G PAM4