Contents

Release Notes

- Data Conversions

- Software Support

- Product Enhancements

- New Form

- New Preference

- New Fields

- Modified Fields

- Removed Fields

- Fixed Issues

- Documentation Accessibility

Oracle® Communications MetaSolv Solution ASR

Release Notes

Release 49.0

E54711-01

July 2014

This document describes the enhancements and fixed issues in Oracle Communications MetaSolv Solution Access Service Request (ASR) 49.

- Data Conversions

- Software Support

- Product Enhancements

- Fixed Issues

See ASR Installation Guide for instructions about installing ASR 49.

Data Conversions

The ASR49BD.sql file is included in this release. The installer provides all upgrades to the MetaSolv software executable files and stored procedure files (Procs directory).

Software Support

MetaSolv Solution 6.2.x supports ASR 49 on the following software versions:

- Oracle Linux Server release 5.5 (Carthage)

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

- Oracle Solaris 10 update 5/08 or higher (on a SPARC machine)

- AIX 6.1 or higher (on a POWER6 machine)

- HP-UX 11.23 or higher (on an Itanium machine. 32-bit and 64-bit JAVA supported)

- Windows Server 2008 R2

- Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.1

- Oracle Database 11g R2

- JacORB 2.3.1

Product Enhancements

This section describes new enhancements in ASR 49.

New Form

Switched Ethernet Services (SES) Form

A new form, Switched Ethernet Services (SES), has been added that enables you to create Switched Ethernet connections. The SES form is displayed when the Switched Ethernet Indicator (SEI) field has a value of Y on the ASR orders with request types S (Special Access) or E (End User Special Access).

New Preference

Treeview Location: Preferences - Service Request - Access Service Request

A new preference, Enable ASOG 49 Usage Rules validation in API, has been added that has the following options:

- N (the default): When importing ASR 49 orders, the order information is not validated against the ASOG 49 OBF usage rules in API.

- Y: When importing ASR 49 orders, the order information is validated against the ASOG 49 OBF usage rules in API.

New Fields

Administrative (ADMIN) Form

- Switched Ethernet Indicator (SEI)

Confirmation Notice (CN) Form

- Ethernet Service Point (ESP)

Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) Form

- Autonomous System Number (ASN)

- Virtual Private Network Identifier Activity (VPN-ACT)

- Virtual Private Network Identifier (VPN-ID)

Switched Ethernet Services (SES) Form

- Bundling Indicator (BI)

- Broadcast Unknown Unicast and Multicast Option (BUM)

- Cross Connect Equipment Assignment (CCEA)

- Diverse Circuit ID (DIVCKT)

- Diverse Purchase Order Number (DIVPON)

- Egress Scheduler (ES)

- Ethernet Service Point (ESP)

- General Exchange Tariff Options Billing Telephone Number (GBTN)

- General Exchange Tariff Options Contact Name (GCON)

- General Exchange Tariff Options Code (GETO)

- General Exchange Tariff Options Telephone Number (GTEL)

- Internet Protocol Address (IP ADDRESS)

- Internet Protocol Address Identifier (IPAI)

- Link Aggregation Group ID (LAG ID)

- Link Aggregation Group Protection (LAG-P)

- Network Channel Code (NC)

- Network Channel Interface Code (NCI)

- Other Exchange Company (OTC)

- Profile Egress (PROFE)

- Profile Ingress (PROFI)

- Secondary Network Channel Interface Code (SECNCI)

- Special Routing Code (SR)

- Subnet Mask (SUBNET MASK)

- Supplemental Bandwidth (SBDW)

Modified Fields

Ethernet Virtual Connection (EVC) Form

- The Ethernet Virtual Connection Switch Point (EVCSP) field has been modified to accept 8 or 11 characters.

Removed Fields

Transport Form

- Broadcast Unknown Unicast and Multicast Option (BUM)

- Bundling Indicator (BI)

- Egress Scheduler (ES)

- Internet Protocol Address (IP ADDRESS)

- Internet Protocol Address Identifier (IPAI)

- Profile Egress (PROFE)

- Profile Ingress (PROFI)

- Subnet Mask (SUBNET MASK)

- Supplemental Bandwidth (SBDW)

- Switched Ethernet Indicator (SEI)

End User Special Access (EUSA) Request Form

- Broadcast Unknown Unicast and Multicast Option (BUM)

- Bundling Indicator (BI)

- Egress Scheduler (ES)

- Internet Protocol Address (IP ADDRESS)

- Internet Protocol Address Identifier (IPAI)

- Profile Egress (PROFE)

- Profile Ingress (PROFI)

- Subnet Mask (SUBNET MASK)

- Supplemental Bandwidth (SBDW)

- Switched Ethernet Indicator (SEI)

Fixed Issues

Table 1 lists the issues that have been fixed in ASR 49:

Table 1 Fixed Issues

Component

BUG ID

Severity

Problem

Resolution

ASR

18637363

3

Issue 3482

The following changes corresponding to issue 3482 have been made:

- Added new Switched Ethernet Indicator (SEI) field in the Admin form.

ASR

18637370

3

Issue 3482

The following changes corresponding to issue 3482 have been made:

- Removed fields from the Transport form. See "Transport Form" for the list of removed fields.

ASR

18637376

3

Issue 3482

The following changes corresponding to issue 3482 have been made:

- Removed fields from the EUSA form. See "End User Special Access (EUSA) Request Form" for the list of removed fields.

ASR

18637524

3

Issue 3482

The following changes corresponding to issue 3482 have been made:

- Added new Ethernet Service Point (ESP) field in the CN form.

ASR

18637589

3

Issue 3482

The following changes corresponding to issue 3482 have been made:

- Added the new SES form. See "Switched Ethernet Services (SES) Form" for the list of fields in this form.

ASR

18637581

3

Issue 3501

The following changes corresponding to issue 3501 have been made:

- Added the following new fields in the EVC form:

- Autonomous System Number (ASN)

- Virtual Private Network Identifier Activity (VPN-ACT)

- Virtual Private Network Identifier (VPN-ID)

ASR

18637598

3

Issue 3502

The following changes corresponding to issue 3502 have been made:

- The Ethernet Virtual Connection Switch Point (EVCSP) field has been modified to accept 8 or 11 characters in the EVC form.

ASR

18637606

3

Valid entry and valid entry note changes

The changes related to ASR 49 valid entries and valid entry notes have been implemented.

ASR

18637617

3

Usage rules implementation

The ASR 49 usage rules have been implemented.

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

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E54711-01

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