RELEASE NOTES

ePMP
Release Number 5.10.0
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Contents
Contents 3

General Information 4
Version information 4

ePMP Release Number 5.10.0 Information 6

Introduction 6

Features description 6

Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth Support 6

MU-MIMO Support 10

Problems Corrected, Known Issues or Limitations 13

Problems corrected 13

Known issues or limitations 14

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Contents 3
General Information
Version information
The following table shows the issue status of this document since it was first released:

Document version Date of issue System Release

000v006 July 2022 4.7

001V001 October 2022 4.7 Beta

001V002 October 2022 5.3

001V003 November 2022 4.7

001V004 February 2023 5.4.1 Beta

001V005 February 2023 4.7.01 Beta

001V006 March 2023 4.7.0.1-RC7 Beta S2

001V007 March 2023 4.7.0.1

001V008 June 2023 5.4.1-RC15 Beta

001V010 July 2023 5.4.1

001V011 July 2023 4.7.1-RC13

001V012 August 2023 5.4.2

001V013 September 2023 4.7.1-RC17 Beta

001V014 October 2023 4.7.1-RC21 Beta

001V015 November 2023 4.7.1-RC22 Beta

001V016 December 2023 5.6.0-RC23 Beta

001V017 December 2023 5.6.0-RC26 Beta

001V018 December 2023 4.7.1-RC24 Beta

001V019 January 2024 4.7.1

001V020 January 2024 5.6.0-RC29 Beta

001V021 February 2024 5.6.0

001V023 March 2024 5.6.1-RC7 Beta

001V024 March 2024 4.8-RC12 Beta

001V025 April 2024 5.6.1

001V026 April 2024 4.8

001V027 May 2024 5.7-RC59 Beta

001V029 May 2024 4.8.1-RC4 Beta

General Information 4
Document version Date of issue System Release

001V032 May 2024 5.7

001V033 May 2024 4.8.1

001V035 June 2024 5.7.1-RC9 Beta

001V036 July 2024 5.7.1

001V037 July 2024 5.7.2-RC8

001V038 August 2024 5.8.0

001V039 October 2024 5.9.0

001V040 December 2024 5.9.1

001V041 February 2025 5.9.2

001V042 April 2025 5.10.0

General Information 5
ePMP Release Number 5.10.0 Information
Introduction
This document provides information about the new features, additional enhancements, problems corrected, and known
issues in Release Number 5.10.0.
This section contains the following topics:

l Features description

l Problems Corrected, Known Issues or Limitations

Features description
The following is the new features introduced in Release Number 5.10.0:

l Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth

l MU-MIMO Support

Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth Support

The Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth feature is introduced for ePMP 4xxx/Force 4xxx and ePMP 3xxx/Force 3xx devices.
This feature allows configuring a narrower Uplink channel bandwidth while the Access Point (AP) continues operating
on a wider Downlink channel. The Uplink channel remains within the same frequency range as the Downlink
transmission.
Implementing asymmetric channel bandwidth enhances spectrum efficiency, reduces interference, and improves
overall network performance. The primary objective is to achieve higher Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCSs)
while minimizing the Uplink retransmission rate, even at the cost of channel bandwidth.
Figure 1: Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth

The following configurable feature can be enabled or disabled via the AP GUI:

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 l Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth Enable/Disable

l Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth (MHz)

l Asymmetric Uplink Central Frequency (MHz)

To configure the Asymmetric Uplink Bandwidth

1. Navigate to UI > Configuration > Radio.

Figure 2: Radio

2. To view the status navigate to AP > UI >Status.

Figure 3: AP Status

3. To view the wireless, navigate to AP > UI > Monitor > Wireless.

Figure 4: Wireless

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 4. To view the SM status, navigate to SM > UI > Status.
Figure 5: SM Status

5. To view the SM wireless, navigate to SM > UI > Monitor > Wireless.

Figure 6: SM Wireless

l Perform the following to configure MIR profile on the AP through cnMaestro Template:
{
"device_props": {
"asymBwEnable": "1",
"asymBwPrimaryFreq": "6605",
"asymBwUplinkBw": "1"
}
}

ClI configuration
E4600_4x4_f00ae1>config set asymBwEnable 1
E4600_4x4_f00ae1>config set asymBwPrimaryFreq 6605
E4600_4x4_f00ae1>config set asymBwUplinkBw 1
E4600_4x4_f00ae1>config commit
E4600_4x4_f00ae1>config show | asy
asymBwEnable 1
asymBwMode 0
asymBwPrimaryFreq 6605
asymBwUplinkBw 1

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 l Corresponding MIB objects
asymBwEnable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0|1)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Enable Asymmetric Bandwidth:
0 - Disable,
1 - Enable
Device Allocation: AP, SM"
DEFVAL { 0 }
::= { cambiumAsymBw 1 }

asymBwMode OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0|1)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Mode of Asymmetric Bandwidth:
0 - Manual mode,
1 - Automatic mode
Device Allocation: AP"
::= { cambiumAsymBw 2 }

asymBwPrimaryFreq OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (4800..7200)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Primary frequency for Asymmetric Bandwidth.
Device Allocation: AP"
::= { cambiumAsymBw 3 }

asymBwUplinkBw OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Integer32 (0|1|2|5|6)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Uplink bandwidth for Asymmetric Bandwidth.
0 - auto
1 - 20 MHz
2 - 40 MHz
5 - 80 MHz
6 - 160 MHz
Note: The UL Bandwidth configuration cannot be wider than the channel
bandwidth.
Device Allocation: AP"
::= { cambiumAsymBw 4 }

Limitations
The following limitations are:

l Not supported on DFS channels but works with FCC channels.

l Compatibility with ePMP 3xxx/Force 3xx may be limited in the first Beta release.

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 l SMs may not correctly apply Uplink bandwidth narrowing in certain cases.

MU-MIMO Support
The 5.10 software release introduces MU-MIMO (Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output) support for 5GHz and
6GHz multi-chain Access Points (APs), including ePMP 4500C 8x8, ePMP 4500 8x8, and ePMP 4600 4x4
(ROW/FCC).

l Simultaneous Downlink Transmission: Enables concurrent data transmission to multiple Subscriber Modules
(SMs), improving sector efficiency.

l Configurable via Web Interface: MU-MIMO is disabled by default and can be enabled through the AP’s web UI.
Figure 7: MU-MIMO

l Real-Time Monitoring: MU-MIMO traffic is highlighted in green on the throughput chart.

Figure 8: Throughput Chart

l Sector Capacity Enhancement: MU-MIMO increases the total capacity of a sector by enabling simultaneous
data transmission to multiple SMs that can form a MU-MIMO group.

l SM Grouping Based on Azimuth: For MU-MIMO grouping, the AP determines the azimuth of each SM relative
to its sector antenna.

l SMs can form a MU-MIMO group if their angular separation meets specific criteria as follows:

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 Table 1: ePMP4500 8x8

ePMP4500 8x8 Sector

F, MHz Min1, deg Max1, deg Min2, deg Max2, deg

4900 6,7 39,2 59,9 EOS

5000 6,6 38,2 58,0 EOS

5100 6,5 37,3 56,2 EOS

5200 6,3 36,5 54,6 EOS

5300 6,2 35,7 53,1 EOS

5400 6,1 35,0 51,7 EOS

5500 6,0 34,2 50,4 EOS

5600 5,9 33,5 49,2 EOS

5700 5,8 32,9 48,1 EOS

5800 5,7 32,2 47,0 EOS

5900 5,6 31,6 45,9 EOS

6000 5,5 31,0 45,0 EOS

6100 5,4 30,5 44,0 EOS

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 Table 2: ePMP4600 4x4

ePMP4600 4x4 Sector

F, MHz Min1, deg Max1, deg Min2, deg Max2, deg

5900 10,4 32,9 65,0 EOS

6000 10,3 32,3 63,0 EOS

6100 10,1 31,7 61,2 EOS

6200 9,9 31,2 59,6 EOS

6300 9,8 30,6 58,0 EOS

6400 9,6 30,1 56,6 EOS

6500 9,5 29,6 55,3 EOS

6600 9,3 29,1 54,1 EOS

6700 9,2 28,6 52,9 EOS

6800 9,0 28,1 51,8 EOS

6900 8,9 27,7 50,8 EOS

7000 8,8 27,3 49,8 EOS

7100 8,7 26,9 48,8 EOS

l Beamforming Limitation: SMs with MU-MIMO enabled do not benefit from beamforming when receiving MU-
MIMO traffic.

Limitations

The following limitations are:

l MU-MIMO is not supported in Split Sector Mode.

l Performance optimization is pending for Flexible TDD ratio configurations.

l UI does not yet indicate groupable SMs.

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Problems Corrected, Known Issues or Limitations
Problems corrected
Problems corrected in Release Number 5.10.0 are listed below:

Table 3: Problems corrected in Release Number 5.10.0

Tracking ID Products Description

CAMBIUM- All Fixed an issue preventing Mac-Telnet from operating on ePMP1000/2000 and
19866 Force180/190/200 radios.

ACG-15901 All Fixed abnormal increases in CPU usage.

ACG-15809 All Fixed the UI to accurately reflect the status of Option 66.

ACG-15786 All Fixed a discrepancy where the PPPoE connection was established, but the PPPoE
Mode Status incorrectly showed as disabled.

ACG-15715 All Fixed that device names remain consistent after applying a cnMaestro template
(requires cnMaestro v5.2.0 or newer).

ACG-15508 All Resolved an issue where Subscriber Modules (SMs) with the Primary AP Reconnect
feature enabled couldn't pass traffic after failing over to a secondary AP with different
Data VLAN configurations.

AXG-11363 All Fixed occurrences of frames with invalid MAC addresses (40:00:40:xx:xx:xx) appearing
on ePMP device interfaces.

AXG-11263 All Fixed the Mac-Telnet feature functions correctly when the SM is configured in NAT
mode.

AXG-11118 All Fixed the issues preventing the OOKLA Speed Test from working through a VPLS
tunnel.

AXG-10986 All Fixed the Watchdog feature to operate correctly with the default configuration.

AXG-10907 All Fixed the issue where the GPS Antenna Status was displayed as N/A.

AXG-10885 All Fixed packet loss issues (ping and TCP) occurring after radar detection and subsequent
channel switching.

AXG-10847 All Fixed an issue where SMs configured with MIR profiles could experience random
disconnections from the AP.

AXG-10707 All Enabled GPS Sync functionality in AP TDD PTP mode for F4600C devices.

AXG-10501 All Fixed rare occurrences of random disconnects with reasons such as AP INITIATED
DISCONNECT or INVALID SECURITY KEY.

AXG-8321 All Fixed the Watchdog's Ethernet restart function affects the AUX port as intended.

AXG-7090 All Fixed the issue Disable Ethernet option was missing on APs.

AXG-6953 All Fixed system crashes with the signature Assertion arq_tx_packet_timeout.c:148 (arqtx_
to_pkt_add+0x1c0/0x2c0 [tdd_arq]).

AXG-11571 All Fixed an issue where the SM could not obtain an IP address from the DHCP server
when STP was enabled.

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Tracking ID Products Description

AXG-11682 All Fixed an issue where the software upgrade via URL failed on SMs when STP was
enabled.

AXG-11496 All Fixed a crash with the signature Crash _HTCPipeIndicateSendComplete + 0x28.

AXG-11493 All Fixed a crash with the signature Assertion failed tlv_type == CAMB_HTT_PPDU_
STATS_USR_COMPLTN_COMMON_TLV.

AXG-11093 All Fixed a crash with the signature Crash camb_dp_gather_ppdu_timeout_check_peer,

which could occur in Flexible mode with MU-MIMO enabled.

AXG-11814 All Fixed the issue where F300 SM failed to reconnect to ePMP 4500s APs after
reconfiguring the frequency carrier with a 40 MHz bandwidth.

Known issues or limitations

l Flexible Licensing is disabled in firmware and is not supported.

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