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Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x Specification Update August 2007 2 Document Number: 307310, Revision: 009US Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x Contents Preface......................................................................................................................5 Affected and Related Documents ...........................................................................5 Summary Table of Issues ..........................................................................................6 Software Issues ..................................................................................................6 Software Versions 2.x ...............................................................................7 Documentation Issues..........................................................................................9 Documentation Issues 2.x .........................................................................9 Software Issues ...................................................................................................... 10 Documentation Issues............................................................................................. 56 Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x August 2007 Specification Update Document Number: 307310, Revision: 009US 3 Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x Revision History Date Revision Description Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software August 2007 009 v2.x: 00165437, 00165230, 00165718 Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software v2.x: 00153398, 00153764, 00153855, 00153943 March 2007 008 Removed the following software issues. Those issues have been root caused as not a defect: 00050884, 00055754, 00052772, 00049309 Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software September 007 v2.x: 2006 00153342 Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software v2.x: July 2006 006 00018891, 00018943, 00152702, 00152731, 00152732, 00152701, 00152714, 00019406, 00018821, 00018734, 00153075, 00020623. Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software March 2006 005 v2.x: 00018668, 00018802, 00018891, 00019244. Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software v2.x: October 2005 004 00056585, 00057521, 00057683, 00018713, 00018483, 00018458, 00018410, and 00018661. Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software September 003 v2.x: 2005 00057654. Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software v2.x: August 2005 002 00054597, 00055304, and 00055983. Added documentation issue 00056779. Initial release. Added the following software issues as “open” for IXP400 software v2.x: May 2005 001 00056556, 00056449, 00056221, 00056072, 00056045, 00055570, 00055503, 00055339, 00055228, 00053825, 00054053, 00053661, 00053521, 00050954, 00050884, 00049362, 00049309, 00049294, 00049291, and 00049277. § § Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x Specification Update August 2007 4 Document Number: 307310, Revision: 009US Preface—Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x Preface This software specification update describes resolved and open software issues for the Intel® IXP400 Software and is an update to the specifications listed in the following, “Affected and Related Documents” table. This document also includes document changes that are subsequently posted to the documents listed in “Documentation Issues” on page 56. Intel® IXP400 Software supports the Intel® IXP4XX Product Line of Network Processors. This document supersedes the earlier version of this software specification update, and may contain information that was not previously published. Intel will use commercially reasonable efforts to include all documented defects; however, Intel makes no representations or warranties concerning the completeness of this software specification update. This document is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers of applications, operating systems, or tools. Affected and Related Documents Document Title Number Intel® IXP400 Software Programmer’s Guide 252539 Intel® IXP42X Product Line of Network Processors and IXC1100 Control Plane Processor 252480 Developer’s Manual Intel® IXP46X Product Line of Network Processors Developer’s Manual 306262 Note: The above documents are available at http://www.intel.com/design/network/products/npfamily/docs/ ixp4xx.htm#. Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x August 2007 Specification Update Document Number: 307310 Revision: 009US 5 Intel® IXP400 Software v2.x—Summary Table of Issues Summary Table of Issues The tables in this section summarize the resolved and open known software issues of the Intel® IXP400 Software and any changes being made to that product’s documentation. The details for these issues are presented in “Software Issues” on page 10 and “Documentation Issues” on page 56. A change bar — like that shown in the left margin — identifies material that has been added or modified since the previous version of this document. Organization of Summary Tables The summary tables are divided into two sections: software issues and documentation issues. In the upcoming “Software Issues” section, a table lists all known software issues for the various releases of the software. In the “Documentation Issues” section, a table lists all known documentation issues to be addressed in the next release of each cited document. Summary-Table Codes The summary table fields provide the following information: Table Field Description In the “Software Issues” section, the software release(s) that are affected by that table row’s software issue. Software