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From the moment you arrive to the time you leave, St George relaxes the senses in all the right ways. Perched on the banks of the mighty Balonne River, it is the perfect base from which to explore the beautiful Balonne Shire. A star feature, the two kilometre stretch of shady riverbank walkway which begins below the Jack Taylor Weir and travels alongside the township where you'll find picnic and barbecue facilities, a flood height marker, exercise equipment and information signs on fish and birds unique to this area.
In an unassuming small brick building in the main street, you'll find humble emu eggs carved into stunning, illuminated pieces of art at The Unique Egg. Local character and artisan Steve Margaritus or 'Stavros' has hand-carved an amazing variety of scenes on each egg and illuminated them. For the wine lover Riversands Wines satisfies your thirst for a good drop. With a free, personalised wine tasting at the cellar door you're sure to find a new favourite. Not only do they offer superb wine but why not relax and enjoy their shady country gardens and outdoor café offering scones and homemade jam or a cheese platter and a glass of wine.
To really take in the Balonne River's magnitude of water, pack a few drinks and nibbles and jump on board a Sandytown River Cruise. As you idle down the middle of the river, sit back and enjoy the views and abundant birdlife including pelican's cockatoo's and eagles.
Fill in the morning or afternoon by experiencing the St George Cotton Self-Drive Trail. Pack your thermos and smoko as you head off and get to know more about the local cotton industry. The St George Heritage Centre also offers plenty of historical information and artefacts, blacksmith, printing press, old gaol and courthouse. Take a step back in time as early as the 1800s by discovering the 45 minute drive route known as the St George Heritage Trail. Pick up a brochure from the Visitor Information Centre to explore important historical sites, colourful stories and buildings that have shaped the town's history.
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Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshops Set for 2004
AUSTIN, Texas — Sharon Fahlberg and her twin sister have always loved the outdoors. "My parents took us camping when we were 6 months old," she said. "I think we have old pictures of diapers spread across clotheslines."
But when she moved to Texas several years ago, she "didn't know where to go or what to do." Then Fahlberg heard about Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, a workshop put on several times a year by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to introduce women to hunting, fishing, horseback riding and other outdoor activities. She went with her sister and was hooked on what the Lone Star State has to offer.
Fahlberg is one of more than 3,000 women who have participated in one of the workshops since they began in Texas in October 1993. The program, which just celebrated its 10th birthday, will be holding four workshops across Texas in the spring and fall of 2004 with topics ranging from plant and animal ecology, map and compass skills, and outdoor cooking to mountain biking and flyfishing.
Upcoming locations include Camp Buckner, near Marble Falls (March 12-14), Prude Ranch in Fort Davis (April 16-18), and the Texas Baptist Encampment in Palacios (May 21-23). Camp For All, near Brenham, will hold a fall workshop Oct. 29-31.
Ashley Mathews, TPWD's BOW coordinator, said she sees a diversity of women attend each conference, from 18 years of age to 80. Participants can choose four classes to take out of the 15-20 offered at the workshop. Mathews said it's rewarding to see something like a woman catching her first fish at age 52.
"A lot of people come to overcome fears: fears of firearms, fears of horses, fear of water," Mathews said. "Most of them are amazed this is as easy as it is. We see a huge surge in women's self confidence."
The workshops have become so popular in Texas that several women were coming back again and again because they couldn't find people at home to join them in the outdoors. And the Texas Outdoors Woman Network was born to give BOW graduates the chance to continue hiking and camping with other women in their cities.
"We're hoping to teach them skills, build their confidence, then gently push them out of the nest," Mathews said. As for Fahlberg, she enjoyed the Texas outdoors so much she founded the Dallas TOWN chapter a few years ago.
"It just took a little time to find out, 'wow, there really are things to do,'" she said. Now her chapter has kayaking and camping trips, outdoor survival classes and more each year.
"We go just about everywhere."
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Last chance to see your boys before they jet over the ocean for a couple of weeks.
I imagine there will be a fair amount of stuff to discuss during and after this game for a lot of reasons, most of them fairly obvious.
NHL.com did an analysis on the Rangers today in its 30-in-15 series.


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Fresh Tomato and Basil Tart
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Okay, the only thing I can't figure out is why there aren't 100 comments about how delicious this dish is! I loved it! I added garlic salt on top too. I think that the only thing I will do differently is slice the tomatoes a bit thinner next time. AMAZING though, thank you for the post!ReplyDelete
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I agree with everything you said. Yes there should be more comments. This is truely fabulous and yes I wish I had sliced my tomatoes thinnner as well. You are spot on!
Whoops...that would be truly without the "e".ReplyDelete
I'm terribly infatuated with your blog! It has really re-ignited my love for cooking. I'm attempting to recreate everything off your blog ala 'Julie & Julia'... Will be trying this tonight.ReplyDelete
You are my new best friend! Thank you for being infatuated with my blog. This is a great recipe to recreate. Oh my gosh...I love this so much! That's it. I'm making it....ReplyDelete
C'est bon. C'est tres bon. What an awesome medley of flavors! I'm going to bust out your jalapeno cheddar burgers for a date tonight...ReplyDelete
Merci beaucoup. Je t'aime. Oh man! I can't wait to hear how the burgers go. Seriously they are fabulous. Best of luck on that date...wish my son would date....ReplyDelete
- Holly10/29/11, 8:22 PM
Your recipes and photos are wonderful! Please tell me what you are using to roll out your crusts on. Are they ordinary cotton tea towels or something especially for pastry?ReplyDelete
I am using a large square of canvas. I purchased it specifically for rolling out pastry. I have made them by purchasing canvas from a fabric store then surging around the edges. I love them they are fabulous. The canvas holds in the flour so that it doesn't all go into the dough.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/18/12, 2:43 PM
I have some beautifully ripe, heirloom tomatoes that must be used today, and lots of fresh basil in the garden... so I did a search for a tomato tart recipe. Most seem to be heavy with cheddar and mayo, blech! Then I found yours, yum!ReplyDelete
I didn't have any puff pastry, so I am using some organic whole wheat filo dough instead, with olive oil between the layers instead of butter. My husband is going to grill some lamb chops to go with it. I think it will be a perfect summer supper... Thanks for the recipe, I'll let you know how it turns out!Replies
Oh my, that sounds amazing. My kind of dinner. My mouth is watering right now. I still have a few weeks before my tomatoes will be ripe. My basil is anxiously waiting for them. I just love this time of year. Thank you for your comment and for another meal idea.Delete
Very nice! I made this today with phylo. Imagine my suprise when I defrosted a roll of what I thought was puff pastry to find phylo.... I used your recipe with few improvisions to make a delicious tart.ReplyDelete
I used only 2/3 rds of the phylo...so with the remainder I made a fresh fig and cranberry strudel. Both are quite delicious!
OH yum! You are so creative. The fig and cranberry strudel sound AMAZING!!Delete
This is amazing!!!! I can't wait for tomoato season!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
My favorite season.Delete
This is absolutely amazing. Am going to make again tomorrow...one of the best things I have ever eaten!!!!! Everyone loved it. CRAZY GOOD.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Michelle. Sometimes I wonder if anyone notices this recipe because it IS CRAZY GOOD! I can't wait for my garden tomatoes so I can make this everyday!Delete
My God..this is perfection! I love tomato and basil..ReplyDelete
Can't wait to make this..(although it's not summer here in Toronto, I'm sure it will still be delicious). Just found your blog and loving every recipe! You're awesome. Keep doing what you're doing :)Replies
You made my day. You'll love the tart.Delete
Making this tonight and I can't wait. I'm a big fan of your blog, but I don't think I've ever commented. If I'm craving the authentic, unadulterated version of something... not the low-fat or quick version.... then your blog is my first go-to for the recipe. If the recipe is on here, I know it's going to be good!ReplyDelete
I adore dishes like this! Colorful and vibrant and so full of lovely Italian flavors.ReplyDelete
Thank you. I love it too. I can hardly wait for ripe tomatoes from my garden.ReplyDelete
I made this over the weekend for my best friends mother who came into town for a brief visit. It was delicious! The nice thing about your blog is I can blindy make something. And I know it will be wonderful!ReplyDeleteReplies
You just made my day. I love this tart so much. Thank you for such a kind comment. xoxoDelete
This comment is long overdue, because I have been making this recipe for the past 3 years. It is hands-down one of my top 3 favorite things to make (and eat)!ReplyDelete
I make it frequently during the summer months.Replies
I agree with you completely. It's one of my summer favs as well. I can hardly wait for tomato season. Thank you so much for your comment. You just made my day and have my mouth watering for summer foods.Delete


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James Nelson shoots Swedish model Linnea Regnander.
Karla Spetic's AW13 collection 'And There Was Light' is reminiscent of The Virgin Suicides. Not only is Nordic babe Linnea Regnander like a real life Lux Lisbon in the lookbook, the central colours in the collection — crisp white, powder pinks, oranges and blues — are reminiscent of Sofia Coppola's soft and subtle rendering of 70s suburbia.
Lace dresses, crop tops, velvet jumpsuits, high-waisted trousers and geometric prints might also be nods to the decade in which the cult classic film is set.
The femininity of silk and delicate embroidery is countered with oversized cashmere sweaters (which are as soft as human hugs), and the lookbook's pairing of pretty pieces with sneakers shows off the cleverness of Karla's clothing.


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John Tortorella:
About not being disappointed in this team, this season, regardless of the outcome:
"We're still in a process. So we just keep on going. We try to get better. I think there's areas on our team where we need to get better. So we continue to build."
On the start:
"They had the puck. We had problems getting the puck away from them. You've got to give them some credit. I thought as the game went on we got better, still struggled to create scoring chances when we had opportunities. But, no, the first period, they took it to us a little bit there. But we only come out 1-0. We're not hurt that badly. But, again, throughout the game, I thought we got better as a team, but we still didn't create enough offense."
On the games that got away:
"I thought the most important thing of the series was in the first four games, we have a lead (in three of them) in the third period, and we come out with one win. And there's not many opportunities, against a team we're playing against, when you have them there, just to get it done one time. So I thought that was a very key situation within the series."
On Dan Girardi (who was hurt by a blocked shot, and later missed time with a finger that was disclocated and required stitches and a freezing injection):
"Oh. Girardi, his finger was all over the place. I think it was dislocated up over the knuckle. He's getting his ankle x-rayed now. He's a guy no one talked about in this series. He's our best defenseman this whole series. He came back … I'll tell you, high marks for him."
Do they need guys who can turn one opportunity into a goal, as the Caps can:
"Well, I don't think our team's fully built yet. You've got to remember where the Washington team was for a number of years. You look at how their team's built with their draft picks. So we're not there yet, I'll be honest with you. We're not, as far as talent. We have to play a certain way. But again, we're in the process and we'll continue to build and continue to find our way."


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We opened in September at the Newman Center at Denver University and all I wished for came true. It was the perfect venue for our previously seen repertory (although one was new to the company) but in a different setting and the dancers showed an enormous range of diversity in the program we presented and they very much enjoyed the intimacy of the theater. We'll be back there next September and all I can say is we will be dancing a ballet that is a HUGE Denver favorite.Swan Lake, enough said, it surpassed our wildest dreams. A production that any company in the world would be proud to present and it was here in Denver's backyard! A special thanks to the 10's of thousand who came. I can't wait for us to do it again.
And now we open The Nutcracker today through Christmas and this year we even have a few shows after Christmas for those with family in town and looking for some wonderful entertainment, after all the presents have been opened of course. We have 4 cast of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince and 5 cast of the Sugar Plum and Cavalier so plenty of opportunity to see your favorite dancers. Don't procrastinate too long to get tickets as sales are already ahead of projection.
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Table Of Contents
Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2 for Cisco DSLAMs with NI-2
New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(10)DA2
New Software Features in Release 12.2(10)DA
DMT Power-Management-Additional-Margin
ATM OAM Cells Supported in Fast Path Mode
Enhanced ATM OAM Segment Cells Support
Update the Image in Bootflash to the 12.2(10)DA2 dboot Image
Upgrade the Bootflash Image on the NI-2 Card to the 12.1(5)DA2 dboot Image
Attainable Bit Rate Is Conservative on 4xflexi-DMT and 8xDMT
CPE Performance Issues with Overhead Framing Modes 0, 1 and 2
Trellis Coding Enable Default Recommendations
Restrictions on NI-2 IP Services
Integrated Routing and Bridging Not Supported
VPN Interfaces Restricted to Trunk Interfaces
MPLS ATM-Label Switch Router Functionality Not Supported
Performance Restrictions for MPLS VPN Traffic
MPLS VPN Mapping Not Supported on the Eight-Port IDSL ITU-C Line Card
Frame Relay PVCs/Soft PVCs on an IDSL Interface
Use of a Ring Topology in a DSLAM Subtend Environment to Achieve ATM Trunk Redundancy
Soft PVC Address Changes upon Upgrade from Release 12.1(4)DA or Earlier
Configuring Cisco Routers for Use with IDSL
Assigning VPI Values to Shaped VP Tunnels
Installing Multiple Cisco 6160 Chassis in an Equipment Rack
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA2
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA1
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(7)DA
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(5)DA
Closed Caveats—Release 12.2(5)DA
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(1b)DA
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA1
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(7)DA
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(5)DA
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(1b)DA
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Contacting TAC by Using the Cisco TAC Website
Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2 for Cisco DSLAMs with NI-2
February 11, 2008
These release notes describe features and caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2 for the Cisco 6015, Cisco 6160, and Cisco 6260 digital subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAMs).
Note When you upgrade from Cisco IOS 12.1(5)DA1 or earlier images on the NI-2 card to Release 12.2(10)DA2, you must format the bootflash on the NI-2 card before loading the 12.2(10)DA2 dboot image. See the "Update the Image in Bootflash to the 12.2(10)DA2 dboot Image" section.
For pointers to more information about the Cisco 6015, Cisco 6160, Cisco 6260, and their software, refer to the "Related Documentation" section. To learn more about caveats, visit the Cisco web site—see the "Obtaining Documentation" section for details. Information about electronic documentation can be found in both the "Obtaining Documentation" section and the "Documentation CD-ROM" section.
This document contains the following topics:
•Obtaining Technical Assistance
System Requirements
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2 runs on these DSLAM systems:
•Cisco 6015
•Cisco 6160
•Cisco 6260
New and Changed Information
The following sections provide new and changed information for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2 and Release 12.2(10)DA.
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2 is based on Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA1 and 12.2(10)DA and includes all of the new features introduced in that release. In addition, this release fixes the bugs described in the"Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA1" section.
New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(10)DA2
No new hardware features were introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2.
New Software Features in Release 12.2(10)DA
The following new software features were introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA. No new features were introduced in Release 12.2(10)DA2.
DMT Power-Management-Additional-Margin
The 8xDMT line card can run in power-management mode in the G.dmt or the T1.413 mode. The resulting power cutback produces a reduction in power dissipation and crosstalk. Only 8xDMT line cards support power management. All CPE may not support the DSL functionality for power management to function correctly. Check with a Cisco customer representative to verify CPE compatibility with the 8xDMT power management.
You control the Power Management feature by issuing a dmt power-management-additional-margin command inside a profile and assigning that profile to a line card interface. This IOS command allows you to set the additional margin for each channel from 0 dB (off) to 15 dB. This sets the additional margin that will be added to the target margin. If the sum of the target margin and additional margin exceeds 15dB, it is capped at 15dB. If the actual margin of the line is higher than the sum of the configured target and additional margin, and all the above conditions are met, then power management attempts to reduce the actual margin, and as a consequence the power level as well.
Not all CPE support power management. If you connect an unsupported CPE to a port on which power management is turned on, you will not see a reduction in the actual margin or power level. The operating modes supported by power management are T1.413and g-992-1 (G.DMT). Table 1 shows the CPE and specifies which operating mode supports them.
Table 1 CPEs and Power Management Support
Cisco 677
not supported
not supported
Cisco 678
not supported
Cisco SOHO 77/Cisco 827
ADSL WAN Interface Card (WIC)
Alcatel chipset based modem
A reduction in the power level occurs if there is excess margin on the line. For the downstream direction, if there is excess margin, then IOS displays a reduction in margin for the modes listed above, and a reduction in transmit power for T1.413 mode. For the upstream direction, if there is excess margin, then IOS displays a reduction in the margin for g-992-1 mode only. IOS will not display a reduction in transmit power for the upstream direction.
ATM OAM Cells Supported in Fast Path Mode
The NI-2 now supports atm oam cells through fast path mode. Also, you can now use the ping atm utility command in fast path mode.
Enhanced ATM OAM Segment Cells Support
A new command, atm oam intercept segment, allows you to enable or disable receiving atm oam segment cells on valid connections. By default, the atm oam cells received on unconfigured or down connections are dropped. For more information, see the Command Reference for Cisco DSLAMs with NI-2.
MIB Object Changes
This release contains changes to the following Management Information Base (MIB) objects:
The power management feature is configurable via the CISCO-ADSL-DMT-LINE-MIB. The mib object cAdslAtucDmtConfPMAddSnrMgn configures the downstream component and the mib object cAdslAturDmtConfPMAddSnrMgn configures the upstream component on that particular dsl profile. Both objects default to 0 and can be configured from 0 to 150 tenths of dBs in increments of 10. Setting the objects to 0 explicitly via SNMP will disable the power management feature on the ports.
Installation Notes
Update the Image in Bootflash to the 12.2(10)DA2 dboot Image
When you upgrade from Cisco IOS Release 12.1(5)DA1 or earlier images on the NI-2 card to Release 12.2(10)DA2, you must reformat the bootflash on the NI-2 card.
Note If you are upgrading from Cisco IOS Release 12.1(6)DA, 12.1(6)DA2, 12.1(7)DA, 12.1(7)DA2, 12.1(7)DA3, 12.2(1b)DA, 12.2(1b)DA1, 12.2(5)DA, 12.2(5)DA1, 12.2(7)DA, 12.2(10)DA, or 12.2(10)DA1 you do not need to reformat the bootflash. You can skip this section and follow the DSLAM upgrade procedure at the following URL:
Note We highly recommend that you have console access to the NI-2 card during the upgrade procedure. You can use the console connection to troubleshoot any unexpected events that occur during the upgrade.
To update the boot image, perform the following steps in privileged EXEC mode:
Command Purpose
Step 1
DSLAM# dir bootflash:
Verify that the bootflash image is ni2-dboot-mz.121-5.da2 or ni2-dboot-mz.121-4.da. If it is neither, go to the "Upgrade the Bootflash Image on the NI-2 Card to the 12.1(5)DA2 dboot Image" section and perform the instructions there, and then return to this step. This is required because of a problem (CSCdr89374) in old bootflash images.
Step 2
DSLAM# dir flash:
Display the name of the Flash file that begins ni2- and use it as filename in Step 3.
Step 3
DSLAM# delete flash:filename
Delete the Flash file name found in Step 2. Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 until all files in the Flash file have been deleted.
Step 4
DSLAM# squeeze flash:
Recover available space in Flash memory.
Step 5
DSLAM# copy tftp://tftpserver:TFTPBOOT/ni2 -dsl-mz.122-10.da2 flash:
Copy the Cisco IOS image from a TFTP server to Flash.
Step 6
DSLAM# configure terminal
DSLAM (config)# no boot system
DSLAM (config)# boot system flash:ni2-dsl-mz.122-10.da2
DSLAM# end
Enter global configuration mode.
Disable the boot from system.
Specify the name of the system image to load at startup.
End global configuration mode.
Step 7
DSLAM# copy running-config startup-config
Save your changes to the startup configuration.
Step 8
DSLAM# reload
Reload the system to upgrade the image.
Step 9
DSLAM# show version
Confirm that the running image is ni2-dsl-mz.122-10.da2. If it is not, go to Step 5.
Step 10
DSLAM# format bootflash:
Erase all information in bootflash memory. Answer y to all confirm questions. When the DSLAM returns you to the EXEC prompt, bootflash memory is successfully formatted and ready for use.
Ensure that the bootflash is 3.8 MB total. If it is not, go to Step 5.
Step 11
DSLAM# copy tftp://tftpserver:TFTPBOOT/ni2 -dboot-mz.122-10.da2 bootflash:
Copy the boot image from a TFTP server to the bootflash.
Step 12
DSLAM# reload
Reload the system to upgrade the image.
Upgrade the Bootflash Image on the NI-2 Card to the 12.1(5)DA2 dboot Image
When you upgrade from Release 12.1(3)DA or earlier images on the NI-2 card to Release 12.1(5)DA2, we recommend that you upgrade the bootflash image on the NI-2 card to the 12.1(5)DA1 dboot image.
To upgrade the dboot image in bootflash, perform the following steps:
Command Purpose
Step 1
DSLAM> enable
Password: <password>
Enter enable mode.
Enter the password.
You have entered enable mode when the prompt changes to DSLAM#.
Step 2
DSLAM# delete bootflash:filename
Make room in the bootflash by deleting the name of the current boot image.
Step 3
DSLAM# squeeze bootflash
Recover available space in bootflash using the squeeze bootflash command.
Step 4
DSLAM# copy tftp://[server name] /[directory]/ni2-dboot-mz.121-5.da2 bootflash:
Copy the boot image to the bootflash.
Step 5
DSLAM# show version
Record the current value of the config-register that appears on the last line of the show version display.
Step 6
DSLAM# configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode. You have entered global configuration mode when the prompt changes to DSLAM(config)#.
Step 7
DSLAM(config)# config-register 0
Set the config register to 0x0000 so that the NI-2 reboots in the ROM monitor.
Step 8
DSLAM(config)# exit
Exit global configuration mode.
Step 9
DSLAM# copy running-config startup-config
Save the running configuration.
Step 10
DSLAM# reload
Reset the system.
Step 11
rommon> set
If you see BOOTLDR after you enter this command, the image in bootflash is already being used as the bootstrap image; go to Step 15. Otherwise, go to Step 12 and enter the commands in Steps 12 through 14 to force the system to use ni2-dboot-mz.121-5.bin as the bootstrap image.
Step 12
rommon> unset BOOTLDR
Unset BOOTLDR to remove the variable.
Step 13
rommon> sync
Sync to save the state of rommon.
Step 14
rommon> b
When the NI-2 boots, it uses ni2-dboot-mz.121-5da.bin as the bootstrap image.
Step 15
DSLAM# configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode. You have entered global configuration mode when the prompt changes to DSLAM(config)#.
Step 16
DSLAM(config)# config-register value
Set the config-register to the value you recorded in Step 5.
Step 17
DSLAM(config)# exit
Return to enable mode.
Go to the "Update the Image in Bootflash to the 12.2(10)DA2 dboot Image" section.
Limitations and Restrictions
This section describes the limitations and restrictions for Cisco IOS DSLAM releases.
Attainable Bit Rate Is Conservative on 4xflexi-DMT and 8xDMT
The reported DMT aggregate bit rate is less than the true attainable bit rate.
Due to line condition variations between trains, the effect of trellis coding, interleave delay, FEC check bytes, and so forth, the attainable bit rate estimate is not always 100 percent accurate. A conservative approach was taken in making the estimate; therefore, in general, you can get a higher rate than what the estimate suggests. For a fast-path scenario, the results should track fairly closely for the downstream rate and err on the conservative side for the upstream rate. For an interleave path scenario, the results are highly dependent on configurations.
At a higher reach or where line conditions are not optimal, the effect of having trellis coding, interleave delay, and FEC check bytes can provide a much higher rate than was estimated (greater than 128 kbps).
There is no workaround. The aggregate bit rate calculation is an estimate, which does not accurately model all of the line conditions that affect the true attainable bit rate for a given profile. The calculations for aggregate bit rate are performed as follows:
•The downstream capacity is obtained from the number of Reed-Solomon payload bytes per frame exchanged during line training, that is, the K value. The per-second estimate is then calculated from this K value. An extrapolated margin value is derived from the per-second estimate to make sure that if the line is trained at the estimated rate, it will still have an adequate margin.
•For upstream, unlike downstream, the Reed-Solomon payload bytes per frame is not readily available. Furthermore, unlike downstream, which requires a CPE EOC response to know the downstream margin, the upstream margin is readily available at the CO (upstream margin is measured at the CO end). Using this upstream margin and the number of bins utilized for upstream, an estimate of upstream attainable bit rate is made. (The associated DDTS numbers are CSCdv05351 and CSCdv05322.)
CPE Performance Issues with Overhead Framing Modes 0, 1 and 2
The customer premises equipment (CPE) does not train or perform reliably when the Discrete Multitone (DMT) profile is set to use overhead framing mode 0, 1, or 2.
Overhead framing modes 0, 1, and 2 are not supported at this time.
Overhead framing mode 3 is designed for use in Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). While overhead framing mode 1, which is not currently supported, is designed for Synchronous Transport Module (STM) mode. Configure your profiles to use overhead framing mode 3. Overhead framing mode 3 uses only 32 bytes of administrative overhead. Compared with overhead framing mode 1, it allows more bandwidth to be allocated to user data.
Trellis Coding Enable Default Recommendations
Trellis coding is disabled by default on the NI-2 because it is not supported on the 4xDMT (ATUC-1-4DM) card. However, trellis coding is supported on the 4xFlexiDMT (ATUC-4FLEXIDMT) and 8xDMT (ATUC-1-DMT8) line cards. Additionally, trellis coding should be enabled for the 4xFlexiDMT and 8xDMT line cards.
For all 4xDMT (ATUC-1-4DMT) ports in the DSLAM, make sure that trellis coding is disabled in the dsl-profile for those ports. For all 4xFlexiDMT and 8xDMT ports in the DSLAM, make sure that trellis coding is enabled except with ADI chipset based CPE using ADI F/W prior to ADI 3.1. This includes all Cisco 677 and Cisco 627 CPEs.
See the documentation at the following location for details on the commands used to change trellis coding settings on the NI-2:
Restrictions on NI-2 IP Services
This section describes restrictions on Cisco NI-2 IP services.
Restricted Layer 3 Services
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA does not support the following Layer 3 services (or else these services are limited, as noted):
•IP Quality of Service.
•IP Queueing.
•IP Multicast.
•L2TP Tunnel Priority and Limit sessions.
•L2TP Network Server (LNS).
•The maximum number of MPLS/VPN for PPPoA terminations is 25 VPNs for PPPoA and 1 VPN for PPPoE.
•We recommend use of a virtual template for PPPoX termination rather than a dialer interface.
•MPLS LDP protocol is not supported in this release. Use TDP protocol.
•Up to 32 subinterfaces can be used for IP termination under the trunk or subtend ports.
•Each DSLAM can support up to 50 MPLS VPNs.
Integrated Routing and Bridging Not Supported
MPLS VPN mapping of RFC 1483 routed sessions must not be confused with Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB). IRB is not supported by MPLS VPN mapping of RFC 1483 routed sessions.
VPN Interfaces Restricted to Trunk Interfaces
Do not configure subtended interfaces for MPLS VPN services. Only trunk interfaces support MPLS VPN mapping of RFC 1483 routed sessions.
MPLS ATM-Label Switch Router Functionality Not Supported
DSLAMs are not meant for use as MPLS ATM-Label Switch Routers (ATM-LSRs). When designing your network, keep in mind that DSLAMs act only as Label Edge Routers (LERs).
Performance Restrictions for MPLS VPN Traffic
MPLS VPN-enabled interfaces do not perform as well as switched VCs. Please take this into consideration when deploying MPLS VPNs in your networks.
Restricted MPLS Features
The following MPLS-related features are not part of MPLS VPN mapping of RFC 1483 routed sessions:
•MPLS traffic engineering
•MPLS multicast
DSL Interface Limitations
In DSLAMs, each DSL interface can support multiple permanent virtual circuits (PVCs), but we recommend that you use one routed MPLS VC if a dynamic routing protocol, such as RIP, is used between the CE and the PE.
MPLS VPN Mapping Not Supported on the Eight-Port IDSL ITU-C Line Card
Routed termination of IDSL connections is not supported since Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1b)DA.
Frame Relay PVCs/Soft PVCs on an IDSL Interface
The number of Frame Relay PVCs/Soft PVCs on an IDSL interface is restricted to 1 if you use the default row in a frame-relay connection traffic table (FR-CTT).
When upgrading to Release 12.2(10)DA2 from previous releases, you must first create a new row in the FR-CTT with the desired CIR value and use the resultant row number during PVC/Soft PVC creation. If you do not create a new row, the second FR PVC/Soft PVC command is not parsed and installed on the IDSL interface.
Use of a Ring Topology in a DSLAM Subtend Environment to Achieve ATM Trunk Redundancy
Ring topology is achieved when a node in the subtend tree is attached to the ATM access to provide a physically redundant loop. Thus, when the primary ATM access or one of the ATM trunks in the subtend tree fails, the soft permanent virtual circuits (SPVCs) can be dynamically rerouted through the use of Private Network-Network Interface (PNNI). See Figure 1.
Figure 1 SPVCs Prior to Failure
This redundancy requires the use of SPVCs. If you use permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) or permanent virtual paths (PVPs), redundancy cannot be provided. The use of the SPVCs allows traffic to be rerouted around the failed access point, because SPVCs leverage this feature of PNNI. When the failure occurs, the SPVCs are disconnected and dynamically reconnected across the new path. See Figure 2.
Figure 2 SPVCs Dynamically Rerouted
If you implement ring topology in a DSLAM subtend to achieve ATM trunk redundancy, the following requirements apply:
•You must use SPVCs, PNNI, ATM signaling, and Interim Local Management Interface (ILMI) to enable rerouting. PNNI, ATM signaling, and ILMI are enabled by default. Permanent connections such as PVCs and shaped virtual paths (VPs) do not benefit from the redundant link.
•You must make the redundant link's PNNI administrative weight higher than the PNNI weight of the primary trunk. Once you change the weight of the redundant link, the subtend tree uses this link only if a failure occurs.
When the redundant link is active, the following occurrences are problems:
•Loss of subtending fairness.
•Increase in latency as well as an increase in cell delay variation (CDV) between the cells. Delay-sensitive traffic, such as voice and video, or traffic that is susceptible to jitter, such as constant bit rate (CBR) voice, might be compromised. This technique is best realized for unspecified bit rate (UBR) traffic, such as consumer internet access, where no strict quality of service (QoS) objectives are required.
Once the redundant link is active, the following occurrences are potential problems:
•Greater possibility of increased congestion in the DSLAM ATM switch fabric, which might cause loss of data.
•When the main link is restored, there is downtime while the path is being rerouted. After the SPVCs are rerouted to the redundant ATM trunk and the original trunk is repaired or brought back into service, you must manually intervene. You must flap (shut/noshut) the subtend port. Because of retries on the current path, you must keep the trunk down until the maximum retry interval expires.
Cisco DSL Manager
If you are using versions of Cisco DSL Manager (CDM) before CDM Release 3.4—from CDM Release 1.0 to CDM Release 3.3(3)—do not upgrade the DSLAMs to this new Cisco IOS release.
If you use both the CDM network management application and the Cisco IOS command line interface to manage your Cisco DSLAMs, you should be aware of certain configuration and procedural implications. Please refer to the Release Notes for the Cisco DSL Manager, Release 3.4 for this information.
Important Notes
This section provides important information about Cisco IOS DSLAM releases.
Line Card Features
Table 2 shows which line card features are available on the 4xDMT, 4xFlexi, and 8xDMT line cards.
Table 2 Line Card Features
Feature 4xDMT 4xFlexi 8xDMT
Min rate blocking
alarm only
SNR margin
alarm only
alarm and retrain capable
alarm and retrain capable
Trellis encoding
Disable on ADI based CPE.
Ignores profile setting. The line card firmware automatically controls trellis encoding based on the CPE type.
Overhead framing
Mode 0,1,2,3 with ADI based CPE
Mode 3 is recommended with other CPE.
Mode 3 only
Mode 3 only
Power Management Additional Margin
Operating mode
Training mode
Quick recommended
No affect
No affect
677 CPE support
678 CPE support
Alcatel-based CPE
limited performance
NI-2 IP Services
During system startup, the following protocol warning messages display. You can ignore these messages.
•If RADIUS is configured:%AAAA-4-SERVUNDEF: The server-group "radius" is not defined. Please define it.
•If VPN is configured:% Can't create VRF
Soft PVC Address Changes upon Upgrade from Release 12.1(4)DA or Earlier
When you upgrade from Cisco IOS Release 12.1(4)DA or earlier to Release 12.2(10)DA2, the default soft PVC addresses on all interfaces change. This occurs only when you upgrade to Release 12.2(10)DA2 from Release 12.1(4)DA or earlier.
Reconfigure the soft PVCs associated with all interfaces.
Assign a (nondefault) address to the interfaces.
Configuring Cisco Routers for Use with IDSL
If you wish to use a Cisco router for an IDSL application and the router is running a Cisco IOS release prior to Release 12.1, you must configure the ISDN switch type. If you do not configure the ISDN switch type on the Cisco router, the router's BRI interface might not come back up after the IDSL line goes down and comes back up.
To prevent this problem from occurring, execute the isdn switch-type basic-ni command in global configuration mode on the router.
This problem does not occur if the Cisco router is running Cisco IOS Release 12.1 or later.
Assigning VPI Values to Shaped VP Tunnels
This release supports the full range of VPI values: 0 to 255. However, if you configure VP tunnels with traffic shaping, you can use only 32 VPIs out of that range. If you have not yet assigned any VPIs, all values from 0 to 255 are available. Once you start assigning VPIs, however, the assigned VPIs limit the VPIs that remain. (You assign VPIs using the atm pvp or atm pvc command.)
After a particular VPI value is assigned to a shaped VP tunnel, every 32nd VPI value above and below the first one is eliminated—that is, the original value modulo 32. For example, if you assign VPI 94 to a shaped VP tunnel, the following VPI values become unavailable for any purpose: 30, 62, 126, 158, 190, and 222.
To avoid problems, choose a block of 32 consecutive VPI values (for example, 0 to 31 or 101 to 132). The software rejects invalid VPI values.
Installing Multiple Cisco 6160 Chassis in an Equipment Rack
You can install multiple Cisco 6160 chassis in a telco equipment rack. A standard 7-foot equipment rack can house four Cisco 6160 chassis, stacked one on top of another. This configuration maximizes the DSL density within a 7-foot rack. However, if space is available or if you are interested in using multiservice capabilities that the chassis will support in the future, we recommend that you install no more than three Cisco 6160 chassis within a 7-foot rack. Leave a space of at least 2.5 rack units (4.375 inches, or 11.1 cm) beneath each chassis for future cable management use.
Console Logging
Turn console logging off if you plan to reboot the DSLAM. Turn console logging back on after the system comes up. (Console logging is turned on by default.) Use the global configuration commands no logging console (to turn the feature off) and logging console (to turn it on).
If console logging is on when the system reboots, the large volume of console messages consumes CPU time. As a result, the system comes back up more slowly and line cards might reload repeatedly, causing further delays.
Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS software releases. Severity 1 caveats are the most serious caveats; severity 2 caveats are less serious. Severity 3 caveats are moderate caveats, and only select severity 3 caveats are included here.
This section contains only open, closed, and resolved caveats for the current Cisco IOS release.
Caveat numbers and brief descriptions are listed in Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 7, Table 8, Table 9, Table 10, Table 11, and Table 12. For details about a particular caveat and for information on caveats in previous Cisco IOS releases that also apply to this release, go to Bug Toolkit at:
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Note If you have an account with Cisco.com, you can use Bug Navigator II to find caveats of any severity for any release. To reach Bug Navigator II, go to Cisco.com and click Login. Then go to Software Center > Cisco IOS Software > Cisco Bugtool Navigator II. Alternatively, you can go to
This software release is based on Cisco IOS Release 12.2. For information on caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.2, see Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.2, which lists severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.2. It is located on Cisco.com and the Documentation CD-ROM.
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA2
Table 3 lists the caveats that have been resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(12)DA2.
Table 3 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA2
Caveat Number Description
This DDTS has been created to track improvements in IP processing. Please use the following URL for further information:
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA1
All the caveats listed in Table 4 are open in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA1. This table lists only severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.
Table 4 Open Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA1
Caveat Number Description
8xDMT cards with interleaving delay configurations of 2000us and below have problems holding train and/or having less than expected upstream train rates.
Workaround: Avoid interleaving delay values of 2000us and below with 8xDMT cards. Interleaving mode configurations should use 4000us delay or above. If lower delays are required, Fastpath mode can be used if supported by CPE being used.
The connection between the modem on a 4xDMT line card and the CPE is lost when an NI-2 redundancy switchover occurs.
Workaround: None.
When you copy a configuration file from a tftp server to the startup_config through snmp, ccCopyState (CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB) will be in "running" state ever after. It will not change to "Failed" state.
The show startup command displays the following output:
%% Non-volatile configuration memory is being accessed, Try again
Workaround: Make sure that there is enough space available in the nvram before copying, using snmp or use cli.
Upgrades from Cisco IOS 12.1(7) DA to newer IOS images cause G.SHDSL ports to occasionally drop and retrain. The error is listed as LOSQ (Loss of Signal Quality) due to CRC errors detected or LOS when Loss of Frame Sync. is detected.
Workaround: Newer versions of G.SHDSL firmware have been adjusted to meet the ratified standards. This may require some fixed-rate loops to not hold train at the current configured rate used with Cisco IOS 12.1.(7)DA. Reducing the configured rate in some cases will resolve the issue. Random drops may still occur on some ports.
3db downstream margin configured ports on 8xDMT do not achieve max configured downstream rate on loops that should achieve max configured downstream rate.
Workaround: Use of DSL's recommended 6db downstream margin will achieve max configured rate on loops expected to achieve max rate.
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(7)DA
All open caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(7)DA have been resolved.
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(5)DA
All the caveats listed in Table 5 are open in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5)DA. This table lists only severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.
Table 5 Open Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5)DA
Caveat Number Description
The 8xDMT over ISDN line card does not recognize the dying gasp messages from any CPE. The Far End LPR Events counter in the show dsl interface atm x/y command does not increment when dying gasp messages are sent from a CPE.
Workaround: None
Closed Caveats—Release 12.2(5)DA
All the caveats listed in Table 6 are closed without resolution in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5)DA. This table lists only severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.
Table 6 Closed Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5)DA
Caveat Number Description
Filesys space error is displayed when you perform the first write mem command following a reload.
CIB Save FAILED message is displayed during NI-2 boot.
Open Caveats—Release 12.2(1b)DA
All the caveats listed in Table 7 are open in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1b)DA. This table lists only severity 1 and 2 caveats and select severity 3 caveats.
Table 7 Open Caveats for Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1b)DA
Caveat Number Description
PPP negotiation does not occur if the ppp encapsulation command references a nonexistent virtual template.
Workaround: Configure a complete virtual-template interface first, and then configure the PPP PVC.
If you configure no ip cef and ip cef in very quick succession, MPLS ceases operating and the show mpls forwarding command reports that tag switching is not operational. CEF or tag switching has not been enabled.
Workaround: Configure no ip cef, wait 2 seconds, and then configure ip cef.
A per-user route from a previous IPCP subnet negotiation might appear in the routing table after the PPP circuit has been added again with a no pvc X/Y command and then followed by the pvc X/Y command.
Workaround: Use the no ip route command to remove the stale per-user route.
IP address negotiation via IPCP to an external DHCP server across an ATM link fails.
Workaround: Use a local DHCP server connected on the Ethernet segment.
If you use NAS-PORT format D, the underscore delimiter is missing in the Acct-Session-Id attribute.
Workaround: None.
The static VRF route applied on the PE does not take effect. There is no connectivity if you use static routing over MPLS/VPN.
Workaround: Redistribute static or RIP route into BGP from the egress PE; the ingress PE will learn the egress PE VPN routes.
Attainable bit rate is conservative for 4xFLEXI-DMT.
Workaround: None. The aggregate bit rate calculation is an estimate, which does not accurately model all of the line conditions that affect the true attainable bit rate for a given profile.
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA1
Table 8 lists the caveats that have been resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(12)DA1.
Table 8 Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA1
Caveat Number Description
FTP fails with the traceback: SYS-2-LINEPROCDEAD: Killing process
Ftp sessions on NI2 will abort the file transfers occasionally without any error messages or notifications to the user.
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(10)DA
The problems listed in Table 9 are fixed in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA.
Table 9 Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(10)DA
Caveat Number Description
Periodically, the system generates a serial management bus cyclic redundancy check (SMBCRC) error message such as this:
%NI2-5-LC_NOTICE:Slot[15] SMBCRC (1 days, 3 hours, 37 minutes, 6 seconds)
These messages are informational only and do not affect performance.
The entry for the atmSoftPVccRetryThreshold feature has an incorrect default value of 0, rather than the default value of 1 that is shown in the ATM Soft PVC Management Information Base (MIB). A value of zero indicates that an infinite number of call attempts are required to increment the atmSoftPvcCallFailures object and thus disables alarms for the Soft PVCC.
Adding and deleting a profile from different sessions (for example, in two telnet sessions, one user is adding while at the same time another is deleting the same profile) has the potential of causing an unexpected system reload.
The ceAssetTag cannot be set for 8xDMT and SHDSL line cards.
Following a redundancy switchover, the standby card may reload twice before reaching the STANDBY-READY state. Once the standby is in the STANDBY-READY state it will not continue to reload.
Some VCs (PVCs/PVPs/Soft PVCs/Soft PVPs) are missing on reload even when they are stored in the startup configuration. This problem occurs if you create VC's by using internal CTT rows that do not appear in the show running-config command but do appear in the show atm connection-traffic-table command.
When you configure the ATUC-1-4DMT line card for loopback diagnostic, cells are dropped by the interface.
The commands no tag-switching ip and tag-switching ip from the global configuration mode remove the tag-switching atm vp-tunnel 13 vci-range 33-65535 line on the sub interfaces.
Not all IMA group/link alarms are shown in the event browser.
If you try to enable tag-switching ip, the following message is returned: %VP-tunnel vpi is not free for Tag-switching.
The NI-2 does not support OAM F5 seg-loopback cells, in the fast path.
PNNI fails to establish a connection. The show atm controller atm 0/0 command displays a status of C.
Unable to train with 3Com OCR-810. With the 4xDMT line card, the CPE had a number of line errors or fails to train with 12.2(7)DA. Trellis coding is enabled in the DSL profile.
When you change the operation of the linecard from ATUC-1-DMT8 to STUC-8-TCPAM, the indexes appear in the incorrect order.
System hangs indefinitely after provisioning/unprovisioning slots.
In Cisco IOS images 12.2(7)DA, the value of the "Microseconds handling network interrupts" is not saved correctly to the NVRAM when configured via the scheduler allocate exec command.
The NI-2 unexpectedly reloads when you try to clear a card mismatch from CLI using the command no slot x, where x is the slot number.
Adtran CPE do not train with the Cisco 6260 running Cisco IOS 12.2(7)DA.
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(7)DA
The problems listed in Table 10 are fixed in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(7)DA.
Table 10 Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(7)DA
Caveat Number Description
The input queue field in the output of the show interface atm slot/port occasionally shows a negative number.
The cAdslAtuc/AturCapCurrRxGain in the CISCO-ADSL-CAP-LINE-MIB returns an incorrect value for short loops ( less than 2000 feet).
For the STUC G.SHDSL line card, all far end (STUR) statistics that display through the CLI or SNMP are reported as zero.
The G.SHDSL line card does not support rate adaption.
The ifSpeed object from the ifTable returns an incorrect speed at the ATM layer for a 4xFlexi DMT line card.
Packet loss occurs when you police with abr for MCR values greater than 18.
The Init event counter toggles between 0 and 4294967295 several times in a minute for a 4xFlexi DMT line card.
An ARP packet received by the router that has the router's own interface address but with a different MAC address can overwrite the router's own MAC address in the ARP table, causing that interface to stop sending and receiving traffic. This attack is successful only against interfaces on the Ethernet segment that is local to the attacking host.
The error message ERROR: Irrecoverable IDT 252 RCQ last Cell problem detected! appears and is repeated several times. ATM oam cells are not handled correctly and these error messages finally lead to system reload.
Far End LPR Events are not incrementing on the ATUC-4FLEXI-DMT line card when the power is removed from a CPE that supports the dying gasp feature of the DMT standard.
VPI/VCI values for provisioned PVC do not match the provisioned values when you select a VCI value of 0 for any non-terminating PVC (that is, a PVC not terminating at atm0/0).
The shdsl profile has a different format between Cisco IOS Release 12.1(7)DA and Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5).
When you configure an interface bandwidth statement on a Cisco 6260 ATM interface, the default bandwidth value for the interface as seen in the show interface atm command may appear in the show running-config output.
Cisco 6260 SNMP agent returns wrong ifType for SHDSL interfaces.
Using the command show atm vc interface atm slot/port vpi vci where vpi and vci are the vpi and vci numbers in a SVC configuration can cause the DSLAM to reload. This usually happens when the CPE is connected but the SVC is not yet established.
Invalid cells are passed to network port on a valid VC. The 4xDMT line card does not discard cells with HEC errors and stamps each cell going to the DSLAM with a valid HEC. The switch can then pass these corrupt cells out the WAN interface if they appear to have a valid and provisioned VPI and VCI.
After 54 days of uptime, the system experienced an unexpected reload immediately preceded by the messages: System reloads with message SYS-2-WATCHDOG process=IMA CORE.
An NI-2 DSLAM reloads after a few ALIGN-1-FATAL error messages.
An error can occur with management protocol processing. Please use the following URL for further information:
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(5)DA
The problems listed in Table 11 are fixed in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5)DA.
Table 11 Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(5)DA
Caveat Number Description
Cisco 6160 DSLAM does not recognize the debug atm oam command.
When an IMA group and some of the links in the group are administratively shutdown, the IMA group cannot recover.
GETNEXT fails for all entries in cAdslAtucDmtChanTable.
GETNEXT fails for all entries in cAdslAturDmtChanTable.
Auto-sync of startup-config does not always work.
The port state that the show aps command displays for the subtend port on the standby card is not valid until the peer state indicated by the command show redundancy states is "STANDBY READY".
When both NI-2s in a redundant configuration reboot simultaneously, the standby card may reboot more than once if the configuration file is very large.
System shows secondary running config failed during RF progression.
Auto-sync of running config can cause write command to fail.
The show facility-alarm status command displays incorrect message.
When you issue an atm oam intercept end-to-end command, an error message appears.
SNMP query for the MIB objects adsl[Atuc/Atur]ChanCurrTxRate (ADSL-LINE-MIB) returned swapped values for CAP line card.
Failed to set overhead framing structure to structure0 in DMT.
CLI command snmp get/set is seen via CLI help.
Stur objects are not supported on SHDSL.
A DMT interface configured to use fast channel returns values on this interface's adslAtucChanIntervalTable and adslAturChanIntervalTable.
The mib object atmInterfaceMyNeighborIpAddress in the ATM mib can contain incorrect address.
Ping not responding but Telnet works.
Some ports of flexiCAP lock up as trained even when CPE is untrained.
When more than 150 PVPs are configured, the Cisco 6260 DSLAM cannot be booted after a power cycle or a reload.
Workaround: Power-off the DSLAM, "break" into rommon, boot the DSLAM without parsing the configuration, and copy the startup to running-config.
Cisco 677 retrains on Cisco 6260 DSLAM with 8xDMT line cards.
cAdslAtucCapCurrRxSnr is reporting in dB, where as the MIB definition states that it should be reported in 1/10th dB.
Resolved Caveats—Release 12.2(1b)DA
The problems listed in Table 12 are fixed in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1b)DA.
Table 12 Caveats Resolved in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(1b)DA
Caveat Number Description
Add attainable bit rate on 4xflexi DMT.
When you are executing a show version command, SHDSL ports are shown as SDSL ports.
No log event link-status command has no effect.
IP MTU or Physical MTU setting has no effect on fragmentation.
MIB adslAtucCurrStatus returns incorrect value for CAP and DMT.
MIB adslAturCurrStatus returns incorrect value for DMT.
Performance interval counters are not correct for G.SHDSL.
Profile created from altered default has different parameters.
Minimum DMT bitrate setting is lost after upgrade.
The delay does not change when oamLoopbackPingDelay is changed.
Link down traps are not reliably sent for IDSL.
SDSL profile lists rates of 1552, 2064, and 2320 and allows their use.
MIB adslAturChanTransmittedBlks has a MIB value of 0 but CLI has non-0.
adslAturVendorID will return 0 from MIB, CLI has 57 (Globespan).
MIB adslAtucChanCrcBlockLength always has a value of 0.
MIB adslAturChanCrcBlockLength always has a value of 0.
MIB cIdslItucInvSerialNumber returns garbage instead of empty string.
IMA group collapses when differential delay changed on one line.
Some DSL statistics missing in Cisco IOS 12.1(5)DA for DMT cards.
OAM ping of IMA group depends on state of CPE connection.
MIB imaGroupLeastDelayLink is not supported in MIB.
SDSL attempts to report LOS events instead of LOSQ in the show dsl interface display.
PEM alarm does not clear after hot swap replacement.
MIB imaGroupTestProStatus does not match CLI.
MIB: All Prev1Day performance counters are always zero.
Line ports reset when CPU usage is high.
Issuing show run on the NI-2 results in SNMP query timeout.
Attainable aggregate bitrates do not apply to 8xDMT.
CPU utilization is degrading.
MIB SONET physical layer does not match logical layer.
Limitation to 32 VPI values even if the VP tunnels are not shaped.
8xDMT is unable to train at 1024 kbps upstream with Cisco 678.
IOS reloads with update_the_1day_counts on top of stack.
Init Event counters toggle between 0 and max int in 8xDMT cards.
Inconsistent counter operations exist for Atuc/Atur IntervalEntry fields.
ItucIntervalNumber is more than 96 while querying ItucIntervalTable.
Soft PVC address on the Cisco 6260 DSLAM is changed after upgrade.
When an F4 OAM atm seg cell, with a PT field set for end-to-end type, is received on nonprovisioned VP, the system reloads.
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A former Navy chaplain who grew up on the mean streets of Baltimore, Black, 64, caught the attention of The New York Times and other news outlets over the past two weeks when he opened each session of the Senate with prayers that became not-so-gentle admonitions.
"In these days that try our souls, strengthen our weakness, replacing cynicism with faith and cowardice with courage," the chaplain intoned on Oct. 1, the first day of the shutdown.
"Have mercy upon us, O God, and save us from the madness," he prayed two days later. "Deliver us from the hypocrisy of attempting to sound reasonable while being unreasonable."
And last Thursday, Black invoked, "Inspire them to take a step back from partisanship and to take a step forward toward patriotism, striving to strengthen and not weaken this land we love."
It was by no means the first time that Black, the Senate chaplain since July 2003, has summoned the Almighty to assist lawmakers. In 2011, when a super committee bogged down trying to reach a compromise on the federal budget and debt, Black prayed for its members:
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Thompson started out by grasping Meyers's hand and closing his eyes. "Let us pray," said the faux Black. "Lord, give us strength, but especially to those in Congress, and let them stop being a bunch of blubbering knuckleheads that go onto the television and spout all kinds of nonsense, until you want to smack 'em across the face with a bag full of quarters — now that's change I can believe in."
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Silverthorne Gets a Name: Meet Intel Atom and Intel Centrino Atomby Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2008 6:00 PM EST
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Doormat - Monday, March 03, 2008 - link"The ultra mobile variants based on Silverthorne will also launch around the same time frame but at various clock frequencies of up to 1.8GHz with a 0.6W - 2.5W TDP."
I thought the top Silverthorne was supposed to run at 2GHz? Is Intel slipping a bit? Reply
cokbun - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkatom? thats like ultra lame.. and strange to pronounce ' intellatom ' how about nucleus or mono or hamburger, it sounds better. they have great cpus but can't name em properly. and what's '' 2 duo '' supposed to mean??
Griswold - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkIt beats "Nucular", though.
(if you didnt get it, watch more simpsons) Reply
ucsdmike - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkMota. Its what they were on when they thought of the name. Reply
iwodo - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkWe need those Dual Core Version to be inside our NAS.
Only then we will have an NAS that is capable to push 60+Mb /s and really usable as a storage device. Reply
stmok - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkThere is going to be a dual-core version of Diamondville.
It will be officially marketed as the Celeron 3xx.
Intel is planning on a Q3 2008 release.
It is for the affordable desktop market. Reply
sheh - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkA desktop computer for general use with a <10W (or even <5?) CPU sounds very promising. VIA's CPUs were an option, but too rare and probably more expensive (and less efficient).
Add SSD, extra-integrated motherboard, and you have a small, passively cooled, <50W computer (sans monitor). Reply
DigitalFreak - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkGood name. Much better than Pentium or Centrino. It even fits in a way. Reply
Duwelon - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkYeah Intel rules at marketing thats for sure. Now if AMD would do half as good... do they even advertise on TV? Reply
Samus - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkI like the name too. Very clever. Reply
stevekgoodwin - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkDo the logos need to be so very, very large in this article? There's a line between news and advertorials, which this article doesn't just skirt, it pants, hose, stockings, jeans, socks, jumper, pullovers, undergarments completely. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Thursday, March 06, 2008 - linkIs this really worth complaining about? I happen to like big pictures. Reply
DigitalFreak - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkAre you on dial-up? If not, quit bitching. Reply
Griswold - Monday, March 03, 2008 - linkDear lord, make this tool roll over and die already. Reply
stevekgoodwin - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkI was complaining about the x by y, not the k.
I appreciate Anadtech showing us the new logos, I don't appreciate the enormous size of them. The cynic in me says it was to force the article to 2 pages to serve more ads. Reply
davepermen - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkI'd like to have a silverthorne in my notebook for daily usage, and the ability to turn on the larrabee if i need the performance.
0.3W means very long online 'standby' time (messengers and such still usable), but if i need the power (for djing stuff), i still have larrabee in there.
i'll call it "Intel Molecule" :) Reply
CK804 - Sunday, March 02, 2008 - linkSilverthorne Get's a Name...are you trying to say "Silverthorne Get is a Name" or "Silverthorne Gets a Name?" Reply


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ASUS Chromebox: Fanless Haswell in a NUC-like Form Factor, Starting at $179by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/4/2014 9:00 AM EST
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skiboysteve - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkWow that is cheap. Intel lists the price of Intel Celeron 2955U at $107. I'm sure ASUS doesn't have to pay that much but probably close. That doesnt leave much room for the other equipment or profit.
Impressive Reply
damianrobertjones - Friday, February 07, 2014 - linkIt's cheap to sell and once the foot is in the door the price will RISE! Reply
marc1000 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkif only those things didn't come costing 5 to 10 times more than the list price to countries outside of US/Europe... Reply
dishayu - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI'm not completely sold on Chrome OS but a small form factor PC with 2 gigs of RAM, onboard WiFi and 16GB SSD is fantastic value for money for 179$ ? Nearly unbeatable proposition for an HTPC. 16GB is plenty of space for installing Ubuntu + tons of HTPC related apps. Reply
bah12 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkAgreed, any word on how easy it is to hack a Chrome Box and put windows/linux on it? Or does Google have it pretty locked down in the firmware. Reply
Qwertilot - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkThe chrome books (even Arm based ones) have been mostly quite capable of having Linux installed at least, so you'd expect so. Questions of drivers etc of course.
Even with ChromeOS on it it looks very suitable for stuff like turning spare monitors into secondary computers, second/third desktops in houses etc etc. Reply
skido - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkIt'd be nice if ASUS makes a barebones version without Chrome OS and that Chome logo. If Linux can be installed using default ISOs then I'll buy this even with the logo. If installing Linux is similar to how it's done on Chromebooks then I'm going to pass on this box. Reply
portos - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkYa, I hope this has a regular BIOS/UEFI so you can just directly install any Linux distro you want. Reply
Flunk - Thursday, February 06, 2014 - linkNo ChromeOS system has shipped with a standard BIOS implementation yet so I can't see why it would this time. Reply
schizoide - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkWas just coming here to say that. This is ideal for a HTPC and steam streaming client. They're offering a celeron haswell including storage and RAM for nearly the same price as the barebones bay ridge atom NUC! Reply
marro - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI hope it's straight forward to install Linux on this (ie. 1. create a live USB. 2. install). If I have to go through what you need to do on Chromebooks then I'm just going to go with a NUC. Reply
haikuginger - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - link"ASUS only plans to offer the Celeron and Core i3 versions in North America."
Can you clarify? Do you mean that those two options are the only ones ASUS will offer in North America, or do you mean that those options will only be available in North America? Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkLet me rephrase - in North America ASUS will only offer the Celeron and i3 versions, presumably you'll be able to get those and the i7 elsewhere. Reply
Flunk - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkYou guys managed to leave off the $145 Celeron NUC (2x Bay Trail @ 2.4Ghz) but this does look like a preitty good deal. I've been thinking of picking up a NUC or Gigabyte Brix for XBMC and Steam streaming under Ubuntu and this might be a way to shave a couple of bucks off the price.
ChromeOS is still totally worthless though. Reply
schizoide - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkThis celeron is haswell-based, not bay trail atom, so much more performant. It also comes with storage and RAM. Reply
sligett - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - link"ChromeOS is still totally worthless though." For you, perhaps. I'll likely buy 50 or 100 of these this year. Reply
IBMMuseum - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkExactly, it might be a very good "thin client" system for a business (or school) already using Google Drive. Browse the web, access to e-mail (or rather, GMail), and apps that do more than Office in the most expensive bundle. This is THE move away from the desktop. Reply
koki - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI'll buy 20 of these if the default Linux distro ISOs can be used to install Linux without having to dance around. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkKabini might be an almost perfect fit for such devices. And should be far cheaper than an i7. Reply
DARBYOTHRULL - Friday, February 07, 2014 - linkDo they have a 15W TDP part? Reply
n0b0dykn0ws - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkIf I can get HD audio bitstreaming from the i3 model I would buy three of these in a heartbeat. Reply
Demios - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkAt $179. I'm tempted to buy one just for streaming Steam OS from my gaming PC out to my living room. Reply
Anonymous Blowhard - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkKeep the price reasonable on the i3 model, let us install our own OS without a fight, and I'll put one under my TV in a heartbeat for Netflix, light gaming/emulation with the HD4400, and displaying the more intense stuff via Steam In-Home streaming. Reply
nafhan - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkThis + Steam OS (for streaming), might be pretty nice hooked up to a big screen. It's cheaper than the NUC, and it's a complete system. Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkAnand, you had me excited like a kid on Christmas at the thought of a cheap, *fanless* NUC-like device, but the photos paint a different story. The vents on the back in this photo ( http://anandtech.com/Gallery/Album/3375#1 ) look exactly like the vents on Intel's actively-cooled NUC. Is that possibly the i7 model, which isn't fanless, or is it just that they aren't fanless? Also, another reason to doubt the fanless claim is that the chassis does not appear to be designed to be a heatsink like a fanless design would require. In fact, if I had to guess, I would say the chassis is plastic. Here's an example of a fanless design for a NUC: http://www.streacom.com/products/nc1-fanless-chass... . Reply
DryAir - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkYeah, on a closer look its hard to believe... Asus also claims the the also recently anounced EB1037 eeebox is fanless too, and thats with a 10W J1900 Celeron + 15W nVidia 820M...
Perhaps they have developed a new amazing passive cooling for SFF tech! Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI confirmed with ASUS last night that the Celeron and i3 were fanless, and just confirmed with them again, so unless I've been lied to twice - they are fanless :-P
No word on the i7 yet. Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkThat is certainly good news! Aftermarket fanless cases for the Haswell NUCs are still somewhat hard to come by, and if you can find one, they're ridiculously expensive. It would cost me $200 to import one from the UK from Tranquil PC! Anyway, so I mentioned that the photos (I assume ASUS provided them) are of the i7 model, which you surmised might not be fanless. Reply
azazel1024 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkXBMC box? Reply
DryAir - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkWow, the basic model seems to be a much better value than the Celeron N2820 NUC: better CPU, one more USB port (and all of them 3.0), SD card reader, DisplayPort, 16gb SSD and 2gb ram for $40 more. Google subsidies those things? Only downside is no 2.5" HDD support. Reply
DryAir - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkOh, and fanless! Reply
Gigaplex - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - link"Given how well Chrome OS can run on a pair of ARM Cortex A15 cores, I fully expect a 15W Haswell based system to be a great performer."
Given that Chrome OS can pretty much only run a browser, it's almost irrelevant what specs such a device has, assuming you don't install a different OS. Reply
8steve8 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkidunno, my 2013 macbook pro 13" with 28w haswell, 256GB PCIe SSD, w/ 16GB RAM often gets slow with my web-browser-only workload.
Many tabs with lots of javascript intensive stuff.. streaming video... very rich web-apps...
i mean if you are only using a single tab to look up stock quotes then I get it... but in my experience ULV haswells are still too slow at times to keep up with a heavy web-browsing workload.
I've used the A15 chrome-os laptops and have found they quickly get unusably slow, unless you actively limit the number of tabs, sometimes down to 1... so I welcome a product like this... and even a higher wattage CPU chrome os computer.
Sill, if you aren't a heavy web-user, then this 15W haswell will be more than fast enough. Reply
jcknows0 - Saturday, February 08, 2014 - linkSomething is going wrong if that's true. Have you looked at Activity Monitor? I found my Finder was going crazy on my Haswell iMac and tried to apply a finder fix but ended up reinstalling Mavericks from scratch. Haven't had any such problem on my 13 13" rMBP though. Reply
jay401 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkSo if I store media files on a NAS and want to display them on a dumb TV, I could stick one of these boxes behind the TV with the HDMI output connected to the TV and (using a wireless kb&m to control the box) select and play media wirelessly from the NAS? This might be just what I've been looking for, since I didn't want the expense or effort of putting together an HTPC. Reply
BobSwi - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkOr a $35 Chromecast? Now that the SDK is open I'm sure there'll be an app to do that for you. Reply
jay401 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkHopefully. Right now the answer is no:
Q: "Can I stream photos and videos stored on my computer to my TV?"
A: "You can stream content that is shown within Chrome for Mac and Chrome for Windows."
I don't watch media in Chrome, I watch it in Media Player Classic HD on my PC.
What I need is a device capable of navigating directory structures on a shared drive (NAS for example) and able to play any media file found therein.
So most likely an HTPC, but without the whole HTPC cost/size/etc. So maybe the Chromebox? Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkPLEX can do transcoding on-the-fly using ffmpeg, and they've got a beta of their Chromecast client available to PLEX Pass subscribers. Reply
jay401 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkInteresting, I might check that out except the idea of having to subscribe is appalling. Also, I tried the Plex app on iOS a couple years ago and it wasn't anywhere near as good as AirVideo. Sadly, it doesn't look like AirVideo will come to Android. Reply
32str8 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkPlex pass is well worth the lifetime fee. Streams flawlessly to all my devices including my android tablet/phone and my chromebox and chromebook. Ability to pin video to mobile devices save a lot of transfer time with cables or memory cards/sticks. Reply
SeanFL - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkExcited to get a few of these. I use a Chromebox (samsung from 2013) as a second desktop in my office...it drives a high res 2560 x 1440 monitor. It works great for most office tasks and is less maintenance than the Windows boxes. Fewer worries of malware and browser hijacks make it even better. Reply
aaronk - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkIf I can install Linux using the default distro ISOs and everything works well then I'll buy one of these. Not a fan of Chrome OS. Reply
andrewaggb - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkpretty much sums it up. If I can put linux or windows on it, I have some uses for it. Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - link1.3 Ghz "Haswell". Outch. Might as well put Tegra K1 in there. It will probably perform just as well, and sell for cheaper. I wonder how long until Intel starts selling "Haswell" 200 Mhz CPUs. Reply
cardfire - Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - linkUm, my 2013 MBA has a 1.3GHz baseline Haswell and it can play most Source games above 60FPS at mid settings. I regularly use it to play 1080p games at 30fps, on the HD5000. But it does a fantastic job of stepping down to power-sipping and can get literally over 13 hours on a single charge when just browsing the web. Don't knock Haswell just yet. Reply
Novacius - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkWill you review the new Acer C720 Chromebook? A review has been announced last year but I can't find anything yet. :) Reply
32str8 - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI use the 4 gig version as my go to laptop. Don't recommend the 2 gig version as it starts to lag with about 5-8 tabs open depending on video demands. Reply
just2btecky - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkFanless of course! Mobile phones form factors have never had fans in them. So why should Chromebox have a fan? Reply
MrX8503 - Saturday, February 08, 2014 - linkBecause haswell CPUs DESTROY mobile SOCs in performance. Reply
moejurray - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkWonder how it would work connected to the TV as the media hub? Reply
skido - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI hope I can install any Linux distro using their default ISOs. Reply
Tristor - Tuesday, February 04, 2014 - linkI've been considering the NUC for something to augment my HTPC with tighter integration, or even to replace it so I can convert the more powerful system into a SteamOS box. This might fit the bill even better since I use a lot of Google services. I haven't played much with ChromeOS, although I'd be interested to know what the set-top integration is like. Can this be controlled via a remote? It has Bluetooth, which is a plus, so I can use a simple media keyboard/touchpad combo with it. Reply
ie5x - Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - linkWhere's my IR port and remote? Reply
eyestrain - Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - linkMaybe the same case is used for all three versions, with fan only for the i7.
The case does look plastic, but some plastics conduct heat fairly well. Reply
Jeffspears - Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - linkThis would be a great HTPC box at that price, Does anyone know if it supports HDMI-CEC? Reply
cjs150 - Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - link16GB storage is way to small for me. I wonder if you get replace with much higher capacity. Very tempting to load with Linux server and use as my home network server Reply
raja_jagadeesan - Wednesday, February 05, 2014 - linkIf the final SteamOS (DebianWheezy based it seems) could be put on this, what a great cheap streaming SteamBox. Hoping that ASUS just goes ahead and makes a cheap streaming-only SteamBox, but have a bad feeling that it'll be up the end-user to put a Linux flavor or SteamOS on this thing. What a great price-performance, though. A SteamBox like this starting at $179 could be a game-changer. Reply
Carlita - Thursday, February 06, 2014 - linkSeems that Asus France told this french blogger that the box finally isn't fanless, weird ... http://www.minimachines.net/actu/la-asus-chromebox... Reply
semo - Friday, February 07, 2014 - linkI wonder how well this will function as a multichannel car DVR. It is much cheaper than the vastly inferior dedicated devices (although this does lack a GPS receiver). Reply
jrs77 - Friday, February 07, 2014 - linkYou forgot to list the SATA-port on the intel NUC. That's very important, as you can use a 2.5" HDD/SSD for storage and makes it way more flexible than the ASUS Chromebox.
Also, there's tons of fanless enclosures for the intel NUC aswell. Reply
Samus - Friday, February 07, 2014 - linkAm I missing something or is there actually a need for an i7 Chromebox? Reply
jason.mcallister - Sunday, February 09, 2014 - linkMSI Wind Nettop PC100 for sale, lol. This thing looks pretty cool for it's intended purpose. Doubly so if your vested into the Google eco system. Reply
Scionero - Saturday, February 15, 2014 - linkI can't wait for one of these with dual Intel NICs. It would make the perfect PFSense or Untangle box. Reply
steelodon - Tuesday, March 04, 2014 - linkI cannot wait for this!! Reply


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7/30 Night Shift
Covina: PD-1 responded to the area of 1100 block of E. Badillo to assist ground units in searching for a suspect who fled from them on foot. Upon arrival, the air crew began a systematic search which led to them finding the suspect on the roof of a nearby location. He was taken into custody after a short standoff with ground units.