May 11th, 2022 - Orchestrator-2205.0.9
What’s New
HA Cluster Configuration – Added ability to configure VRRP ID
Currently the default value is 1. This could lead to collisions if there are multiple systems using VRRP on the same network. To avoid this, it is now possible to configure a unique VRRP ID for the Edge cluster
Improvements
Enhancements to Edge Cluster table in Orchestrator - addition of HA status & cluster version
AP IP address is now available in the Orchestrator UI upon first contact to cloud. This should help with debugging issues with AP bring up post cloud contact
Introduced End User License Agreement (EUA) acceptance workflow after first login
Fixes
VM and Cloud instance of Edge node show the correct type in the UI. Previously it was showing as “Physical”.
Known Issues
HA Cluster cannot be disabled from Orchestrator. Please contact support if assistance is required to disable HA cluster
March 24th, 2022 - Orchestrator-1.20, AP-1.20, Edge-1.18
What’s New
Introducing new Indoor AP Hardware model - Refer to datasheet.
Self-service workflow for claiming purchase order and onboarding new inventory - Refer to documentation.
Ability to define organization scope for Managed Service Provider (MSP) user - Refer to documentation.
Penetration testing was completed for Orchestrator and all critical, high, and medium priority issues were addressed. Report available upon request
Monitoring API support for Managed Service Provider (MSP) users to subscribe to alerts from their respective customers.
Note - Internal IP domain 'Forwarded' mode has been deprecated.
Improvements
Edge High Availability improvements - Refer to documentation.
Master failover recovery in less than 2 minutes
Worker failover recovery in less than 15 seconds
Support for device load balancing across multi-node clusters for internal & external IP domain configuration
Optimizations to improve device attach rates and mobility rates
Changes to MicroSlicing GBR configuration - Uplink & Downlink are mandatory input fields
Time-sync (External PTP) configuration - support for bulk configuration
Changes to MicroSlicing configuration take effect instantaneously without changes to device or application state
Indoor AP CPI workflow - Antenna height defaults to above ground level (AGL) and is editable
Workflow to remove Edge node from assigned Edge cluster
Fixes
Time sync (External PTP) configuration - Issues with secondary time sync (PTP) configuration and activation workflow
Inaccurate AP uptime value on AP inventory and AP details pages
Orchestrator not generating APSTATUS events
Known Issues
Following issues observed during longevity and performance testing - 200+ connected APs, 1000+ connected devices
Memory leak in data plane core service pod
Control plane pod (MME) restarts
Network KPI metrics continue to be disabled on the Orchestrator UI
Upon inactivity timeout, Orchestrator web UI does not automatically go to login page after refresh
October 27th, 2021 - Orchestrator-1.19
What’s new?
Self-service workflow for claiming purchase order and onboarding new inventory
AP time-synchronization configuration enhancements
Support for Indoor AP as internal time-sync leader
Support for bulk time-sync configuration for APs
Customer support workflow built natively into the Celona Orchestrator. Users can submit support tickets & track progress natively in the Celona Orchestrator – documentation
Improvements
UI/UX improvements
Persist user preferences for the duration of the session
Prompt user to give a unique name to the device during activation
Top talkers available per Edge Cluster
Fixes
Incorrect Device and AP state displayed in the Orchestrator
Disallow user from creating multiple internal IP domain with same configuration
Error loading AP details page
Known Issues
AP uptime and Network KPI metrics have been temporarily disabled on the Orchestrator UI
October 5th, 2021 - Orchestrator-1.18
What’s new?
Managed Service Provider (MSP) workflow
Self-service account creation and associated user roles to create the organization hierarchy that MSPs desire and facilitate customer onboarding
Ability to access individual customer accounts managed by MSP with the desired user role-based access control (RBAC) policy
Detailed metrics and statistics now available via Stats API – documentation
Improvements
Improved operational monitoring on Celona Orchestrator
Top talkers for overall network, per site, per MicroSlice, per Edge cluster
Additional context about AP CPI configuration status –
None
– No CPI informationPartial
– CPI info completed for one radio onlyFull
– CPI info completed for both radios
Show AP power level in dBm & milliwatts
UI/UX improvements
Side bar navigation menu enhancements
SIM type filter added to the Device inventory page
API
New alert to notify on Celona Edge status changes, EDGESTATUS - New, Provisioned, Up, Down
Monitoring API for Celona Edge CPU & Memory alerts now includes serial number of the Celona Edge node
Workflow to delete a stale Celona Edge cluster
Fixes
Celona Edge node CPU & Memory utilization are not displayed
Last connected device list for AP is missing data
Discrepancy in connected device count on AP inventory page & AP detail page
Error loading AP details page for Certified Professional Installer (CPI)
MicroSlicing throughput charts showing incorrect values
Disallow configuration of multiple MicroSlices with the same QCI value on the same device group
Celona Orchestrator shows Edge IP address for AP
Known Issues
Network KPI metrics have been temporarily disabled on the Orchestrator UI
September 2021 - 1.17 Celona Orchestrator, Celona Edge & AP
What’s new?
Celona Edge High Availability (HA) support - Refer documentation
End-to-end support for external time sync server, including configuration and monitoring via the Celona Orchestrator – more details in our documentation
Support for Indoor AP & Outdoor AP on the same Celona Edge Cluster or Site
Ability to set or update the Spectrum Access System (SAS) provider used by the Celona Edge cluster for private spectrum (CBRS) reservation
Improvements
AP auto-recovery if NTP server is unreachable
Improved device battery lifetime with support for Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration
DNS lookup utility added to the local Celona Edge manager UI for troubleshooting
System uptime information available for AP, Celona Edge & device
Search by ICCID on the device inventory page
Fixed
AP not able to boot up on 192.168.0.0 subnet
Incorrect AP transmit power values shown in the Celona Orchestrator
Celona Edge node reboots on link loss
MicroSlicing throughput charts showing inconsistent values between 6-hour and 24-hour view
RTSP traffic dropped when using MicroSlicing with guaranteed bitrate (GBR) & QCI 4
Handover stability issues with MicroSlicing enabled
MicroSlicing with non-GBR & QCI 6 not taking effect
June 17, 2021 - 1.16
This release introduces the following updates for the Celona platform:
eSIM Beta Release – Sign up here
Improved operational monitoring on Celona Orchestrator – historical and current device context on AP details page, device mobility trail, per-device throughput statistics trendline
Support for custom antenna configuration
MicroSlicing Improvements
support for multiple application configuration per MicroSlice
support for multiple MicroSlices per device
changes to MicroSlice configuration will take immediate effect, without requiring a switch to airplane mode and back
API Improvements
Notification API alert throttle & de-duplication
Inclusion of diagnostic insights from Celona Assistant in the failure notification APIs
Site names included in the Notification API
Interoperability with Inseego gateways & Zebra hand-held devices – Refer documentation
Improvements to Intra-AP sector load balancing
Password reset link validity increased to 12-hours
Fixed – Incorrect Celona Edge & AP software version
Fixed – AP showing duplicate sectors in the radio table
Fixed – Inaccurate Celona Edge status representation in the Celona Orchestrator
April 14, 2021 - 1.15
This release introduces the following updates for the Celona platform:
Added automatic recovery functions, health-monitoring & handover improvements:
Fixed multiple instances of tr069 process failures
Improved log management to avoid memory overruns
Domain Proxy & CPI Workflow updates:
Added support for registering each sector and respective antennas with SAS
Changed domain proxy behavior to increase stickiness of spectrum grants to avoid loss of grants during Celona Edge reboots or network outages
Celona Orchestrator & API updates:
Removed repetitive events in the Monitoring API to reduce noise
Added update/delete workflow for IP domain, applications, and device groups
Improved the user experience for the device inventory page – Pagination, Search and Filtering capability, Toggle columns in device table
Added field to Devices to enable users to add a descriptor
Improved the operational visibility with new charts to show Celona Edge node CPU utilization and Memory utilization trends
February 1, 2021 - 1.11
Celona Monitoring & Management API (Beta):
Please reach out to us (support@celona.io), if you wish to you use the APIs. We have put together initial documentation for the APIs and will be happy to share that with you to receive feedback.
Celona Orchestrator UI & UX improvements:
Support for advanced configuration in the Device Details page to add subnet to effectively manage routes for end-devices behind an IoT gateway or router.
Additional context added to AP Operational State to help with troubleshooting – Initiated bootstrap process, downloaded configuration from Celona Orchestrator, contacted Celona Edge, pending SAS registration, pending spectrum grant, etc.
Eliminate inconsistencies with regards to user and AP states
Duplicate Celona Edge Clusters associated with devices
Celona Edge IP address changes causes AP to hang
Celona Platform improvements:
Added a local web-based Celona Edge configuration manager to help - setup static IP address for the data interface, change hostname for the Celona Edge appliance, change Management IP address & troubleshoot via command line interface
January 11, 2021 - 1.09 & 1.10
Celona Orchestrator API:
Monitoring API via HTTP/HTTPS push notification to track AP State, Device State, Celona Edge State & Celona Edge Health (CPU, Memory)
Celona Orchestrator UI & UX improvements:
Workflow enabling change to user information
Default table size changed to 25
Additional user confirmation step added to MicroSlicing configuration deletion
AP Details Page Re-organized into 3 sections - Attributes, Radios & Antennas
New AP Attributes - IP Address, AP Firmware version
Support for configuring multiple antennas per AP
Summary tab added to the left navigation
Workflow to allow users to update Site address
KPIs for default traffic that does not fall under MicroSlicing definitions
Improvements to AP Diagnostics to provide insights into Configuration & Operational state of the APs, and SAS & Domain proxy related errors
Celona Platform improvements:
Native support for Celona Edge on Microsoft Azure’s edge computing device – Azure Edge Stack
Support for L2TP & GRE traffic
Support for CUPS architecture on Celona Edge for improved resiliency, performance & flexibility of deployment
November 16, 2020 - 1.08
Celona Orchestrator user interface updates:
Celona Assistant insights for MicroSlicing Details
UX improvements to Celona Assistant in the dashboard
Device Details now includes additional AP context
UX improvements to reset password workflow
IP domain dropdown improvements
Intuitive ordering of device groups
Accurate representation of Celona Edge status
Improved workflow to upload CPI credentials
Improved device diagnostics to assist with device tracing
Device granular states and error conditions
Accurate device count on dashboard
Celona Orchestrator API updates:
Activated status added to Connectivity Summary API
Celona Assistant dashboard API
Device diagnostic backend API
Functional updates:
ESX support for Celona Edge Node
Improvements to Celona Edge and AP upgrade process
Seamless non-reboot upgrades for Edge Nodes
Redundancy support for Celona Edge Nodes
Support for Celona AP to Celona Edge IPSec tunnels
Ingestion and integration of network metrics
Tracking of key performance metrics for Celona Edge Nodes
October 28, 2020 - 1.07
Celona Orchestrator user interface updates:
MicroSlicing configuration improvements
Infrastructure status monitoring improvements
Improvements to Celona Assistant workflows
Improved status monitoring for APs and devices
New client device diagnostics workflows
Additional monitoring capabilities for SIM status
Improvements to dashboard status monitoring
CPU and memory resource monitoring for Celona Edge nodes
Celona Orchestrator API updates:
Ability to move APs from one site to another
MicroSlicing Key Performance Indicator (KPI) visibility
Radio Access Network (RAN) and network utilization metrics
Accessibility on device monitoring and diagnostics data
Accessibility to Celona Assistant data on APs, devices and Celona Edge nodes
Improvements to device inventory assignment for Celona Edge nodes
Ability to add Certified Professional Installer (CPI) configuration
Functional updates:
Full support for TCP port 443 to enable Celona Edge and Celona Orchestrator connections
Support to handle traffic flows initiated from the client devices via MicroSlicing
Improvements to guaranteed and mean bit rate MicroSlicing enforcement
Mapping of client MAC address to SIM card IMSI values for IP address reservation
September 17, 2020 - 1.05
Celona Orchestrator user interface updates:
Client device list and details views
CPU/memory/utilization stats for Celona Edge
Site and Celona Edge cluster configuration
Celona Edge node and cluster status/health metrics
IP domain configuration
KPI reporting for latency and throughput
Celona AP status monitoring
Flow stats monitoring per MicroSlicing policy tag
Celona Orchestrator API updates:
SIM provisioning
CPU/memory/utilization stats for Celona Edge
Site and Edge cluster configuration
Celona AP serial and list query per Celona Edge cluster
Celona AP, Celona Edge ID, Site ID per connected device
Functional updates:
Support for max bitrate config per MicroSlicing policy in the datapath
Support for multiple sites per Celona Edge Cluster
Support for bootstrapping an unassigned Celona Edge Node
Support for automated multi-node Edge cluster upgrade
Support for Celona AP to Celona Edge IPsec tunnel
Support for hitless Celona Edge cluster upgrade
Support for upgrade failure rollback
August 13, 2020 - 1.03
Performance improvements for Celona CBRS LTE outdoor access point
Allow creation of per customer API key at the time of customer account creation
Additional option of Mean Bit Rate (MBR) for MicroSlicing configuration
Ability to configure external DNS server for connected devices
July 31, 2020 - 1.02
Certified Professional Installer (CPI) workflows during CBRS LTE deployments
Stability for Celona Edge during client mobility and connectivity events
Support for Safari browser support for the Celona Orchestrator user interface
Support for mobile browsers for the Orchestrator interface
Ability to configure external DNS server for connected devices
Per device monitoring for Celona MicroSlicing in the Celona Orchestrator interface
Latency metrics dashboard for MicroSlicing within the Celona Orchestrator interface
Status monitoring for Celona Edge / Access Points in the Celona Orchestrator interface
Improved Celona MicroSlicing configuration for uplink and downlink streams
Improved visibility to IP addresses used by connected devices on the network
July 16, 2020 - 1.01
User experience improvements for the Celona Orchestrator user interface
Improvements for the Celona Edge in terms of enterprise network integration
Variety of performance and reliability improvement for Celona access points
June 30, 2020 - 1.0 (First Customer Ship, FCS)
Configuration workflows within the Celona Orchestrator user interface
Control path implementation between Celona Edge and Celona Orchestrator
Insights for real-time data and status reporting within the Celona Orchestrator
Application and device group level policy enforcements
Stability for the Celona Edge data path against variety of traffic patterns