Release v6.0

Among various exciting new features and bugfixes this new firmware includes:

• improved timing performance by adding support for the Low-Jitter Daughterboard and Low Phase Drift Calibration
• fixed PTP compatibility issues and BMCA
• Improved leap-second file handling
• Logging, SNMP monitoring improvements as well as Kerberos authentication ... and much more.

The list of most important new features and fixes can be found on the wiki page for WR Switch software project.
For the full changelog please check:

• the list of solved issues for WR Switch software
• the list of solved issues for WR Switch gateware

Release date

• 12 June 2020

Downloads

You can build the v6.0 release firmware from the sources or download the already built firmware

• SNMP MIB file for v6.0 release

Documentation

• User Manual for v6.0 release
• White Rabbit Switch: Failures and Diagnostics for v6.0 release
• Developer Manual for v6.0 release
• Compliance tests reports - VLAN IEEE 802.1Q, Default PTP Profile, WR PTP extension
• Calibration parameters

Sources

Sources for the release can be fetched from the git repositories:

• wr-switch-sw
• wr-switch-hdl

Greg Daniluk - 12 June 2020