mfw_nrf9160 release notes ------------------------------- ** Introduction to the mfw_nrf9160 release notes ** These release notes describe the changes in the mfw_nrf9160 firmware from version to version. The release notes are intended to briefly list all relevant changes in each version. Copyright (c) Nordic Semiconductor ASA. All rights reserved. *** mfw_nrf9160_1.2.2 ********************* The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. This release is aligned with v1.5 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. It is recommended to use the latest version of nRF Connect and nRF Connect Programmer tools. *** New functionality ********************* - GNSS 3-satellite first fix using previously obtained altitude information. Feature enable/disable control is added to socket options. - Added support for ENVELOPE APDU in AT+CSIM command. - Added support for reading SILENCE_ALL socket option value. *** Changes *********** - Improvement to GNSS hot start sensitivity. - Improvement to GNSS Time To First Fix (TTFF) in poor signal conditions. - Power consumption optimization for nRF9160-SIxA-B1 thermal protection monitoring during modem Power Save Mode (PSM). - Changes for carrier specific band and feature configurations. Device configuration is adjusted based on UICC in use. - Completed support for TCP server. - Improvement for AT%XSYSTEMMODE command validation. Non-logical values are not accepted. - Power efficiency improvement for DNS query handling during modem sleep states. - Reliability improvements for excessive UDP port scanning. - Improvement for flash memory controller HW defect software workaround fix to cover very rare occasion where flash read may have failed during sleep wakeup. - Improvement to SNR accuracy reported via AT interface. Change affects only to AT interface and how parameter values are presented. - NB-IoT signal quality parameter reporting for application (AT) interface has been enabled during connected mode. - LTE deregistration is performed if SIM PIN gets blocked. *** Bug fixes ************* - Corrections for GNSS NMEA output and start-up situations. - Correction for GNSS sleep timer handling. Incorrect handling may have resulted that acquiring GNSS location may have failed after a long period of time. - Correction for nRF9160-SIxA-B1 power consumption where SIM power was unintentionally left enabled if device external pin reset HW signal was triggered while network connection was active. - Correction for AT+CESQ=? response content. - Correction for measurement reporting handling in case of measurement identity reconfiguration. - Correction for crossover scenario where there was no AT response for PDN disconnect command if the PDN connection was already disconnected for other reasons. - Change to Radio Policy Manager functionality. Internal trigger for PDN disconnection shall not be counted by RPM and therefore cannot cause restrictions for PDN connections. - Correction for handling of abnormal case where network sends more than one attach accept PDU. Without the fix device ended up initiating detach procedure. - Correction for possible out-of-range reporting for RSRP and RSRQ in service lost cases. Change affects only to AT interface and how parameter values are presented. - Correction for PDCCH Order functionality when control channel is repeated, UE may have stop sending following scheduling requests after random access procedure is finished causing interrupt in data transmission. - Improved measurement accuracy for (RLM) Radio Link Monitoring for cells with more than one transmitting antenna and when control channel is not repeated. - Correction for MPDCCH decoding performance in very specific physical channel configuration. - Correction for COEX0 signal handling. Signal state was incorrectly handled during LTE, while the configuration was given for GNSS frequencies only. May have result suboptimal power consumption during LTE active time. - Correction for (D)TLS session cache handling when session ticket changes. Without the fix session handshaking may have occasionally failed. - Correction for NB-IoT SIB14 handling occasions. - Correction for UL data sending and modem deactivation crossover case. UL data may have not been transmitted properly - Correction for connected mode mobility. In rare cases connected mode mobility may have halted and resumed only after connected mode random access procedure. - Correction to AS security key handling in case of handover and RRC connection re-establishment when LTE frequency band 66 is used. *** Limitations *************** - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Absolute maximum number of supported credentials is 32. The actual amount depends on size of credentials as memory area reserved for credentials may be a limiting factor as well. - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - 2kB secure socket buffer size. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. - TLS is not supported when device is configured to TCP server mode. *** Known Issues **************** - *** MD5 checksums ***************** 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed_1.1.0.ihex d2405a95ce98ffbc640f2d032b6bb9df (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt 4addae5262c5c0c2ab9984aca248941a (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.0.hex 7793cb340365d28fb2a94dfa333dd688 (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.1.hex faa01afa908ccd5f6741be20cf193889 (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.1_to_1.2.2.bin a3ff76474ecf1049279eb1777a6176a1 (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.2-FOTA-TEST_to_1.2.2.bin a0ee80cfe2ffdad70344556c32513c7e (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.2_to_1.2.2-FOTA-TEST.bin a7213a213b7dd5eb54fea470dabecc6d (MD5) *** mfw_nrf9160_1.2.1 ********************* The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. This release is aligned with v1.4 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. It is recommended to use the latest version of nRF Connect and nRF Connect Programmer tools. *** New functionality ********************* - Support for new module nRF9160-SIxA-B1 including nPM6000 support and quiescent current consumption reduction on PWR OFF mode. - Added AT%XPDNCFG support for always-on initial PDN connection. With this feature configured, modem will try to keep the initial PDN connection (activated during Attach procedure) alive until PDN connection or modem deactivation is requested by the client. Keeping the initial PDN connection alive means that PDN connection re-activation is attempted and even re-Attached if re-activation does not help. - Added AT command AT%BSKGEN and AT%BSKCHCK support for generating and storing PSK key for bootstrap type of services. - Added AT command AT%XPOFWARN for configuring and setting voltage levels for modem deactivation and power off warning indication when battery voltage is running low. - Added support for TLS extension Server Name Indication (SNI). - Added support for (D)TLS cache over power cycle. - Added support of burst (discontinuous) mode TX to AT%XRFTEST to better support synching to various testing equipment. - Added support of handling of relative frequency error for the AFC testing of AT%XRFTEST. - Added support for 3GPP 36.509 defined Test Loop H. *** Changes *********** - E-UTRA Cat-M1 Band 17 support removed. - Updated the contents of carrier specific EF-Terminal Support Table based on latest specification. - Changed and improved completing of Control Plane Service Request procedures. Change improves scenarios where REL14 level network sends security protected PDUs to UE. - Radio Link Monitoring and Radio Link Failure IN-SYNC and OUT-SYNC threshold values adjusted for more robust mobility performance. - Changed carrier specific band configurations. Configured based on UICC in use. - Finetuned RSRP, RSRQ and SNR values reported with AT command interface. RSRP and RSRQ and SNR are filtered over DRX cycles corresponding approximately the length of 6 seconds. - Changed AT%XRFTEST Tx test CW offset as follows: M1 401.25 kHz, NB1 48.75 (was 255 kHz for both). - AT%XRFTEST sensor test with = 1 now returns the SoC internal temperature sensor reading. *** Bug fixes ************* - Correction for handling FOTA rollback in case of security or watchdog reset. In case if FOTA delta binary is still available in the device and security or watchdog reset triggered, it caused unintentional modem firmware rollback. - Correction for a rare scenario where UE initiated detach request transmission was internally blocked and UE was not able to signal switch-off Detach to network. - Correction to ensure that UICC polling timer is restarted correctly after presence detection is stopped. - Correction to background PLMN search in RRC IDLE. If manual PLMN search is triggered when paging reception is about to start it may cause performance degradation for paging reception. - Correction for a rare occasion where UE was jammed if switch-off (AT+CFUN=4) was triggered during recently started Attach procedure. - Correction for registration status indication to AT clients: During Airplane mode the status shall be only “not registered” instead of “not registered - trying”. - Correction for EMM functionality so that T3440 is stopped at the reception of ESM DATA TRANSPORT. This enables UE to send uplink PDUs again and there will be less buffered UL data. - Corrected the conditions for sending EVENT DOWNLOAD (Location Status - Normal Service) from USAT module to UICC. - Correction for the use case where re-Attach triggered by protocol failed in case APN was configured for the initial PDN connection. - Correction to USIM refresh handling during user data transfer. - Minor Rx gain performance improvement during neighbor measurement and search in EMTC-M1 to improve cell search performance. - Correction for a scenario where USIM card was removed while UE was in PSM. UE failed to camp on cell and signal Detach Request in this case. - Trace configuration corrected, NB-IoT PRACH logging objects were not visible in modem logs. - Correction for NB-IoT neighbor measurements, which may have caused that occasionally not the most suitable cell was selected after connection release. - NB-IoT stability and performance improvements when invalid downlink subframe configurations are configured from network. - Correction for PVT message handling. GNSS blocked by LTE flag is not properly set beyond fix retry period. - Correction for AGPS / GNSS flash file storage handling, improving robustness of the periodic fix after AGPS is used for a start. - Correction for clock calibration control which may have delayed deep sleep entry in combined NB-IoT and GNSS tracking mode and may slightly increase power consumption. - Correction for handover functionality in shared RAN environment. In some occasional cases unintentional TAU was transmitted after handover. - Correction for halt caused by crossover scenario of LTE registration and de-registration. Attach abnormal case F. - Correction for modem instability in case if eligible system information is not scheduled in current cell. - Improved stability is case of concurrent MT and MO data triggered. If both MT data from network and MO data from application are triggered at the same time this may occasionally lead to a modem reset. - Correction for PTW re-setting to manufacturer default values when using AT%XPTW command. Earlier zero values were set instead of defaults. - Correction for potential SIB-NB reception instability and performance in networks supporting new 3GPP Release 14 NB-IoT system information blocks. - Correction for possible Handover failure in RRC Connected mode to target cell when target neighbor is already found in RRC Idle mode and measured and reported in RRC Connected mode. - Correction for serving cell Srxlev and Srxqual in Cat-M1 cell selection and reselection criteria to be independent of amount of repetitions in P-RNTI monitoring. - Correction for handling crossover of File Change Notification (FCN) type of SIM refresh and Attach procedure. With certain timings and conditions, UE found a cell and camped on it while SIM refresh was still ongoing. This crossover was not always handled properly and RRC connection establishment for Attach procedure was not triggered correctly. *** Limitations *************** - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Absolute maximum number of supported credentials is 32. The actual amount depends on size of credentials as memory area reserved for credentials may be a limiting factor as well. - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - 2kB secure socket buffer size. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. *** Known Issues **************** - *** MD5 checksums ***************** 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed_1.1.0.ihex d2405a95ce98ffbc640f2d032b6bb9df (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt 359ac290fece944f3ba1a9c3d4446409 (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.0.hex b659966670d6e83d244535b8502e9206 (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.1.hex 3008eee28fbdb303880c94e86070a058 (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.0_to_1.2.1.bin eddc98c5436758353aef200976143aeb (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.1-FOTA-TEST_to_1.2.1.bin 53d6124b9f7da45ca626421d04093645 (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.1_to_1.2.1-FOTA-TEST.bin c63d0554e3ba35de0bdfc131da80afb3 (MD5) *** mfw_nrf9160_1.2.0 ********************* The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. This release is aligned with v1.2 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. It is recommended to use the latest version of nRF Connect and nRF Connect Programmer tools. *** New functionality ********************* - New AT command AT%XMODEMUUID for requesting unique modem build id. - New AT command AT%XANTCFG added for routing signal from ANT input to AUX output inside SIP module. - New AT command AT%EMPR added for maximum TX power reduction. - New AT command AT%XFILEWRITE added for writing given content to a file. - New AT command AT+CEINFO added for reading coverage enhancement information. - New AT command AT%XAPNSTATUS for disabling/enabling APN. - New AT command AT+ODIS added for reading and writing manufacturer’s information. - New functionalities for AT command AT%XRFTEST; AFC correction and measurement, GPS SNR test frequency change possibility, Support for 5MHz cell BW in TX modem. - New functionalities for AT command AT+CFUN; AT+CFUN=40 for UICC deactivation and AT+CFUN=41 for UICC activation. With UICC activation functionality it would be possible to activate UICC card and read data fields from it without starting LTE stack operations. - Support of new socket option for disabling PING responses. - Support of new socket option for disabling TCP RST and ICMP destination unreachable sending. - Support of new socket option for possibility for manually entering DNS address. - Support for reading EPCO option with AT%EPCO. - Power supply / Battery voltage monitoring and automatic modem deactivation if voltage level is below configured limit. - Support added for new cipher suite sha384ECDSA. - Support for selecting (D)TLS cipher suite candidate list during connection establishment. - GNSS factory almanac file can be written to filesystem in production by using AT%XFILEWRITE. *** Changes *********** - E-UTRA Cat-M1 Band 14 support removed. - MbedTLS update to version 2.16.3. - Improvements to socket closed notification in case of TCP or UDP connection is closed. - Enhancement to AT%XSIM UICC status indications. - Enhancement to AT+CLCK command by adding more facilities. - Enhance AT+CPIN? support to network personalization locks. - Removed redundant AT+CEDRXP notifications. - Radio Policy Manager (RPM) functionality disabled based on specific operator UICC. - Support for optional PLMN search after ATTACH/TAU abnormal cases C, B and D described in 3GPP TS 24.301 in chapters 5.5.1.2.6, 5.5.1.3.6, 5.5.3.2.6 and 5.5.3.3.6. - Improvement for handling of cell lost during manual PLMN search. - Improvement for handling of shared network data on NAS level. - Improvement for initial PLMN selection after startup. - Improvements to cell selection and socket handling after RRC connection release. - Improvement to stored history information usage in NAS initiated cell selection. - Improvements for maximum timing advance functionality and timings. - Improved mobility and paging reception in RRC IDLE extended DRX when in weak field: UE executes mobility related procedures more efficiently to guarantee monitoring of all paging occasions from Paging Time Window. - Improvement for use case if network does not release RRC connection after switch off Detach has been sent to network, UE will initiate shut down. - Threshold adjustments of entering OUT_SYNC -state in Radio Link Monitoring when in RRC Connected mode. - Improved PDSCH decoding performance in low SNR scenario in RRC Connected mode when MBMS subframes are enabled. - Improved functionality of (D)TLS session cache over power off. - TCP window size adjusted. - GNSS signal acquisition speed-up for faster time-to-first-fix in different scenarios. - GNSS tracking performance improvements for sensitivity and accuracy. - GNSS almanac and health data handling improvements. - GNSS Hot and Cold start acquisition sensitivity and time-to-first-fix improvements. - GNSS power consumption optimizations. - GNSS and LTE interoperability clock accuracy improvements. - NB-IoT stability improvements for scheduling of system information reception occasions. - NB-IoT performance and power saving improvements and optimizations system information reception. - NB-IoT improvements to clock accuracy during sleep and uplink transmission timing accuracy. - NB-IoT performance improvements to operation when valid subframe bitmap is configured. - NB-IoT performance improvements to neighbor cell measurements and mobility procedures. *** Bug fixes ************* - Fix for DTLS handshake error code identification, for more robust error detection and separation. - Fix and improvements for UICC timer management. - Fix for case where deep search commanded with AT command was not taken into use immediately during an ongoing cell search. - Fix for case where a PLMN equivalent to RPLMN was not always selected if RPLMN was not available. - Fix for corner case where HPLMN was not always selected if found while searching already lower priority PLMNs. - Fix for case where switch off Detach was not always signaled to network. - Equivalent PLMN list not to be used when selecting PLMN manually. - Fix for Attach, TAU and Service request initiation conditions related to T3346. The timer was not always correctly checked depending on the setting of NAS Signaling Low Priority Indicator. - Fix for handling of File Change Notification type of SIM refresh when Radio Policy Manager related files were updated. - Fix for decoding of Primary-DNS Address. The address was considered to be invalid if NAK code was received. - Fix for corner case where UE selected HPLMN during Higher Priority PLMN search while in different country. - Fix for Mobile Country Code handling in countries that have multiple MCCs. - Correction for PLMN selection, where equivalent PLMN could have been selected even PLMN selection already failed to RPLMN. - Correction to connection establishment timer handling in case of SI refresh. - Stability improvement fix to RLF due to RLC max retransmissions. - Stability improvement fix to status prohibit timer handling crossover case. - Stability improvement fix in case of EAB refresh indication crossover with RRC connection establishment initiation. - Stability improvement fix for modem UART tracing during RF Rx. - Correction for use case of RRC Connection Re-establishment where two cells have similar timing and first one is faded away. UE did not always select the better cell for RRC Connection Re-establishment. - Correction for RRC Connection Reconfiguration when timing of the measurements overlaps with RRC Connection Reconfiguration message reception. - Correction for use case when neighbor cell measurements performed by UE are too close to each other (next gap starts when processing of earlier measurement results are still ongoing). - Fixed refreshing of SIs if RRC establishes a connection while UE is waiting for BCCH modification period boundary to refresh the SIs indicated. - Correction for a use case where user data was lost during PSM entry, when PSM active time was configured to zero length. - Correction for a use case where Attach was not initiated if SIM card was changed while card was suspended. - Fix for handling of full File Change Notification (FCN) type of SIM refresh. - Fix for use case of correctly handling RRC connection establishment and SIM refresh. - Correction for a use case where UE did not always wake from PSM if EAB was active. - Correction for possible misalignment in MPDCCH search space detection, UE had possibility to start MPDCCH monitoring too early. - Correction for possible UE reset in case RRC Connected mode DRX is in use and UE transmits Scheduling Request right after DRX onDuration period is over. - Correction for possible UE reset in RRC Connected mode when longer Timing Advance is in use and Handover to another cell is executed while transmissions are done with repetitions. - NB-IoT stability improvement and correction to hyper-SFN handling. - Stability correction to behavior when RRC connection establishment fails consecutively on same cell. - Stability correction to use case of EAB refresh crossover with cell reselection. - Stability improvement correction for use case when response to paging fails occasionally if page is received during background PLMN search. - Correction for PDN deactivation handling and shared CID0/CID1 contexts. - Correction for encoding of SMS TPDU TLV Length in the SMS-PP data download envelope. - Correction for File Change Notification type of SIM refresh functionality. Permission now always granted for updating files that do not affect ongoing functionality. *** Limitations *************** - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Absolute maximum number of supported credentials is 32. The actual amount depends on size of credentials as memory area reserved for credentials may be a limiting factor as well. - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - 2kB secure socket buffer size. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. *** Known Issues **************** - *** MD5 checksums ***************** 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed_1.1.0.ihex d2405a95ce98ffbc640f2d032b6bb9df (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt cf87ef66cd0f5e28a815b38a3b8a1ad1 (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.0.hex 4f34f7b0f73deabc078938980f674cfb (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.1.hex 2f40986579dc75a339791b72fd5340db (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.0-FOTA-TEST_to_1.2.0.bin 2e10b3f355a4e3b06ded6c1f0337acca (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.2.0_to_1.2.0-FOTA-TEST.bin 7880f86f729be63564f43d7d4c5afb95 (MD5) *** mfw_nrf9160_1.1.0 ********************* The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. This release is aligned with v1.1 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. It is recommended to use nRF Connect 3.3 and nRF Connect Programmer 1.3.1 tools. This will ensure the functionality of modem firmware downgrade prevention, when enabled. If old versions of tools are used, downgrade prevention may not be enabled. *** New functionality ********************* - Inter frequency Idle mode mobility and cell reselection procedures. - Inter frequency Connected mode measurements, reporting and handover procedures. - RSRQ support in cell selection and re-selection. - SIB16 support. - SIM lock support. - Support for range extension for RSRP (-17..97), and RSRQ (-30..46) reporting and evaluation. - NB-IoT and eMTC MIB-NB/MIB peer message tracing for user-friendly UE monitoring. - NB-IoT, support for averaging Cell Search mode to detect weak cells. - Forced manual PLMN search. - Support for operator specific APN for initial PDN connection. - Support for new CGEV for IPv6 address failure. - Support for Add proprietary CGEV for EMMSM restriction status indication. - Support for AT+CSCON. - Support for %XRAI read command. - Support for reading current trace bitmap with %XMODEMTRACE. - Custom AT command for time and daylight saving. - Shortened SW and HW version support. - GNSS interoperability and tracking during LTE idle mode DRx and idle mode eDRx. - Separate activation/deactivation to GNSS and LTE stacks. - Modem FW downdgrade prevention can be controlled (permanently enabled) with Customer production done %XPRODDONE AT command. Customer production done AT command shall be set before flashing final modem firmware to activate downgrade prevention. *** Changes *********** - GNSS signal acquisition speed-up for faster time-to-first-fix in different scenarios. - GNSS enhanced ground track performance in terms of position errors and fix availability in both pedestrian and vehicular cases. - GNSS additional output flags in PVT notification message - GNSS AGPS assistance capability - eMTC-M1 connected mode eDRx disabled. - Improvements to multi-IMSI SIM card functionalities and crossover use cases. - Improvements to FOTA delta file handling operations. - Added additional read command for AT%XMAGPIO. - Improvement for accuracy of XVBAT in AT command result. - Added UDP socket closed notification. - Improvement to DL NAS PDU length check. - Pattern of periodic PLMN searches to be modified according to data profile. - NB-IoT, AFC estimation when cell is in performance degraded conditions. - NB-IoT, improvement to ontinue NPDCCH reception when DL allocation is received. - NB-IoT, improvements to receiver in low signal-to-noise ratio cases (AFC and NPDCCH reception). - Added reporting of proprietary failure causes to application client. - Optimization of the order of the LTE bands to be searched. - NB-IoT, Saturation logic improvements for RLF in high SINR and signal powers. - Neighbour cell measurements averaged with at least two measurement samples for reselection evaluation instead of immediate evaluation of newly found neighbour cell in RRC Idle state. - Reduction of SIB reception time for cell selection or cell re-selection target cell, but following CE mode A performance requirements. - LTE L1 level downlink and uplink throughput and bler information added as default output traces. - Current consumption optimized in LTE Connected state by avoiding unnecessary monitoring of MPDCCHs. - Current consumption optimized on search of available PLMNs while in RRC Idle state. - 3GPP TS 36.331-13.7.0 introduced zeroing ("dummy") of DL hopping parameters in RadioResourceConfigCommon in Handover. Support for applying these parameters if present in Handover are removed. - Improved USAT command SEND SHORT MESSAGE handling. - Power consumption improvements to enter PSM also in case cell was lost just before PSM entry. - Number of public keys that can be stored in AT%XPMNG command is 10. - Absolute maximum number of supported credentials is increased from 16 to 32. The actual amount depends on size of credentials as memory area reserved for credentials may be a limiting factor as well. *** Bug fixes ************* - Corrected wrong DNS error code when no network connection available. - Corrected wrong TLS send error code when LTE network connection is closed. - Location status event handling improvement towards UICC. - Robustness fix for UL Data sending problem during PSM period. - Fix for TMSI and last registered Local Area Identity (LAI) incorrectly cleared in startup. - Correction to no AT command response when deactivation requested for EPS Bearer context that is already deactivated. - Fix for crossover EMM activation and deactivation scenario where EMM deactivation did not proceeded. - Fix for EMM denies SIM refresh procedure when in de-registered state. - Improvement correction for PSM not re-activated after HPPLMN search activity. - Improvement for detection of need for SIM refresh. - Improvement for FOTA flash operations when crossover with RRC connection establishment. - Crossover scenario correction for detach when Flight Mode activated during Forced PLMN search. - Correction for preserving initial PLMN selection history. - Fix for EMM incorrectly stopped at initial PLMN selection and Attach. - Correction for unnecessary TAU after completion of forced manual PLMN search. - Improvements to stop RRC connection establishment procedure if not required to proceed further. - Correction for forbidden PLMN and attach in manual PLMN selection use case. - Fix for Service Request (SR) attempt counter incorrectly incremented in Paging use case. - Correction for background PLMN search discontinuity after TAU. - Fixed incorrect ISO7816 file ID derived by +CRSM. - NB-IoT fixes to uplink timing adjustment and step size in the first transmission. - NB-IoT correction for downlink gap configuration computations. - NB-IoT stability improvements in NPDCCH monitoring when T=4. - Improvement for CQI in certain signal conditions. - Improvement for GPS gain control. - NB-IoT fix for irregular behavior of DC estimate. - NB-IoT fix for DCI_N0 decoded after cell lost and recovery. - Improvement correction for unexpected RSRP level drop after return to RRC idle. - NB-IoT fix for erroneous DL data discarding after T3440 expiry. - Black list reconfiguration correction in connected mode measurements. - Improvement correction to connected mode measurement a3-Offset handling. - Correction to DL AMD PDU segment reassembly. - Correction to SIB1 validity check in case of overlapping frequencies. - More robust DCI detection when multiple MPDCCHs with same DCI type are decoded from same subframe. - Corrected crossover scenario when monitoring of PCCH and starting a MO data transfer collides. - Correction for handling serving cell in fast fading conditions upon eDRX PTW start. - With certain invalid UL subframe bitmaps in Cat-M1, there was possibility that UL timing was adjusted autonomously during UL repetitions over 1 subframe, behavior corrected. - Corrected crossover problems in case RRC connection is released while connected mode mobilit related procedures are ongoing. - Ignore uplink allocations not for MSG3 retransmissions when Contention Resolution on initial network access is executed. - Improvements for modem filesystem handling and error prevention. - PDN ID related IP routing improvement, if specified PDN ID is not found, packets are dropped. - Fix crossover scenario when DL IP data queue is full and detach (with power off) is initiated. - Correction in PLMN search and cell re-selection crossover case. - Correction to exclusion timer expiry during cell selection. - Correction to cell re-selection and SI refresh crossover. - NB-IoT, error in connected mode DRX on-duration start time calculation possibly causing missed NPDCCH allocations. - NB-IoT, AFC clipping improvements. - NB-IoT, fixed overflow in measurement value accumulation causing possibly wrong in/out sync decision especially at high SINR. - Fix for MPDCCH PRB pair and aggregation level configuration when connection parameters are updated. - Fix for scenario where UE attempted to register on such band that was not selected for operator. - Fix for scenario where UE reported old cell data even UE was not camped on cell. - Fix for detecting PSM configuration change done by application client. - Fix for handling of NAS downlink count due to which integrity check done for downlink NAS PDUs failed. - Enabled usage of the longest eDRX configuration values in NB-IoT. - Correction to erroneous DL data discarding in case when part of PDU and same complete PDU is received sequentially. - Correction to PLMN search result delivery in PLMN search and cell reselection crossover case. - Correction to SI reception during cell selection for RRC connection reestablishment. - Correction for unprotected DTLS Fatal Alert handling. *** Limitations *************** - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Absolute maximum number of supported credentials is 32. The actual amount depends on size of credentials as memory area reserved for credentials may be a limiting factor as well. - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - 2kB secure socket buffer size. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. *** Known Issues **************** - *** MD5 checksums ***************** 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed_1.1.0.ihex d2405a95ce98ffbc640f2d032b6bb9df (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt d1e5f8cecb330061dea608c9545256e8 (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.0.hex 03b009bfff296cbe53400592842c96ff (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.1.hex fea13233b6569b7fac1c32493d025e2d (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.1.0-FOTA-TEST_to_1.1.0.bin cffa317261305634098590a3e3e9d598 (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.1.0_to_1.1.0-FOTA-TEST.bin 2f296a0f27a2fb1b9eb0b7d3dfa88f83 (MD5) *** mfw_nrf9160_1.0.1 ********************* The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. This release is aligned with v1.0 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. *** New functionality ********************* - *** Changes *********** - *** Bug fixes ************* - UICC correction for handling current directory of SIM card. - Robustness improvement of possible post-FOTA actions. - Power consumption optimization fix. - Robustness improvement for file system accesses at system reset. - Reliability correction for consecutive TLS connections. *** Limitations *************** - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Maximum total number of credentials to be stored is 16 (writing, reading, and deleting with AT%CMNG). - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - Inter-frequency mobility is not supported in Cat M1 mode. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. *** Known Issues **************** - *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.digest.txt 80fb2f505ffa3db13626ec5d9f23245c (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.0.hex d1f3c7e2437fafa5863643b1926f763f (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.1.hex ac9563025e3a360d1ac33d9d580d2141 (MD5) 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed_1.0.0.ihex 584232ad455f16fdea96d5fda9f7b500 (MD5) mfw_nrf9160_update_from_1.0.0_to_1.0.1.bin b6615bfbd3ffceb820257b251a935531 (MD5) *** mfw_nrf9160_1.0.0 ********************* The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 and 66. This release is aligned with v1.0 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. *** New functionality ********************* - Cat M1 operation on E-UTRA bands 18 and 19. - Cat NB1 operation on E-UTRA bands 19. - Support for simultaneous GNSS and LTE (M1 or NB1) system modes. GPS reception during LTE Power Saving Mode (PSM) active periods. - GPS duty-cycling during continuous positioning for current consumption optimizing. - Downgrade prevention to older firmware versions activated. - Limited support for controlling external MIPI RFFE components (AT cmd interface). - Support of firmware update over-the-air (FOTA). - AT%XMONITOR command for reading modem parameters. - IPv6 address resolution/refresh failure notification when using raw socket API. - Radio Policy Manager (GSMA RPM for advanced handling of NAS reject scenarios). - Support for DNS server address setting by application. - AT%SDATAPRLF for controlling timing of periodic cell searches when UE is not registered. - Support for AT+CGAUTH (PAP and CHAP support). *** Changes *********** - Use of Cat-NB1 is blocked with Verizon subscriptions. - PSM timer value setting (AT+CPSMS) limited with Verizon subscriptions. - Several minor improvements to GPS reception. - Socket closed notification added. - TLS credentials storage space increased. - Parameter options added to AT+XPRODDONE. - Current consumption optimizations. - Improvements to PLMN search in idle mode. - Cat M1 periodic CSI reporting in mode 1-1 reported values fine tuned for TM9. - Minor fine tuning of Cat M1 cell search and neighbor detection performance in coverage extension. - Minor M1 RX performance improvement when operating on two nearest narrowbands of the center frequency of the cell. - Reported neighbor measurement accuracy optimized in Cat M1 RRC Connected mode when DRX configured. - Improvements to own cell measurements in Cat NB1. - Improved detection of Cat NB1 loss of cell. - Improvements to triggering of Cat NB1 RRC idle mode measurements. - SIM refresh allowed during cell selection. - Correction to detection of data connection during IMSI refresh. - Improvement to NAS DL count estimation. *** Bug fixes ************* - Minor GPS robustness and performance fixes. - Fix to receiver AGC state store functionality. - Stability improvement related to USAT SEND DATA command. - Fix to file selection in AT+CRSM. - Handling of NAS signalling low priority within AT+CGDCONT. - PDN ID related IP routing correction. - Corrections to TLS and DNS error codes. - Cat M1 neighbour measurement accuracy improved in RRC Connected mode measurement gaps. - Cat M1 robustness improvement when UE operates in coverage extension and invalid subfame bitmap is configured by eNb. - Cat M1 RRC Connection Establishment reliability improved in coverage extension upon T300 expiration or after previously failed Establishment (T300 expired). - Robustness of Cat M1 RRC Connected mode measurements for several neighbours improved during data transfer. - Fix to Cat M1 RSRP averaging filter length (Cat M1 CTC 6.1.10). - Robustness improvement related to Cat M1 RRC Connected mode handover to a synchronized cell. - Corrected possible miss of Cat M1 RLC SN block in case of extended coverage with DL PDSCH repetitions and invalid BL/CE DL subframes in the start of the repeated PDSCH reception. - Stability improvement to colliding M1 paging monitoring and cell reselection SI reception. - Fix to M1 PUSCH transmission with repetitions when consecutive invalid BL/CE UL subframes present. - Robustness improvement to M1 page reception from the first extended DRX Paging Time Window after RRC Connection release. - M1 stability improvements to cell reselection to weak cell. - M1 RRC Connected mode neighbor measurement and handover related robustness improvements. - Fixes to NB1 connected mode RACH. - Fixes to NB1 post-eDRX gap measurements. - NB1 uplink power control fixes. - Bug fix to and performance improvements to NB1 DRX handling (post-gap re-synchronization, path loss measurement). - Improvements and bug fixes to NB1 neighbor measurements and handling for UE mobility. - Minor improvements to NB1 mode RF transmission spectrum shape and behavior in transients. - Robustness improvements to DL data buffer. - Correction to T-reselection corner case. - Correction to EUTRA measurement report triggering condition for event a3. - Correction to EUTRA measurement object black cell list reconfiguration. - Fix to unsuccessful EMM deactivation. - Fix to collision of ongoing EPS bearer context procedures and client requests. - Fix for NAS timer expiry handling while in offline mode. - Fix related to updating of throttling timer value between re-attempts. - Fix to handling of zero length DL NAS message. - Fix to mapping of received invalid eDRX cycle values to valid values. - Fix to PDN ID related IP routing. - APN operator ID handling fix. - Fix to missing response in manual PLMN search/selection procedure. - Allow PDN connection parameter modifications after Attach interrupt. - Carrier specific APN reading with AT cmd from the stored APN table. - Carrier specific Class3 APN modification triggers PDN connection activation when there is no active PDN connection to Class3 APN. - T3440 to be started after CP service reject with cause #9, #10 or #40. *** Limitations *************** - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Maximum total number of credentials to be stored is 16 (writing, reading, and deleting with AT%CMNG). - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - Inter-frequency mobility is not supported in Cat M1 mode. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. *** Known Issues **************** - *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.digest.txt e219b1153c75fcf593042052b43ec536 (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.0.hex a93cc4cc0b984354dd69cb5c6026f09c (MD5) firmware.update.image.segments.1.hex 1f65f17bb2f7803e842673baef573863 (MD5) 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed_1.0.0.ihex 584232ad455f16fdea96d5fda9f7b500 (MD5) *** mfw_nrf9160_0.7.0-29.alpha ****************************** The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, and 66. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, and 66. This release is aligned with v0.9 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. Note. After updating to this version downgrading to older mfw-m1_nrf9160_* versions is not possible. *** New functionality ********************* - Operation on E-UTRA bands 2, 5, 12, 14, 17, 25, 26, and 66. *** Changes *********** - Firmware flashing (DFU) speed improved. *** Bug fixes ************* - Default system mode changed to be always Cat M1 after upgrading from mfw-m1_nrf9160_* versions. - Change concerning limiting count of simultaneous ESM data procedures. - Fix to ESM confirm/reject of UL user data in specific situations. - Robustness improvements to layer 2 reception buffer. - NB1 stability improvements. - Fixes to GPS/NMEA output functionality and syntax. - Fixes to GPS heading output range. *** Limitations *************** - Device management is not enabled. - Firmware update over-the-air (FOTA) not supported. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been fully optimized. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been fully optimized. - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Maximum total number of credentials to be stored is 16 (writing, reading, and deleting with AT%CMNG). - Maximum number of type 0, 1, or 2 credentials to be stored is 8. - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - Inter-frequency mobility is not supported. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. *** Known Issues **************** - First GPS fixes after device startup can have larger position error and incorrect time stamp. - In certain Cat NB1 networks there is unreliability related to transferring large amounts of downlink data. The issue is being investigated in co-operation with the network equipment vendor. - Exceeding the limits of number of stored TLS/DTLS credentials may cause faulty behavior or degraded performance in certain use cases. Please delete necessary amount of credentials with AT%CMNG to align with the limitations defined above. *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.hex 6665972eb317d6b2d951860b6765ec15 (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt f90927f3f6d2eb754559ed622e550ea2 (MD5) 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed.ihex c2e4f493d2a80f637ed8c1e8d3de0faf (MD5) *** mfw_nrf9160_0.7.0-15.alpha ****************************** The mfw_nrf9160 is the firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. It supports 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 standards, and GPS L1C/A positioning. Cat-M1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 20, and 28. Cat-NB1 operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 20, and 28. This release is aligned with v0.9 of nRF91 AT command reference guide. Note. After updating to this version downgrading to older mfw-m1_nrf9160_* versions is not possible. In this release note changes compared to mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.8-131.alpha are listed in more detail, while Cat NB1 and GPS are introduced as new features. *** New functionality ********************* - Cat NB1 (NB-IoT) support. - GPS L1C/A signal support with 12 tracking channels. GPS navigation can be activated when the LTE modes are deactive. - System mode selection with AT%XSYSTEMMODE. Note. UE mode of operation is reset to the default values always when changing LTE system mode (M1: CS/PS mode 2, NB1: PS mode 2). The mode of operation can be reset with AT+CMODE. - Thermal protection supported including temperature indications. - Support for setting/reading of time (AT+CCLK). - Interactive mode for SMS sending. - Support for handling external IP stack IPv6 address failure (AT%XIPV6FAIL). - Reading of operator ID (AT%XOPERID). - SNR notifications (AT%XSNRSQ). - Run-time configurable Paging Time Window. - Support for carrier configurable initial PDN connection APN. *** Changes *********** - Number of simultaneous DRBs limited. - APN-AMBR IE support for Modify EPS Bearer Context Request. - Immediate NAS Transport reject if SMS is not possible in current PLMN. - Optimization to PLMN selection process. - Changes to handling of partial results in manual PLMN search. - Carrier specific NAS signalling restrictions. - Support for several raw sockets. - DL data performance improvements when narrowband hopping and repetitions. *** Bug fixes ************* - Robustness of RRC connection re-establishment improved. - Fix to RRC connection release abort. - Fix to out of service timeout handling when eDRX is configured. - Fix to handover to shared network. - Unexpected Detach procedure avoidance when entering DEREGISTERED state. - Correction to calculation of active PDN connections. - Change to conditions for sending ESM PDU. - Prevent looping Attach attempts to HPLMN when cause #11 reject. - Fixes related to EPS bearer contexts. - PCO and NSLPI handling fixes in PDN Connectivity Reject. - Changes to handling of network initiated Detach. - Fix to AT+COPS set and read modes. - Fix related to PLMN mode setting to manual at start-up. - Fix to SMS acknowledgement procedure. - TLS/DTLS specific robustness fixes. - Performance, reliability, and stability improvements. *** Limitations *************** - Device management is not enabled. - Firmware update over-the-air (FOTA) not supported. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been fully optimized. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been fully optimized. - TLS/DTLS - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB. - Server certificate expiry time is not verified. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - Maximum total number of credentials to be stored is 16 (writing, reading, and deleting with AT%CMNG). - Maximum number of type 0, 1, or 2 credentials to be stored is 8. - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - Maximum number of raw sockets is 4. - Inter-frequency mobility is not supported. - User plane data is supported in Cat M1 mode only. *** Known Issues **************** - In certain Cat NB1 networks there is unreliability related to transferring large amounts of downlink data. The issue is being investigated in co-operation with the network equipment vendor. - Exceeding the limits of number of stored TLS/DTLS credentials may cause faulty behavior or degraded performance in certain use cases. Please delete necessary amount of credentials with AT%CMNG to align with the limitations defined above. *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.hex 9917c561c643640ccbce1d957d5524e9 (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt 12fbf26ae37df15208c47770700e02c0 (MD5) 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed.ihex 1e0ff8c72217309b52fed1a653f22c61 (MD5) *** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.8-131.alpha ************************************ The mfw-m1 is the 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. This firmware version is for nRF9160 modules. Operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 3, 4, 13, and 20. *** New functionality ********************* - *** Changes *********** - PSM initialization modified to overcome interoperability issue with certain networks. - Workaround to prevent LTE modem stopping when debugging through SWD interface (ref. nRF9160 rev. Engineering A anomaly #17). - Workaround to improve stability in application domain system on idle or system off conditions. - %XMAGPIO AT command format update (AT cmd ref guide v0.7.1). Backward compatibility to the old format maintained. - Accuracy improvements to temperature and battery measurements. - Updates to intra frequency handover. - Support for configuration in which application does not allocate memory for modem logging. *** Bug fixes ************* - PS_DO handling improvement in UICC (SIM PIN code). - Fix related to triggering of RLF. - Fix to stopping of NAS initiated stopping of cell selection. - Improvements to band lock. - Fix to PCO IE handling in PDN connectivity reject. - Fix to PTW start calculation in eDRX. - Narrowband selection fixed on PUSCH transmission with repetitions and hopping enabled. - Stability improvement related to neighbor measurements in RRC connected mode. - Performance, reliability, and stability improvements. *** Limitations *************** - Device management is not enabled. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been fully optimized. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been optimized. - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible. - TLS - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB. - Complete server certificate verification is not supported. - pkcs#8 is not supported. - DTLS supports PSK authentication only. - Firmware update over-the-air (FOTA) not supported. - Thermal protection has not been activated. Temperature indications are not sent either. *** Known Issues **************** - This firmware version cannot handle TLS/DTLS Pre-shared keys that have been provisioned with mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.6-13.prealpha or older version. The keys must be reprovisioned using this version. *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.hex 2a502241cdc7e5bad82b40854feeefa7 (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt c76f0bd09c848d6bb6a918d46ea77e23 (MD5) 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed.ihex 1e0ff8c72217309b52fed1a653f22c61 (MD5) *** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.8-30.alpha ************************************ The mfw-m1 is the 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. This firmware version is for nRF9160 Dev2 modules. Operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 3, 4, 13, and 20. *** New functionality ********************* - Detach and re-attach after the last PDN connection disconnected. - Improved handling of situations where AT client cannot be served in decent time. - Periodical storing of LTE security keys. - Connected mode mobility: intra frequency handover. - Connected mode measurements: Events A1, A2, and A3, periodical (reporting of strongest cells). - Handling of USIM PIN2. - Support for SMS RP-SMMA messaging. - Logging (tracing) via application domain. - Reading of battery voltage. - Reading of internal temperature of the module. - Carrier specific configurations related to PDN connection parameters. - Carrier specific configurations related to NAS procedures. *** Changes *********** - Prevention of reading of TLS Client certificate, Client private key, and Pre-shared Key. - Power management improvements for eDRX periods. - PUSCH transmission power fine tuned with more accurate delta_tf (3GPP 36.213 - ch. 5.1.1). - Improvements to UICC polling and presence detection. - Handling IPv6 address lifetime. - Support for 4 DNS server addresses. *** Bug fixes ************* - Combined TAU to be initiated if periodic TAU timer expires during PSM active. - Synchronization to serving cell after failing cell reselection in RRC IDLE state when eDRX periods used. - Stability improvement when serving cell signal drops suddenly to very low SNR without Radio Link Failure being triggered. - Narrowband selection for narrowband hopping MPDCCH repetitions when P-RNTI is being monitored (paging reception in RRC IDLE state). - More robust paging reception in idle eDRX scenarios. - Fix to serving PLMN entry reporting in idle eDRX scenarios. - Usage of Access Barring types fixed at NAS. - Fix for Dedicated EPS Bearer Context activation when overlapping with Default EPS Bearer Context activation. - Fixed encoding of Mobile Identity IE for M-TMSI used in NAS signaling. - Paging response to be aborted after responding failed for example due to radio circumstances. - Fixed issue of accepting NULL integrity algorithm in NAS. - Performance, reliability, and stability improvements. *** Limitations *************** - Device management is not enabled. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been fully optimized. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been optimized. - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible - TLS - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB - Complete server certificate verification is not supported - pkcs#8 is not supported - DTLS supports PSK authentication only - Inter-frequency mobility is not supported. - Thermal protection has not been activated. Temperature indications are not sent either. *** Known Issues **************** - This firmware version cannot handle TLS/DTLS Pre-shared keys that have been provisioned with mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.6-13.prealpha or older version. The keys must be reprovisioned using this version. *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.hex 26b6555203561400a1a6e2cb8d44f440 (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt 9082c3bdecd8473ac11d0bd37ad54e4b (MD5) 72B3D7C.ipc_dfu.signed.ihex 1e0ff8c72217309b52fed1a653f22c61 (MD5) *** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.6-46.prealpha ************************************ The mfw-m1 is the 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. This firmware version is for nRF9160 Dev2 modules. Operation is enabled on E-UTRA Bands 3, 4, 13, and 20. *** New functionality ********************* - Encrypted storage TLS Client certificate, Client private key, and Pre-shared Key (Note. It is still possible to read them with AT commands.) *** Changes *********** - Stability improvements to operation in DCDC regulator mode - Allowed bands limited *** Bug fixes ************* - Fix to writing to non-volatile memory in CFUN=0 - Several bug fixes improving reliability. *** Limitations *************** The release is meant to be used on engineering samples. It includes the following limitations: - Device management is not enabled. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been fully optimized. - It is not recommended to use application subsystem idle state with this version. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been optimized. - Handover (in connected mode) is not supported. - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible - TLS - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB - Complete server certificate verification is not supported - pkcs#8 is not supported - DTLS supports PSK authentication only - Content of inter-frequency cell re-selection parameters are not supported. *** Known Issues **************** There are no known issues in this release. *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.hex 01d6b0f068642eb4f6c3eb15e4453705 (MD5) firmware.update.image.digest.txt 9db52268cdb83476ccf884d5673828d0 (MD5) flash_modem.bat cecb012891aee8c4b0396bb63e75f207 (MD5) *** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.6-13.prealpha ************************************ The mfw-m1 is the 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. This firmware version is for nRF9160 Dev2 modules. *** New functionality ********************* PLMN specific T3402 support for multiple PLMNs. GPIO controlled antenna tuner. Support for device RF testing (RF path external to the module). *** Changes *********** RRC idle state current consumption optimizations. Optimizations to cell selection in weak fields. Improvements to L2 buffer handling. *** Bug fixes ************* Several bug fixes improving reliability. *** Limitations *************** The release is a pre-alpha release and meant to be used on engineering samples. It includes the following limitations: - Device management is not enabled. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been optimized. - It is not recommended to use application subsystem idle state with this version. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been optimized. - Handover (in connected mode) is not supported. - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible - TLS - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB - Complete server certificate verification is not supported - pkcs#8 is not supported - DTLS supports PSK authentication only - Confidentiality and authenticity of TLS/DTLS credentials and other provisioned data is not protected. - Content of inter-frequency cell re-selection parameters are not supported. *** Known Issues **************** There are no known issues in this release. *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.digest.txt eb60685c0d2842e0a4d791151ddefc5e (MD5) firmware.update.image.hex 9ee83b29e2d96096f15ac548adde5b2a (MD5) flash_modem.bat cecb012891aee8c4b0396bb63e75f207 (MD5) *** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.5-25.prealpha ************************************ The mfw-m1 is the 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. This firmware version is for R&D configured Dev2 modules of nRF9160 Preview Development Kits. *** New functionality ********************* None. *** Changes *********** Carrier specific PCO changes. Optimized RRC Connected mode DRX operation. *** Bug fixes ************* Stability improvements in Random Access procedure in low SNR. More accurate timing adjustments for SRS transmission. *** Limitations *************** The release is a pre-alpha release and meant to be used on engineering samples. It includes the following limitations: - Device management is not enabled. - Firmware update is done via the modem debugger interface. - Confidentiality and authenticity of TLS/DTLS credentials and other provisioned data is not protected in the R&D configuration. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been optimized. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been optimized. - Handover (in connected mode) is not supported. - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible - TLS - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB - Complete server certificate verification is not supported - pkcs#8 is not supported - DTLS supports PSK authentication only - Content of inter-frequency cell re-selection parameters are not supported. - Some of the more advanced AT commands defined in 'nRF91 AT Commands' are indicative, and have not been tested in full coverage. *** Known Issues **************** There are no known issues in this release. *** MD5 checksums ***************** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.5-25.prealpha.hex e7c1767eed457e645198f1e677ff1a24 (MD5) flash_modem.bat dbf36c79e00dbd10d1cf0769028013fd (MD5) fs_image.mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.5-25.prealpha.hex 05fec1f1fe0cd7dba4d62b13a7100d15 (MD5) *** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.5-9.prealpha ************************************ The mfw-m1 is the 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. This firmware version is for R&D configured Dev2 modules of nRF9160 Preview Development Kits. This release note describes differences to mfw-m1_nrf9120_0.3.4-82.prealpha. *** New functionality ********************* Support Manual PLMN selection Support for maximum cell size Support for transmission modes 6 and 9 SI refresh Extended access barring UE assistance information (Power preference) UE information procedure (RACH and RLF reports) NSLPI and dual priority *** Changes *********** Optimization to band search and selection logic. *** Bug fixes ************* Several changes improving reliability and performance. *** Limitations *************** The release is a pre-alpha release and meant to be used on engineering samples. It includes the following limitations: - Device management is not enabled. - Firmware update is done via the modem debugger interface. - Confidentiality and authenticity of TLS/DTLS credentials and other provisioned data is not protected in the R&D configuration. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been optimized. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been optimized. - Handover (in connected mode) is not supported. - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible - TLS - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB - Complete server certificate verification is not supported - pkcs#8 is not supported - DTLS supports PSK authentication only - Content of inter-frequency cell re-selection parameters are not supported. - Some of the more advanced AT commands defined in 'nRF91 AT Commands' are indicative, and have not been tested in full coverage. *** Known Issues **************** There are no known issues in this release. *** MD5 checksums ***************** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.5-9.prealpha.hex c63bd63b1fda1498fecee8d9be413f84 (MD5) fs_image.mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.5-9.prealpha.hex 05fec1f1fe0cd7dba4d62b13a7100d15 (MD5) flash_modem.bat b9dcb14bb3b5e86cf6edf07e76e33278 (MD5) *** mfw-m1_nrf9160_0.6.1-9.prealpha ************************************ The mfw-m1 is the 3GPP LTE release 13 Cat-M1 firmware for the modem subsystem of nRF9160. This firmware version is for nRF9160 Dev2 modules. *** New functionality ********************* None. *** Changes *********** None. *** Bug fixes ************* Production testing related fix. Minor power-up related fix. *** Limitations *************** The release is a pre-alpha release and meant to be used on engineering samples. It includes the following limitations: - Device management is not enabled. - nRF9160 power consumption has not been optimized. - It is not recommended to use application subsystem idle state with this version. - Performance (e.g. operation in weak signal conditions and data throughput) has not been optimized. - Handover (in connected mode) is not supported. - Up to three simultaneous TLS/DTLS connections are possible - TLS - Maximum server certificate chain size has been limited to 4kB - Complete server certificate verification is not supported - pkcs#8 is not supported - DTLS supports PSK authentication only - Confidentiality and authenticity of TLS/DTLS credentials and other provisioned data is not protected. - Content of inter-frequency cell re-selection parameters are not supported. - Some of the more advanced AT commands defined in 'nRF91 AT Commands' are indicative, and have not been tested in full coverage. *** Known Issues **************** There are no known issues in this release. *** MD5 checksums ***************** firmware.update.image.digest.txt f361be6eb3dfef838edf5a3ab91b0b06 (MD5) firmware.update.image.hex cd3c549356a06e0aebbab73b357c22a8 (MD5)