11-11-2014 05:35 PM - edited 03-05-2019 12:09 AM
Hi
We are having an issue with our Cisco 819 LTE connected to a 4G(LTE) Telstra Broadband (Australia) connection and was wondering if any Guru's might be able to help. We recently installed a Cisco 819 LTE router to use in place of our Telstra 4G(LTE) USB Modem.
When the router was first installed we were getting a great connection, yet now 3 weeks on we are getting high pings and slow(er) speeds.
When we disconnect the Cisco 819 and connect up the USB 4G Modem we are back to getting a great connection.
If someone could look at the information below and see if anything is obvious or whether there is something else I might be
missing that would be great. I have included the speed test results, Cisco 819 Cellular Stats and Config.
NOTE: We have done an isolation test with just one PC connected to the Cisco with exactly same results.
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Speed Test Stats:
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Cisco 819 - Previous Tests: Ping 42ms Download Speed: 61Mbps
Cisco 819 - Current Tests: Ping 90ms Download Speed: 42Mbps
Telstra 4G(LTE) USB - Current: Ping 41ms Download Speed: 69Mbps (Has always been around this)
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Cisco 819 LTE Cellular Statistics
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Hardware Information
====================
Modem Firmware Version = SWI9200X_03.05.19.04
Modem Firmware built = 2012/09/17 17:57:14
Hardware Version = 10
International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) = 505013469462508
International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) = 359470040207872
Integrated Circuit Card ID (ICCID) = 89610180724714000063
Mobile Subscriber International Subscriber
IDentity Number (MSISDN) =
Current Modem Temperature = 0 deg C
Profile Information
====================
Profile password Encryption level: 7
Profile 1 = ACTIVE* **
--------
PDP Type = IPv4
Access Point Name (APN) = telstra.extranet
Authentication = None
Username:
Password: 10
Primary DNS address = 10.4.182.22
Secondary DNS address = 10.4.81.105
* - Default profile
** - LTE attach profile
Configured default profile for active SIM 0 is profile 1.
Data Connection Information
===========================
Data Transmitted = 133924783 bytes, Received = 566088403 bytes
Profile 1, Packet Session Status = ACTIVE
Primary DNS address = 10.4.182.22
Secondary DNS address = 10.4.81.105
Profile 2, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 3, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 4, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 5, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 6, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 7, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 8, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 9, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 10, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 11, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 12, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 13, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 14, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 15, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Profile 16, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Unknown
Network Information
===================
Current System Time = Wed Nov 12 1:7:44 2014
Current Service Status = Normal
Current Service = Packet switched
Current Roaming Status = Home
Network Selection Mode = Automatic
Network = Telstra
Mobile Country Code (MCC) = 505
Mobile Network Code (MNC) = 1
Packet switch domain(PS) state = Attached
Registration state(EMM) = Registered
Tracking Area Code (TAC) = 28772
Cell ID = 146202115
Primary Scrambling Code = 65535
Radio Information
=================
Radio power mode = ON
Channel Number = 1275
Current Band = LTE
Current RSSI = -81 dBm
Current RSRP = -104 dBm
Current RSRQ = -4 dB
Current SNR = 19.0 dB
LTE Technology Preference = AUTO
LTE Technology Selected = LTE
Modem Security Information
==========================
Active SIM = 0
SIM switchover attempts = 0
Card Holder Verification (CHV1) = Disabled
SIM Status = OK
SIM User Operation Required = None
Number of CHV1 Retries remaining = 3
GPS Information
==========================
GPS Info
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GPS Feature: enabled
GPS Port Selected: Dedicated GPS port
GPS State: GPS disabled
SMS Information
===============
Incoming Message Information
----------------------------
SMS stored in modem = 0
SMS archived since booting up = 0
Total SMS deleted since booting up = 0
Storage records allocated = 25
Storage records used = 0
Number of callbacks triggered by SMS = 0
Number of successful archive since booting up = 0
Number of failed archive since booting up = 0
Outgoing Message Information
----------------------------
Total SMS sent successfully = 0
Total SMS send failure = 0
Number of outgoing SMS pending = 0
Number of successful archive since booting up = 0
Number of failed archive since booting up = 0
Last Outgoing SMS Status = SUCCESS
Copy-to-SIM Status = 0x0
Send-to-Network Status = 0x0
Report-Outgoing-Message-Number:
Reference Number = 0
Result Code = 0x0
Diag Code = 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
SMS Archive URL =
Error Information
=================
This command is not supported on 4G modems.
Modem Crashdump Information
===========================
Modem crashdump logging: off
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Cisco 819 LTE Config
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Current configuration : 2243 bytes
!
! Last configuration change at 00:50:03 UTC Wed Nov 12 2014 by support
!
version 15.4
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
!
hostname STG_RTR01
!
boot-start-marker
boot system flash c800-universalk9-mz.SPA.154-2.T.bin
boot-end-marker
!
aqm-register-fnf
!
no logging console
enable secret 5 $1$B2JR$OT3FTbUc9B0ZKc0KegS551
!
no aaa new-model
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
ip cef
no ipv6 cef
!
!
!
!
!
multilink bundle-name authenticated
!
chat-script lte "" "AT!CALL1" TIMEOUT 20 "OK"
!
!
!
!
!
!
license udi pid C819G-4G-G-K9 sn FGL183122EH
!
!
username support password 7 03075405085C2258635A
!
!
!
!
!
controller Cellular 0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
interface Cellular0
ip address negotiated
ip flow ingress
ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly in
encapsulation slip
dialer in-band
dialer idle-timeout 0
dialer string lte
dialer watch-group 1
dialer-group 1
async mode interactive
!
interface Ethernet5
no ip address
!
interface FastEthernet0
no ip address
!
interface FastEthernet1
no ip address
!
interface FastEthernet2
no ip address
!
interface FastEthernet3
no ip address
!
interface GigabitEthernet0
no ip address
shutdown
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface Serial0
no ip address
shutdown
clock rate 2000000
!
interface Vlan1
ip address 10.0.0.138 255.255.255.0
ip flow ingress
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly in
!
interface Dialer0
no ip address
!
ip forward-protocol nd
no ip http server
no ip http secure-server
!
!
ip nat inside source list NAT interface Cellular0 overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Cellular0
!
ip access-list extended NAT
permit ip 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 any
!
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
!
!
control-plane
!
!
mgcp behavior rsip-range tgcp-only
mgcp behavior comedia-role none
mgcp behavior comedia-check-media-src disable
mgcp behavior comedia-sdp-force disable
!
mgcp profile default
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
line con 0
login local
no modem enable
line aux 0
line 2
no activation-character
no exec
transport preferred none
transport input all
stopbits 1
line 3
script dialer lte
no exec
rxspeed 100000000
txspeed 50000000
line vty 0 4
login local
transport input all
!
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
11-12-2014 09:51 PM
I'm in Australia and have a Telstra 4G connection as well - but with the new C819G-4G-GA-K9 model (slightly different to yours as it has a different Sierra Wireless modem).
I've had my system for about a month now and haven't experienced this problem - the only obvious difference is that I am running 15.4(3)M1 (not 15.4(2)T which was an experimental build). So perhaps start by upgrading to that and see if it makes any difference. Certainly that's the first thing TAC will ask you to do if you log a case.
This is typical of the sort of latency I am seeing from metropolitan Sydney:
router-2#ping 139.130.111.93
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 139.130.111.93, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 28/36/48 ms
router-2#
Are you seeing any significant CPU utilisation after the ping times go up?
11-12-2014 10:08 PM
Thanks Rueben for the reply
There is no CPU spike when pinging and the 15.4 iOS was installed as we were advised there might be a firmware bug with 15.3 (the previous build that was on it) so where willing to try anything.
At this point we are trying to troubleshoot possible signal strength/quality issues with a hope we will be able to identify the culprit.
11-12-2014 10:11 PM
15.4(3)M1 is a 15.4 release (not 15.3) that supesedes the 15.4(2)T build which you have now. 15.4(3)M1 was released only a week or two ago and is the latest IOS for that platform. 15.3M on the other hand is a fair bit older.
What is your setup with antennas? Do you just have the stub antennas or have you used a longer one?
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