March 26, 2026

New Features

• Speed Test: The Speed Test expansion has been introduced. CDRouter’s Speed Test expansion addresses deficiencies of TCP-based speed tests by implementing OB-UDPST, the open-source UDP-based test tool defined in the Broadband Forum TR-471 specification.

  Traditional TCP-based speed tests mask true network behavior by hiding packet loss, jitter, and latency. CDRouter acts as the OB-UDPST server and validates the full lifecycle of TR-471 speed test operation, providing an insight into real network operation.

  CDRouter makes the entire process seamless, and controls all aspects of testing:

  • activating tests via TR-069 or USP
  • measuring WAN-side throughput, latency, jitter, and packet loss
  • verifying that results are correctly reported through the TR-181 data model.

  All 816 tests run in a fully automated, repeatable environment without relying on third-party servers or custom test infrastructure. For details on licensing, please contact sales@qacafe.com.

• IPv6 Atomic Fragments: Added two tests to the frag-v6 module that verify the proper handling of IPv6 atomic fragments as required in RFC 8200. [sc44694]

  • ipv6_frag_4
  • ipv6_frag_5

• Packet Too Big Message: Added two tests to the icmpv6 module that verify ICMPv6 Packet Too Big messages are processed by the WAN interface as required in RFC 8201. [sc44698]

  • icmpv6_21
  • icmpv6_22

• User Defined Certificates for USP Bulk Data: New testvars uspBulkDataServerDomain, uspBulkDataServerCertPath, and uspBulkDataServerCaCertPath allow the user to configure the domain name and certificates for the bulk data server for tests in usp_annex_a and usp_conformance section 10. [sc33204]

• TR-69 ScheduleDownload RPC: Added five new tests for verifying the ScheduleDownload RPC in the tr69 module. [sc16042]

  • tr69_133
  • tr69_134
  • tr69_135
  • tr69_136
  • tr69_137

Changelog

BBF.069

• Updated test 5_097_DUT_properly_encodes_and_decodes_XML_entities to restore ACS Username and Password to configured values. [sc46111]

CDRouter

• Improved wifi_10 to warn users if Protected Management Frames (PMF) is not enabled when using WPA3 and to skip this combination. Previously this was marked as a FAIL. [sc45753]
• Updated the WAN PPPoE server to exclude the PPP-Max-Payload tag in PADO/PADS packets when pppoeMaxPayload is none. [sc31727]

IPv6

• Tests dhcpv6_pd_27 and dhcpv6_pd_28 will now be skipped if the testvar ipv6WanMode is not set to DHCP. [sc45468]
• Addressed an issue with DHCPv6 Server unexpectedly losing the DUT IA_NA assignment. [sc45582]
• Updated test ipv6_mdns_24 to have a small delay between mDNS messages. [sc45192]

Performance

• Addressed an issue with the tests in the perf_dscp_fixed modules that limited the bandwidth to 1 Mbps. [sc45997]

prpl Certification

• Added a grace period to DHCPv6 message timeouts in tests prplos.1.3.2 - prplos.1.3.9. [sc45692] [sc42393]
• Updated the DHCPv6 User Class Option in prplos.1.3.9. [sc45692]
• Improved logging in the DHCPv6 client tests in Section 3. [sc45692]
• Fixed an issue that prevented DHCPv6 Rapid Commit options from being detected in prplos.1.3.4. [46370]
• Fixed an issue with test prplos.1.3.21 when verifying the list of DHCPv6 prefixes. [sc45840]
• Added DNS Servers and Routers parameters when adding a new DHCPv6 pool in tests prplos.1.2.20 to prplos.1.2.24. [sc45690]
• Updated prplos.1.2.26 to reset the DHCP clients at the end of the test. [sc45672]

Security

• Updated the ET Open ruleset in the CDRouter Security expansion to 11150. [sc45533]

TR-069

• Addressed an issue with tr143_http_7 reporting negative throughput under certain conditions. [sc45441]

USP

• Updated tests in the usp_conformance and usp_legacy_1_3 modules to utilize the testvar RestartDut instead of the USP Reboot() command to avoid requiring support for that optional feature. [sc45668]
• Tests usp_diagnostics_1 and usp_diagnostics_2 are now skipped if IPv4 is not enabled. [sc45891]
• Updated the certificate used in usp_conformance_9_2. [sc46106]
• Added a reboot after resetting the clientID as part of the cleanup in the usp_conformance_11_4 test. [sc44110]

February 26, 2026

New Features

• DHCPv6 Server IA Interactions: Added a new module dhcpv6-IAs-s in the IPv6 expansion with four new test cases for testing DHCPv6 Server IA interactions based on RFC 9915. [sc45155]

  • dhcpv6_IAs_server_1
  • dhcpv6_IAs_server_2
  • dhcpv6_IAs_server_3
  • dhcpv6_IAs_server_4

• prplWare Testlists: Two new prplWare testlists are now available. These testlists are a collection of test cases for prpl Foundation prplWare certification. This collection of tests are the recommended test cases to execute as documented in the HL-API and prplOS Network Functionality Test Plans. Additional conditional tests can be selected for certification based on the device’s support for advanced prplWare features.

Changelog

BBF.069

• Updated the following tests to set both A and AAAA records when updating DNS in the BBF.069 expansion. [sc37509]
  • 5_001_DHCPv4_ACS_discovery
  • 5_009_Persistent_TCP
  • 5_010_Multiple_TCP_conn
  • 5_012_DHCPv4_null_term_URL
  • 5_038_basic_authentication
  • 5_039_QOP_authentication
  • 5_040_digest_authentication
• Addressed an issue with 1024-bit certificates not working with XMPP connections. [sc45833]

CDRouter

• Fixed an issue where the CDRouter WebUI login window did not alert users when invalid credentials were entered. [sc45688]
• Updated the following testvars to only allow ports on either the open or closed port list, but not both. [sc45404]
  • firewallTcpOpenPorts
  • firewallTcpClosedPorts
  • firewallUdpOpenPorts
  • firewallUdpClosedPorts
  • ipv6FirewallTcpOpenPorts
  • ipv6FirewallTcpClosedPorts
  • ipv6FirewallUdpOpenPorts
  • ipv6FirewallUdpClosedPorts
  • docsisTcpOpenPorts
  • docsisTcpClosedPorts
  • docsisUdpOpenPorts
  • docsisUdpClosedPorts
  • docsisIpv6TcpOpenPorts
  • docsisIpv6TcpClosedPorts
  • docsisIpv6UdpOpenPorts
  • docsisIpv6UdpClosedPorts
• Updated the testvar natMaxUdpConns to have a maximum value of 4000. [sc24213]

DOCSIS

• Added two new testvars, docsisIpv4TftpProxy and docsisIpv6TftpProxy, to allow a TFTP proxy to download the DOCSIS config file. CDRouter will automatically add routes to make these addresses reachable. [sc44970]

IPv6

• The A and O flags can now be set independently in Router Advertisements on the WAN. [sc44423]
• Fixed an error in test ipv6_firewall_513 that occurred when the DUT transmits a DHCPv6 Release message. [sc43768]

Performance

• Fixed an issue that prevented performance graphs from displaying for results created prior to CDRouter 10.0. [sc45721]

prpl Certification

• Updated prplos.1.1.3 to allow a delay for the port to be enabled. [sc45822]

Security

• Updated the ET Open ruleset in the CDRouter Security expansion to 11127. [sc45533]

TR-069

• Renamed the tr111_part_1 and tr111_part_2 modules to tr69_annex_f and tr69_annex_g. [sc8878]
• Fixed an issue that caused CDRouter to loop indefinitely when an XMPP Connection Request failed. [sc43804]
• Test tp181_test_5.3.1 will now allow a list of interfaces in the LowerLayers parameter. [sc45165]

USP

• Updated usp_conformance_9_2 to reboot the Agent after adding a new certificate. [sc45695]

January 29, 2026

New Features

• DHCPv6 Client IA Interactions: Added a new module dhcpv6-IAs-c in the IPv6 expansion with five new test cases for testing DHCPv6 Client IA interactions based on RFC 7550/8415. [sc12890]

  • dhcpv6_IAs_client_1
  • dhcpv6_IAs_client_2
  • dhcpv6_IAs_client_3
  • dhcpv6_IAs_client_4
  • dhcpv6_IAs_client_5

• TR-069 DUStateChange RPC Tests: Added three new tests in the tr69 module for verifying DUStateChange. [sc8058]

  • tr69_500
  • tr69_501
  • tr69_502

• TR-69 Firmware Upgrade: Added a new test tr69_132 in the tr69 module for testing firmware upgrades and downgrades and for verifying the VALUE CHANGE event. [sc19789]

• Web UI Browser Tab Title: Added the ability to show the host name in the page title instead of “CDRouter”.

This is configurable under: “System > Preferences > Show Hostname in Page Title”. [sc37265]

Changelog

CDRouter

• Removed obsoleted testvars from the config dictionary. [sc11403]
• Made the “View Config” page more consistent with other page navigation, and improved “Edit Config” styling for clarity. [sc18370]
• Fixed an error in parsing the correct data length from the EAPOL RSN MLO Link Data. [sc42837]
• Improved connection log information for Wi-Fi clients using MLO. [sc43919]
• Fixed an error in EAPOL Message 2 to not include the active link in the list of MLO Link KDE. [sc42604]
• Added a check for answer records before trying to access an answer record in test mdns_24. [sc33840]
• Improved logging in ICMP tests when wanPingRespond or ipv6WanPingRespond are no.

IPv6

• Updated dhcpv6-s module to wait 3 times the testvar dhcpv6ClientTimeout before timing out the DHCPv6 Client. [sc45107]

prpl Certification

• Added a 5 second delay between the USP Get and Set messages in prplos.1.1.1 - prplos.1.1.3. [sc44643]
• Removed a fatal error that occurred in cleanup of test prplos.1.2.29. [sc45213]

RvR

• Enhanced cdrouter-attenuator diagnostics and recovery. [sc44143]

Security

• Updated the ET Open ruleset in CDRouter Security expansion to 11099. [sc44646]

TR-069

• Updated acs-download.cdroutertest.com.pem and acs.cdroutertest.com.pem certificate with new expiration date of January 2027. [sc44905]
• Fixed an issue with ACS_process_inform when called long after receiving a session. [sc39544]
• Added Device.BulkData.Profile.{i}.Protocol parameter to the SetParameterValues in tr69_annex_n module. [sc44311]

USP

• Updated wildcard.cdroutertest.pem certificate with new expiration date of January 2027. [sc44905]
• Removed deleted profile versions from tests in the od128, tr143_http, tr111, tp181 and tr69 modules. These tests will now use the latest profile version that hasn’t been deleted. [sc43515]
• Test usp_conformance_9_2 and usp_legacy_1_3_test_9_2 was improved to verify a TLS connection after a new certificate is added. [sc43775]
• Updated test usp_conformance_11_2 to wait for an MQTT connection to be established before ending the test. [sc43748]
• Addressed an issue with usp_profile_5 user defined profiles causing a loop. [sc44562]
• Updated tests usp_profile_5 and cwmp_profile_6 to skip user defined profiles that have no objects to add or delete. [sc44562]
• Addressed a race condition in usp_conformance_9_4 and usp_conformance_9_5. [sc43771]
• Added a MQTT connection check to verify the connection has returned before sending a delete message in test usp_conformance_11_11. [sc43673]
• Added 10 second delay to test usp_smm_30 and usp_smm_31 to allow time for USPServices table to update. [sc44179]
• Test usp_conformance_11_12 will be skipped when the testvar RestartDut is set to none. [sc43558]

Golden Image 9.6

A new version of the NTA3000 operating system image, also known as the “Golden Image”, is now available!

Golden Image 9.6 Release Notes

This update improves system stability when running multi-client performance tests by removing support for 160 MHz channel widths in the 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands for the MediaTek Wi-Fi cards.

Upgrading is easy! Please contact support@qacafe.com for more information and help getting started.