Point-To-Multipoint (Pmp) - Cal Amp Phantom II Operating Manual

5.0 Network Topologies
Refer to Section 6.1.5 for
important information regarding
the configuration of a PMP
Master's Retransmissions.
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5.2 Point-to-Multipoint (PMP)

In a Point-to-Multipoint network, a path is created to transfer data
between the Master modem and numerous remote modems. The
remote modems may simply be Remotes with which the Master
communicates directly, and/or Remotes which communicate via
Repeaters. Some or all of the Repeaters may also act as Remotes
in this type of Network, i.e. the Repeaters are not only storing and
forwarding data, but are also acting as Remotes. Such Repeaters
may be referred to as 'Repeater/Remotes'.
Example 5.2.1
A 4-node network consisting of a Master, 1 Repeater, and 2
Remotes. 1 Remote is to communicate with the Master through a
Repeater; the other is to communicate directly with the Master.

There is no DESTINATION UNIT displayed as, in PMP,
the DESTINATION is preset to 65535: the
BROADCAST address ('multipoint').

RETRANSMISSIONS are set to 0. Refer to Section
6.1.5 for more information.

There is a REPEATER in this example network,
therefore the MASTER's 'Repeater' configuration
option is set to Yes.
Phantom II
Image 5-3: PMP Example 5.2.1: Master
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