Operations Manual

OPERATIONS 4-28
O&M of the MCC-545B PACKET DATA RADIO
12/2000
Connectivity between Masters can be limited to prevent accidental connections that do not work
well if so desired. The multi-Master network looks like:
REMOTE
REMOTE REMOTE
REMOTE REMOTE REMOTE
MASTER MASTER MASTER
MASTER
REMOTE
REMOTE REMOTE
CLIENT CLIENT CLIENT
USER-A USER-B USER-C
Remotes can be any combination of type with fixed or mobile connectivity. Each message must
be routed to a specific destination ID.
Each Master and Remote is configured with the following commands:
BASE, OFF Disable Base feature
REPEATER, OFF Disable Repeater feature
CONNECT, N,N,N Used to limit connectivity to specified Master list (N,N,N) or
CONNECT, OFF Used if manual override of connectivity is not required
4.8.1.2.2 Base/Repeater Mode
The Base/Repeater mode is used when land lines are available to form the backbone of the
network using WAN technology. Selected Master Stations are setup to be Base Stations and
have direct land line connections into the WAN. Repeaters are then defined, where required, to
cover areas where there are no direct land lines and the backbone must be extended to provide
RF coverage; multiple Repeaters may be used to establish a WAN connection to a given area.
Mobile Remotes, operating with the ID,NNNN,MM,AUTO configuration can then travel
anywhere in the backbone of Master Stations and get connected to the WAN. The Base/Repeater
network looks like: