User guide

March 2005 Understanding Canopy Networks
Through Software Release 6.1
Page 50 of 425 Issue 1
Canopy System User Guide
5.3.3 Cluster Management Product Comparison
Canopy offers a choice between two products for cluster management: CMM2 and
CMMmicro. Your choice should be based on the installation environment and your
requirements. The similarities and differences between these two products are
summarized in Table 13.
Table 13: Cluster management product similarities and differences
Characteristic CMM2 CMMmicro
Approximate size
17” H x 13” W x 6.5” D
(43 cm H x 33 cm W x 7 cm D)
12” H x 10” W x 3” D
(30 cm H x 25 cm W x 8 cm D)
Approximate weight 25 lb ( 11.3 kg) 8 lb (3.5 kg)
Cabling
◦ one Ethernet/power cable per
radio.
◦ one sync cable per radio.
one Ethernet/power/sync cable per
radio.
Canopy network
interconnection
8 Ethernet ports 8 Ethernet ports
Data throughput auto-negotiates to full or half duplex auto-negotiates to full or half duplex
Ethernet operating
speed standard
auto-negotiates to 10Base-T or
100Base-TX
auto-negotiates to 10Base-T or
100Base-TX
Additional Ethernet
ports
one for data feed
one for local access
(notebook computer)
none
Power supply
integrated 24-V DC to power APs,
BHs, and GPS receiver
external 24-V DC to power APs, BHs,
and GPS receiver
SNMP management
capability
none provided
Sync (to prevent
self-interference)
carried by the additional serial cable
to each AP and BHM
embedded in power-over-Ethernet
cable
Time & Date
carried by the additional serial cable
to each AP and BHM
provided by NTP (Network Time
Protocol). CMMmicro can be NTP
server.
Weatherized enclosure and power supply
only the enclosure (not the power
supply)
Web interface none
web pages for status, configuration,
GPS status, and other purposes
5.4 ANTENNAS FOR CONNECTION TO 900-MHz MODULES
Like the 2.4-, 5.2-, 5.4-, and 5.7-GHz module, the 900-MHz module has
◦ the same housing.
◦ a covered Ethernet port.
◦ a utility port for alignment headset, sync cable to CMM2, or override plug.