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Configuration
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set at full Ethernet speed without having to wait for a positive acknowledgement of re-
ceipt (ACK) from the receiver. The sender is prompted to wait until an acknowledge-
ment of receipt is obtained from the receiver before sending the next data packet only
if what is known as the transmission or reception window size is utilised completely.
To prevent data loss and to make optimal use of the G3-PLC connection, the TxQueue
should correspond to the complete transmission or reception window size. Otherwise,
packets would need to be repeated and bandwidth would be wasted.
Shortest allowed time between retransmissions (e.g. when using TCP/IP)
The round trip delay in a G3-PLC network is significantly higher than in an Ethernet
network and can vary widely depending on the degree of the interference and network
load.
This function is used to filter out premature retransmission of (supposedly) lost data
packets in order to optimise the utilisation of the G3-PLC network.
4.3.2Mode: PAN client
If the G3-PLC Modem 500k is to be configured as a PAN client, select the PAN client
mode.
Each G3-PLC network or each PAN coordinator has its own PAN ID. Under Ad-
vanced settings , enable the Select PAN automatically option to ensure the PAN cli-
ent automatically selects the G3-PLC network or the PAN coordinator. The PAN ID
field is greyed out in this case. This means your G3-PLC Modem 500k G3 is not as-
signed to a specific G3-PLC network or PAN coordinator. Instead, it selects the best
possible connection, picking the most readily accessible PAN coordinator as a result.
If communication between PAN clients is to be possible, this must explicitly
be allowed!
If you want to assign your G3-PLC Modem 500k to a specific G3-PLC network, disa-
ble the
Select PAN automatically option under Advanced settings and enter the PAN
ID of the corresponding G3-PLC network. In this case, your G3-PLC Modem 500k
can communicate only using that selected G3-PLC network.