6.4
MAC
The MAC configurations menus are displayed according to the Base Station operation mode:
•
Standalone mode – A single pane is available, providing the UCD/DCD time interval and the
UCD/DCD number of notifications.
•
ASN-GW mode – three panes are available, describing the MAC settings, Neighbor Base
Stations and DCD triggers.
The following sections describe the ASN-GW mode MAC screens.
6.4.1
General Info – MAC Settings
This pane provides general MAC settings such as MAC messages time intervals, formats, etc.
To access the General Info – MAC Settings pane
1.
Click the
Wireless
menu option and then the
MAC
sub-menu option. From the
MAC
sub-
menus choose
General Info
. The General Info MAC Settings pane is displayed.
2. Update the required parameters in the Pane according to the following descriptions and click
Apply.
Field
Description
UCD Period
Defines the time interval (in [ms]), after which the UCD appears
(e.g. every 100 ms).
Values: [5,20000]
Default: 1000
DCD Period
Defines the time interval(in [ms]) after which the DCD appears
(e.g. every 100 ms).
Values: [5,20000]
Default: 1000
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