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Point-to-MultiPoint Repeater: Allows the transceiver to operate as a Repeater in a MultiPoint
network.
Point-to-MultiPoint Slave/Repeater: Allows the transceiver to operate as a Repeater and a Slave
in a MultiPoint network. The radio will repeat packets sent across the network as well as use the
Active Interface. Choosing this setting effectively sets the operation mode to MultiPoint Repeater
and sets the Slave/Repeater mode.
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Settings Editor tab in Device Configuration Utility: RF451 > Radio Operation Mode
10.4.74.19 RadioPacketRepeat
In a Point-to-MultiPoint network, Slaves do not acknowledge transmissions from the Master. If
Slaves in a large network did acknowledge all data transmissions, the Master would soon become
overwhelmed with acknowledgments from the Slaves. Without acknowledgments, there is not
100% confidence every Slave has received every packet.
To address this issue, the user may modify the RadioPacketRepeat setting, assigning a value
between 0 (the packet is transmitted once) to 9 (the packet is transmitted 10 times). For networks
with solid RF links, this setting should be set to a low value such as 1 or 2. If a network has some
weak or marginal links it should be set with higher values.
If a Slave receives a good packet from a Master more than once, it will discard the repeated
packets. Similarly, once a MultiPoint Repeater receives a good packet from the Master, it will
discard any further repeated packets. In turn, the Repeater will send the packet out to the next
Repeater or Slaves the number of times corresponding to its own RadioPacketRepeat setting.
Increasing the RadioPacketRepeat setting increases the probability of a packet getting through,
but it also increases latency in the network because each packet from the Master or Repeater is
being sent multiple times. It is important to find the optimal mix between network robustness,
throughput, and latency. In general, a setting of 2 to 3 will work well for most well designed
networks.
MASTER PACKET REPEAT IN MULTIPOINT NETWORKS WITH REPEATERS: The
RadioPacketRepeat setting must also be set in MultiPoint Repeaters since a Repeater will appear
as a Master to a Slave. Therefore, the Repeater will send the packet out the number of times
corresponding to its own RadioPacketRepeat setting. If this setting is set improperly the reliability
of the overall network may be diminished. For example, if a Master's RadioPacketRepeat is set to
3, the link between the Master and Repeater should be robust. If the Repeater's
RadioPacketRepeat is set to 0, this could cause marginal communications between the Repeater
10. Information tables and settings (advanced)
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