StreamCaster MIMO Radio User Manual
4/30/19
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Silvus Technologies Confidential
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5.1.2
Advanced Configuration
Figure 29 Advanced Configuration Page
This page is used to set the advanced settings. A brief description of each parameter is given below.
MAC Settings:
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Routing Beacon Period
: Controls how often routing beacons are sent to other radios. A lower
Routing Beacon Period results in faster reaction to topology changes. A lower Routing Beacon
Period also adds more overhead to the network which scales with the number of nodes in the
network. For larger networks, a larger Routing Beacon Period is recommended. Default value is
100ms.
•
Routing Beacon MCS
: Select the MCS that routing beacons are sent at. Higher MCS values require
less network overhead and may be beneficial for larger networks. The drawback is that the link
will break when the Routing Beacon MCS can no longer be supported.
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Fragmentation Threshold
: Allows user to determine the minimum over-the-air packet size in
bytes. Smaller packet size can improve performance in high mobility while a larger packet size will
allow for more throughput. (1600 bytes default).
