Some clarification on this topic – Only the GPS Sync Connectorized unit can do any type of Sync. Via onboard GPS and the external puck (for added gain) or via CMM on the Ethernet side. The CSM (Connectorized Module without sync) CANNOT be used as a sync device whatsoever.
As for the Force PTP, yes, it does use the GPS unit but sync is disabled in the Force PTP configuration. Hope this helps. Sakid p.s. There is a topic around mixing CMM3/CMM4s/onboard as a GPS source across a tower. This is covered in the document ePMP Configuration in a Frequency Reuse Deployment Found at https://support.cambiumnetworks.com/files/epmp/ From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Tyson Burris @ Internet Comm. Inc via Af Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:44 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP Force Yes in training it was confirmed that the ePmP can get power and sync through CMM 3&4 but the 3 may be tricky to workaround. Also you can gps time your PTP link but it wasn't recommend. You should use the Mac level for your ptp Sent from my iPhone On Nov 22, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Paul McCall via Af <af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote: Jeff, It looks like you are saying that the connectorized radios withouth sync CAN indeed get sync from external source, CMM3, CMM4, sync injector. I wasn’t aware that was the case From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Broadwick - Lists via Af Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 12:36 PM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP Force The 110 PTP unit has sync on board...disabled...expect that's to keep us from buying that unit and swapping the radios for a connectorized unit without sync. :-) I expect that, like the connectorized radio without sync, that you can take sync from a different source, like a CMM4. Jeff Broadwick ConVergence Technologies, Inc. 312-205-2519 Office 574-220-7826 Cell jbroadw...@converge-tech.com<mailto:jbroadw...@converge-tech.com> On Nov 22, 2014, at 12:31 PM, Paul McCall via Af <af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote: For Cambium.... we have a very remote tower that feeds several other towers. Everything is OSPF but logically... Tower R (the main remote tower - a 190 ft. Rohn 25G with several anti-twist devices) is "fed" by... Tower A - 26 miles away - UBNT 3.65ghz Rocket M5 AND a Mikrotik RB912 5 Ghz This commercial tower (Tower A) has over 300Mbit of usable bandwidth and feeds about 75 to 85 Mbit to Tower A Tower B - 9 miles away - UBNT 5ghz Rocket M5 This tower (Tower B) is a 90 ft. Rohn 25G Tower R then feeds... Tower C - 12 miles away - Mikrotik RB912 - 5 GHz - 50 Mbit of usable bandwidth. (Rohn 25G 120 ft.) Tower D - 15 miles away - Mikrotik RB912 - 5 GHz - 40 Mbit of usable bandwidth. (Rohn 25G 120 ft.) Tower E - 17 miles away - Mikrotik RB912 - 5 GHz - 40 Mbit of usable bandwidth. (Rohn 25G 120 ft.) Tower F - 14 miles away - Mikrotik RB912 - 5 GHz - 40 Mbit of usable bandwidth. (Rohn 25G 120 ft.) To get all this to work without Sync was quite a frequency juggling act. There are other towers in the area and towers C, D, E, F connect (chain) to each other on the "back side" and we use a couple 3.65Ghz UBNT radios on the backside links. The challenge... First of all, I need more BW to each tower, but mostly Tower C. And, I need better consistency... at times the links do not perform as I expect and then I get customer complaints etc. I hate that. So, what would be the best solution that Cambium can recommend other than a ton of licensed links? Obviously, the gear I am using now is inexpensive. The PTP110 solution ... 2ms unsynced.... can it sync, now or tomorrow? Latency with sync? Paul -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Matt via Af Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 11:47 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP Force Hi, Please allow me to clarify. The Force 110 uses the Connectorized UnSync'd unit with the two 10/100 FE ports. The Force 110 PTP uses the Connectorized GPS Sync'd unit with the single GigE port that supports 802.3af PoE in addition to proprietary PoE. GPS capabilities will be disabled (but the radio can still use the on board GPS chip to track satellites and provide coordinates). The 2ms latency is achieved purely through software changes in Release 2.4 and will apply to both products. Reading this spec sheet. http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/files/PRODUCTS/ePMP/FORCE/Force%20110%20PTP_Oct2014.pdf LATENCY (nominal, one way) < 2 ms (PTP Mode), 6 ms (Flexible Frame Mode) , 17 ms (GPS Sync Mode)