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5.2.3 Deployment Consideration
The following are deployment considerations:
Fixed frequency operation ONLY
Fixed TDD operation only, i.e. all synchronized links have same ratio master to slave.
Not presently available when radar avoidance is enabled.
Networks need to be carefully planned
5.2.4 PTP Approach for Using TDD Synchronization
The external timing reference will consist of a precise 1 Hz signal, synchronized in both phase
and frequency with a global (or at least network-wide) master. The master clock will be
provided by one GPS receiver per link. The GPS link will be fitted between the lightning
protection unit and the ODU.
The TDD frame structure will depend on primary characteristics of the overall network such
as the longest link and the maximum distance between interfering master and slave ODUs.
The ODU web management page contains an extension to the existing link installation wizard
to compute frame timings from these primary characteristics. The ODU additionally provides
an “expert mode” permitting frame timing details to be entered directly.
See Section
993H14 for TDD Synchronization installation and configuration guidelines.