ePMP Release 2.4.2 is now available.

Products ePMP
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Release 2.4.2 enables GPS Synchronization capability and support for up to 10 SMs on Force 110 PTP radios configured as APs.

Software is located at:  https://support.cambiumnetworks.com/files/epmp/

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Pretty cool feature that would enable stacking of these things and redundancy I guess within that 7 degree beam width.  It's getting to the point with these things that I'm getting confused about which settings would be best for the application. In a normal AP/SM senario, GPS sync puts these in that 10-14ms latency range and this includes the regular Force SM's.   With the PTP in Master/Slave mode, does GPS sync increase the latency in that senario (since it's just really an AP/SM optimized for PTP) or can we expect the same low latency in that mode with GPS sync that was disabled before? For latency concerns, should we keep GPS sync off if using as PTP?

Another thing, since the PTP radios will now have GPS enabled and allow 10 SM's, a person could start buying the PTP ends and putting them in sectors antenna's for half the price sort of like an ePMP lite version.  Will you be releasing something like that with an unlockable license where you wouldn't need to buy the full blown sync AP for 500 bucks?  I could see us doing this in ultra rural areas.  

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When you utilize GPS Synchronization for PTP mode you will experience the same latency as with GPS Sync in PMP mode,  but you get the benefit of improved co-location.  We are planning some enhancements in the coming months that will lower the latency of GPS Sync mode,  so stay tuned.

You can use the radio of the Force 110 PTP as a small, rural area AP wiht the appropriate sector antenna.  

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Will a version of this firmware be made available for ePMP connectorized units with GPS sync?

Currently this version limits number of wireless subscribers to 10 per AP.

We have an issue with some of our GPS Sync radio's where the GPS is active but we cannot select GPS as synchronization source. Upgrading to 2.4.2 resolves this issue but limits us to 10 SM's which means this is not really a resolution for us at the moment.

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@colinhowlin wrote:

Will a version of this firmware be made available for ePMP connectorized units with GPS sync?

Release 2.4.2 is available for all ePMP radios. 

colinhowlin wrote:

Currently this version limits number of wireless subscribers to 10 per AP.

We have an issue with some of our GPS Sync radio's where the GPS is active but we cannot select GPS as synchronization source. Upgrading to 2.4.2 resolves this issue but limits us to 10 SM's which means this is not really a resolution for us at the moment.

This is because the GPS Sync radio you have is one of the following model numbers:

Model Number

Description

C058900B052A

ePMP Force 110 PTP - High Performance PTP Radio (FCC)

C050900B053A

ePMP Force 110 PTP - High Performance PTP Radio (EU)

C050900B051A

ePMP Force 110 PTP - High Performance PTP Radio (ROW)

The above model numbers are part of the Force 110 PTP package and the GPS radio that comes with the package has GPS capabilities disabled. But with Release 2.4.2, GPS capability is enabled but restricted to 10 SMs. We plan to offer a license to upgrade to 120 SMs support in a future release. 

Thanks,
Sriram

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Thanks Sriram, that makes sense.

If I understand correctly then, with v2.4.2 the only difference between the Force 110 PTP package and the regular GPS Synced AP's is the SM limitation?

So the Force110 PTP can be used almost like a 'lite' AP which in future can be upgraded by purchase of license key?

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@colinhowlin wrote:

Thanks Sriram, that makes sense.

If I understand correctly then, with v2.4.2 the only difference between the Force 110 PTP package and the regular GPS Synced AP's is the SM limitation?

So the Force110 PTP can be used almost like a 'lite' AP which in future can be upgraded by purchase of license key?

You are right on all counts!

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@Cambium_DaveS wrote:

Release 2.4.2 enables... ...support for up to 10 SMs on Force 110 PTP radios configured as APs.

Hi.  As previously discussed, this (essentially) makes a Force PTP capable of acting like a ''LITE'' Access Point for up to 10 clients.  However, the PTP products are in 5GHz only, right?  Is there a 2.4 Ghz ''LITE'' access point solution, for <10 clients?  That would help with deployment in low-density areas.  :)

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@ninedd wrote:

  Is there a 2.4 Ghz ''LITE'' access point solution, for <10 clients?  That would help with deployment in low-density areas.  :)

Yes this would be great.  Have you considered this cambium?