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Comtech EF Data CDM-625 User Manual

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CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem

Revision 15

Ethernet-based Remote Product Management

MN-CDM625

6–57

availability of the PTP protocol is dependent on the near-end (e.g., the RNC/BSC) and

distant-end (e.g., the BTS) IEEE 1588v2 (PTP) capable network devices in the network.

Grandmaster – Use the drop-down list to assign to which side (either the LAN port or the

WAN port) the PTP Grandmaster is connected. Note the following:

Selection

Function

LAN

The LAN port receives messages from the PTP master.

WAN

The WAN port receives messages from the PTP master.

Click [Submit] to save these settings.

Status

Click [Refresh] to update this section with its most recently accumulated statistics.

These status parameters are read-only and cannot be changed. Note the following:

Row

Title

Description

Top

PTP Engine

Specifies whether or not PTP is actively attempting to synchronize time.

PTP Time

Displays the time that has been synchronized with the master device and is being

propagated to the slave devices.

Bottom

PTP Port

Displays whether or not the Ethernet link is detected. The PTP Port is always

Ethernet Port 2 on the modem.

RTV Time

Displays the presumed time for the modem. While the PTP time depends on the

Grandmaster device, the RTC Time changes only when set by the user.