Ip Payload - GE MDS Master Station Technical Manual

Access Point Options:
•
- Peer to Peer Enabled – If enabled, the AP will allow enabled peers to send traf-
fic through the AP to other enabled peers by rebroadcasting their transmissions to
all other remotes in the system.
- Ethernet Rebroadcast Type – When rebroadcasting peer-to-peer Ethernet traf-
fic, only the selected type of traffic will be rebroadcast to other remotes on the
network.
Remote Options:
•
- Rebroadcast Serial – If enabled, serial traffic originating from this device will be
rebroadcast by the AP to other remotes in the network. The AP must have
peer-to-peer rebroadcasting enabled.
- Rebroadcast Ethernet – If enabled, Ethernet traffic originating from this device
will be rebroadcast by the AP to other remotes in the network. The AP must have
peer-to-peer rebroadcasting enabled.

IP Payload

Under the IP Payload menu, up to three instances of the IP Payload service may be configured.
The IP Payload service can operate in 4 different modes:
- TCP Server
- TCP Client
- TCP Server/Client
- UDP
Common Options:
Enabled – Set to true to enable this IP Payload configuration.
•
IP Payload Mode – The mode in which this instance of the IP Payload service should
•
operate. The details of these modes are shown below.
Talk on VRC – (Only in packet-with-mac mode) The Virtual Radio Channel that data
•
from this IP Payload instance will be tagged with when transmitted over the air.
Listen to VRC – (Only in packet-with-mac mode) Over-the-air data tagged with this
•
Virtual Radio Channel will be handled by this IP Payload instance.
Modbus TCP RTU Conversion – (Does not apply to UDP mode) When enabled, the IP
•
Payload server will convert packets between MODBUS TCP and MODBUS RTU
formats.
Inactivity Timeout – When set to a value larger than 0, the connection will be closed
•
after the specified number of seconds without any data activity.
Each of the IP Payload modes have different use cases and configuration options, as described
below:
TCP Server:
The TCP server mode allows IP connections to be established with the Master Station. Data re-
ceived on this TCP socket will be transmitted over the air to remote SD radios as if the data was
received on the payload serial port of the Master Station. Over-the-air serial data originating
from a remote SD radio will be transmitted out of this TCP socket. This mode of operation can
MDS 05-6399A01, Rev. E MDS™ Master Station 53