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An Elke Link is a link that goes to sleep after a period of inactivity on the node's receiver input. While asleep any traffic from connected nodes is not transmitted. This is useful for
An Elke Link (named for Pete Elke WI6H) is a link that goes to sleep after a period of inactivity on the node's receiver input. While asleep any traffic from connected nodes is not transmitted. This is useful for:
*Solar or other power constrained sites
*Solar or other green nodes
*Mobile nodes
*Co-channel friendly nodes
*Co-channel friendly nodes
*Low duty cycle nodes
*Low duty cycle nodes
This is a rpt.conf setting. The value is in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system furlong/firkin/fortnight (FFF) system] units... a bit of Jim Dixon humor.
Sample:
<pre>
[1999]
...
elke = 744 ;FFF system 744 = 15 minutes
</pre>
[[Category:How to]]
[[Category:Node Configuration]]