*Thanks Josh.

Now I've got a clear idea on how the MIMO acts in different Ethernet
configurations**.
*

>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:34:39 -0700
> From: Josh Blum <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] [ USRP configuration with/without MIMO
>         in unshared Ethernet mode ]
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>
> > received/transmitted via its own Ethernet interface  and the master?s
> > basedband data within the GRC design is received/transmitted  via its own
> > Ethernet interface? So, this means that the MIMO cable is only used for
> >  sending the clock and time signals from the Master to the Slave ?*
>
> Thats correct. When each USRP has its own ethernet link, the MIMO cable
> is only used for clock and time signals.
>
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *Next, I retained the MIMO cable, set the Master USRP?s clock source to
> > external  and have a 10MHz source connected to the Reference input. The
> > slave USRP?s clock source and time source remained as MIMO mode.  So my
> > question is would the Slave USRP received the 10MHz Reference via the
> MIMO
> > cable  ? *
> >
>
> Yes. The slave device will still get 10MHz over the MIMO cable. This is
> regardless of how the master gets his reference.
>
> > * *
> >
> > *My second question is:
> > In a 4X4 USRP setup, how can we synchronize all the 4 USRPs without a
> MIMO
> > connection (between 2 USRPs within a pair), using a 10MHz reference split
> > to each of the USRP and a PPS source?
>
> Yes, you can split 10MHz and PPS signal to all 4 units.
>
>
-- 
Ashish
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