Symmetricom Announces IEEE 1588 Version 2 Carrier-Class Grandmaster
Clock
TimeProvider™ 5000 Provides Critical
Timing and Synchronization Technology Essential for Next Generation
Networks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) March 26, 2008 --
Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and
frequency technologies that accelerate the deployment and enable the
management of next generation
networks, today announced TimeProvider™
5000, the newest product in the company’s
broad portfolio of carrier-grade,
packet-based timing and frequency solutions. TimeProvider 5000 is a “purpose
built” IEEE 1588 Version 2 carrier-class
grandmaster clock designed to meet the most stringent timing and
synchronization requirements of next
generation network applications including Ethernet backhaul, circuit
emulation and passive optical networks (PON).
TimeProvider 5000 is ideally suited for deployment at Radio Network
Controller (RNC) and Base Station Controller (BSC) sites where rack
space and real estate are extremely limited. TimeProvider 5000
incorporates hardware-based time stamping providing the highest level of
timing and frequency accuracy over a broad range of wireline and
wireless applications.
“Timing and synchronization is a critical
component for the reliability of next generation networks as service
providers migrate away from traditional T1/E1 network infrastructures in
order to reduce their operating expenses while simultaneously increasing
network capacity to handle bandwidth hungry applications such as video
streaming and IPTV,” commented Gurdip Jande,
senior vice president of marketing for Symmetricom. “For
the most stringent timing requirements of today’s
emerging packet-based, next generation networks, TimeProvider 5000
enables service providers to roll out new, feature-rich services while
simultaneously providing the highest Quality of Service (QoS) levels.”
TimeProvider 5000 provides the following key features and benefits:
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IEEE 1588 v2 Grandmaster – adheres
to the latest IEEE 1588 v2 standard including the provisioning of
telecom profile extensions for telecommunications based applications
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Hardware Time Stamping – for higher
precision, accuracy and capacity
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Compact 1RU Footprint – ideal for
locations where real estate and rack space are limited
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Precise Timing and Synchronization over Ethernet –
enables smooth migration to Ethernet allowing significant backhaul
cost savings without sacrificing quality of service
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Hardware Redundancy – for six nines
reliability (99.9999%)
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High Packets per Second Throughput –
for scalability from small to large distributed networks
-
Multi-Vendor Client Support –
interoperable with multiple vendors’ PTP
clients, including Semtech, Imsys and Zarlink, as well as Symmetricom’s
1588 to T1/E1 Translator.
-
Rubidium and Quartz Options –
enables service providers and network equipment manufacturers to
choose the optimal level of holdover capacity based on network
performance, application and cost requirements
“The transition from TDM-based backhaul is
just beginning,” said Godfrey Chua, research
manager, wireless and mobile infrastructure at IDC. “Without
an appropriate timing solution capable of working over PTP, NTP or
Synchronous Ethernet, these next generation networks cannot be optimized
for peak performance. The TimeProvider 5000 is a great example of a
product that enables timing in next generation networks and will help
fuel the strong growth we expect to see in this market over the next
five years.”
CTIA Wireless Show
Symmetricom’s next generation timing and
synchronization solutions, including the TimeProvider 5000, will be
showcased at CTIA Wireless 2008 on April 1-3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV at
the Walker & Associates booth #6201. Also at CTIA Wireless 2008,
Rajendra Nath Datta, senior marketing director for Symmetricom, will be
speaking on the panel, “Using Ethernet to
Backhaul Mobile Voice With Clock Synchronization”
during the “Next Gen Backhaul: 3G, 4G and
Beyond” portion of the conference on April 2,
2008, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. For more
information on this event, visit: http://www.ctiawireless.com/events/event_details.cfm?calID=667.
Availability
TimeProvider 5000 is currently available for trials with volume
shipments beginning in third quarter 2008. Pricing is available upon
request.
For more information on TimeProvider 5000, visit: http://ngn.symmetricom.com/lp/TimeProvider5000b/.
About Symmetricom, Inc.
As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and
services, Symmetricom provides “Perfect Timing”
to customers around the world. Since 1985, the company’s
solutions have helped define the world’s time
and frequency standards, delivering precision, reliability and
efficiency to wireline and wireless networks, instrumentation and
testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than
90 countries, the company’s synchronization
solutions include primary
reference sources, building
integrated timing supplies (BITS), GPS timing receivers, time and
frequency distribution systems, network time servers and ruggedized
oscillators. Symmetricom also incorporates technologies including
Universal Timing Interface (UTI), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Precision
Time Protocol (IEEE 1588), and others supporting the world’s
migration to Next Generation Networks (NGN). Symmetricom is based in San
Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com.
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