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TimeProvider® 2700
Edge Grandmaster Clock

The Symmetricom® TimeProvider® 2700 operate in Synchronous Ethernet networks,

Key Features is an IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol and supports from 8 to 64 PTP clients.
• IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Grandmaster scaled and optimized The TimeProvider 2700 offers the optional
Grandmaster to enable deployment of small cells and capability to accept PTP input and operate as
• GNSS (GPS and GLONASS), Primary meet the stringent phase timing and an advanced boundary clock to complement
Reference Time Clock (PRTC) synchronization requirements of 4G/LTE and backup the GNSS signal. Additional
• Mitigates impact of backhaul noise, networks. It is designed for deployment output capabilities allow it to support
packet delay variation and asymmetry in networks following the approach legacy frequency timing applications,
• Designed to support the future anticipated in the ITU-T G.8275.2 standard including E1/T1, 10 MHz, pulse per second
ITU-T G.8275.2 profile for phase
synchronization
proposal. (PPS) and time of day (TOD).
• Support for 8 to 64 PTP clients With an integrated GNSS receiver (GPS or When deployed with Symmetricom’s
• Gigabit Ethernet interfaces GLONASS) the TimeProvider 2700 meets TimePictra® Synchronization Management
• Synchronous Ethernet applicable performance requirements of System, carriers can also benefit from
• E1/T1, input or output the ITU-T G.8272 standard for a Primary superior monitoring information and
• 10 MHz, PPS and TOD output Reference Time Clock (PRTC). It can management capabilities.
• DC or AC power models
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• PTP input option
Edge Master Clocks
• Local and remote CLI, web interface,
SNMP traps The continuing evolution of mobile network technologies has driven the need for increased
• TimePictra Synchronization accuracy and greater availability of timing and synchronization signals. At the same time,
Management System support backhaul networks with high packet delay variation present timing “jitter variation” and
asymmetry challenges that are difficult to solve with current solutions. Furthermore, deploying
Key Benefits a GNSS receiver at every location is impractical, particularly in many small cell environments.
• Sync solution for the mobile network Together, these issues create the need for a new overall Synchronization Distribution Architecture
edge: 4G/LTE and small cells for LTE networks.
• No change out or upgrade of network
Edge Master clocks are PTP synchronization solutions designed for deployment in current
hardware
networks by locating a grandmaster at or near the edge or by overlaying the network with
• Mitigates impact of backhaul noise,
advanced boundary clocks at planned locations. They enable mobile network transitions to include
packet delay variation and asymmetry
small cells, and they support the stringent LTE-TDD and LTE-A phase and time requirements
• Synchronization protection for high
network availability without overhauling the current backhaul network. In frequency synchronized networks (LTE-
FDD, as well as 2G/3G), Edge Master equipment can be deployed to eliminate timing issues
• Preserves current MPLS network
engineering caused by diverse technologies in the backhaul network, high packet delay environments, and
asymmetry inherent in Carrier Ethernet networks.
Major Applications The TimeProvider 2700 is a PTP Grandmaster scaled for deployment at or near the edge of
• LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, LTE-A networks the backhaul network instead of closer to the network core. Also included in the Edge Master
• Ethernet backhaul networks category, the TimeProvider 2300 is an advanced PTP boundary clock which can be deployed at
select locations in the backhaul network to support precision time distribution to the mobile base
stations. Together, Edge Master products enable synchronization distribution solutions that allow
the mobile network to continue to evolve without retrofit of existing backhaul equipment and
without changes to current network design and switching/routing policies.

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Meeting Stringent Synchronization the grandmaster and the PTP client, with the current MPLS network design
Accuracy Requirements or networks with multiple transport and provisioning policies of the backhaul
Synchronization accuracy requirements technologies, or those with high packet network.
have gone from relatively routine frequency delay variation due to loading or other
specifications (16 ppb on the network side, issues, cannot be sure to consistently meet A better solution is to deploy an Edge
50 ppb for the air interface) to time and the required specifications. Master class of product, using the
phase requirements as tight as ±5 µsec or approach proposed in G.8275.2 (also a
even ±1.5 µsec in some of the proposals One solution is to upgrade the backhaul work in progress at the ITU-T). Figure 1
under discussion in the standards bodies. network for Synchronous Ethernet and depicts a TimeProvider 2700 at or near
GNSS/GPS receivers co-deployed or include a PTP Boundary Clock in every the eNodeB locations. This deployment
integrated into the mobile base stations transport element. This is the approach mitigates or eliminates issues introduced
are not always a feasible solution for either proposed in ITU-T G.8275.1, currently a by the performance of the backhaul, and
technical or economic reasons (satellite work in progress by the ITU-T. This solution therefore, makes unnecessary the need
visibility and antenna deployment costs for requires that every network element to upgrade the entire backhaul network
example). Primary Reference Time Clock between the grandmaster and the client to include boundary clocks in every
performance, specified by ITU-T G.8272, support Synchronous Ethernet and include network element. Operating over existing
meets the accuracy requirements using a boundary clock function—a solution networks at Layer 3, this solution also
a GNSS signal (GPS or GLONASS) as a that is not always feasible due to the high preserves current MPLS and other network
reference, and the IEEE 1588 Precision cost to upgrade a network or because the provisioning policies and engineering
Time Protocol can deliver the needed mobile carrier employs 3rd party networks practices, and it is compatible with and
accuracy under the right conditions. for backhaul. Further, operating at Ethernet leverages previous investment in using
However backhaul networks with many Layer 2, G.8275.1 may obsolete or conflict the G.8265.1 profile (and the pre-standard
hops and asymmetric paths between profile) for frequency synchronization.

CORE AGGREGATION ACCESS

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TimeProvider 2700
TimeProvider 5000
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Small Cell
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TimeProvider 5000

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.. Figure 1: Grandmaster at or near the edge.
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.. TimeProvider 2700 Grandmasters are deployed in locations that ensure timing and synchronization at the base stations are within specification—mitigating
.. asymmetry and eliminating issues that may result from noisy or 3rd party backhaul.
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.. The TimeProvider 5000 PTP Grandmaster provides an enhanced level of protection: enabling grandmasters at the edge of the network to hold synchronization
.. for longer periods when GNSS signals are impaired. Rubidium oscillators, either in the base stations or the PTP grandmaster, also extend the holdover period.
.. In the grandmaster, investment in the high grade oscillator is leveraged across multiple base stations.
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.. The TimePictra Synchronization Management System provides remote management of the synchronization equipment and visibility of all PTP clients.

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GNSS (GPS and GLONASS) and the GNSS input and extend the holdover Greater client capacity: PTP client capacity
Small Cells period when satellite signals are impaired in deployed units can be increased to 16, 32
Integrated GNSS receivers are a viable or lost due to natural, accidental or or 64 clients, allowing network engineers
alternative for timing of macro eNodeB malicious causes (antennas knocked down to design for capacity they need today and
equipment, though operations would in storms, cables damaged, jammers and be protected for increased requirements in
still be jeopardized by the well publicized spoofing). the future.
vulnerabilities of GNSS systems, and so
Rubidium oscillators provide another way Concurrent GPS and GLONASS: The base
using network distributed synchronization
to protect synchronization by delivering configuration allows the choice of either
at least for backup is considered best
best-in-class holdover performance (phase the GPS or the GLONASS GNSS system for
practice. Metro or public access small
timing of ±1.5 µsec for up to 24 hours). the primary reference signal. A software
cells present new challenges for
Often seen as expensive upgrades for license option enables support for both
synchronization. They require stringent
individual macro base stations, rubidium GPS and GLONASS concurrently; providing
accuracy, but are often deployed in
oscillators in the grandmaster are now a greater level of sync network protection.
locations where adequate GNSS signal
reception is not feasible: indoors, tunnels more affordable as their cost is amortized PTP Input: Employing PTP distributed over
and urban canyons for example. The across an entire cluster of small cells and the backhaul network provides a backup
TimeProvider 2700 is designed for cost co-located macro base stations. to GNSS, allowing the oscillator to hold
effective deployment at the small cell accurate timing longer than otherwise
TimeProvider 2700 Equipment possible. The PTP client option, enabling a
aggregation sites. From this location most
The TimeProvider 2700 PTP Grandmaster boundary clock function, includes advanced
small cell backhaul links can support
standard capabilities include either a algorithms that compensate for network
distribution of PTP timing to small cell base
GPS or GLONASS input, allowing it to asymmetry—particularly important for LTE-
stations. Should the small cell backhaul
fulfill the requirements as a Primary TDD and LTE-A networks with tight phase
links themselves include many hops or
Reference Time Clock as defined by the synchronization requirements.
high PDV, the problem can be solved by
ITU-T G.8272 standard for phase and
deploying an advanced boundary clock at E1/T1 Input/Output: The E1/T1 software
time synchronization, as well as G.811 for
selected small cell network nodes. option activates this port for use as either
frequency reference. The TimeProvider 2700
provides two gigabit Ethernet interfaces an input or output. As an input the signal
Protected Synchronization
in a combo port configuration supporting provides a frequency reference to the clock
As tighter synchronization becomes
use of either copper or optical connections. function. As an output it can be used for
more essential to the normal operation
Synchronous Ethernet is supported on the synchronization of equipment using this
of the network (Inter-Cell Interference
input and output ports. Models are available established timing reference.
Coordination, for example) the negative
impact of losing synchronization to support 8, 16, 32 or 64 PTP clients; Default Profile: Enables layer 3 multicast
becomes more significant. The overall all operating at the full 128 messages capabilities for operation in additional
Synchronization Distribution Architecture per second rate. Client capacity can be network scenarios.
enabled by the TimeProvider 2700 offers increased in the field with software license
Deployment of 4G/LTE networks and small
cost effective ways to provide protection. options. The TimeProvider 2700 is available
cells present new technical and economic
with either an OCXO or rubidium oscillator;
issues for network planners and engineers.
Referring again to Figure 1, it is likely that each delivering a different level of phase
A major challenge is to meet stringent
a centrally located, high capacity PTP and frequency holdover performance and
timing requirements over backhaul paths
grandmaster is already in place to provide allowing operators to better optimize their
that were not originally designed to deliver
frequency synchronization through existing network SLAs. The TimeProvider 2700
synchronization at the level of accuracy
networks. Common practice includes includes a programmable 10 MHz or 1 PPS
needed. Upgrading the backhaul network
deployment at multiple locations allowing BNC port and a PPS+TOD RS422 on an
or deploying GNSS receivers at every base
each grandmaster to provide backup RJ45 connection. Models with either dual
station and small cell is often not possible
for the others. The edge deployment of DC or a single AC power input are available
for technical or economic reasons. A new
grandmasters can leverage this investment Using passive cooling, TimeProvider 2700
type of synchronization equipment is needed:
by incorporating a PTP client as an input has no fans.
the TimeProvider 2700 PTP Grandmaster
to the TimeProvider 2700. Now operating
TimeProvider 2700 Software and its companion product, the
with a boundary clock function, the edge
License Options TimeProvider 2300 Boundary clock, enable
grandmasters can use the backhaul
Licensed software options for the synchronization architectures that are more
distributed synchronization to complement
TimeProvider 2700 include: feasible for many network scenarios.

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Specifications ..
GNSS RECEIVER .. SYNCHRONOUS ETHERNET
• 32 Channel GNSS L1 Receiver .. • SyncE can be used as a frequency input and it can be generated as an output
• Choice of either GPS: 1575.42 MHz or GLONASS: 1601.5 MHz, software configurable ..
. (as a master).
.. • Conforms to relevant sections ITU-T G.8261, G.8262, and G.8264 Ethernet
• Connector to Antenna: SMA (f) .. Synchronization Message Channel (ESMC)
• Impedance: 50 Ohms ..
.. NETWORK SUPPORT
• Voltage to Antenna: 5 VDC .. • IPV4
INTERFACES ..
.. • HTTP/HTTPS/SSL
1 AC power option, IEC 60320 C14 socket .. • ICMP (RFC 792)
1 DC power option, dual -48 VDC terminal block ..
.. • DHCP Client (RFC2131)
1 Reset button ..
.. • IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time Protocol
1 RS232 serial console port, (57,600 bps), DB9
.. • IEEE 802.1Q, 802.1p VLAN filtering/tagging
1 Gigabit Ethernet – Management port ..
.. • DSCP
- Shielded RJ45, 100/1000 BaseT Ethernet
.. MECHANICAL
2 Gigabit Ethernet – PTP/SyncE input and output combo ports ..
.. • Size: Height: 1.73 in. (44 mm); 1 RU
- Shielded RJ45, 100/1000 BaseT Ethernet
.. Width: 17.24 in. (438 mm)
- SFP (optical), 1000 BaseX ..
Depth: 9.30 in. (237 mm)
Each port is configured as either as an input port (client) or an output port (master) ..
.. Depth: 10.07 in (256mm) – including
1 T1 or E1 input or output, software configurable, shielded RJ45 (optional) .. connectors on faceplate
- G.703/9, G.823/G.824 sync interface compliance ..
. • Rack Mounts: 19 in. and 23 in. rack mount options
1 Time of Day (TOD) output port, RS422 Data (9600 Baud) with pulse per second (PPS) ..
.. • Weight: AC power models: 7.6 lbs (3.5 kg)
signal, shielded RJ45 .. DC power models: 8.1 lbs (3.7 kg)
1 10MHz or 1 PPS output port, BNC (f) ..
.. ENVIRONMENTAL
1 L1 GNSS input port, SMA (f), 50 Ohm .. • Acoustic Noise Level: 0 dBA (negligible due to passive cooling)
2 Grounding lugs ..
.. • Operating temperature
IEEE 1588-2008 PTP OUTPUT .. - OCXO models: -40°C to +65°C, cold start at -20°C
• PTP output client capacity: 8, 16, 32 or 64 clients ..
.. - Rubidium models: -5°C to +55°C
• Up to 128 messages per second per client ..
.. • Storage temperature: -40°C to +70°C
• 1-step clock
.. • Relative humidity: 5% to 95%
• 2-step clock ..
• PTP profiles .. POWER
.. • DC power models: dual power feeds, -38.4 to -72 VDC
- ITU-T G.8265.1 (layer 3 unicast, IPv4) ..
.. • AC power models: 90-264 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- Telecom-2008 Profile (layer 3 unicast, pre-standard ITU-T G.8265.1, IPv4)
.. • Power consumption
- Default Profile (layer 3 multicast, IEEE 1588-2008) (optional) ..
.. - OCXO model with DC supply: 20 Watts (max) , 17 Watts (typical)
• VLAN (802.1Q, 802.1p)
.. - Rubidium model with DC supply: 28 Watts (max) , 20 Watts (typical)
• Best Master Clock Algorithm (BMCA), with Default Profile ..
.. - OCXO model with AC supply: 43 Watts (max), 37 Watts (typical)
IEEE 1588-2008 PTP INPUT .. - Rubidium model with AC supply: 60 Watts (max), 43 Watts (typical)
(optional licensed feature) ..
• Boundary Clock function .. EMC COMPLIANCE
.. • FCC Part 15 (Class A)
• Multi-sync function uses both PTP input and a frequency input (SyncE or E1/T1) ..
.. • AS/NZS CISPR22 (Class A)
• 1-step or 2-step clock
.. • EN55022 (Class A)
• Telecom-2008 Profile (layer 3 unicast, pre-standard ITU-T G.8265.1, IPv4) ..
.. • KN55022 (Class A)
TIME AND FREQUENCY ACCURACY .. • ICES 003 (Class A)
When tracking and locked to GNSS: ..
.. • VCCI (Class A)
• Time: within 100ns of UTC (conforms to ITU-T G.8272 sec. 6 for Primary
.. • EU 2004/108/EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
Reference Time Clock) ..
• Frequency: G.811 frequency accuracy .. • EN 300 386 Telecommunications Network Equipment (EMC)
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• VLAN (802.1Q, 802.1p) .. EMC IMMUNITY
.. • EN55024 (Class A)
HOLDOVER PERFORMANCE .. • KN55024 (Class A)
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.. - EN-61000-4-2 ESD
Oscillator Phase ±1.5 µsec Phase 5 µsec Phase 10 µsec Freq 16ppb
.. - EN-61000-4-3 Radiated Immunity
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OCXO 1 hour 4 hours 12 hours 1 month .. - EN-61000-4-4 EFT
.. - EN-61000-4-5 Surge
Rubidium 24 hours 3 days 5 days 5 years ..
.. - EN-61000-4-6 Low Frequency Common Immunity
Holdover values are approximate and assume operation at constant temperature, no .. - EN-61000-3-2 Power Line Harmonics
initial frequency or phase offset, and that the units has been powered on for 2 weeks ..
.. - EN-61000-3-3 Voltage Fluctuations / Flicker
and locked to GNSS for three consecutive days. ..
.. - EN-61000-4-11 Voltage Dips and Sags

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Specifications ..
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Packet Delay Variation and Asymmetry
SAFETY COMPLIANCE Timing and synchronization, fundamental in all mobile networks, is even
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• UL/CSA 60950-1 (2nd edition) .. more critical as small cells are added and networks evolve to LTE-TDD
• CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 (2nd edition) .. and LTE-A technologies. Backhaul network performance can dramati-
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• IEC 60950-1 CB Scheme (2nd edition) .. cally impact PTP timing accuracy, and thereby the mobile network
• EN60950-1 (2nd edition) .. itself—affecting service quality and customer satisfaction.
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• CE Mark .. The problem is Packet Delay Variation (PDV) which represents the
.. change in latency from packet to packet. Packet delay itself has no effect
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ..
• EN300-019-2-3, Class T3.2 .. on the accuracy of the clock: constant delay would allow an accurate
• ETSI EN 300 019-2-2 (1999) – Transportation, Class T2.3
.. time offset calculation by the PTP client. Variable delay, however, in-
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• ETSI EN 300 019-2-1 (2000) – Storage, Class T1.2 .. duces noise in the PTP client’s perception of the time at the master which
.. can result in variation in time calculations based on the timestamps in
• RoHS (6 of 6) ..
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NETWORK EQUIPMENT BUILDING SYSTEM
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• NEBS Level 3* .. Delay can vary as PTP packets are processed, buffered and queued along
MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY .. with the payload traffic through the network switches and routers, and it
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• TimePictra® Management System support .. tends to be correlated to network load which can be highly asymmetric
• SNMP v2c, v3 traps .. in nature. As the amount of traffic in the network increases, the delay
.. variation is also likely to increase. Asymmetry is also introduced by the
• SYSLOG ..
• CLI, local (serial) and remote (telnet/SSH) .. physical topology of the network as packets travel different and chang-
.. ing paths in the upstream and downstream directions.
• Web interface (HTTP/HTTPS) ..
• Multi level user access .. Time accuracy is affected by both the magnitude of this variation and
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• Ability to disable management interfaces .. how effective the client is at removing this noise. The TimeProvider 2700
• Remote software upgrade and rollback .. incorporates Symmetricom’s advanced PTP client technology and a high
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MODELS and OPTIONS .. quality reference oscillator. With a GNSS reference, advanced algorithms
• TimeProvider 2700 Edge Grandmaster Clock .. effectively filter this noise, allowing the timing signal at the base station
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- 8 PTP client capacity, upgradable ..
- Rack mount ears and screws ..
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• Power supply models: AC or DC .. Frequency, Phase and Time Synchronization
• Oscillator models: OCXO or Rubidium ..
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• SW license options ..
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Frequency Synchronization
- PTP client capacity expansion: 16, 32 or 64 clients TA=1/fA
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- PTP Input license (required for boundary clock) .. Leading edge of the
A t pulses are at same
- Enable E1/T1 port ..
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TB=1/fB
- Enable concurrent GPS and GLONASS .. identical moment.
- Enable PTP Default Profile (layer 3 multicast) .. B t
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• HW accessories (not included) ..
- AC power cords ..
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- Ethernet optical SFP transceivers ..
.. Phase Synchronization
- GNSS antenna and cable kits .. Leading edge of the
.. TA=1/fA
pulses are at identical
.. A t moment.
.. TB=1/fB
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*When following deployment guidelines as specified in the user manual. Contact factory for details.

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