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TimeProvider 1000 and 1100
Edge Clock
User’s Guide
Revision G – April 2008
Part Number 097-58001-02
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Table of Contents Contents How to Use This Guide Purpose of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Who Should Read This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Structure of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Synchronization Status Messages (SSMs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 SmartClock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 BesTime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Working With Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Properly Handling Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Inserting Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Removing Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Firmware Featu
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Table of Contents Enabling CRC4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Using Performance Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Provisioning the Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Enabling and Disabling the Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Provisioning the Output Framing Type
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Table of Contents Testing the Communication Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Testing the Local Craft Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Testing the Remote Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Testing the Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Testing the Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Input Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Output Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Figures 1-1 TimeProvider 1000 ETSI-style Shelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1-2 TimeProvider 1100 Rear Access Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1-3 TimeProvider 1100 Expansion Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1-4 Front Panel of the TimeProvider 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1-5 Rear Panel of the TimeProvider 1100 – Old Version . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents 10 TimeProvider User’s Guide 097-58001-02 Revision G – April 2008
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Table of Contents Tables 1-1 Typical Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 1-2 SSU-Based Reference Selection Scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 1-3 Subtending-Based Reference Selection Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 1-4 ANSI SSM Quality Level Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 1-5 ITU SSM Quality Level Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents 7-7 Typical Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 7-8 Antenna Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 A-1 Default Access Levels for TL1 Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204 A-2 Default Alarm Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 A-3 Default Equipment Parameters. . . . . . .
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How to Use This Guide This section describes the format, layout, and purpose of this guide. In This Preface Purpose of This Guide Who Should Read This Guide Structure of This Guide Conventions Used in This Guide Warnings, Cautions, Recommendations, and Notes Related Documents and Information Where to Find Answers to Product and Document Questions What’s New in This Guide 097-58001-02 Revision G – April 2008 TimeProvider User’s Guide 13
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How to Use This Guide Purpose of This Guide Purpose of This Guide The TimeProvider User’s Guide describes the procedures for unpacking, installing, using, maintaining, and troubleshooting the Symmetricom TimeProvider. It also includes appendixes that describe default values and how to install the included software application SynCraft. Who Should Read This Guide Chapter 1, Overview of the TimeProvider, and Chapter 2, Engineering and Ordering Procedures, are written for non-technical audience
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How to Use This Guide Conventions Used in This Guide Chapter, Title Description Appendix B, CRAFT Software Describes how to use the CRAFT software interface with the Reference TimeProvider. Provides references to individual topics within this guide. Index Conventions Used in This Guide This guide uses the following conventions: Acronyms and Abbreviations – Terms are spelled out the first time they appear in text. Thereafter, only the acronym or abbreviation is used. Revision Control – The t
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How to Use This Guide Warnings, Cautions, Recommendations, and Notes Warnings, Cautions, Recommendations, and Notes Warnings, Cautions, Recommendations, and Notes attract attention to essential or critical information in this guide. The types of information included in each are explained in the following examples. Warning: To avoid serious personal injury or death, do not disregard warnings. All warnings use this symbol. Warnings are installation, operation, or maintenance procedures, pract
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How to Use This Guide Related Documents and Information Related Documents and Information Other helpful documents and software tools are listed below. See your Symmetricom representative or sales office for a complete list of available documentation. TimeCraft management software – Help files within the application TimePictra management software – See the User’s manual provided on the system CD TimeProvider TL1 Reference Guide, part number 097-58001-01 Software Release Notice, part number
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How to Use This Guide What’s New in This Guide Added the latest firmware revisions to Table 3-10. Revised the order of the steps in Starting the TimeProvider for the First Time, on page 88. Revised the text in the first paragraph of Logging In for the First Time, on page 89. Added the 115200 baud rate to Setting the Baud Rate, on page 91, and Table 6-5. Corrected the length of the password in Managing the User List, on page 96. Added metric values to the table in Provisioning the LBO, o
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Chapter 1 Overview of the TimeProvider This chapter describes the TimeProvider product. In This Chapter Overview Operating Modes Performance Monitoring NTP Operation SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol Physical Description Functional Description System Power Communication Ports Reference Input Signals Clock Performance Output Signals Alarms Synchronization Status Messages (SSMs) SmartClock BesTime 097-58001-02 Revision G – April 2008 TimeProvider User’s Guide 19
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Chapter 1 Overview of the TimeProvider Overview Overview The TimeProvider is Synchronization Supply Unit (SSU) designed specifically to meet the needs at the network edge. In small offices where core office synchronization solutions are critical, an edge clock like the TimeProvider is ideal because of its compact size and flexibility. Using the integrated GPS features, you can use the TimeProvider in a “small” Central Office to act as a Primary Reference Source (PRS). The TimeProvider’s un
