Symmetricom and Nokia Siemens Validate IEEE 1588v2 (PTP) over Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Networks at Carrier Ethernet
23 September 2008 - 1:05AM
Business Wire
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
its TimeProvider� 5000, the industry�s first carrier-class IEEE
1588v2 grand master clock, successfully interoperated with Nokia
Siemens Networks� Timing over Packet solution over a Multiprotocol
Label Switching (MPLS) Network at the 4th Multi-Vendor Carrier
Ethernet World Congress (CEWC) Interoperability Showcase, September
22-26, 2008 in Berlin, Germany organized by EANTC. In April, Nokia
Siemens Networks introduced the industry�s first open standard
Timing over Packet solution that incorporates the TimeProvider 5000
to synchronize base stations over packet-based Ethernet backhaul
networks. �TimeProvider 5000 enables Nokia Siemens Networks�
customers to accelerate their migration from TDM to Ethernet
backhaul resulting in cost savings while simultaneously boosting
network capacity to handle bandwidth hungry applications like
voice, video and music downloads,� commented Mike Vizzi, senior
product manager at Symmetricom. �Our success at the Multi-Vendor
CEWC Interoperability Showcase demonstrates that running PTP over
MPLS Layer 2 networks has moved from �proof-of-concept� to the
�practical deployment� stage.� In the Timing over Packet solution,
Symmetricom�s TimeProvider 5000 distributes a network reference
clock to a large number of PTPv2-enabled NSN base stations. The
base station�s ability to synchronize its frequency based on the
reference received from the TimeProvider 5000 is critical to
maintaining service provider Service Level Agreements (SLAs),
minimizing service disruptions and eliminating dropped calls.
Timing over Packet is an open and future proof solution based on
the IEEE 1588 version 2 standard. It addresses the synchronization
requirements of both today as well as forthcoming 3GPP Long Term
Evolution (LTE) wireless networks. The synchronization of base
stations is a critical building block for mobile backhaul networks.
�This is the first, complete, live demonstration of Nokia Siemens
Network�s proposition for mobile backhaul over Carrier Ethernet,
including all elements in the network chain,� commented Dirk
Lindemeier, responsible for mobile backhaul solutions at Nokia
Siemens Networks. �More remarkably, it is the first time we have
demonstrated a complete solution for packet based synchronization
working live over a multi-vendor Carrier Ethernet network. We are
pleased to have teamed with Symmetricom for the critical
synchronization component using their TimeProvider 5000, a
carrier-class IEEE 1588v.2 grand master clock.� The live event at
IIR�s Carrier Ethernet World Congress included a network of more
than 100 leading-edge systems and provided proof-of-concept for
network operators who want to migrate and utilize next generation
Carrier Ethernet services. A 20-page white paper with detailed
findings is available for download at
http://www.eantc.com/cewc2008. The Carrier Ethernet
interoperability event at the Carrier Ethernet World Congress 2008
is organized by the European Advanced Networking Test Center
(EANTC). CEWC is the largest conference and exhibition for the
Ethernet network and services industry. For more information on
CEWC, visit: http://www.carrierethernetworld.com. About EANTC The
European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) offers
vendor-neutral consultancy and test facilities for network
equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprise
customers. Primary business areas include interoperability,
conformance and performance testing for Carrier Ethernet, IP/MPLS
and Triple Play technologies and applications. For more
information, contact Carsten Rossenhoevel, Managing Director, at
+49.30.3180595-0 or via email at cross@eantc.com.
http://www.eantc.com 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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