Symmetricom (NASDAQ:SYMM)
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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 that the company
now offers one of the most comprehensive IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time
Protocol (PTP) client portfolios with three PTP client options –
the TimeProvider™ 500
Translator, the PTP Client Module and the PTP Soft Client –
enabling network equipment manufacturers and service providers to
seamlessly migrate existing TDM-based backhaul networks to far more
cost-effective Ethernet backhaul. The company announced its TimeProvider
500 PTP Translator in June 2008. The new PTP Client Module and new PTP
Soft Client round out one of the most comprehensive IEEE 1588v2 PTP
client portfolios in the industry.
“The groundbreaking release of the PTP IEEE
1588 v2 standard has the interest of network vendors and operators
planning migration to IP/Ethernet backhaul,”
stated Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder at Infonetics
Research. “With PTP 1588 v2, operators are now
in a position to trust IP/Ethernet to be the single backhaul network to
carry both 2G/3G voice and IP/Ethernet packet traffic instead of using
the hybrid, 2-network approach. Symmetricom’s
PTP client products have upgrade options that allow mobile operators and
backhaul transport providers to deploy Ethernet backhaul to support next
generation services now and in the future.”
With IEEE 1588v2 PTP, different end-devices in an Ethernet network can
be synchronized, allowing operators to distribute precise timing and
frequency throughout the network to ensure the stringent quality levels
required for next generation applications and services. By providing a
flexible, step-by-step migration path to implement IEEE 1588 PTP,
Symmetricom’s PTP Client Portfolio will
enable the accelerated deployment of next generation Ethernet backhaul
networks worldwide.
Symmetricom offers three PTP client options, giving carriers and network
equipment manufacturers the utmost flexibility when implementing IEEE
1588 PTP for timing and synchronization in the IP-based NGN network:
The TimeProvider 500 Translator –
For carriers, this external “client in a box”
solution offers a cost-effective, immediate migration path to Ethernet
backhaul with IEEE 1588 PTP.
The Client Module – For network
equipment manufacturers, the board implementation allows rapid
integration into base transceiver stations where network vendors can “plug
and play” the IEEE 1588 PTP technology into
existing equipment, eliminating entire system upgrades and reducing
risk.
The Soft Client – Also for network
equipment manufacturers the embedded client offers a very low cost and
flexible option since network design engineers can integrate the
software-based client into their own designs.
Symmetricom has consistently demonstrated technological expertise and
leadership in the area of network timing and IEEE 1588 server and client
technology. Two synchronization and timing experts from Symmetricom,
George Zampetti and Greg Dowd, recently co-authored the paper “Characterizing
Network Synchronization Potential with the MinTDEV Statistic.”
Their creation of the MinTDEV technology is a fundamental breakthrough
allowing the industry to move forward in deploying PTP in real packet
networks. Recently accepted by the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU), it is now included as part of the ITU.G.8261 industry
specification.
“In order to increase revenue in the fiercely
competitive wireless space, carriers understand it is critical to offer
next generation services, but with these services comes the challenge of
expanding the network to cost-effectively support new bandwidth
requirements,” commented Kevin Hsu, vice
president of product marketing at Symmetricom. “Symmetricom’s
leadership and technological expertise in the area of network timing
with the IEEE 1588 PTP standard and our ability to adapt to various
deployment scenarios are evident in our PTP Client Portfolio, delivering
the critical timing and synchronization that allows for the rapid
migration to the packet-based network.”
Symmetricom provides a total, end-to-end IEEE 1588 PTP solution. On the
server side, Symmetricom’s TimeProvider 5000
IEEE 1588 v2 carrier-class grandmaster clock, announced earlier this
year, provides the highest level of timing and frequency for wireline
and wireless applications. Symmetricom has received positive feedback
from various customers who have either completed their initial PTP field
trials or are close to completion.
Availability
The TimeProvider 500 Translator is actively engaged in lab trials with
numerous network service providers and is shipping in limited
quantities. The PTP Client Module and PTP Soft Client are scheduled to
ship in early 2009. The TimeProvider 5000 IEEE 1588 v2 carrier-class
grandmaster clock is expected to ship by the end of 2008.
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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