EDINBURGH, Scotland,
Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today a new addition to
its precision time and frequency portfolio to address the
synchronization needs of the fast growing next-generation
LTE-Advanced and small cell network market—the Trimble®
Thunderbolt® PTP Grandmaster Clock (GC).
The announcement was made at the ITSF 2015 Time and
Synchronization in Telecoms Conference.
Trimble value-engineered the industry-standard grandmaster
clock, focusing on the features required in next-generation
networks, including dual gigabit Ethernet ports and a Small
Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) module port for optical connections.
Its low price point enables network architects to move the timing
source from the core to the edge of the network, enabling higher
phase and frequency precision at the PTP clients.
"Trimble entered this market to expand on our success in GNSS
timing solutions for telecom networks," said Karen Guldan, general manager of Trimble's Time
& Frequency Division. "The design and development of the GC
focused on creating an optimized solution for network providers—at
a price point of less than $2,000, it
is intended to be a game-changer in small-cell network design. The
GC's features provide superior value to service providers."
With flexible network interface protocols and easy integration,
Trimble optimized the GC to deliver precise frequency and phase
synchronization signals for LTE-Advanced and small cell networks
supporting IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), Network Time
Protocol (NTP) and Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) simultaneously. The
GC supports up to 250 simultaneous PTP clients and 5,000 NTP
transactions per second, making it ideal for small and medium scale
deployment.
With a small form factor of half rack 1RU, users may deploy the
Trimble GC either indoors or outdoors. In a server room, the
Trimble GC deploys in a side-by-side configuration to provide
timing redundancy. For outdoor applications, the Trimble GMC also
features an extended operating temperature range for use in
non-typical networking environments such as a telecom cabinet. The
Trimble GC configures for AC and DC power.
The GC was designed to provide continuous availability of
traceable time. The GC includes an embedded, multi-GNSS (GPS,
GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo-ready) receiver to generate precise
10MHz and pulse per second outputs. Utilizing the latest in GNSS
technology combined with a precision oscillator, the GC provides
better than 3 microsecond phase holdover over a 24-hour period.
The Trimble Thunderbolt PTP Grandmaster Clock is expected to be
available in the first quarter of 2016.
About Trimble GNSS Time & Frequency
Communication systems, financial networks, utilities, and other
critical infrastructure sectors rely on precision timing for
synchronization and operational efficiency. Trimble GNSS receivers
provide the precision time and frequency for some of the world's
largest communications and computer networking companies. Trimble
offers precision time and frequency products to 3G/4G wireless,
broadband and digital broadcast networks. With more than 35 years
of experience, Trimble takes GNSS receivers and disciplined clocks
to higher levels of integration and performance, providing superior
technology, quality and cost benefit to customers.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com/timing.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
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