2013 NEC Corporation

MW-BSP-13-0162
250729

iPASOLINK 400
Version R3.7
IEEE1588 (2008) Function Description

NEC Corporation

Note: This technical description shows all available functions. The specific functions are made
available with eligible combination of hardwares and softwares. Please refer to the valid price list
to be ordered to activate the specific functionality.
This document describes the current version of NEC standard equipment. If there is any conflict between
this document and the System Description and/or the Compliance statement, the latter will supersede this
document.
The specifications or configuration contained in this document are subject to change without notice due to
NEC's continuing design improvement.
Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered
trademark of The Open Group.

MWS-BSP-13-0162

iPASOLINK 400

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1

GENERAL FEATURES..................................................................................... 2

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5

Principles........................................................................................................... 2
Boundary Clock Function .................................................................................. 2
Ordinary clock slave function ............................................................................ 2
Ordinary clock slave function with SyncE .......................................................... 3
Transparent clock function ................................................................................ 3

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 3

3.1
3.2

Performance ..................................................................................................... 3
Reference specifications ................................................................................... 3

Provisioning .................................................................................................. 13

4.1 Ordinary clock function setting ........................................................................ 13

4.2 Boundary Clock function setting...................................................................... 14
4.3 Oscillator warm up .............................................................................................. 15
5

Measurement tool setting ............................................................................. 16

5.1
5.2

General ........................................................................................................... 16
Measurement block diagram ........................................................................... 17

Test result sample......................................................................................... 19

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

PTP mode 16 fps ............................................................................................ 19

PTP mode 64 fps ............................................................................................ 21
PTP with SyncE mode 64 fps.......................................................................... 23
Measurement result conclusion ...................................................................... 25

PTP with Radio link ....................................................................................... 26

7.1
7.2

PTP mode block diagram ................................................................................ 26

PTP with SyncE mode block diagram ............................................................. 27

PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................ 28

8.1
8.2

General ........................................................................................................... 28
ToD format ...................................................................................................... 29

-i-

1 INTRODUCTION
iPASOLINK400 R3.7 have applied IEEE1588 (2008) Precision Time Protocol as Ordinary
clock and Boundary clock function. This function is realized with PTP-A panel in universal
slots that equipped high accuracy and stable oven controlled crystal oscillator.

iPASOLINK 400 IDU

PTP-A card front face

Figure 1.1 iPASOLINK400 IDU outline and PTP-A card front face

Table 1. Function Menu

IDU type

IEEE1588 (2008) function

Ordinary clock slave (OC)*

iPASOLINK 400

Boundary clock (BC)**

*Not support ordinary clock ground master and transparent clock mode
**Boundary clock needs software key

Ordinary Clock
Master

Boundary
Clock
Network

Figure 1.2 IEEE1588 Network Image

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 1-

Ordinary
Clock Slave

2 GENERAL FEATURES
2.1 Principles
2.2 Boundary Clock Function
Boundary clock operates synchronization on master clock. And operate as master clock
for lower level network. This reduces the loads on the master clock.

Boundary Clock
Network #1
Network #2

PTP

Network #3

Master
Clock

Network #4

Figure 2.2 Boundary clock

2.3 Ordinary clock slave function

High-accuracy oscillator is synchronized by packet time stamp signals from master clock
and It supplies high-stability clock signals and ToD (Time Of Date) data.

Slave Clock

Master Clock

10MHz
1PPS

Network #A

eNB

ToD
Equivalent interface as GPS

-2-

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

2.4 Ordinary clock slave function with SyncE

Ordinary clock slave can achieve the clock frequency accuracy with Synchronized Ethernet
system assist.

Slave Clock

Master Clock

10MHz
1PPS

Network #A

eNB

ToD

SyncE

2.5 Transparent clock function

(not supported by iPASOLINK400)

This function compensates delay time that generated in own equipment and rewrite time
stamp data. But this function operates without high-accuracy oscillator, therefore the time
stamp accuracy not be improved in this process.

Transparent clock

Master Clock
Network

Network #1

Correcting Time Stamp

3 SPECIFICATIONS
3.1

Performance

Ordinary Clock slave and Boundary Clock of IEEE1588v2 (IEEE1588-2008) are supported

Clock output accuracy: within +/- 50 ppb*`

(Output 10MHz2.048MHz)

1PPS pulse deviation: within +/- 1.5 sec*

Time of date (TOD) output.
SyncE assist clock function available
- Unicast or Multicast selectable
- Acquisition time: within one hour
*This clock accuracy can be applied within three radio hops from ground master to slave or
boundary.
-

3.2

Reference specifications
ITU-T G.8260: Definitions and terminology for synchronization in packet networks
ITU-T G.8265.1: Precision time protocol telecom profile for frequency synchronization
ITU-T G.8271: Time and phase synchronization aspects of packet networks
IEEE1588-2008: Precision time protocol

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 3-

4 Provisioning
4.1 Ordinary clock function setting

Figure.4.1.1 PTP Mode setting screen (OC mode)

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 13 -

(1)

(2)

(4)

(5)

Figure.4.1.2 (Magnification of Figure 4.1.1.)

1) SOOC: OC setting
2) PTP communication mode (unicast or multicast)
3) PTP domain number (the number should be the same in the system)
4) IP address, VLAN, DSCP and Cos
5) PTP packet communication rate in unicast case.

4.2

Boundary Clock function setting

Figure.4.2.1 PTP Mode setting screen (BC mode)

- 14 -

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

(3)

(1)

(2)

(4)

(3)

(5)

(6)

Figure.3.2.2 (Magnification of Figure 3.2.1.)

1) T-BC: BC setting
2) PTP communication mode (unicast or multicast)
3) PTP domain number (the number should be the same in the system)
4) Master port IP address, VLAN, DSCP and Cos
5) PTP packet communication rate(unicast=>Master port, multicast=>Slave port) .
6) Slave port IP address, VLAN, DSCP and Cos

4.3 Oscillator warm up

The oven controlled oscillator built-in this card, needs warm up time about 10 minutes.

Figure.4.3.1 Warm up

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 15 -

5 Measurement tool setting

5.1 General
This measurement system is configured by high accuracy reference clock generator,
ordinary clock master and measurement tool.
-10

1) Reference oscillator 10MHz output (accuracy better than 10 (+/- 0.1ppb))

High stability oscillator with calibration by GPS
2) Ordinary clock master (e.g. Symmetricom time provider 5000)
3) Measurement tool (e.g. Paragon X or IXIA Anue3500)

Radio link

OC Slave

Figure.5.1.1 Measurement configuration outline

- 16 -

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

5.2

Measurement block diagram

5.2.1 PTP mode with Paragon-X

Figure.5.2.1 Measurement block diagram for PTP mode with Paragon-X

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 17 -

5.2.2 PTP with syncE mode with Paragon-X

Figure.5.2.2 Measurement block diagram for PTP with SyncE mode with Paragon-X

- 18 -

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

6 Test result sample

6.1

PTP mode 16 fps

Measurement Block dia.5.2.1
1500
TIE
1000

+/- 250[nsec]

TIE [ns]

500

-500

-1000

-1500
0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Time [Sec]

1PPS TIE(phase stability)

Spec.within +/- 1.5[usec]

ResultGOOD (max.+/- 250 nsec)

Figure.6.1.1 Measurement result 1PPS TIE on PTP mode 16fps

1500
TIE
1000

TIE [ns]

500

+/- 250[nsec]

-500

-1000

-1500
0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Time [Sec]

E1 TIE(phase stability)

Spec.Only reference
ResultMax.+/- 250nsec

Figure.6.1.2 Measurement result E1 TIE on PTP mode16fps

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 19 -

Figure.6.1.3 Measurement result 1PPS MTIE and TDEV on PTP mode16fps

Spec.: Pass G823 SEC mask

Result: GOOD

E1(2MHz) MTIE, TDEV

Figure.6.1.4 Measurement result E1 (2Mbps) MTIE and TDEV on PTP mode16fps

- 20 -

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

6.2

PTP mode 64 fps

Measurement Block dia.5.2.1

1500
TIE
1000

+/- 150[nsec]

TIE [ns]

500

-500

-1000

-1500
0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000
Time [Sec]

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Spec.within +/- 1.5[usec]

ResultGOOD (max. 150nsec)

1PPS TIE(phase stability)

Figure.6.2.1 Measurement result 1PPS TIE on PTP mode 64fps

1500
TIE
1000

+/- 170[nsec]
TIE [ns]

500

-500

-1000

-1500
0

1000

2000

3000

E1 TIE(phase stability)

4000

5000
Time [Sec]

6000

7000

8000

Spec.Only reference
ResultMax.170nsec

Figure.6.2.2 Measurement result E1 TIE on PTP mode 64fps

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

9000

- 21 -

10000

1PPS MTIE, TDEV

Spec.: Only reference

ResultPassed G.823SEC mask

Figure.6.2.3 Measurement result 1PPS MTIE and TDEV on PTP mode 64fps

E1(2MHz) MTIE,

Spec.: Pass G823 SEC mask

Result: GOOD

Figure.6.2.4 Measurement result E1 (2Mbps) MTIE and TDEV on PTP mode 64fps

- 22 -

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

6.3

Measurement Block dia.5.2.2

PTP with SyncE mode 64 fps

1500

TIE
1000

+/- 40[nsec]
TIE [ns]

500

-500

-1000

-1500
0

1000

2000

3000

1PPS TIE(phase stability)

4000

5000
Time [Sec]

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Spec.within +/- 1.5[usec]

ResultGOOD (max. +/- 40nsec)

Figure.6.3.1 Measurement result 1PPS with SyncE mode TIE on PTP mode 64fps
1500
TIE
1000

TIE [ns]

500

-500

-1000

-1500
0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000
Time [Sec]

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Figure.6.3.2 Measurement result E1 TIE on PTP with SyncE mode 64fps

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 23 -

1PPS MTIE, TDEV

Spec.: Only reference

ResultPassed G.823SEC mask

Figure.6.3.3 Measurement result 1PPS MTIE and TDEV on PTP with SyncE mode 64fps

10MHz MTIE, TDEV

Spec.: Pass G823 SEC mask

Result: GOOD

Figure.6.3.4 Measurement result E1 (2Mbps) MTIE and TDEV on PTP with SyncE mode
64fps

- 24 -

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

6.4

Measurement result conclusion

Table 6.4.1 iPASOLINK 400 PTP function

Mode

PTP
flow rate

SyncE
assist

1PPS TIE
Spec. +/1.5usec

MTIE Mask

TDEV Mask

[fps]
[usec]
PTP Mode

16

+/- 0.25

good

good

PTP Mode

64

+/- 0.15

good

good

PTP Mode with SyncE

64

ON

+/- 0.04

good

good

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 25 -

7 PTP with Radio link

7.1 PTP mode block diagram

Figure.7.1. Measurement block diagram on PTP mode

- 26 -

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

7.2 PTP with SyncE mode block diagram

Figure.7.2. Measurement block diagram on PTP mode with SyncE

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

- 27 -

8 PERFORMANCE
8.1 General
ITEM

SPECIFICATION

Frequency stability

Within +/- 50 ppb

1PPS time accuracy

Within +/- 1.5usec

Interface Port

10 MHz output : SMA (f) ,

7.5 +/- 3 dBm @50ohms
1PPS output :SMA (f)
H: +1.2V +5.5V
L: -0.3V +0.3V @ 50
1PPS input :SMA(f) (reserved)
ToD/1PPS : RJ45

ENVIRONMENTAL
Temperature, Operational

5 to +50C (-10C to +55C workable)

(ETSI EN300019-1-3 class 3.1E)

Humidity, Operational

0 to 95 %

Transportation / Storage

40C to +70C (ETSI EN300019-1-2 class 2.3)/

40C to +70C (ETSI EN300019-1-1 class 1.2)

EMC

EN301489-1, EN301489-4
CISPR 22 Class A

SAFETY

EN60950, UL60950
EN62311
EN50371, EN62749

POWER REQUIREMENT
Input Voltage

48 VDC (40.5 V to 57 V) Conforms to EN300 132-2

Power Consumption

50 watts typ. 60 watts max.

(MC4A main card and PTP-A card only without MODEM
card and ODU))

MECHANICAL
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Without ODU

IDU 485 x 44x 240 mm

Weight without ODU

Approx.4 kg

MTD-PL-059/250405

NEC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

8.2 ToD format

This format is specified with NMEA-0183.

Unstable massage : $INVALID*51<CR><LF>
Table 8.2 ToD connector pin assignments

1 - ToD/1PPS connector RJ-45 : STP Cable required

Pin No.
Signal
Spec.
V.11
1
PPSOUT_P
1PPS
Duty, Polarization
2
PPSOUT_N
selectable

I/O
Out
Out

Reserved

Reserved

TODOUT_N

TODOUT_P

V.11
Out
4800bps / Data: 8bit /
Parity: None / Stop bit:
Out
1bit

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

FG

GND

GND

GND

iPASO400 MWS-BSP-13-0162

Reserved

MTD-PL-059/250405

NEC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan