Synclock V3
Synclock V3
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This chapter introduces the hardware and software architecture of the SYNLOCK V3.
This chapter covers the following contents.
z Overall Structure
z Hardware Description
z Software Architecture
z Mechanical and Electrical Characteristics
(DCLS/IRIGB/1PPS)
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TODI NTP/LAN
TODI
定时信号驱动板
TDRV 定时信号驱动板
TDRV
TDRV TDRV
输出
Expansion frame
Expansion frame
输出
output
Output
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I. Control module
The control module consists of one main processor and several unit processors.
The main processor is the MITU. When the MITU is faulty, the clock unit will manage
the system instead. However, the clock unit can connect to the NMS. The unit
processor is a single chip, which is used to collect information and control operations.
The main processor and unit processors communicate with one another through the
control bus. The main processor sends commands to the unit processors to query the
unit status and receives the information reported by them.
The LCIM is slot-compatible with the output unit. The LCIM receives and measures the
terrestrial input signals. The accessed signal can be set to input signal or measurement
signal by the system.
The system can accommodate up to 10 LCIMs, which are able to measure all input
signals and send the results to the clock units for majority voting.
The clock module includes SRCU and SOCU, which work in the mutual backup mode.
The clock module receives the signals processed by the LCIM, and sends them to the
output unit after filtering, phase-locking and driving. Besides, the clock module also
receives four channels of terrestrial input signals, which can be used as the input
reference source for the whole system or the test signal for clock units.
Time Of Day Interface (TODI) module realizes the time synchronization. There are
various types of TODI outputs, with a time base of high quality and high timing
accuracy.
V. Output module
The output module outputs the timing signal, and performs the functions of driving,
isolating, matching and anti-interference for the output signal. Besides, the output
module can measure the signals generated by itself, and switch to the standby unit in
case that the active becomes faulty. The output module has the following types:
z TSOU: outputs E1 (2048 kHz)/T1 (1544 kHz)/1 MHz/5 MHz/10 MHz clock signals
z CCOU: outputs 64 kbit/s clock signal
z LFOU: outputs 8 kHz/16 kHz/64 kHz clock signals
The alarm module consists of alarm interfaces, alarm processing part in the NMS, the
MITU, and alarm indicator on the front panel of the unit.
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In the SYNLOCK V3, both the SOCU/SRCU and the MITU have the power supply
modules. The power supply module in the SRCU/SOCU supplies power not only for
itself, but for the output units. All the power supplies have backup systems, meeting the
Electronic Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements.
Figure 2-2 shows the power supply module.
The maintenance and management module can manage and maintain the SYNLOCK
V3 remotely, providing the functions of alarm, topology, configuration and remote
program loading.
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2.2.1 MITU
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2.2.2 SRCU/SOCU
Both the SRCU and the SOCU are clock units, which have the same components
except the oscillator. The clock unit works in the active-standby mode.
The SRCU and the SOCU have the following features:
1) Satellite signal processing
z Detects and keeps up with the communication rate of the satellite receiver
automatically. The SRCU or SOCU provides one channel of input satellite timing
signal, and may receive the GPS or GPS/GLONASS signals by replacing the
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) receiver.
z Monitors the number of tracked satellites and the signal gain in real time,
measures their changes and generates alarms. Besides, the SRCU or the SOCU
supports the position hold mode.
z Supports the switching between GPS and GLONASS, and supports pure GPS,
pure GLONASS or GPS/GLONASS mode.
2) Input source processing
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z Selects the input clock source according to the work status of the LCIM, and
obtains the SSM of the clock source from the LCIM.
z Detects the absence of each channel of timing signal.
z Calculates the frequency deviation between two free-running oscillator signals by
the active clock unit.
z Sets the MTIE and the TDEV thresholds. The thresholds of the MTIE and TDEV
correspond to the observation interval $, up to ten threshold points can be set.
z Generates alarms when the MTIE or TDEV of the measured signal is higher than
the thresholds.
z The default measurement duration of frequency deviation is 100s, 1000s, 10000s
or one day, or is customized by users. The alarm threshold of every point can be
set, too, and alarms will be generated if the threshold is exceeded.
z Deletes the degraded input clock source according to the majority voting result
based on the frequency deviation measured by the LCIM and the SRCU/SOCU.
3) Software phase locking
z Traces the selected clock source by using the software phase locking algorithm.
The clock source may be in the free-running, holdover, fast locking, or locked
mode.
z Manual and automatic reference source switching modes. In the automatic mode,
the reference source is selected and switched automatically; while in the manual
mode, only the reference source specified manually shall be traced.
4) Output interfaces
z Outputs the 1PPS signal to the backplane, which will be the 1PPS timing output
signal of the system.
z Outputs the IRIG-B timing signal to the backplane.
z Provides the time information to the MITU, and adjusts their real-time clocks.
z Supports the active-standby switching. When either the active or standby clock
unit is plugged out, the system output timing signal won’t be affected.
z Provides the converted power supply for the system.
z Provides an RS232 serial port on the front panel for debugging.
2.2.3 LCIM
The SYNLOCK V3 can accommodate two LCIMs for reference source input working in
the active/standby backup mode, or up to 10 LCIMs for measuring.
The LCIM has the following features:
z Every LCIM has eight input channels. The input signals can be E1/T1, 2048
kHz/1544 kHz, or 1 MHz/5 MHz/10 MHz.
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z The LCIM measures the frequency deviation, TIE, MTIE, TDEV for the input signal.
The primary reference for the measurement may be a specified external input
signal, output signal or oscillator signal.
z The LCIM can measure the parameters of LOS, OOF, CRC, BPV, AIS for E1/T1
input signal. The LCIM can extract the SSM from the E1 channel so that the
system is able to connect with the digital Stored Program Controlled (SPC) switch
and SDH equipment.
z The waveform of input E1 signal shall comply with ITU-T Recommendation
G.703/6, and the jitter threshold shall comply with the requirements of Table 2 in
ITU-T Recommendation G.823.
z Isolation circuit is used between each input channel and external line to protect the
equipment against damages caused by lightning or by contact of the input line with
220V mains or –48V program-controlled power supply.
z Other analog input interfaces of the LCIM also have isolation circuits, both
sinusoidal and square waves can be input.
z The LCIM can monitor the input signals in real time for each input channel so that
it is able to respond quickly to the change of input signals.
2.2.4 TODI
The TODI provides four Ethernet ports on the front panel for outputting NTP. The later
16 channels output time synchronization signals, such as IRIG-B, DCLS, RS232 and
1PPS.
The TODI:
z Supports time inputs including the DCLS (TTL/RS232) signals, 1PPS and satellite
signals.
z Receives NTP input signal. Or receives DCLS signal from the clock unit or the first
four channels of time input.
z Provides an RS232 serial port on the front panel for debugging.
2.2.5 TSOU
The TSOU and other output units are slot-compatible, and can be configured flexibly
according to the actual requirements. Each channel of signal is hot backed up between
output units. This enhances the system reliability.
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The TSOU:
z Provides 20 channels, and the system in full configuration can reach 300 output
ports.
z Receives the signals such as 10 MHz, 2048 kHz/1544 kHz, 8 kHz, 2048 kbit/s or
1544 kbit/s from the SOCU/SRCU, and outputs the signals after driving according
to the user configuration, such as 10 MHz, 5 MHz, 1 MHz, 2048 kHz/1544 kHz,
2048 kbit/s or 1544 kbit/s.
z Receives the E1/T1, 2048 kHz/1544 kHz signals directly from the LCIM, and
output them after driving and isolation.
z Provides an RS232 serial port on the front panel for debugging.
2.2.6 LFOU
The LFOU and other output units are slot-compatible, and can be configured flexibly
according to the actual requirements. Each channel of signal is hot backed up between
output units. This enhances the system reliability.
The LFOU:
z Provides 20 channels, and the system in full configuration can reach 300 output
ports.
z Receives the signals from the SOCU/SRCU, and outputs low frequency signals
after driving according to the user configuration, such as 8 kHz, 16 kHz, and 64
kHz.
z Detects the output signals, which should be comply with the ITU-T
Recommendations G.703.
z Provides an RS232 serial port on the front panel for debugging.
2.2.7 CCOU
The CCOU keeps all the output signal types of the original TSOU, but add the 64 kbit/s
output signal. The CCOU provides 20 groups of jumpers for signal type selection.
Load matching modes of the CCOU are as follows:
z The 10 MHz, 5 MHz, and 1 MHz signals adopt 50 ohm resistance.
z The 2048/1554 KHz and E1 signals adopt 75 ohm resistance. The T1 signal
adopts 100 ohm resistance.
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2.2.8 TDRV
The TDRV locates at the expansion frame, for communication forwarding and clock
driving.
The TDRV:
z Receives two channels of RS-485 serial signals from the main frame and
communicates with the MITU or the SRCU/SOCU in the main frame.
z Supports active/standby hot backup. Clock output will not be affected when you
plug in or out the active/standby TDRV.
z Receives the 10 MHz, 2048 kHz, 1544 kHz, 2048 kbit/s, 1544 kbit/s or 8 kHz
signals from the clock boards, and forwards to the output board in the expansion
frame after driving.
z Adopts centralized power supply, providing +3.3 V power supply for all boards in
the expansion frame. The TDRV can monitor the power voltage and generate an
alarm.
z Provides an RS232 serial port on the front panel for debugging.
The host software, running on the MITU, is the communication and control bridge
between the system and the maintenance terminal. The host software communicates
with the units, collects their running status, configures their parameters and controls
their performance. Besides, the host software stores the historical status data of the
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system for the query at the maintenance terminal, adjusts the time from the satellite
card. The host software provides the TL1 interface, which supports multiple
maintenance centers being connected simultaneously with the NMS center for the
purpose of system maintenance.
The maintenance and administration software offers the maintenance staff the
interfaces on monitoring, maintenance and administration. The maintenance and
administration terminal shows the running status of the system graphically, and shows
the performance data from the units with the curves. The maintenance terminal is able
to maintain multiple devices simultaneously through multiple communication modes,
such as serial port or network interface.
The host software communicates with the units over two serial ports with the
all-purpose master-slave node protocol. The two serial ports back up each other, and
automatic switching will be done between them in case of failure. The relationship
between the MITU and other units is simple: the units are just monitored by the MITU,
without active-standby switching.
The host software consists of three main parts:
z The BSP module interfaces the operating system to the hardware, and controls
the hardware.
z The unit communication module implements the master slave communication
protocol, so that the MITU can communicate with the units.
z The service processing module implements the unit functions.
Figure 2-4 shows the functional structure of the host software.
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The host software is designed to be driven by event, scheduled by task, without main
control module. One task may involve multiple modules, and tasks communicate with
one another over signal traffic and messages. In this way, events can be responded in
real time, and the CPU processing capability be fully utilized. To control the
simultaneous access to the resources, the exclusive control, such as signal traffic, is
used in the system.
Alarm
Log User management
Maintenance and
NE management
monitoring
Communication
The main frame module coordinates other modules to work together. The main frame
module, together with the communication module, administrates the communication
between the terminal software and the SYNLOCK V3.
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The communication module is responsible for the communication between the main
frame and the SYNLOCK V3.
The main frame is the bridge for the communication among other modules. The
communication process is as follows.
1) The main frame sends communication information between the modules and the
SYNLOCK V3 to the communication module.
2) The communication module sends back the response to the main frame.
3) The main frame forwards the response to every module.
With the maintenance and monitoring module, you can monitor and maintain the units,
reference sources, ports, and system running status.
The module includes four sub-modules, as shown in Figure 2-6.
z Unit maintenance module: queries the unit running status, and maintains the units
if necessary.
z Reference source monitoring module: reflects the status of the reference sources
in real time.
z Port monitoring module: reflects the status and attributes of the input/output ports
in real time.
z System data query data: queries the system data in real time.
Reference source
Port monitoring
System data
monitoring
querying
With the data configuration module, you can configure the parameters of units,
reference sources, test signals, and the system. The system works as required by
these parameters.
The module includes four sub-modules, as shown in Figure 2-7.
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Unit configuration
configuration
configuration
configuration
System data
Test signal
Test signal
z Unit configuration module: configures the unit data, where, the setting to the unit
data shall affect the reference source or test signal connected to the system
through the unit.
z Reference source configuration module: configures the data of the reference
sources.
z System data configuration module: configures the data of the SYNLOCK V3.
V. Log module
With the log module, all sensitive operations which may affect the system running
status are recorded into a database. You can print the log report.
With the alarm module, you can query, print, filter and make statistics on both real-time
alarms and history alarms.
With the user management module, you can manage the rights of terminal users, and
the list of the devices that are authorized to each user.
With the performance module, you can monitor the performance indices of the input
and output timing signals. The performance data can be saved into the database for
maintenance.
With the network management module, you can add, delete and modify an NE. The
properties of all authorized NEs are displayed in a list.
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The SYNLOCK V3 can be installed in the EIA 19’’ cabinet, ETSI standard cabinet or in
its own cabinet.
The cabinet dimensions are required as follows:
600 mm (Width) × 300 mm (Depth) × 600 mm (Height)
Weight of main frame in full configuration: 18 kg
Weight of expansion frame in full configuration: 15 kg
Power consumption for main frame in full configuration: 200 W
Power consumption for expansion frame in full configuration: 90 W
2.4.2 Frame
The frame is made of metal materials, with excellent shielding performance, integrity,
and strong anti-interference. Figure 2-8 shows the outline of the SYNLOCK V3.
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The system includes one master frame and up to two expansion frames.
The appearance and dimensions of the master frame are the same as the expansion
frame, except that their units are different.
The frame dimensions are 575 mm (13U, height) × 436 mm (Width) × 275 mm (Depth).
Each frame has 17 slots, and can be configured with up to 13 units (Each clock unit
occupies three slots). Indicators and interfaces are located in the front panel of units.
Input and output cables adopt BNC coaxial cables with sub-miniature B (SMB)
connectors. SMB connector has a firm structure, can be plugged in and out easily.
Internal cables between frames inside the rack are also connected over connectors.
The connectors are equipped with positioning and locking devices. For detailed
description on cabinet wiring, layout of power cable, grounding cable and cables, see
SYNLOCK V3 BITS (SSU, SASE) Installation Manual.
Technical parameters such as the sizes and surface fineness of the components
comply with the requirements specified in the design documents. Surface painting is
sustainable to corrosion and moth-proof under severe environment and weather
conditions.
The system adopts intra-office –48 VDC power supply. The DC distribution is done on
the backplane. After filtering, load-sharing and lightning protection, the input power
supply is distributed down to the frames, and then goes to the lightning protection and
filtering circuit and –48 VDC combiner for processing. After that, the power supply shall
be distributed to the units.
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consumption and heat radiation of the system is rather low. A natural cooling system is
adopted, so as to avoid the noise and dust brought by fans. Moreover, with power
module of high performance and auxiliary system, the system can work for a long time
under the environmental temperature and the relative humidity within a specified range.
I. Grounding
Set working ground, protection ground and lightning protection ground separately.
z Working ground resistance ≤ 3 ohms
z Protection ground resistance ≤ 3 ohms
z Joint grounding resistance ≤ 0.5 ohms
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