Date: 03/09/2008

Semtech expands ToPSync platform with new IEEE1588v2 slave device

Semtech Corp. announced the expansion of its ToPSync product platform with the availability of the ACS9593, an IEEE1588v2 precision time protocol (PTP) slave device.
The device ACS9593 can provide time synchronization for pico basestations, femtocells and other wireless base stations.

With the ACS9593, carriers can deploy wireless femtocells and pico base stations in large office buildings, apartment complexes and on campuses to improve coverage, and use an IP network to connect them to a central switch. Before the availability of this device, the synchronization was done using a GPS-based solution, which required costly building retrofits to provide line of sight to the satellite and the use of expensive oscillators.

Key Features of the ACS9593 are,

Supports multiple PTP grandmasters, can be configured or automatic
Powerful network delay analysis delivers full time alignment over hostile networks
Integrated processor for PTP / adaptive packet delay filtering clock recovery algorithm
Dynamic adaptation to delay variations. Tolerant to network loading changes (ramps and steps), routing changes and temporary outages
Operational support - unicast and multicast operation
Configurable DiffServ codepoint for high priority packet routing
RoHS and WEEE Compliant

For further details visit www.semtech.com