Optional Equipment - Symmetricom TimeProvider 5000 User Manual

Appendix F PTP Probe Option
Requirements for Measurements
Requirements for Measurements
The TP 5000 1588 Probe is an active probe. No additional counters or other
instruments are necessary to make measurements in packet networks. The
following are required:
TimeProvider 5000 Grandmaster (or other 1588 Server with Unicast and 1-step
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clock)
TimeMonitor software suite (or other tools for analyzing PDV data)
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Computer (terminal function or TimeMonitor)
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Ethernet network connections
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Optional Equipment

Traffic simulator for lab-based measurements
Installing the Probe
See Figure F-3
physically install the TP 5000 Probe, use the following procedures from
Installing:
Rack Mounting the Chassis
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Ground Connections
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Power Connections
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Control /Management Connection
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– EIA-232 Serial (Craft) Port
– Ethernet Management Port
GPS Connections
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See Figure F-5
grandmaster.
Note: Symmetricom recommends the use of GPS as the time-of-day
reference for the Probe and for the Grandmaster (or other 1588
server). This will allow for sub-microsecond end-to-end analysis.
498 TimeProvider 5000 User's Guide
and Figure F-4 below for TP 5000 Probe connectors and LEDs. To
for a diagram of the test setup for the TP 5000 Probe and
Chapter 2,
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