Chapter 1 Overview of the TimeProvider
Overview
Figure 1-2.
TimeProvider 1100 Rear Access Shelf
Expansion Panel
The TimeProvider has an optional Expansion Panel that doubles (to 64) the number
of output channels available.
Expansion Panel. The Expansion Panel receives timing signals from the
TimeProvider main shelf through an expansion cable.
Figure 1-3.
TimeProvider 1100 Expansion Panel
Inputs
The TimeProvider accepts the following types of input signals:
Primary Reference Signals: 1.544 MHz, 2.048 MHz, 5 MHz, 6.312 MHz, or 10 MHz
Span input signals:
– E1 (CCS programmable only), or 2.048 MHz analog
– T1 D4, Extended Superframe (ESF)
– Composite Clock, including Japan Composite Clock (JCC) and Japan
Composite Clock with 400 Hz (JCC4) signals
– 1.544 MHz analog
– 6.312 MHz analog
GPS input: GPS signal from the TimeProvider Interface Unit (TPIU)
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TimeProvider User's Guide
Figure 1-3
shows the rear-access version of the
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