Plesiochronous - Comtech EF Data SNM-1001L Installation And Operation Manual

SNM-1001L Satellite Modem
Clocking Options
6.4

Plesiochronous

The stability of station reference clocks is normally 1 x 10
standard). While the stability is exceptionally high, the two clocks are not in
synchronization with each other and will eventually pass by each other.
The clock used for the transmit signal is passed over the satellite, but will not be used at
the receive earth station where a national network derives its time locally. A buffer will
fill up with data using the clock from the satellite and will empty using the local clock.
The object of the buffer is to ensure that the buffer overflows or underflows at regular,
determinable intervals (typically every 40 days).
The buffer depth required (from center to end) will be:
Because the buffer will either fill or empty (depending on the frequency relationship of
the two clocks), the total buffer depth will be 2 x 3.49 ms = 6.98 ms.
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Minimum slip period (seconds) * [stability of far end (transmit) clock +
stability of local clock]
For example:
Far end (transmit) clock stability
Local (buffer) clock
Minimum clock slip
Buffer Depth = (40 x 24 x 60 x 60) x (1 x 10 + 1 x 10
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6–8
Revision 1
MN/SNM1001L.IOM
(derived from a cesium
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1 x 10 -9
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1 x 10
40 days
) = 3.49 ms
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