End-to-End IEEE 1588 Solution
Broadcom Optimizes Ethernet-Based Networks with End-to-End IEEE 1588 Solution
Ethernet continues to gain prominence in today's networks as a cost-effective way to achieve greater bandwidth. With the emergence of 'all Ethernet'-based networks, packet-based timing synchronization is now fundamentally important to ensure maximum network performance as more demanding technologies and applications are deployed. In service provider networks, the transition to Ethernet-based networks from traditional PDH and SONET-based networks makes timing synchronization a key requirement in backhaul networks to synchronize base stations and avoid dropped calls as the call is handed off from one base station to the next. Data center networks also require tighter synchronization to ensure the accuracy and timing of financial transactions, while smart grid networks rely on time synchronization to avoid blackouts and manage dispersed and dynamic renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
Broadcom's end-to-end 1588v2-complaint solution provides a simple, cost-effective platform that includes the critical components networking equipment manufacturers need to add timing synchronization to a full range of networking products from small access routers to large switching chassis.
Broadcom's portfolio of 1588v2 products includes the following:
Precision Timing Protocol (PTP) Processor:
- BCM53903 (processor also hosts the SCi 2000 Embedded Software Clock from Symmetricom)
Switch:
PHY:
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