Phase error performance features combination of devices & software

The embedded solution, much like the addition of phase to the company’s award-winning TimeProvider 5000 software, leverages Microsemi’s synchronisation expertise to provide a complete, high-performance synchronisation solution enabling LTE-A and small cell services. It also utilises the company’s IEEE 1588-2008 protocol engine software to support operation as a telecomms grandmaster, telecomms boundary clock or telecomms timing slave clock. Target applications for the solution include carrier/edge routers and wireless backhaul, for which Microsemi’s IEEE 1588 solutions have been deployed with all major tier one communications equipment manufacturers since the standards inception in 2008.

“We are pleased to deliver customers superior phase error performance from our complete solution. This was achieved through the strategic development of our packet timing solutions and our more than 20 years of expertise in network synchronisation innovations, combined with patent pending elements of our solution, to optimise performance,” said Maamoun Seido, Vice President and Business Unit Manage, timing products, Microsemi. “In addition to leveraging Microsemi’s leadership position in IEEE 1588, our new phase-compliant solution demonstrates our broad range of solutions from the PLL and switch to PHY.”

According to market research firm Infonetics, 49 operators have commercially launched LTE-Advanced in 31 countries. In addition, the firm expects the total small cell market to hit $1.2bn in 2015, up 44% over 2014.

Microsemi’s new software interfaces to Microsemi’s time synchronisation algorithm and software programmable clock generators, such as the ZL3034x and ZL3036x product families of clock generation and SyncE devices. It also interfaces to 1588-capable PHY and switches with integrated timestamping.