Symmetricom, Inc., today announced its new high-performance GPS (Global Positioning System) network time servers, SyncServer® S200/S250. These precise and versatile network time servers synchronise clocks on computers and servers for large or expanding networks and are optimised for the ever-demanding high-bandwidth next-generation networks (NGNs). Numerous design features include scalability and security, high availability and throughput of three independent 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports with IPv6 support, and extreme ease of use with an intuitive web interface with various set-up wizards, all needed to support an NGN.
"As Next-Generation-Networks grow in size and speed, the need for accurate, reliable and secure time becomes more critical."
Symmetricom is the first to provide key NGN ready features, including:
- Three independent 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports standard - high availability and throughput translates into support of hundreds of thousands of network clients while maintaining <10 microsecond NTP timestamp accuracy; also provides flexibility needed to easily adapt to different and changing network topologies and security requirements
- Intuitive, state-of-the-art web interface, display and full numeric keypad - offers ease-of-use and remote access with intuitive web pages and full control of the server via a standard browser interface; also includes the first-ever Wizards for step-by-step set-up of the most common network time server operations
The SyncServer models provide reliable and secure network synchronisation technology by combining multi-port, high-speed/high capacity network interfaces and versatile GPS timing receiver technology.
The SyncServer models are a fifth-generation network time server and the culmination of years of accumulated knowledge of customer requirements and years of focused R&D. Symmetricom's development team consists of the leading precision clock designers, network engineers and NTP (network time protocol) experts in the world.
The SyncServer models provide many advantages over current offerings, including:
- High-performance NTP with time stamp accuracy of <10 microseconds at greater than 5000 NTP packets per second.
- Three independent 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports standard.
- IPv6 compliance - assures a SyncServer investment will last through the IPv4 to IPv6 migration, futureproofing your network.
- 50 nanosecond accurate clock to UTC for worldwide time synchronization.
- High-visibility, 256 x 32 high-resolution vacuum florescent display (Large 1- line for time display, medium 2-line for status operation and information rich 4-line).
- Back-up, restore and firmware upgrades are simple point and click operations.
- Auto checking Symmetricom.com web site for firmware upgrade availability to keep the IT administrator abreast of the latest firmware for the server.
Symmetricom is a recognized technology and market leader of high-precision frequency and timing products, developing the first practical rubidium clock in 1971.
About Symmetricom Inc.
As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides "Perfect Timing" to customers around the world, including communication service providers, network equipment manufacturers, US Department of Defense (DOD), aerospace contractors, enterprises, governments and research facilities. Since 1985, the company's timing, frequency and synchronisation solutions have helped define the world's standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireless and wireline networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, instrumentation products include atomic clocks, cesium and rubidium standards, VME, VXI, crystal oscillators, Bus Timing, PCI cards and Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions for instrumentation applications, alphanumeric displays, as well as network time servers for Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronisation and time synchronisation solutions. In 2002, Symmetricom acquired TrueTime and Datum, enhancing its position in the world time and frequency markets. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com. |
