The Workshop
The IET 3rd International Telecoms Synchronisation Forum will start with
a workshop, which is planned for the 17th of October 2005.
The Workshop will be delivered by leading industry experts covering the
current status of synchronisation.
Monday 17th October 2005
Telecom Synchronisation Workshop
| 12.00 |
Registration and Lunch |
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| 13:00 |
Introduction, Fundamentals and Standards
- Historical background to synchronisation networks
- Time (UTC) and accurate frequency
- Synchronisation
modes
- Synchronisation architecture
- Introduction to
basic sync transport
- The impact of poor synchronisation
- Relevant standards bodies, key ITU and ETSI standards
- Current trends
Dominik Schneuwly, Senior
Engineer, OSCILLOQUARTZ, Switzerland
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| 13.40 |
Quartz Clocks
- Quartz
oscillator technology and performance
- Temperature behaviour
and control
- Frequency accuracy
- Short- and
long-term stability
- Requirements in telecom applications
- Clocks in locked and holdover modes
Yves Schwab,
Sales Manager, OSCILLOQUARTZ , Switzerland
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| 14.20 |
Atomic Clocks
- Atomic
clock fundamentals
- Rubidium gas cell atomic clocks
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Caesium beam atomic clocks
- Future chip scale
atomic clocks
R. Michael
Garvey
CTO, Technology Realisation Center, SYMMETRICOM, USA
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| 15.00 |
Break |
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| 15.25 |
GPS as a Telecom Sync PRC
- What Is GPS?
- Signal structure
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Error sources
- PRC based GPS receivers systems
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Antenna considerations
- Failure modes
- Policy and
future
- Galileo update
- Status of loran c as an
alternative to GPS
Marc Weiss , Telecom Sync &
GPS Expert, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY,
USA
Peter Whibberley, Senior Research
Scientist, NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY , UK
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| 16.10 |
Quality Metrics for Sync Networks
- Definition of jitter & wander
- Definition of MTIE
- How to compute MTIE from phase data
- MTIE accuracy issues .
Definition of TDEV
- TDEV accuracy issues
- MTIE & TDEV as the quality metrics for
Sync
Ian Wright, Technical Services
Manager , CHRONOS , UK
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| 16.55 |
Synchronisation in SDH Networks
- Why do SDH networks need synchronisation?
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How to sync SDH networks
- SDH master-slave sync architecture
- SETS timing modes and SEC-SSU Interworking
- SSM and
ring architecture
- Synchronisation of the E1 layer
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SDH pointers
- The application of retiming
Jean-Loup
Ferrant, Manager For Standards, ALCATEL, France
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| 17.55 |
Closing Remarks
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| 18.00 |
End of Workshop
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This workshop session is planned as a user-focused review of the main
reasons why synchronization is important in telecom networks.
All delegates even with a sound knowledge of synchronization, its origins,
definitions and practical implementations will benefit from this up-beat
presentation. Participants will enhance their knowledge base and fill in some of
the gaps.
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