Meinberg - Model LANTIME M3000 -Modular Time and Frequency Synchronization Platform

The new LANTIME M3000 is a field-upgradeable and extremely flexible system that covers your synchronization needs - today and in the future.

• Synchronizes NTP-compatible clients with support for NTP, SNTP, and NTS - Network Time Security
• Optimized space usage
• Synchronization of NTP and SNTP compatible clients
• Web-based status and configuration interface and console-based graphical configuration utility
• IEEE 1588 PTP Grandmaster / Slave (optional)
• E1 / T1 Input / Output Options
• Up to 10 PTP (IEEE 1588-2008) modules
• Redundant power and receiver option (eg GPS / GLONASS combination)
• Hot Plug
• Arbitrary combinations of modules
• Replacement or retrofitting of an ACM module (Active Cooling Module) possible during operation
• Meinberg's LANTIME time server is available with a variety of additional output options: IRIG Time Code, frequency synthesizer and programmable pulse outputs illustrate some of the many expansion options for your NTP server
• Up to 24 additional LAN ports

The LANTIME M3000 provides the following slot types:

• IMS-CLK: Up to two reference clock modules (redundant mode)
  
  
• IMS-SCU: Accepts an RSC module for redundant operation (two CLK modules installed) or an SPT module for a single CLK configuration
  
  
• IMS-PSU:Up to four high efficiency redundant power supplies (AC and DC versions available)
  
  
• IMS-CPU: Central processor module providing NTP / SNTP time synchronization as well as remote and local management and configuration interfaces
  
  
• IMS-IO: A variety of output signals for all types of synchronization tasks:
  electrical and optical pulses, frequencies, time codes and serial time messages as well as additional network interfaces for network synchronization (IEEE-1588, NTP, Synchronous Ethernet) and additional remote management capabilities
  
  

High-End NTP Network Time Server for your Network
With up to 25,000 NTP requests per second (depening on the installed CPU module), the system is able to provide time for hundreds and thousands of NTP clients. The LANTIME CPU module supports the following protocols: NTP / SNTP (v2, v3, v4), PRP (IEC 62439-3), HTTP (S), SSH, Telnet, SNMP (v1, v2, v3), FTP, SFTP, DHCP/DHCPv6. For each system, up to 99 logical network interfaces are available (99 IPv4 and 99 IPv6 addresses). Enterprise-grade features such as IPv6/Dual Stack support, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN support, LACP/high availability bonding as well as DSCP and IEEE802.1p QoS/CoS traffic prioritization ensure that this product can be installed and operated in almost every critical environment, from a financial data center to a electrical substation or NGN telecommunication network to digital broadcasting infrastructure or air traffic control systems.

Synchronization for 2G / 3G / 4G base stations and LTE Advanced networks.
The PTP implementation supports both ITU-T profiles, ITU-T G.8265.1 for frequency and ITU-T G.8275.1 for frequency and phase. This enables accurate frequency and phase synchronization over packet networks for all network elements that require synchronization, including 2G / 3G / 4G base stations as well as LTE Advanced networks.

Scalable Synchronization Solution
All modules are hot-pluggable and can be configured via a central web interface or CLI. An almost endless number of combinations of input and output modules handles almost any synchronization task. The field-upgradeable and therefore highly scalable and flexible IMS concept will grow with your demands and adjusts to any future changes of your synchronization requirements. New technologies can be easily integrated into your existing devices as soon as a corresponding module is available.

Flexible Synchronization References:
IMS-MRI:Standard reference input cards supporting a number of different input signals like 1PPS, 10MHz, IRIG DCLS, IRIG AM
IMS-ESI: Extended reference inputs for synchronization sources like E1/T1 framed and unframed signals
Both of these slot types can alternatively accept I/O cards and therefore can be used to add output modules or network interfaces.

Front Panel
The front panel of the LANTIME M3000 integrates an LC-Display with 4x16 characters and the LANTIME menu panel with 4 directional and 4 functional buttons. The LCD menu is extremely useful for an easy and fast local configuration of key parameters and for a quick check of the status of the system without the need of an additional external device. The full set of configuration options can be controlled and reviewed using the powerful graphical web interface or the extensive scriptable command line interface.

Due to the hot-plug capabilities of the IMS platform it is possible to add additional modules or replace modules with zero downtime and no negative impact on the system and its modules.

An optional Active Cooling Module (ACM) adds redundant fans to the system if airflow cannot be guaranteed due to blocked top/bottom cover or in high temperature environments. Two LED indicators on the front panel show the state of the Active Cooling Modules (Fan 1 and Fan 2). Of course the fan state is also accessible via the web interface, CLI and SNMP. ACM and power supply failures and a large number of additional synchronization related alarms can be communicated using several different protocols, for example mail/SMTP messages, SNMP traps, SYSLOG messages, or alarm relay cards.

IMS Modules

BPE and CPE Modules Most standard output signals like pulses (1PPS, 1PPM, programmable pulses) and frequencies (10 MHz, 2048 kHz, frequency synthesizer 1 kHz-10 MHz) are provided by two versatile I/O cards named BPE and CPE. Both of these two modules have been designed to cover a wide range of interface and signal/protocol requirements. The BPE modules distribute the signals generated by the reference receiver via the internal backplane to the available physical connections of the board. The modules of the BPE-8000 series also feature an electronic switch which allows the configuration of the output signals via the LANTIME web interface.

CPE modules feature a two-tier architecture with a back-end and front-end. The back-end is responsible for internally routing the IMS synchronization signals, provided by the reference clock via the internal backplane. The front-end autonomously generates a wide range of different signals by using an on-board microprocessor and makes a selection of these signals available via physical connectors.

An impressive number of specialized IMS modules covers other application requirements, for example E1/T1 framed/unframed synchronization signals with full SSM/BOC support or low phase noise 10 MHz sine wave frequency outputs. Additional network interfaces for NTP, PTP/IEEE 1588, SyncE and remote management access are available, too.