RAD to Unveil Market’s First Carrier Ethernet Demarc Device with Fully Working Timing over Packet Feature Set

Already Being Deployed by a Major European Transport Provider

At Broadband World Forum Europe 2009, which will be held September 7-9 in Paris, RAD Data Communications will exhibit the industry’s first Carrier Ethernet demarcation device with SyncToP™, a fully working timing over packet (ToP) feature set.

The SyncToP-enabled ETX-204A delivers clock recovery and distribution using IEEE 1588v2 (1588-2005) Precision Timing Protocol, Synchronous Ethernet (Sync-E) and a built-in input/output clock interface. It also provides unique flexibility in supporting the simultaneous use of different clock transfer methodologies, such as employing 1588v2 to receive the clock from the network and distributing it to the cell-site with Sync-E.

Carrier Ethernet Transport with SDH Reliability

“By delivering the same timing accuracy and reliability as experienced over SDH networks, the future-proof ETX-204A Carrier Ethernet demarcation device will enable cellular providers and incumbents whose transport networks are utilized by cellular providers to migrate multiple generations of mobile backhaul traffic to packet switched networks (PSNs),” notes Shoval Bolotin, Senior Ethernet Product Line Manager at RAD Data Communications. “A major European transport provider is already deploying the ETX-204A, with advanced timing over packet capabilities, to offer backhaul services to a large mobile operator,” he adds. “There is no better endorsement of the reliability of RAD’s solution to support critical timing mechanisms than live customer traffic.”

EtherAccess Feature Set

RAD has incorporated its EtherAccess® feature set into its Ethernet demarcation units, aggregators and integrated Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) access devices over fiber, DSL and copper circuits. These unified EtherAccess features enable seamless Ethernet access by providing same service attributes and user experience, so that Carrier Ethernet services can be ubiquitously extended to the subscriber premises, with flexible traffic management capabilities and end-to-end service level assurance regardless of the underlying access technology or the number of intermediate operator networks.