Chapter 1 Overview of the TimeProvider
Overview
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Figure 1-2. TimeProvider 1100 Rear Access Shelf
Expansion Panel
The TimeProvider has an optional Expansion Panel that doubles (to 64) the number
of output channels available. Figure 1-3 shows the rear-access version of the
Expansion Panel. The Expansion Panel receives timing signals from the
TimeProvider main shelf through an expansion cable.
Figure 1-3. TimeProvider 1100 Expansion Panel
Inputs
The TimeProvider accepts the following types of input signals:
Primary Reference Signals: 1.544 MHz, 2.048 MHz, 5 MHz, 6.312 MHz, or 10 MHz
Span input signals:
– E1 (CCS programmable only), or 2.048 MHz analog
– T1 D4, Extended Superframe (ESF)
– Composite Clock, including Japan Composite Clock (JCC) and Japan
Composite Clock with 400 Hz (JCC4) signals
– 1.544 MHz analog
– 6.312 MHz analog
GPS input: GPS signal from the TimeProvider Interface Unit (TPIU)