DATASHEET

TCA8000 And
TCA8500 Timing
Servers

Service Overview
TCA8000 and TCA8500 Timing
Servers are 19-inch rack-mountable
Primary Reference Source (PRS)
and Primary Reference Clock
(PRC) that provide superior time
stamping accuracy and redundant
configurability. The TCA8000 and
TCA8500 accept a GPS signal from
a variety of manufacturers antennas,
and provide antenna power via an
attached radio frequency (RF) cable.
These servers accept a timing signal
from timing sources such as GPS, or
BITS. The TCA8000 and TCA8500
provide superior hardware-based time
stamping accuracy and redundant
congurability.

Service Description
Juniper Networks TCA8000 and TCA8500 Timing Servers are primary reference
sources that provide highly accurate timing that is critical for mobile networks. Based on
IEEE1588-2008 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), these servers provide time distribution
across IP and legacy infrastructures to numerous timing clients. These appliances
implement hardware based time stamping to provide wirespeed PTP with unparalleled
accuracy, while decreasing vulnerability to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
The TCA8000 line of timing servers use GPS and a local oscillator to deliver Stratum 1
timing reference and exceptional holdover.
Because they are an integrated platform, the TCA8000 line replaces previous generations
of equipment at a lower total cost of ownership. The network timing distribution
capabilities of the TCA8000 line reduces the need for expensive Cesium timing elements
in the network. The TCA8500 has a Rubidium internal oscillator for standalone or central
office deployments. TCA8000 and TCA8500 appliances represent industry firsts such as
ITU Stratum clocking over IP networks and IP-based redundancy.

Features and Benefits

Features
Hardware-based time stamps
100 Mbps wire speed PTP processing
Variety of antenna voltage outputs
Integrated web server
Telnet, SNMP, and MIB support
10/100BASE-T Ethernet interfaces
OCXO or Rubidium oscillator options

Benets
Ease of use
Lower OpEx
Reuse of existing antenna
Nanosecond timestamp accuracy
Storage backup and scheduling
Impervious to DoS attacks
Eliminates reliance on Cesium

PPS Output
Number of PPS outputs: 1
Signal type: TTL, pulse
Connector: BNC

TCA8000

IRIG-B
Number of IRIG-B outputs: 1
Signal type: Modulated or unmodulated TTL (100 pps)
Time code format: BCD, CF, SBS
Connector: BNC

TCA8500

Frequency Accuracy
Locked to GPS or Stratum 1 BITS: 1x10-11
Holdover

Specifications
General Specifications

-- Rubidium: 2.5x10-11 24 hour stability

-- OCXO: 7.0x10-10 24 hour stability

GR-2830

Timing Accuracy

ITU G.811

Locked to GPS: 100 ns to UTC

ANSI T1.101

Holdover

Internal Oscillator
Rubidium or OCXO

Sync Inputs
GPS standard
BITS
-- 2x T1/E1

Communications
RS-232 (RJ-45)
Ethernet (RJ-45) 10/100BASE-T, IEEE 802.3

-- Rubidium: <3 s to GPS for 24 hours 32 to +122 F 9 F

(0 to +50 C 5)
-- OCXO: <60 s to GPS output for 24 hours

Physical
Dimensions: (W x H x D)
-- 17.5 x 1.75 x 12 in (44.45 x 4.45 x 30.48 cm)
Power: 48 VDC nominal (30 to 60 VDC)
Operating temperature: 32 to +122 F (0 to +50 C)
Power consumption: 20 W
Humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

Receiver Options

EMC: FCC Part 15

GPS (L1)

Safety: TV, North America and Europe

System Outputs

RoHS: Level 6

Number of system outputs: 14

Management

T1/E1

Local or remote

Number of T1 or E1 outputs: 8

Embedded web server GUI

T1 Port Format

Telnet/SSH/Craft CLI

Transmit Bit Rate: 1.544 Mbps (G.704)

Line Coding: B8ZS, or 1.544MHz
Framing: Extended Super Frame (ESF) or Super Frame (SF) with
or without SSM

Network management can be performed through the

Ethernet port
SNMP v1/v2/v3

Protocols and Standards

Connector: RJ-48C, 100 ohm

ANSI T1.101

Note: If you select 1.544MHz Coding, framing and SSM configuration will be ignored

Daytime (RFC 867)

E1 Port Format
Transmit Bit Rate: 2.048 Mbps (G.704)
Line Coding: HDB3, or 2.048MHz
Framing: CRC4, or No-CRC4 with or without SSM
Connector: RJ-48C, 120 ohm
Note: If you select 2.048MHz Coding, framing and SSM configuration will be
ignored

Frequency Output

DiffServ/DSCP (RFC 2474)

GR-378-CORE, GR-1244, GR-2830
HTTP/HTTPS (RFC 2616)
IRIG-B (IRIG Standard 200-98)
IPv4
ITU G.811, G.812, G.823, G.824, G.703, G.704
MD5 authentication (RFC 1321) release 2
IEEE1588-2008 (PTP, version 2)

Number of 10 MHz outputs: 1

SNMP v1 (RFC 1157), v2 (RFC 1448), v3 (RFC 2271), MIB II

(RFC 1213)

Number of 5/1 MHz outputs (software selectable): 1

SSH (RFC 4250-4254)

Connector BNC: 50 ohm

SSL v1, v2, v3

Composite Clock

Telnet (RFC 854)

Number of composite clock outputs: 2

TFTP (RFC 1350)

Time (RFC 868)
802.3

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