Symmetricom 1100 Provisioning NTP Parameters, Provisioning Cut-thru Mode, Freeflt Cutthru, Retime

Chapter 4 Provisioning the TimeProvider

Provisioning NTP Parameters

Provisioning Cut-thru Mode

Use the ED-SYNC command to set the cut-thru mode for each port (1 or 2) on the Retimer module. You can enable cut-thru mode when the local oscillator (LO) enters either the free-run or holdover mode.

ED-SYNC:[<tid>]:<aid>:[<ctag>]::<keyword>=<value>;

This command has a default access level of ADMIN.

<aid>	<keyword>	<value>	Description	Default value
RTMg[-p]	FREEFLT	CUTTHRU	Cut-thru mode is engaged	RETIME
g = A B C D			when the LO enters
p= 1 2			free-run mode.
		RETIME	Cut-thru mode is not
			engaged when the LO
			enters free-run mode.
	HOLDFLT	CUTTHRU	Cut-thru mode is engaged	RETIME
			when the LO enters
			holdover mode.
		RETIME	Cut-thru mode is not
			engaged when the LO
			enters holdover mode.

Sample Command

ED-EQPT::RTMA-1:TS1000::FREEFLT=CUTTHRU;

This command sets the Retimer to enter cut-thru mode when the local oscillator enters free-run mode.

Autonomous Message

TP-SSU 03-10-24 11-09-12 A 1189 REPT EVT

“RTMA,EQPT:NA,OUTSTATE,NSA,03-10-24 11-09-12:\"CUTTHRU

STATE HAS CHANGED,CUTTHRU\””

;

Provisioning NTP Parameters

This section describes how to enable and provision the Network Time Protocol (NTP) feature in the TimeProvider. There are TL1 commands that allow you to:

Activate the NTP feature

Edit the NTP parameters

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