Chapter 1 Overview of the TimeProvider

Reference Input Signals

Table 1-2. SSU-Based Reference Selection Scenarios

Sequence

QLevel on

QLevel on

QLevel on

Active Reference

 

 

PRS

INP1

INP2

Non-Revertive1

Revertive2

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

2

2

PRS

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

4

2

2

INP1

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

4

4

2

INP2

INP2

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

4

4

4

INP2

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

4

4

2

INP2

INP2

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

4

2

2

INP2

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

2

2

2

INP2

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

2

2

LOS

PRS

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

2

LOS

2

PRS

PRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

LOS

LOS

2

INP2

INP2

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

LOS

LOS

LOS

Holdover

Holdover

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

LOS

LOS

2

INP2

INP2

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

2

LOS

2

INP2

PRS

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

2

2

2

INP2

INP1

Note:

1Non-revertive example. Priority Levels set to: PRS = 3, INP1 = 3, and INP2 = 3

2Revertive example. Priority Levels set to: PRS = 2, INP1 = 1, and INP2 = 2

Subtending Mode

Table 1-3illustrates which input is the active system reference under several different input conditions when the TimeProvider is in the Subtending mode.

Table 1-3. Subtending-Based Reference Selection Scenarios

Sequence

QLevel on

QLevel on

Active Reference

 

 

 

 

INP1

INP2

Non-Revertive1

Revertive2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

INP1

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

2

1

INP2

INP2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

2

2

INP2

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

2

1

INP2

INP2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

1

1

INP2

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

1

LOS

INP1

INP1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Symmetricom 1000, 1100 manual Subtending Mode, Sequence QLevel on Active Reference, Non-Revertive