Ixia Joins Symmetricom's SyncWorld(TM) Ecosystem Partnership Program
June 15 2011 - 8:15AM
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Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), the leading, global provider of converged IP
network test solutions, and Symmetricom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a
world-wide leader in precision time and frequency technologies,
today announced Ixia's participation in Symmetricom's SyncWorld™
Ecosystem Program. Ixia's ability to offer first-to-market testing
for mobile backhaul technologies and the company's strategic
industry partnerships have been critical in accelerating the
development and deployment of an all-packet mobile backhaul
network. Participating in SyncWorld further demonstrates Ixia's
commitment to help hasten the adoption and deployment of timing
protocols in packet-based networks.
Network operators face the challenge of managing frequency,
phase, and time-of-day synchronization when migrating from TDM to
packet-based technologies. Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) and IEEE
1588v2 (Precision Timing Protocol) are two timing protocols that
achieve the accurate clock synchronization needed to deliver mobile
voice over packet-based backhaul networks. Ixia's timing protocol
test solution was the first in the industry to evaluate the
functionality, conformance, and performance of IEEE 1588v2 and
Synchronous Ethernet implementations on telecommunication network
equipment. This multi-dimensional test strategy empowers network
equipment manufacturers and service providers to create network
conditions in a controlled lab environment so each chip, device, or
multi-device system can be tested at scale, in a reliable and
repeatable manner before network roll-outs.
Most recently, Ixia partnered with the market-leading mobile
backhaul switch vendor Alcatel-Lucent to demonstrate that
packet-based backhaul networks can satisfy synchronization
requirements for 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile communications. Ixia's
1588v2 and SyncE protocol emulations have been integral in
facilitating and troubleshooting multi-vendor interoperability in
many public industry tests, including MPLS and Ethernet World
Congress 2011, CEWC 2010, ISPCS 2010, and ISPCS 2009. As further
evidence of the company's leadership, Ixia recently partnered with
Symmetricom in the development of best-practice testing
methodologies for key "Ethernet Synchronization" technologies,
including PTP network profiling and PTP E1 synchronization
measurements as part of Ixia's "Black Book" series.
Supporting Quotes:
- "Ixia's ability to validate the performance of timing protocol
implementations in the context of other network protocols and
traffic gives carriers the confidence to deploy IEEE 1588v2 to
deliver precise timing throughout the network," said Manish Gupta,
vice president of marketing at Symmetricom.
- "The quality of timing and synchronization directly impacts QoS
for voice, video, and data services," said Tara Van Unen, senior
manager, market development at Ixia. "As leading solution providers
like Symmetricom and Ixia collaborate, network operators will
benefit from more comprehensive, integrated, and simplified timing
and synchronization solutions."
Resources:
- For more on Ixia's test solutions, see their solutions
page.
- For more information on the most recent results of IEEE 1588v2
tests.
- For more information on Symmetricom, please visit their
website
About Ixia Ixia is a leading provider of
converged IP performance test systems and service verification
platforms for wireless and wired infrastructures and services.
Ixia's test systems are used by network and telephony equipment
manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, service providers,
governments, and enterprises to validate the performance and
reliability of complex networks, devices, and applications. Ixia's
multiplay test systems address the growing need to test voice,
video, and data services and network capability under real-world
conditions. For more information, please go to www.ixiacom.com.
About Symmetricom, Inc. Symmetricom, a
world leader in precise time solutions, sets the world's standard
for time. The company generates, distributes and applies precise
time for the communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure
and metrology industries. Symmetricom's customers, from
communications service providers and network equipment
manufacturers to governments and their suppliers worldwide, are
able to build more reliable networks and systems by using the
company's advanced timing technologies, atomic clocks, services and
solutions. All products support today's precise timing standards,
including GPS-based timing, IEEE 1588 (PTP), Network Time Protocol
(NTP), Synchronous Ethernet and DOCSIS® timing. Symmetricom is
based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more
information, visit: www.symmetricom.com.
For more information on Symmetricom's SyncWorld™ Ecosystem
Program, visit: www.symmetricom.com/syncworld
Ixia and the Ixia four-petal logo are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Ixia. Other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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