Carrier-class FPGA-based network timing solution for next gen wired & wireless networks
( 01 Mar 2008 )
Xilinx and Brilliant Telecommunications have announced a carrier-class FPGA-based network timing solution for next generation wired and wireless networks. The jointly developed solution provides next-generation communication network designers with the first embedded programmable timing solution, delivering flexibility, field upgradeability, and customization. By integrating timing functions into Xilinx FPGAs, the solution offers significant cost savings. Implemented using a Xilinx Virtex or Spartan FPGA, the solution is delivered in the form of two Intellectual Property (IP) cores, NGNTime and FemtoTime. The cores are fully interoperable with the industry's leading standard Network Timing Protocol (NTP) and provide a migration path for Version 2 of IEEE 1588 or Precision Time Protocol (PTP).
