The Paragon-m is a tester for Sync-E, 1588v2 PTP and NTP synchronisation mechanisms as well as E1/T1/ToD sync interfaces and ethernet OAM. The unit brings together all the measurements required for successful field deployment and troubleshooting tests on ethernet backhaul synchronisation.
The product features simultaneous measurements with time-of-day accuracy, including Sync-E MTIE/TDEV, 1588v2 PTP and NTP PDV, E1/T1 MTIE/TDEV and CES PDV. It can correlate sync interface quality with packet PDV, and capture and decode sync and OAM packet flows.
The product can prove and diagnose Sync-E with 1 ns accuracy. It measures Sync-E wander to G.8262/G.8261, ESMC (SSM) message testing and proving to G.8264, and MTIE/TDEV pass/fail evaluation to standard or user mask.
The product can prove and diagnose 1588v2 PTP and NTP. It captures long-term 1588v2 and NTP PDV. It can troubleshoot 1588v2, NTP protocol and PDV issues, and save captured PDVs for subsequent replay in the lab. It features ITU-T performance metrics and time-of-day accuracy measurement.