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Reduce 5G Deployment Costs with Synchronization

5G brought architecture changes that require synchronization. Depending on the location and network site, those timing requirements require different PTP profiles and PTP capacity.

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IN THE NEWS

Five Best Practices for Virtual Primary Reference Time Clock (vPRTC) Deployment

Discover tips on how to supplement and create resilient timing networks using the vPRTC architecture.

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IN THE NEWS

The Critical Role of Timing in 5G Networks

Timing is essential in 5G networks, yet its impact on performance is often overlooked. In this article, Microchip Technology's Jim Olsen explores how timing affects service quality. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for creating effective timing architectures.

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GNSS, GPS and PNT

Introducing the GridTime™ 3000 GNSS Time Server

The GridTime™ 3000 GNSS time server is a software-enabled solution that provides enhanced levels of redundant, secure and resilient timing for power utility substations. It generates precise time and frequency signals to synchronize analog and digital communication systems within the substation.

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Microchip Data Center Newsletter

Check out Microchip's Upcoming Livestreams. Learn why an Information technology (IT) professional rolling out a zero trust architecture should care a great deal about accurate time synchronization of the network and the time server providing it.

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Time & Synchronization

TimePictra 11.1 Synchronization Management System

With a focus on high capacity and high uptime, the version 11.1 release of TimePictra® Synchronization Management System provides a clustered architecture for the management and monitoring of timing infrastructure.

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Accurate and Precise Time is a Foundational Element in Zero Trust Networks

Time that is accurate, reliable and secure is foundational to Zero Trust networks. Without it, authentication mechanisms will fail, essential log file timestamps will not align, Zero Trust analytics will be unreliable, forensics will be hampered and other network issues will occur.

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Time & Synchronization

The Impact of Timing on 5G Services – White Paper

5G communications networks rely on high-precision source clocks that lock to the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). If the GNSS timing reference is lost or impaired, calls will drop and data services will dramatically slow down or stop altogether.

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Microchip 5G Newsletter - V.4 2022

Time Server S600/S650 version 5.0.4 further hardens the many security aspects of the most secure SyncServer time server, including the addition of secure syslog and TLS 1.3 support. Other additions include more PTP profiles, new BlueSky™ technology charts and alarms, more REST API calls, updated web GUI, and CVE mitigation.

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Microchip 5G Newsletter - V.3 2022

SMC 2000 Smart Memory Controllers are best-in-class Compute Express Link (CXL) Type 3 memory controllers designed to meet the growing memory bandwidth and capacity demands of data center workloads.

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Microchip 5G Newsletter - V.2 2022

Microchip's Trust Shield family provides an end-to-end solution for protecting data center, telecommunication and networking systems against rapidly evolving security threats.

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Microchip 5G Newsletter - V.1 2022

Explore advances in timing and synchronization products and how they are taking military 5G applications to the next level.5G wireless communication networks require very tight time synchronization at every node to maximize spectrum usage efficiency and capacity throughput.

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