Name: Calnex Paragon-X Packet Sync and Ethernet Test System up to 10GbE
Brand: Calnex
SKU: Paragon-X

Overview

The Calnex Paragon-X is a one-box test system for proving Ethernet synchronization at rates up to 10 Gb/s. It tests SyncE, PTP (IEEE 1588) and NTP synchronization mechanisms, as well as E1/T1 sync interfaces and Ethernet OAM, and combines stimulus generation and measurement in a single integrated test bed.

The instrument measures jitter and wander and the accuracy of recovered Time of Day (ToD), Phase (1pps) and Frequency (MTIE/TDEV). It can generate industry-standard and custom physical and packet timing signals, emulate PTP masters and slaves (with optional SyncE support), and apply controlled impairments such as Time Error, Packet Delay Variation and SyncE jitter/wander to validate devices against ITU-T G.826x/827x and other standards.

Analysis software

Two Windows applications support the hardware. The PTP Field Verifier (PFV) checks captured PTP messages against ITU-T, IEEE or user-defined rules and reports Pass/Fail results. The Calnex Analysis Tool (CAT) displays measurement results, evaluates Time Error (cTE, dTE), MTIE and TDEV against ITU-T masks and generates PDF reports.

Network emulation

Paragon-X also provides Ethernet network emulation for testing the transport of real-time services such as video and VoIP. Integrated traffic filtering targets impairments at particular packets or traffic types, eight CoS/QoS levels can be impaired independently at up to 10GbE, and Real Capture + Replay allows IPG and PDV traffic captured from live networks to be replayed in the lab.

Beyond telecom, the tester is suited to synchronization testing for automotive, broadcast, financial and industrial applications, with menu-driven PTP profile configuration and defined test cases such as Noise Transfer and phase response to SyncE transients.

Key Features

One-box packet sync tester for PTP (1588), SyncE, NTP, CES and Ethernet OAM
5 ns accuracy and 5 ns resolution
Speeds up to 10GbE: 100M and 1G electrical and optical, 10G optical
Menu-driven PTP profile configuration with drop-down Master/Slave emulation
PTP Master and Slave emulation with optional SyncE support
Emulate two PTP masters for BMCA and G.8265 conformance test
One-box PTP testing for Master, Slave, Boundary and Transparent Clock devices
Automatic test configurations for Boundary Clocks, Transparent Clocks, Bridge Time Error and G.8262
Defined test cases including Noise Transfer and phase response to SyncE transient
Capture and replay PDV stress profiles
Run ITU-T and MEF-18 test cases
Impair timing signals including Time Error/Packet Delay Variation and SyncE jitter/wander
Manipulate PTP messages for negative testing and troubleshooting
Prove SyncE jitter and wander to G.8262 with MTIE/TDEV Pass/Fail evaluation
ESMC (SSM) message generation, testing and validation to G.8264
Full hybrid SyncE/PTP test suite combining PTP, SyncE, 1pps and Time of Day
Generate industry-standard ToD event and information messages with full decode
PTP Field Verifier (PFV) for automatic Pass/Fail protocol analysis with XML rules
Calnex Analysis Tool (CAT) for Time Error, MTIE and TDEV analysis against ITU-T masks
Ethernet OAM testing for Y.1731, 802.1ag and 802.3ah with support for 1000s of MEGs
Prove G.8031/2 protection
Ethernet network emulation with eight independently impaired CoS/QoS levels up to 10GbE
Real Capture + Replay of live network IPG and PDV traffic
Fully scriptable
Full profile coverage for all sync applications

Specifications

Measurement Performance

Accuracy	5ns Datasheet SyncE section states 1 nanosecond accuracy
Resolution	5ns
SyncE accuracy	1 nanosecond Web page states 5ns accuracy for the instrument

Interfaces

Maximum speed	up to 10GbE
100M	electrical and optical
1G	electrical and optical
10G	optical
Other sync interfaces	E1/T1, 1pps, Time of Day (ToD)

Protocols

Synchronization	PTP (1588), SyncE, NTP, CES
Ethernet OAM	Y.1731, 802.1ag and 802.3ah Connectivity Fault Management and Performance Monitoring
MEG support	1000s of MEGs

Standards Compliance

ITU-T	G.826x/827x Datasheet lists ITU-T G.8262x/7x
SyncE jitter and wander	G.8262
ESMC (SSM)	G.8264
PTP conformance	G.8265 Emulation of two PTP masters for BMCA
Protection	G.8031/2
MEF	MEF-18 test cases
IEEE	IEEE 802.1AS/AS-REV, IEEE C 37 238
IEC/IEEE	IEC/IEEE 61850-9-3
SMPTE	SMPTE 2059-2

Network Emulation

CoS/QoS levels impaired simultaneously	eight CoS/QoS levels up to 10GbE
OAM impairments	latency, jitter, errors, dropped packets

Software

Applications	Windows apps for GUI and analysis (CAT, PFV)
Report generation	PDF format: Pass/Fail statistics and details of failures Calnex Analysis Tool (CAT)

Specifications are taken from the manufacturer's documentation. See the datasheet for complete and current values.