Precise Timing
21/08/2013 Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies
Rugged Switch for Precise Timing in Smart GridsNuremberg, Germany/Concord, Canada. For Symmetricom, a leading vendor of precise timekeeping technologies, instruments and solutions, versatile interoperability and precise time synchronization are essential. Symmetricom therefore opted to include Siemens' Ruggedcom RSG2288 switch in its SyncWorld Ecosystem program.
After extensive testing of Siemens' Ruggedcom RSG2288 switch and its 'Transparent Clock Mode', this product becomes part of the Symmetricom's SyncWorld Ecosystem program. RSG2288 is a fully managed, modular Gigabit Ethernet switch which was designed to meet the stringent requirements of energy suppliers and is compliant with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1588 V2 and thus qualifies as a high-precision Ethernet-based timer for distributed network devices. High-time synchronization is essential for many applications, for example in power plants and substations to coordinate and reliably execute all switching operations within a power grid. Highly sophisticated measuring devices combined with the equally highly sophisticated 'Precision Time Protocol (PTP)', compliant with IEEE 1588, version 2, also open up new possibilities for applications in the field of so called smart grids, i.e. intelligent, interactive networks in the infrastructure sector.
Symmetricom's SyncWorld Ecosystem program is a tried-and-tested, multi-vendor end-to-end time synchronization solution. Its components ensure that accurate time data are disseminated simultaneously from a central point, the 'Grandmaster Clock', to all terminals within a network. That all these terminals are synchronized is an important factor in ensuring the safe and efficient operation of any smart grid.
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