MetroNID GPS

Purpose-built, High Performance, Hardware Design

• 1 μs measurement resolution
• Ultra-low pass-through delay and delay variation
• Ideal for assuring real-time services
• Embedded GPS receiver
• Provides time of day, phase and frequency synchronization
• Accurate 1-way measurements of delay and delay variation
• High precision NTP server with hardware time stamping for any NTP client in the network
• Works with indoor or outdoor antenna
• Tracks up to 12 satellites
• Raises alarms if GPS signal is lost

Service Assurance and Creation Features

• Establish SLA-backed Ethernet services, point-to-point and multi-point
• Monitor in-service – no effect on traffic
• 1-way delay and delay variation, throughput, packet loss, continuity and usage statistics

Wire-Speed Performance

At the core of the MetroNID® GPS is Accedian's unique Fast-PAAs™ hardware-based processor which enables the unit to provide microsecond measurement resolution for one-way delay and delay variation, and monitor up to 100 flows or SLAs – all while traffic flows transparently through the unit. The Fast-PAAs silicon core architecture eliminates the delay of store-and-forward processing of Ethernet switches and routers providing the lowest de¬lay solution available today. With quality of service (QoS) marking, bandwidth profile enforcement and traffic conditioning on the highest capacity network links, the MetroNID GPS effortlessly handles up to 60 flows in a full line-rate link with mere microsecond transit time.

Service Assurance

• Throughput SLA Meter™ Performance Monitoring
  Monitor and measure delay, delay variation, frame loss and continuity, including 1-way performance validation with microsecond resolution.
• Intelligent Layer 1, 2, 3 and 4 Loopbacks
  In-service Layer 1, 2, 3 and 4 loopbacks per-flow, defined by VLAN, Service-Level, MAC / IP addresses or any combination of Layer 2, 3, and 4 header criteria.
• In-Service Throughput Testing
  Throughput verification of EVCs in-service without affecting customer traffic, generates and analyzes traffic flow up to full wire-speed at both Layer 2 and Layer 3.
• RFC-2544 Automated Test Suite & Reports
  Throughput measurement and diagnosis for delay, delay variation, frame loss, advanced test suite based on the RFC-2544 standard.
• Per-Flow Statistics
  Real-time statistics of live traffic Llayer 2, 3 and 4 flow (per VLAN, ToS, CoS, MAC, IP, TCP/UDP).
• Tapping & Monitoring
  Single or dual monitor ports provide filtered, real-time access to unidirectional or bidirectional traffic.

Service Creation & Traffic Conditioning

• Service Mapping
  E-Line, E-LAN and E-Tree service creation directly at the demarcation point. Service mapping applies C/V-LAN tags (selective push) and/or configurable service class to traf¬fic meeting detailed layer 2, 3 and 4 criteria. Fast and flexible VLAN to EVC mapping enables mapping an arbitrary set of VLANs to the same EVC
• Bandwidth Policing
  Upstream and downstream CIR/EIR/CBS/EBS limits by filtering criteria or for all traffic. Facilitates Carrier Ethernet service provisioning and on-demand/incremental service upgrades.
• Zero-Delay Traffic Shaping
  Pre-conditioning accelerates services and optimizes access link bandwidth use, Fast-PAAs passes highest-priority traffic without added delay or delay variation, other traffic buffered until capacity is available
• Wire-speed Traffic Filtering
  Filtering of wire speed traffic at layer 2-3-4 (per VLAN, Ethertype, Protocol type, MAC, IP, L2CP, BDPU, User Defined).
• Switch-Free Aggregation
  Delay-free, multi-port aggregation from up to 3 ports to a single GbE, or from 2 GbE’s to a single GbE or protected pair, de-aggregate by VLAN, or any combination of Layer 2 – 4 frame criteria.

Management & General Details

• Plug & Go™ Instant Provisioning
• RADIUS Authentication and Security Support
• Jumbo Fames Support
• SNMP v1 & v2c
• 5VDC, or dual 24 / 48 VDC feeds, all mutually redundant
• MEF 9+14 and NEBS Level 3 Certified
• Temperature Hardened Option
• 1:1 Network and Client Link Protection
• Copper Failover Bypass Circuit (On select MetroNID GPS models)
• Test Set Support & Triple-Play QoS Testing

GPS Option currently available on MetroNID models TE, TE-R, TE-S, TE-RS.