Figure: The Time Server installed in a broadcast facility's equipment rack.
A major broadcasting system required a highly reliable and precise timing source to synchronize its network for Ultra-High-Definition and IP-based broadcasting. Key needs included network-wide synchronization, resilience against interference, and support for high-precision broadcast standards.
Our High-Precision GNSS Time Server was deployed as the core timing reference. Its key features directly addressed the challenge:
- GPS/BeiDuo Reception: Ensured signal availability and redundancy.
- Disciplined Rubidium Clock: Provided exceptional holdover accuracy during signal loss.
- Multi-Format Outputs: Delivered critical PTP, NTP, 1PPS, and 10MHz signals for all broadcast equipment.
- Anti-Jamming & Spoofing: Guaranteed a secure and trustworthy timing signal.
The implementation ensured flawless synchronization across the entire broadcast chain, eliminating timing errors. It provided a future-proof, resilient foundation for high-quality UHD and IP video services, enhancing operational reliability and viewer experience.
Product introduction: The ZC series high-precision GNSS TIME SERVER, equipped with GPS and BeiDou receivers, utilize navigation satellite signals to calibrate the internal rubidium clock or crystal oscillator, enabling the precise output of high-accuracy time signals such as 1 PPS, 10 MHz, time code, NTP, PTP, and other time and frequency signals. Leveraging Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology, these servers find extensive use across diverse sectors including communications, electric power grid, finance, securities, rail transportation, defense, scientific research institutions, and metrology organizations.