MetroNID GPS Datasheet EN Version - 3 EDGE GmbH

High Performance Service Assurance Demarcation Units
MetroNID ® GPS
Product Highlights
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
Test Set and Monitoring System Support
MetroNID ® GPS
Define the boundaries of your network, establish assured, end-to-end
SLAs and standards-based management to deliver carrier-grade
Ethernet and IP services.
Defining Intelligent Demarcation
Accedian Networks’ High Performance Service Assurance platform MetroNID ® GPS
demarcation units, define the boundaries of the network, enabling end-to-end service
provisioning and assurance with carrier-grade performance.
The MetroNID GPS units are based on Accedian’s wire-speed Fast-PAAs chip, a
unique hardware-based engine that provides advanced performance testing and
service creation capabilities in a low delay, carrier-grade, in-line hybrid test and
network element for compact and cost-efficient deployment at the boundaries of
the network.
Unlike store-and-forward architectures, Fast-PAAs’ proprietary silicon design
provides wire-speed pass-through performance without adding delay or delay
variation, while at the same time providing microsecond measurement resolution
and real-time processing for every packet flowing through the unit.
With MEF 9+14, no moving parts, 3-way redundant power, and link protection
MetroNID GPS units are truly carrier-grade. A variety of mounting options ease
installation at customer premises, cell sites, central offices and aggregation nodes.
Cell
Site
Customer
LAN
Hub
Cell
Site
Wireless
Backhaul
Metro/
Access
Core/Transport
Network
Aggregation Node
GbE
Handoff Point
Partner
Carrier
Customer
LAN
MetroNID GPS Units
High-performance MetroNID GPS units provide carrier-grade demarcation within
metro and access networks. Designed for cellular hubs, aggregation nodes, and
GbE hand-offs, MetroNID GPS segment, monitor and bridge diverse networks,
delivering high-density OAM and performance monitoring visibility.

MetroNID ® GPS
High Performance Service Assurance Demarcation Units
Feature Highlights
Service Assurance Functionality
Throughput SLA-Meter
High performance, hardwareassisted
demarcation devices
monitor and measure delay, delay
variation, frame loss and continuity,
including 1-way performance
validation with microsecond
resolution. Multi-flow, multi-service,
multi-site performance assurance
enables real-time SLA assurance
over any network. Devices also
support point-to-point, multipoint
and mesh topologies, as well as
unicast and multicast testing.
In-Service Throughput Testing
Throughput verification of EVCs inservice
without affecting customer
traffic. MetroNID GPS units generate
and analyze traffic flows up to full
wire-speed at both layer 2 and 3.
RFC-2544 Automated Test Suite
and Reports
Advanced tool based on the RFC-
2544 standard that can be used to
measure and diagnose throughput,
delay, delay variation, frame loss,
and back-to-back efficiency.
Intelligent 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.
Units respond to in-band loop-up
commands from most third-party
Ethernet test sets and monitoring
systems, as well as via ITU-T Y.1731
standards & IEEE 802.3ah.
Per-Flow Statistics
Real-time statistics of live traffic
at Layer 2, 3 and 4 (per VLAN,
Ethertype, ToS, CoS, MAC, IP, etc.).
Tapping and Monitoring
Single or dual monitor ports
provide filtered, real-time access to
unidirectional or bidirectional traffic.
Service Creation and 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 traffic meeting detailed Layer
2, 3 and 4 criteria.
Bandwidth Policing
Upstream and downstream CIR/
EIR 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 of traffic to
accelerate services and optimize
access link bandwidth use. Fast-
PAAs passes highest-priority
traffic without added delay or
delay variation while other traffic is
buffered until capacity is available.
Wire-Speed Traffic Filtering
Filtering of wire speed traffic at
Layer 1, 2, 3 and 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 ports to a single GbE or
protected pair. De-aggregate by
VLAN, or any combination of Layer
2, 3 and 4 frame criteria.
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General Functionality
Jumbo Frames Support
All functions support Jumbo Frames up
to 10,240 bytes at all rates (10/100/1000
Mbps).
Redundant Power
Units can be powered using 5VDC,
dual 24 / 48 VDC, or a combination
of both feeds.
Plug & Go
Automated zero-touch provisioning,
auto-configuration and inventory
tracking capabilities.
SNMP v1 and v2c
SNMP v1 and v2c support for monitoring,
alarms, OSS integration.
Dry-Contact Inputs
Units support 2 dry-contact inputs
accessible through an RJ-45 connector.
09/12 – rev 5.0