Packet Timing Solutions
High-Precision PTP and NTP Timing Solutions for Synchronised Packet Networks
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) ensures accurate phase and frequency synchronisation across packet-based networks, forming the backbone of modern timing infrastructure. It enables network-wide alignment of timing devices across distributed systems.
A typical synchronisation architecture includes grandmaster, boundary, and slave clocks. The grandmaster provides the primary time reference, slave clocks synchronise to it, and boundary clocks can act as either a timing source or receiver depending on network configuration.
Protempis offers a complete portfolio of packet timing solutions designed to support telecom, industrial, and next-generation network synchronisation requirements, including GNSS-based and PTP-enabled architectures.
Packet Timing Solutions Product Range
Thunderbolt™ GM330 PTP Grandmaster Clock
Designed for next-generation communication networks such as private 4G/5G, O-RAN, and small cell deployments requiring precise phase synchronisation.
Key Capabilities:
- GNSS time source integration
- PTP synchronisation support
- 40G line-rate switching capability
- 4× optical/copper 10G ports + 2× 1G Ethernet ports
- Supports 128 to 4,000+ PTP clients (depending on profile/mode)
- Operating modes: GM, Boundary Clock, Freerun, APTS, SyncE
- Supports IEEE 1588, ITU-T G.8265, G.8275.1, G.8275.2, IEEE 802.1AS, Telecom, Enterprise, SMPTE profiles
- Dual-band GNSS (L1 & L5) for enhanced stability, spoofing/jamming resistance
- Continuous UTC-traceable timing with advanced holdover performance
- ½ 1U rack design
- Power options: AC, DC, or PoE+
- Indoor and outdoor deployment support
Thunderbolt™ GM200 PTP Grandmaster Clock
Designed for telecom edge networks, wireless infrastructure, and industrial applications requiring phase synchronisation.
Key Capabilities:
- GNSS time source + PTP synchronisation
- 2× 1G Ethernet ports
- Supports 32+ PTP clients (depending on profile and rate)
- Full support for major PTP profiles
- Continuous UTC-traceable timing output
- High-performance GNSS with industry-grade holdover
- ½ 1U rack design
- AC/DC power support
- Wide operating temperature range (-40°C to +85°C)
- Suitable for indoor and outdoor deployment
Thunderbolt™ TS200 NTP Time Server
Designed for high-accuracy NTP time stamping across enterprise, telecom, and industrial environments.
Key Capabilities:
- Supports synchronisation for thousands of network devices (routers, switches, workstations)
- GNSS support with multiple constellations (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou)
- Enhanced redundancy and satellite availability
- Highly stable and precise time-of-day synchronisation
- Suitable for telecom, data centres, SCADA, and factory automation
- Optimised for secure logging and forensic applications
- Built on Protempis GNSS timing expertise used in global telecom and broadcast systems
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