5G Timing Adapter Installation Guide
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1.
Introduction
The UfiSpace N3100-4C is a 5G timing adapter that delivers accurate and reliable
synchronization for COTS (Commercial of the Shelf) servers to address the O-RAN Open
Fronthaul requirement.
By offloading the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) stack and servo from the COTS server, the
N3100-4C will deliver stringent timing synchronization needed for end-to-end solution in O-RAN
infrastructure. Equipped with Stratum 3E OXCO, high performance FPGA and in-house software
stack complied with PTP and SyncE standards, N3100-4C provides Class C timing accuracy for
various use cases such as 5G O-RAN fronthaul, data centers, High-Frequency Trading (HFT) and
industrial automation. With all the software stack running on top of the adapter, it eliminates
the extra integration and validation effort and ensures consistent timing performance under
heavy DU CPU workload.
The N3100-4C is future-proofed with Intel E-810 controller, 4x 10GE/25GE interfaces, and
multiple timing source including GNSS, 1PPS and 10MHz. It provides full timing features
supporting Grand Master (T-GM), Boundary Clock (T-BC), and G8275.1 telecom profile and can
fulfill O-RAN defined synchronization topology (LLS C1, C2, C3) requirement.
This document describes the command needed for N3100-4C.
Figure 1 N3100-4C
2.
Installation
This chapter covers how to install Intel Ethernet adapters.
Overview of the installation:
