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Products > Primary Reference Sources > TimeCesium 4500

TimeCesium 4500

Stratum 1 Primary Reference Source

TimeCesium™ is an autonomous atomic Primary Reference Source (PRS) clock based on the latest Cesium III technology from Symmetricom. It is designed for telecom network operators to generate superior and highly reliable Stratum 1 synchronization signals for advanced network services.

TimeCesium architecture uses the latest digital technology to provide superior performance and maintenance free operation. TimeCesium is easy to install and is fully operational within 45 minutes. Its plug and play architecture provides highly reliable operation over the lifetime of the system.

TimeCesium provides two accurate and stable DS1 or E1 signals (configurable) using a cesium beam tube resonator to stabilize the output of a quartz crystal oscillator that provides the frequency source for the output generators.

TimeCesium meets telecommunication industry standards, including ITU-T, ETSI, ANSI, Telcordia, NEBS and AS/CE.

Key Features

Latest digital technology
Accurate, spectrally pure, and stable output signals
Easy to install
Maintenance free operation
Synchronization Status Messaging enabled
Compliant to ANSI, Telcordia, ETSI, ITU-T, NEBS, and CE/AS standards
CE marked
12 year warranty on cesium tube