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Paragon-X
  • One box test bed for Packet Sync – PTP (1588), SyncE. Unique test methodology with 5 nanosecond accuracy.
  • PTP (1588) Emulation (with optional SyncE support) for fully controllable protocol and timing test.
  • Complete Standards compliance testing to ITU-T G.826x/827x.

Product Overview

The timing performance of today’s Ethernet networks depends on proving overall synchronization quality, and probing the underlying packet-layer and physical-layer timing mechanisms.

For technologies up to 10 Gb/s, the Calnex Paragon-X offers direct insight to actual device and service behaviour, and the ability to generate a broad range of real-world disruption scenarios to validate the operation of your network devices and systems to industry standards.

The Paragon-X is the definitive one-box solution to rigorously test SyncE, PTP and NTP synchronization mechanisms, as well as E1/T1 sync interfaces and Ethernet OAM. It brings together all the measurements you need — from jitter and wander through to measuring the accuracy of the recovered Time of Day (ToD), Phase (1pps) and Frequency (MTIE/TDEV) — to ensure your products will work reliably in the complex world of Ethernet switches, routers and gateways. 

The Paragon-X also offers Network Emulation so you can fully stress-test the transport of real-time services like video and VoIP over next-gen IP platforms and networks. While powerful, fully-integrated traffic filtering targets the effect of impairments on particular packets or particular types of traffic.


Key Features

Master and Slave Emulation

PTP Master and Slave emulation (with optional SyncE support) allows fully controllable protocol and timing test – no additional network equipment required and no Command Line Interface.

  • Generate PTP to defined/custom profiles with easy drop-down menus and total control of fields
  • Manipulate PTP messages in controlled ways – ideal for Negative testing and troubleshooting
  • Generate high-accuracy timing: no external equipment, no uncertainty
  • Impair timing signals including Time Error/Packet Delay Variation and SyncE Jitter/Wander


PTP Field Verifier

Analyze PTP protocol for conformance to standards or user-defined profiles with the PTP Field Verifier (PFV)

  • Automatic Pass/Fail indication – check captured PTP messages against a pre-defined set of rules, with clear Pass/Fail alerts
  • Check transmitted PTP messages for compliance with ITU-T, IEEE and user-defined standards and rules – areas of non-conformance immediately visible
  • Flexible XML rules allow full customisation of pass criteria
  • Full report generation capability

Advanced Time of Day (ToD)

Generate industry-standard ToD event and information messages with full control of message format and alarms. 

Full decode of significant fields in ToD messages lets you rapidly identify and pin down timing errors.

  • Generate ToD signals simultaneously to PTP and SyncE
  • Check device response to controlled manipulation of all timing inputs
  • Combine with CAT visualization to easily see the effects of status transitions
  • Align ToD results with other simultaneous measurements for complete performance analysis

The Calnex Analysis Tool (CAT) provides powerful insight into network and device performance. All your measurement results are now in one place, and you can view multiple graphs simultaneously for easier correlation of your results.

  • Enhanced graphics makes it easy to evaluate ITU-T metrics such as Time Error (cTE, dTE), MTIE and TDEV against ITU-T masks 
  • Import live and archived measurement data
  • Customisable multi-graph window lets you rapidly select measurements and channels for detailed analysis
  • One button generation of reports in PDF format: Pass/Fail statistics and details of failures