GridTime™ 3000

Precise time and frequency signals to synchronize analog and digital communication systems within the substation.

Security & Precision for PUC Substations

The GridTime™ 3000 GNSS time server is a software-based solution that delivers highly accurate and secure timing for power utility substations.

It ensures redundancy and resilience by providing enhanced levels of timing. Specifically, the system generates precise time and frequency signals to synchronize both analog and digital communication systems within the substation.

GridTime® 3000 Overview 

Resilience, Redundancy, Security

The GridTime 3000 GNSS Time Server consists of multiple safeguards to ensure it can withstand unpredictable and adverse conditions. Mitigation techniques include malicious software checking, hardened components, advanced holdover options and compliance to IEC 61850-3 environmental standards.

The GridTime 3000 GNSS Time Server offers redundant power supplies, multiple timing oscillators, firmware upgrade, downgrade verification and Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) support to keep a network up and running.

Cyber security threats are on the rise, and network administrators around the world are working to protect their networks and the companies that own these networks.

Key Features

  • Software-configurable license model
  • Isolated single- or dual-power supply options
  • Swappable high- and low-voltage power supplies
  • Independently isolated outputs
  • UTC and LST with user-defined DST options
  • Hardware-based assurance boot process
  • HTTP/S browser-based configuration and management tool
  • Compliance to IEEE® 1613-2009 and IEC 61850-3 electrical substation environmental requirement
  • Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) and rubidium holdover options
  • Parallel redundancy protocol support
  • Support for a wide range of industry profiles for IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
  • Up to 10 independently configured Ethernet ports
  • Class B boundary clock
  • GPS/GLONASS/Galileo and BeiDou availability
  • Fanless passive cooling
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management and monitoring
  • External authentication using Remote
  • Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

Physical Key Features

Physical
LEDs: 2x LEDs indicating Sync and Alarm Status
Display: 192 x 32 pixel LCD backlit display
Button: Three navigation buttons
Design: 1 U rack-mount bracket design for 19 inch cabinets
Heat Sinks: Fabricated
Ingress Protection: IP40
Measurements: (W) 483 mm x (D) 330 mm x (H) 44 mm
Weight: 3.76 kg

  • Network Time Server Option
    IEEE 1588v2 (PTP):
    P2P/E2E delay,
    1-Step/2-Step delay,
    IEEE C37.238-2011 Power Profile,
    IEEE C37.238-2017 Power Profile,
    IEC/IEEE 61850-9-3 Power Utility Profile,
    ITU-T G.8265.1 Telecom Profile,
    ITU-T G.8275.1 Telecom Profile
    NTP/SNTP: Stratum 1 NTP & SNTP Time server, Multicast and Broadcast capability
    SNMP: V1, V2c and V3 support can be independently enabled, configurable V1, V2c community names and security groups, Fully configurable via SNMP
    Protocols Supported: ARP, UDP, ICMP, DHCP, SNMP, HTTPS, IPv4
    Security: User-Defined Access Control Lists (ACL)
    PRP: IEC 62439-3 (2016), Fast Failover slave, supports up to two PRP pairs, PTP (IEEE 1588v2) Default and Power Profiles
    Notifications: SNMP trap generation V1, V2c, V3, SNMPv3 traps can be authenticated and privatized via USM, Syslog (RFC-3164 and 5424 verities)
  • Inputs and Outputs
    Ethernet Connections: 2x RJ45 1 GbE, 6x SFP 1GbE, 2x SFP+ 10GbE
    T1/E1/J1: 2x RJ48 T1/E1/J1 Output
    Programmable Output:
    2x TTL or Frequency Output ( 1.544, 2.049, 10 MHz, Sine or Square)(BNC)
    4x TTL or AM IRIG-B Output (BNC)
    2x TTL Input/Output (BNC)
    2x ST Fiber (62.5/125 µm) multimode
    1x HV MOSFET 300V 1A (2-Pin)
    Serial String:1x RS 232 (RJ12) +/- 9V, 15mA,1x RS 422 (RJ12) +/- 5V, 50 loads
    Fiber Output: 2x ST Fibre 62.5/125 µm, ʎ 820 nm
    AM IRIG-B: Voltage: 9Vpp, Impedance: 120Ω
    Input: 2x DC IRIG-B Input (BNC)
    Alarm Relay: 2x 3-Pin Form-C NO/NC alarm relay
    Antenna Input: 1x TNC 5v GNSS Input
  • GNSS Receiver
    Type:
    GPS: L1 C/A, L2C,
    GLO: L1OF, L2OF,
    GAL: E1B/C,
    BDS: B1I, B2I,
    QZS: L1/L2C,
    184 Channel Parallel-tracking receiver
    Frequency: 1598 MHz
    Sensitivity (Acquisition): -148 dBm
    Sensitivity (Tracking): -167 dBm
    GNSS Connector: 1x TNC connector
  • Oscillator Options
    VCTCXO: 680 microseconds (over 24h)
    OCXO: 10 microseconds (over 24h)
    Rubidium: <1 microseconds (over 24h)
  • Configuration Software
    Platform: HTTPS/SSL Browser-based configuration
  • Environmental and Electrical
    Humidity: To 95% non-condensing
    Operating Temperature: -10°C to 55°C
    Storage Temperature: -10°C to 85°C
    Power Drain: 60W Max.
    Power Supplies: 1x or 2x Power Supplies
    High Voltage: AC/DC 120-240Vdc, 100-240 Vac.
    Low Voltage: DC – 40-110 Vdc
    Ingress Protection: IP40
  • Clock Accuracy to UTC
    TTL/Fiber: < 100 ns
    AM IRIG-B: < 60 μs
    1 PPS: < 100 ns
    PTP Time Stamp: < 100 ns
    NTP Time Stamp: < 50 μs

Resilience, Redundancy, Security

The GridTime 3000 GNSS Time Server consists of multiple safeguards to ensure it can withstand unpredictable and adverse conditions. Mitigation techniques include malicious software checking, hardened components, advanced holdover options and compliance to IEC 61850-3 environmental standards.
The GridTime 3000 GNSS Time Server offers redundant power supplies, multiple timing oscillators, firmware upgrade, downgrade verification and Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) support to keep a network up and running.
Cyber security threats are on the rise, and network administrators around the world are working to protect their networks and the companies that own these networks.