Resilient Timing and Synchronization Solutions
Keep every system aligned with accurate, secure, and continuous timing
Safran provides State-of-the-Art timing and synchronization solutions tailored to meet the highest standards of precision and interoperability, and security. Thanks to its smart time reference management system, SecureSync enables building resilient time and frequency distribution architectures.
Types of Timing & Synchronization Solutions
From generating precise time to distributing and displaying it across complex systems, our solutions ensure that your network stays synchronized. Each category plays a critical role in delivering accurate, reliable timing across your infrastructure. Explore the time sync products below. They work together to keep critical operations perfectly aligned.
Time Distribution Devices
Sub-Nanosecond Time Distribution and Time Transfer Solutions
Developed with CERN, GSI Helmholtz Centre, and leading research institutions, White Rabbit Timing delivers Ethernet-based synchronization with sub-nanosecond accuracy. This technology supports industries such as:
- Scientific research
- Industrial automation
- Critical infrastructure
Timing Boards
SecureSync®: The Globally Trusted Timing Solution
The SecureSync® is the most most secure network time server solution for synchronized network time distribution. With its modular design that provides different types of legacy and timing interfaces, holdover capability and power supplies, it ensures precise synchronization for various industries, while minimizing ownership costs.
Key Upgrades:
- Achieve microsecond-level accuracy with PTP Grandmaster (IEEE-1588v2).
- Distribute ultra-precise time with White Rabbit technology.
Need Precise Time Synchronization Without The Hardware? Get Time-as-a-Service (TaaS)
TimeLynx™ is a Time-as-a-Service (TaaS), delivering UTC traceable time directly to your network equipment. We Guarantee a 100 ns accuracy and trustworthy backup for datacenter operations. You get uninterrupted time signals and synchronization without the maintenance, headaches or costly capital expenditures.
Centralize the management and monitoring of your Safran timing devices
Introducing PNT 360, a web application that provides extension configuration management, insights into synchronization-related metrics, health monitoring and alarming.
Understanding NTP Stratum Levels
Stratum levels trace the path from atomic clocks (stratum-0) to network devices. Safran’s Stratum-1 time servers directly sync with atomic clocks via GPS or long-wave radio, ensuring precise and reliable timing for critical operations.
- Stratum-1 servers: Primary reference points, syncing directly with national time standards.
- Stratum-2 and beyond: Receive time from stratum-1 servers, with minor delays added at each level.
What is NTP?
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a UDP-based protocol for IP networks, formalized in RFC 5905. Safran’s time servers ensure precise timekeeping by synchronizing with atomic clocks via GPS or other reliable sources. This level of synchronization is essential for secure, efficient, and accurate network operations in sectors where every millisecond matters.
How Does NTP Differ from SNTP?
- NTP: Employs advanced error-checking algorithms and clock steering, ensuring accuracy even with multiple time sources. Ideal for high-precision systems.
- SNTP: A simplified version of NTP, suitable for endpoints where precision is less critical.
Example: SNTP may suffice for a home router, but mission-critical systems like financial networks demand NTP’s precision.
Safran’s time and frequency reference systems ensure seamless integration with either protocol, offering the flexibility to meet your network’s specific needs.
Safran PNT: The Benchmark for Network Synchronization
Safran’s field-proven timing portfolio provides robust security and high performance for defense, financial, commercial, and industrial applications. When nanoseconds matter, you can depend on the reliability of Safran’s precision timing and synchronization products.
Reach out to us today and learn how Safran’s precision timing devices can meet the evolving demands of your network operations.