MT9043 Zarlink Semiconductor, MT9043 Datasheet - Page 10

• Manufacturer Part Number: MT9043
• Description: T1/E1 System Synchronizer
• Manufacturer: Zarlink Semiconductor

For the MT9043, two internal elements determine the jitter attenuation. This includes the internal 1.9Hz low pass
loop filter and the phase slope limiter. The phase slope limiter limits the output phase slope to 5ns/125us.
Therefore, if the input signal exceeds this rate, such as for very large amplitude low frequency input jitter, the
maximum output phase slope will be limited (i.e., attenuated) to 5ns/125us.
The MT9043 has twelve outputs with three possible input frequencies (except for 19.44MHz, which is internally
divided to 8KHz) for a total of 36 possible jitter transfer functions. Since all outputs are derived from the same
signal, the jitter transfer values for the four cases, 8kHz to 8kHz, 1.544MHz to 1.544MHz and 2.048MHz to
2.048MHz can be applied to all outputs.
It should be noted that 1UI at 1.544MHz is 644ns, which is not equal to 1UI at 2.048MHz, which is 488ns.
Consequently, a transfer value using different input and output frequencies must be calculated in common units
(e.g., seconds) as shown in the following example.
What is the T1 and E1 output jitter when the T1 input jitter is 20UI (T1 UI Units) and the T1 to T1 jitter attenuation is
18dB?
Using the above method, the jitter attenuation can be calculated for all combinations of inputs and outputs based on
the three jitter transfer functions provided.
Note that the resulting jitter transfer functions for all combinations of inputs (8kHz, 1.544MHz, 2.048MHz) and
outputs (8kHz, 1.544MHz, 2.048MHz, 4.096MHz, 8.192MHz, 16.384MHz, 19.44MHz) for a given input signal (jitter
frequency and jitter amplitude) are the same.
Since intrinsic jitter is always present, jitter attenuation will appear to be lower for small input jitter signals than for
large ones. Consequently, accurate jitter transfer function measurements are usually made with large input jitter
signals (e.g., 75% of the specified maximum jitter tolerance).
Frequency Accuracy
Frequency accuracy is defined as the absolute tolerance of an output clock signal when it is not locked to an
external reference, but is operating in a free running mode. For the MT9043, the Freerun accuracy is equal to the
Master Clock (OSCi) accuracy.
Capture Range
Also referred to as pull-in range. This is the input frequency range over which the synchronizer must be able to pull
into synchronization. The MT9043 capture range is equal to
(OSCi). For example, a 32 ppm master clock results in a capture range of 198 ppm.
Lock Range
This is the input frequency range over which the synchronizer must be able to maintain synchronization. The lock
range is equal to the capture range for the MT9043.
OutputT1
OutputT1
OutputE1
OutputE1
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InputT1
20
OutputT1
OutputT1
×10
MT9043


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20
×10
18
10
×


×
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
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=
–
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1UIT1
1UIE1
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20
644ns
488ns
A
2.5UI T1
±
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230 ppm minus the accuracy of the master clock
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3.3UI T1
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