communication networks (See table). From
real-time performance to high availability to
long life cycle, XMC20 delivers an order of
magnitude performance advantage over
COTS solutions.
ANSP’s focusing on ATM challenges that
are critically dependent on underlying
network real-time performance will be able
to safely optimize and leverage new CNS
technologies. As an example, ATM
EUROCAE standards ED136-139 require
delay <50 msec and jitter <15 msec for voice.
As shown in the table, XMC20 maximum
delay is <10 msec and maximum jitter is
<150 μsec, leaving significant room for lowrisk
future CNS application needs.
The XMC20’s encryption solution, SECU1,
has been designed from the ground-up to
ensure uncompromising real-time
performance and Quantum-Safe security. It
relies on a physical Quantum Random
Number Generator (QRNG) as the source for
cryptographic key generation . The secure
key generation mechanism and implemented
crypto-agility is termed “Quantum-Safe”.
Unlike COTS solutions, XMC20’s end-toend
integrated data encryption does not
compromise critical parameters such as
CATEGORY CONDITIONS & CASES ABB XMC20
SECURE REAL-TIME GUARANTEED
PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING
ENCRYPTION
Network-wide time/sync precision
Acceptable end-to-end latency, jitter,
and asymmetry of delay
BUILT-IN MULTI-LAYER
REDUNDANCY, HIGH AVAILABILITY,
AND RESILIENCY
Deterministic behavior, especially
under tra ic and network load
LONG LIFE CYCLE, MEAN TIME
BETWEEN FAILURE (MTBF),
& RUGGEDNESS
Harsh environment 20+ Years life cycle
SIMULTANIOUS PACKET AND
LEGACY
Packet services & QoS guarantees
Hybrid legacy transport and interface
support
latency, jitter, and asymmetric delay
requirements (see table). Applying
encryption to system protocols requires
careful design to avoid adverse effect on
resiliency (OAM protocol) and network
timing and synchronization precision (PTP
IEEE1588v2 protocol). COTS equipment,
lacking such joint optimised design, will
COMMUNICATIONS
Order of nsec. time/sync precision
<10 msec latency
<150 μsec Jitter
Maintaining above performance
numbers even with encryption
99.999% availability
Hitless and sub-50 msec. redundancy
50+ years of MTBF
-25°C…+60°C operation
Layer 2 and 3 VPN
Legacy examples: Analog, V-Series,
TDM E1, and circuit emulation
result in real-time performance and/ or
encryption compromise.
Applying this solution to ABB MPLS-TP
based wide area communication networks
improves the security of operational
networks and removes a major hindering
block in transitioning to packet switched
network solutions. v
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Reliable, Quantum-safe, and future-proof ATM connectivity
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