Cisco Network Convergence System 2000 Transport Node Controller - Version 2 - network monitoring device

The Cisco NCS 2000 Transport Node Controller performs system initialization, provisioning, alarm reporting, maintenance, diagnostics, IP addressing, DCC termination, system input voltage monitoring, system fault detection and multi-shelf management connections. It features two OSC ports that support an SDC, distribution of synchronous clocking and a 100-Mb/s UDC. This controller incorporates a highly stable Stratum 3 internal timing reference to provide system timing based on input received from an external BITS source. It supports Synchronous Ethernet/Source-Specific Multicast.