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List of PTP implementations

List of PTP implementations is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of PTP implementations rather than just read about it. In short: Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol for delivery of precise time over a computer network. A complete PTP system includes PTP functionality in network equipment and hosts.

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Reference excerpt

Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol for delivery of precise time over a computer network. A complete PTP system includes PTP functionality in network equipment and hosts. PTP may be implemented in hardware, software or a combination of both. PTP implementations may have the ability to serve as a source of time for the network, a grandmaster, or operate as a slave and receive time and synchronize to the grandmaster. This page contains a list of PTP implementations.

Routers and switches Artel | Quarra 1 Gbps PTP Ethernet Switch Artel | Quarra PTP 10 Gbps Ethernet Switch ACRA Control, Limited (now Curtiss-Wright) airborne switches ADVA (now part of Adtran) FSP150XG-118Pro (and others) Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia Networks) 7210 Service Access Switch Alcatel-Lucent 7705 Service Aggregation Router Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router Allen-Bradley Stratix 5400, 5410, 5700, 8000 Managed Switches Arista 7050X/X2/X3 Series Switches Arista 7060X/X2 Series Switches Arista 7150 Series Switches Arista 7280E/R/R2 Series Switches Arista 7500E/R/R2 Series Switches Aruba 2930M Series Switches (with WC.16.04 software release) Aruba CX 6300 M series Aruba CX 8360 BitStream Hyperion 300/402/500 Series Switches Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4100-ON Series Switches Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5200-ON Series Switches Cisco 7600 Router Cisco ASR 903 Router Cisco ASR 9000 Router Cisco Catalyst 9300 Switch Cisco CGS 2520 Switch Cisco Industrial Ethernet 3000 Series Switches Cisco Industrial Ethernet 5000 Series Switches Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Cisco Nexus 7000 router Cisco Nexus 9000 router Connect Tech Inc. Xtreme/10G Managed Ethernet Switch/Router Crystal Instruments IEEE 1588 Spider-HUB Industrial Ethernet Switch Ericsson Router 6000 series Extreme Networks E4G-200 router Extreme Networks E4G-400 router Fibrolan Falcon-R Class xHaul Switche/Grandmaster Fibrolan Falcon-M Class Switches/Routers Fibrolan Falcon-MTS Grandmaster Fibrolan uFalcon-S Switch series Fibrolan uFalcon-ST Switch series GarrettCom 10KT Industrial Managed 1588v2 Switch GarrettCom 12KX Industrial Managed 1588v2 Ethernet Switch HBM Rugged Ethernet PTPv2 Switch with PoE: SomatXR EX23-R Hirschmann MACH1040 19" Industrial Ethernet Switches with IEEE 1588v2 support Hirschmann MICE Modular Industrial Ethernet Rail Switch Modules with IEEE 1588v2 support IBM RackSwitch G8264 and IBM RackSwitch G8316 iS5 Communications Raptor Switch Juniper Networks MX Universal Edge Routers Juniper Networks QFX Kyland SICOM3028GPT series Kyland SICOM3000A series Kyland Ruby3A Mellanox SN2100 / SN2700 (Spectrum silicon) switches with MLNX-OS/ONYX (in GA since 3.6.5011) for PTP IEEE-1588 (SMPTE ST2059-2 profile) or with Cumulus Linux (from version 3.6) with the ptp4l Linux package. Mikrotik some switches from the CRS3xx and CRS5xx series NVIDIA Ethernet networking (Connect-X NIC's, Bluefield DPU's, Spectrum switches) Moxa PowerTrans series (PT-7728-PTP) and EDS-500 and EDS-600 series switches Oregano Systems syn1588 Gbit Switch Phoenix Contact Raptor Switches (FL Switch EP 6400, EP 6500, EP 7200, EP 7400, EP 7500) Planet Technology USA, some IGS switches (e.g. IGS-20040MT) Red Lion N-Tron Series NT24k All-Gigabit Managed Industrial Ethernet Switches Ruggedcom IEEE 1588 PTP Solutions including RSG2488, RSG2288, RX1000 and RS416 Seven Solutions White Rabbit Precise PTP Switch Siemens SCALANCE X-300 and XR-300 Industrial Managed Ethernet Switch with 1588 support (all X308-2M, all XR-324-12M, all XR324-4M, all X302-7EEC and X307-2EEC) Teletronics Technology Corporation airborne switches TSN Systems - TSN Automotive Switch Q50. TSN Systems - TSN Automotive Switch 10G. EtherWAN IG5 Rack Series - Managed 24-port Gigabit and 4-port 1G/10G SFP+ Ethernet Switch EtherWAN EX73900X Series -Managed 12-port Gigabit and 4-port 10GSFP+ Ethernet Switch EtherWAN EX73900E Series - Managed 12-port Gigabit and 4-port 1G SFP Ethernet Switch

Stand-alone solutions Antenna-integrated OTMC 100 PTP grandmaster clock from OMICRON Lab AVN-GMCS IEEE1588 PTP Grandmaster Clock with GPS Receiver from Sonifex Calnex Solutions provides a number of IEEE 1588v2 test products for field and factory use including Paragon-neo, Sentinel and Sentry EKOSync 1588A and 1588B IEEE 1588v2 PTP/NTP GPS clocks from EKOSinerji FSMLabs 1 GBps Pocket GrandMaster IEEE 1588v2 PTP/NTP GPS clocks from FSMLabs FSMLabs 10 GBps Enterprise GrandMaster IEEE 1588v2 PTP/NTP GPS clocks from FSMLabs IEEE 1588 PTP GPS Grandmaster Clock from Optimal Technologies IEEE 1588 PTP M68 production module from Qulsar (formerly Conemtech) IEEE 1588 PTP P6x Sub-System board from Qulsar (formerly Conemtech) IEEE 1588 PTP PCIe add in cards from Korusys IEEE 1588 PTP Solutions from FEI-Zyfer, Inc. IEEE 1588 PTP Solutions from Fibrolan IEEE 1588 PTP solutions from Microsemi IEEE 1588 PTP Solutions from Oscilloquartz SA IEEE 1588 PTP Network Clock Solutions from Albedo Telecom. IEEE 1588 PTP Test & Measurement itoring Solutions from Albedo Telecom IEEE 1588 PTP Time Converter TICRO 100 from OMICRON Lab IEEE 1588 solutions from Meinberg IEEE 1588v2 PTP GPS Master & Slave clocks from Masterclock IEEE 1588v2 PTP GPS Master & Slave clocks from Tekron IEEE 1588v2 PTP GPS Smartgrid clocks from Tekron IPITEK MSP-1588 Open Time Server : 1GbE, Rubidium IEEE 1588 PTP, NTP, SyncE, PPS GNSS grandmaster clock from Timebeat.app Open Time Server : 10/25GbE, Rubidium IEEE 1588 PTP, NTP, SyncE, PPS GNSS grandmaster clock from Timebeat.app Open Timecard : PCIe card OCXO IEEE 1588 PTP, NTP, SyncE, PPS GNSS grandmaster clock from Timebeat.app Open Timecard : PCIe card Rubidium IEEE 1588 PTP, NTP, SyncE, PPS GNSS grandmaster clock from Timebeat.app syn1588 VIP single chip solution from Oregano Systems TSN Systems TSN Box 3.0 - Hardware Interface for Automotive and Industrial TSN Test & Measurement Applications. White Rabbit LEN from Seven Solutions White Rabbit ZEN Time Provider from Seven Solutions White Rabbit Cute-WR-DP from SyncTechnology White Rabbit Mini-WR from SyncTechnology IEEE 1588 PTP solutions from Mobatime (belongs to the Moser-Baer Group) IEEE 1588 PTP Solutions from PolyNet

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Example 1 — a first encounter with List of PTP implementations

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of PTP implementations ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of PTP implementations

In research: List of PTP implementations appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of PTP implementations in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of PTP implementations is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics IEEE standards, Network time-related software, Synchronization, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of PTP implementations outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of PTP implementations in simple terms?

Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol for delivery of precise time over a computer network. A complete PTP system includes PTP functionality in network equipment and hosts.

Why does List of PTP implementations matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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