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Precision Time Protocol

The document discusses the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and its comparison to the Network Time Protocol (NTP), highlighting that PTP is used for systems requiring synchronization within microseconds. PTP is essential for deterministic applications such as newspaper printing, stock trading, and electricity grids, where it distributes time from a Grandmaster clock to ordinary clocks. The document also notes that PTP operates at a combination of layer 2 and layer 3 networking levels.

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Precision Time Protocol

The document discusses the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and its comparison to the Network Time Protocol (NTP), highlighting that PTP is used for systems requiring synchronization within microseconds. PTP is essential for deterministic applications such as newspaper printing, stock trading, and electricity grids, where it distributes time from a Grandmaster clock to ordinary clocks. The document also notes that PTP operates at a combination of layer 2 and layer 3 networking levels.

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Precision Time Protocol (PTP)

January 10, 2021 8:47 PM

• NTP - Network Time Protocol


○ Supports sync to <10ms
○ Very widely used
○ 10ms precision enough for normal operations
• PTP - for systems needing sync <1us
○ For deterministic systems
○ PTP applications
 Newspaper printing
 Stock trading
 Electricity Grids
• PTP distributes time from Grandmaster clock to ordinary clocks
○ Grandmaster clock - Source of time / Reference clock
○ Ordinary clocks - clocks synced to grandmaster clock
• PTP clock sync

○ Works at layer 2, layer 3 combination

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