Meinberg PTP Client: IEEE 1588-2008 Client Software for Windows and Linux
Key Features
- PTP Client allows to synchronize the time of Microsoft Windows and Linux servers and desktop PCs.
- Installer for Microsoft Windows available.
- On Windows, a graphical user interface allows the user to check the status and change the configuration.
- Supported networks: Ethernet IEEE 802.3, IPv4 and IPv6.
Product Description
PTP Profile Support:
Default, Enterprise, Power, Telecom, Broadcast and AVB/TSN (see Characteristics). Profile support includes any specific BMCA handling and TLVs. Support for features introduced by the upcoming IEEE 1588 revision as well as future profile updates and new profiles will be provided as an update. The Meinberg PTP Client software package for Windows comes with an easy-to-use control program that allows to check the state of the synchronization and can be used to edit the configuration file.
Software timestamping can be used on any of the supported operating systems with any OS-supported Ethernet adapter, hardware timestamping is currently supported for IEEE 1588 capable Oregano network cards on Windows. For Linux systems, hardware timestamping can be enabled for all PTP supporting network cards that use the standard PTP kernel framework (PHC).
The PTP Client has been tested on a wide range of Linux distributions and is available as an installation package that can be used with the distribution’s package manager to install, update and remove it from any system. For Microsoft Windows, an installer is provided that allows to install the software interactively or in an automatic, unattended installation. Tests with various Linux and Windows systems have been carried out on both physical hardware and in virtualized environments and showed excellent synchronization performance, for example being able to keep the system time of a Windows 2016 based server within less than 100 microseconds of UTC time.
Software Licenses
License management of the Meinberg PTP Client is available based on the MAC address of any network port that is used for PTP synchronization, volume discounts and special prices for dual- or multi-homed systems are available as well. Running the PTP Client without a valid license file will enable demo mode which turns off system time corrections after 72 hours.
Annual fees apply for software maintenance and technical support services.
Characteristics
Operating System |
Windows-Version:
Installation software (supporting unattended installation) including the PTP client service and a graphical user interface is available for the following Windows versions:
Linux-Version:
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Network Protocols | Network type:
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Communication Model | Unicast
Multicast (BMCA) Hybrid Unicast/Multicast (BMCA) |
Delay Mechanism | End-to-End (E2E)
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) |
Message Rates | From 1/128s to 128/s for Sync and Delay Request/Response messages |
Supported PTP Profiles |
Default:
- IEEE 1588v2 PTPv2 Default Profile with all optional features Enterprise: - Hybrid Unicast/Multicast mode according to Enterprise Profile Draft RFC Power: - IEEE C37.238-2011 First Version of the IEEE Power Profile Telecom: - ITU-T G.8265.1 Frequency (also supporting experimental phase sync) - ITU-T G.8275.1 Phase/Time with full timing support from the network Broadcast: - SMPTE ST 2059-2 Professional Broadcast Environment Profile AVB/TSN: - IEEE 802.1AS Profile for Audio/Video Bridging and Time Sensitive Networks |
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Manuals
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