Configuration using Web Based Management and Command Line Interface
4.5 The Switch menu
SCALANCE X-300 / X-400
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1588 Configuration
On this page, you specify how the device will process PTP messages.
Figure 4-104 1588 Configuration
1588 Mode
You can make the following settings:
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off
The device does not process any PTP messages. PTP messages are, however,
forwarded according to the rules of the switch.
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Transparent Clock
The device adopts the function of a transparent clock and forwards PTP messages to
other nodes while at the same time making entries in the correction field of the PTP
message.
1588 Transparent Clock Configuration
Figure 4-105 1588 transparent clock
Delay Mechanism
Specify the delay mechanism the device will work with:
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End to End (delay request response mechanism will be used)
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Peer to Peer (peer delay mechanism will be used)
Domain Number
Enter the domain number for the device here. The device ignores PTP messages with a
different domain number. A SCALANCE device can only be assigned to one synchronization
domain.
Vlan ID
Here, enter the Vlan ID of the device with the "Transparent Clock" function.
