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modes. Transparent clock operation may be configured as peer to peer or end to end. Peer to peer
provides better accuracy but then is required that all the network devices are PTP complaint.
3.16.1 PTP Clock Configuration
This page allows the user to configure and inspect the current PTP clock settings.
When pressing the
Add New PTP Clock Configuration
button, the following fields have to be
programmed:
Clock Instance
Setting
Description
Factory
Default
0 to 3
Indicates the Instance of a particular Clock
Instance. Click on the Clock Instance number to
edit the Clock details.
0
Device Type
Setting
Description
Factory
Default
Inactive /
Ord-Bound /
P2pTransp /
E2eTransp /
Mastronly /
Slaveonly
Indicates the Type of the Clock Instance. There are
five Device Types.
Ord-Bound: Clock's Device Type is
Ordinary-Boundary Clock.
P2p Transp: Clock's Device Type is Peer to Peer
Transparent Clock.
E2e Transp: Clock's Device Type is End to End
Transparent Clock.
Mastronly: Clock's Device Type is Master Only.
Slaveonly:-Clock's Device Type is Slave Only.
NOTE: The usual operation mode for an Ethernet
Switch in a PTP network will be Transparent Clock or
Boundary Clock.
Inactive
Profile
Setting
Description
Factory
Default
No profile / 1588
Indicates the profile used by the clock.
No profile
Clicking on the clock instance number, a new page is loaded to configure all the necessary
parameters.
