IEEE 1588 protocol profiles' comparative analysis according to different applications and standards

Abstract

IEEE 1588-2008 protocol, or Precision Time Protocol (PTP) has found it's implementation in different applications for time and frequency distribution through both local and IP-networks. PTP profiles standardized by different international organizations just for adopting PTP to a field existing network are analyzed and compared each other to see a trend of their mutual compatibility providing. Conclusions have made that the PTP profiles divergence tendency still presents now in the Time and Frequency (T&F) world.