PTP Configuration and Status

This section describes PTP Configuration and PTP Status.

PTP Config

PTP servers can be configured for automatic time synchronization by the system with internal or external time servers. Uncompressed source synchronization requires PTP synchronization.

You can add, delete, and copy the PTP server. Click on add icon to add a PTP server. Fill in the details and click on the save icon.

Fields	Description
Name	Name of the PTP configuration.
Mode	Can be Unicast or Multicast.
IP Address	Specify the IP address for the PTP server.
Network	The default network is Auto.
Groups	You can add PTP server to resource groups defined under devices.

PTP Status

PTP Status provides the status across the MCM9000 devices configured with the MCS.

Fields	Description
Device	MCM9000 device configured.
Interface	It is the physical ID of the Interface (eth0, eth1, etc.).
Network	It is the Name of the logical Network, and it is unique for each interface.
Configured	If the PTP is configured under PTP config, it is displayed with a symbol ( ) and () if not configured.
Locked	Locked and not locked PTP config is displayed with a symbol ( ) and (), respectively.
Grandmaster	MAC address of the Grandmaster clock device.
Source	MAC address of the PTP Source device.
IP	PTP IP Address.
Domain	Domain number that ranges between 0 to 255.
Selected	Selected and not selected PTP is displayed with a symbol ( ) and (), respectively.
Offset	Offset refers to the time difference between the master clock and the local machine's Clock, measured in microseconds (us).
Last Announce	Last Announce specifies the date and time of the lastly announced message.

The refresh rate button on the top right allows you to choose the refresh rate for specified time (in seconds) or disable it.