Design of IEEE1588 Based Precision Time Protocol using PSOS
Vipin Kumar Yadav1, Arun Kumar2, Abhilasha Singh3
1Vipin Kumar Yadav, Department of ECE, SRM University, Modinagar, India,
2Arun Kumar, Department of ECE , SRM University, Modinagar, India, Abhilasha Singh, Department of IT, Amity University, Noida, India,
Manuscript received on July 01, 2012. | Revised Manuscript received on July 04, 2012. | Manuscript published on July 05, 2012. | PP: 306-312 | Volume-2, Issue-3, July 2012. | Retrieval Number: C0769062312 /2012©BEIESP
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Abstract: The widespread clock synchronization standard, IEEE 1588, is purely master-slave based. The inherent disadvantage is that a failure of the master requires the election of a new one, during which the network nodes cannot be synchronized. The present paper proposes a compatible extension to the standard introducing architecture for fault-tolerant and seamless distribution of time information. In this paper the protocol is implemented using RTOS in a LAN with processor as one node. The processor having real time clock and is programmed for the synchronization between systems. The processor is the grand master clock which is going to generate clock pulses for all other nodes in the LAN. All the other systems in LAN will have a software stack that incorporates the full specification and functionality of the Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol along with a Timing Table and File Table. After the introduction of the architecture the common application of Ethernet is treated to outline the problems arising from this network type. The proposed solution significantly increases the accuracy of the synchronized network in case of failures and additionally provides backup strategies in case of network problems. Network Area Storage (NAS) is implemented as an application between the systems where communication is carried out using PTP.
Keywords: Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control Systems (PTP)[1], Proprietary silicon operating system(PSOS), Network Area Storage (NAS)