When every microsecond counts. This forum is for discussing Time-as-a-Service, PTP/NTP deployments, and strategies for achieving highly accurate, synchronized time across your distributed infrastructure.
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I see in the EPT June 2023.3 What's New? release readiness notes that Amsterdam is now serving up Precision Time services in Europe. Are there other Equinix locations that can provide time services?
I need to install a GPS antenna for timing services at an IBX. What is the process?
Does Equinix Precision Time offer any kind of monitoring or alert notification?
How do I know if my server NIC supports PTP?
Is the Precision Time service protected by high availability?
What is the SLA threshold for NTP service?
What is the SLA threshold for PTP service?
What are some basic settings for an NTP client?
What are some basic settings for a PTP client?
What's the difference between the software timestamp feature and the hardware timestamp?
What are some NTP clients that I can use in a Linux system?
What are some PTP clients that I can use in a Linux system?
How does the client-server handshake work for PTP and NTP?
Is any of the additional equipment in the path not "PTP aware”?
Why does the mean path delay vary so much from one sample to the next? Does this suggest network congestion or path asymmetry?
Why is the mean path delay so high (hundreds of microseconds)?
I don't want to connect to London. And due to latency, I can't use the LD (London) service location for a FR (Frankfurt) connection. We measure latency in ms or less. Can I get service locally from FR?
Does Precision Time always include a redundant connection?
Is a 1G port sufficient, or do I need a 10G port for my Precision Time service?
One VLAN is included in my monthly recurring charge (MRC). Must I pay extra for the 1G port?
Is the Precision Time service available only through Equinix Fabric? Or is it also available through other Equinix connectivity products?
Does Precision Time support an NTP authentication mechanism (like NTS or MD5)?
Can Precision Time provide a smaller subnet than /24?
Can I build redundancy across two ports such that Equinix Fabric Port A goes to Timing Master 1, and Equinix Fabric Port B goes to Timing Master 2?
Is the TTL setting available in Equinix Precision Time?
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