Timebeat Enterprise Peer-to-Peer PTP network solution

TimeBeat正在提出一个项目，通过使用我们的专有方法扩展功能，进一步增强PTP协议，专注于终端客户端同步(Linux或Windows设备和网卡PHC时钟和系统时钟)。我们的增强型系统我们将能够显著提高远距离同步，并在通过商用广域网链路获得UTC时提高终端客户端同步的可靠性、可跟踪性和弹性。我们将我们的专有方法称为对等PTP。我们的解决方案基于了解不同设备的时钟频率并对其进行说明，从而使每个设备具有相同的1秒视角，这不仅提高了终端精度，还提供了至关重要的有效性和可跟踪性级别，这是目前仅通过广域网部署PTP的传统软件所失去的。在该项目结束时，用于在广域网中分发高精度PTP同步的经济高效的解决方案将变得可用，并且对目前在该领域苦苦挣扎的更多应用程序是可行的。仅举几个例子，我们认为这将极大地受益；5G、物联网、智能城市/电网、工业4.0、金融等等。我们将在TimeBeat Enterprise软件中的当前传统PTP堆栈中开发对等元素。与UTC源同步的终端客户端将在我们所称的Pod中相互交互，在那里它们将了解彼此对同一个源的同步，这将创建同步的可见性，但也会创建关于1秒有多长的各个设备的视图。通过了解1秒的每个设备视图，并随着时间的推移与Pod内的其他设备进行比较，将能够达成共识，从而增强同步。通过了解时钟滴答率并与其他设备进行比较，您可以使Pod与其成员同步，从而进一步提高准确性，该可行性研究将提供将在本地环境中进行测试的MVP(最小可行产品)。后续阶段将进一步开发和微调该解决方案，以便将其商业化并发布到生产环境、时间关键型基础设施以及跨更大广域网距离(甚至可能跨洲)的进度测试。

Timebeat is proposing a project which will see the further enhancement of the PTP protocol through extending functionality with our proprietary methods, focussing on the end client synchronisation (Linux or Windows device and network card phc clocks and system clocks). Our enhanced system we will be able to dramatically heighten synchronisation over distance and improve end client sync reliability, traceability and resilience when obtaining UTC over commodity WAN links.We call our proprietary method Peer-to-Peer PTP. Our solution is based on understanding clock frequencies of different devices and accounting for them so that every device has the same view of 1 second, this not only increases end point accuracy but also provides that vital level of validity and traceability which is currently lost with traditional software only PTP deployments over WAN. At the end of this project, a cost-effective solution for distributing highly accurate PTP synchronisation over WAN networks will become available, and viable to many more applications currently struggling in this area. To name a few we believe this will greatly benefit; 5G, IoT, smart cities/grids, Industry 4.0, Finance and more.We will develop a Peer-to-Peer element into the current traditional PTP stack in the Timebeat Enterprise software. The end clients which are synchronised to the source of UTC will interact with each other in what we call a pod, where they will understand each other's synchronisation to the same source, this will create visibility of synchronisation but also on the individual devices view of how long 1 second is.Through understanding each device view of 1 second and comparing back against other devices within the pod over time a consensus will be able to be made, enhancing synchronisation.Through understanding the clock tick rate and comparing to others, you can then enable the pod to synchronise against its members enhancing accuracy further, and providing that vital validation of UTC in software alone.This feasibility study will provide a MVP (minimum viable product) which will be tested within a local environment. Subsequent phases will be to further develop and fine tune the solution for commercialisation and release into production environments, and time critical infrastructure, as well as progress testing across larger WAN distances potentially even transcontinental.