Timebeat Enterprise Peer-to-Peer PTP network solution

Timebeat正在提出一个项目，该项目将通过我们专有的方法扩展功能来进一步增强PTP协议，重点是终端客户端同步（Linux或Windows设备和网卡phc时钟和系统时钟）。我们的增强系统将能够显著提高远距离同步，并在通过商品WAN链路获取UTC时提高终端客户端同步的可靠性、可追溯性和弹性。我们称之为专有方法点对点PTP。我们的解决方案基于对不同设备的时钟频率的理解，并对其进行说明，以便每个设备都具有相同的1秒视图，这不仅提高了端点准确性，而且还提供了重要的有效性和可追溯性，这是目前通过WAN进行的传统软件PTP部署所失去的。在该项目结束时，一个用于在WAN网络上分发高度准确的PTP同步的经济高效的解决方案将成为可用的，并且对目前在该领域挣扎的更多应用程序是可行的。举几个例子，我们相信这将大大受益; 5G，物联网，智能城市/电网，工业4.0，金融等。我们将在Timebeat Enterprise软件中开发一个点对点元素到当前传统的PTP堆栈中。与UTC源同步的终端客户端将在我们称之为pod的地方相互交互，在那里它们将理解彼此与同一源的同步，这将创建同步的可见性，但也可以在单个设备视图上查看1秒有多长。通过了解每个设备的1秒视图，并与Pod内的其他设备进行比较，通过了解时钟的节拍率并与其他人进行比较，您可以使pod与其成员同步，进一步提高准确性，并仅在软件中提供UTC的重要验证。此可行性研究将提供MVP（最小可行产品），该MVP将在本地环境中进行测试。后续阶段将进一步开发和微调解决方案，以便商业化并发布到生产环境和时间关键型基础设施中，以及在更大的WAN距离甚至可能跨大陆进行进度测试。

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.