Time-Stamping and Time Synchronization Configuration

Time-Stamping and Time Synchronization

Platform
Intel® PAC
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
User Guide
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.10

In this chapter

This chapter describes the basic time-stamping and time synchronization configuration of a SmartNIC with Napatech Link-Capture™ Software.

Note: These features do not apply to the following SmartNICs.
  • NT400D11
  • NT50B01
  • NT40A11
  • The Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA running Napatech Link-Capture™ Software
Features:
  • Synchronized transfer of block statistics
  • Synchronization of OS time to SmartNIC time
  • NT-TS time synchronization
  • PPS-triggered SmartNIC clock sampling
  • PPS output
  • PTP time synchronization