In this section
This section describes the 4 different time synchronization modes that are supported by the
NT SmartNICs. The 4 modes apply to different usage scenarios, and they are described in
these subsections:
- OS Time Synchronization
- NT-TS Time Synchronization
- PPS Time Synchronization
- PTP Time Synchronization
Note: Only the subsection OS Time Synchronization applies to
the following SmartNICs.
- NT50B01
- NT40A11
- The Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA running Napatech Link-Capture™ Software
In addition to the 4 different time synchronization modes, the SmartNIC time stamp clock can be free-running based on the local oscillator in the SmartNIC.