In this chapter
This chapter describes a collection of typical system configurations for PTP time synchronization utilizing the Napatech PTP features. These examples represent a subset of all possible configurations.
ntservice.ini code lines are included for reference. Time-Stamping and Time Synchronization Configuration describes configuration in
general.
Note: PTP time synchronization does 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
PTP network configurations
Napatech SmartNICs can synchronize via PTP over an ordinary Ethernet with standard switches, but the best time synchronization performance is achieved with a PTP-aware network and PTP-aware switches and routers.