Vendor: Altera Category: IEEE-1588 / PTP

Intel® Precision Time Protocol Servo (Intel® PTP Servo) FPGA IP

Coordinate the actions of disparate electronic systems that must be synchronized in time with Intel® PTP Servo, which employs har…

Overview

Coordinate the actions of disparate electronic systems that must be synchronized in time with Intel® PTP Servo, which employs hardware timestamping of packets and can achieve sub-microsecond accuracy to address the needs of synchronization requirements across various applications.

The Intel PTP Servo IP Addresses Time Synchronization Requirements in Network Applications by:

  • Controlling the system clock to achieve synchronization with a reference (PTP grandmaster) time source.
  • Deploying sophisticated feedback mechanisms to adjust the system clock frequency and phase to minimize the offset between the local clock and the reference (PTP grandmaster) time source.
  • Offering superior performance in partial timing support (PTS) networks relative to open-source servos.
  • Supporting FTS and PTS networks (for example, 5G O-RAN Networks).
  • Providing a DCS/PLL-agnostic open-source solution.
  • Maintaining compatibility with portable timing solutions across Intel FPGAs with HPS.

Key features

  • Precision Clock Synchronization
  • Monitoring and Diagnostics
  • Advanced Metrics
  • Configurable for Application Requirements
  • Works with ptp4l Open-source IEEE 1588 Stack
  • Packet Delay Variation (PDV) Filtering
  • Compliant with ITU Recommendations for PTS, FTS and PTP-unaware Networks

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Identity

Part Number
Intel® Precision Time Protocol Servo (Intel® PTP Servo) FPGA IP
Vendor
Altera

Provider

Altera
HQ: USA
Altera, an Intel Company, provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from the cloud to the edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Our innovation of programmable logic started in 1983 in Silicon Valley. In 1984, Altera unveiled the world’s first programmable logic device capable of being programmed, erased, and reprogrammed altering the future of innovation.

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What is Intel® Precision Time Protocol Servo (Intel® PTP Servo) FPGA IP?

Intel® Precision Time Protocol Servo (Intel® PTP Servo) FPGA IP is a IEEE-1588 / PTP IP core from Altera listed on Semi IP Hub.

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