IEEE 802.1 AS (gPTP) daemon

Usage gPTPd [-n|-i<ifname>|-l<level>]

• Normal mode (-n)

  • Runs the gPTP deamon in normal mode (used for testing and debugging)
  • By default the gPTPd runs as a deamon

• Interface name (-i)

  • The name of the AVB enabled enthernet interface

• Log level (-l)

  • Log level for debugging (default: LOG_NOTICE)

Functionality

• The gPTPd deamon is takes care of the following functionalites

  • Link delay measurement using Peer to peer delay measurement mechanism
  • Best Master Clock algorithm to select the best master in the network
  • Master and slave mode operation for time synchronization
  • Time synchronizartion using the PTP hardware clock

License

MIT License Copyright (c) [2018] [Indumathi Duraipandian]