Keep your PTP network service under control
The DataMiner Precision Time Protocol app collects and correlates data from each PTP device and interfaces with third-party PTP network analyzers to achieve a true 360° real-time PTP monitoring solution. The app immediately informs about network degradations or any PTP state changes, originating from GNSS (global navigation satellite system) down to every PTP slave device to ensure a stable and reliable PTP environment.
DISCOVER PTP
DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS
CONSTANTLY MONITOR
ALL PTP NODES
INTERFACE WITH
PTP NETWORK ANALYZERS
RELY ON
PTP FAULT ANALYSIS
24/7 in-depth PTP monitoring
of every single PTP node over time
in-depth 24/7 PTP-centric monitoring of all PTP nodes in a PTP stack
interfaces with any PTP grandmaster (e.g. Meinberg M3000, Tektronix SPG8000, Evertz 5700MSC), PTP boundary clock (e.g. Cisco Nexus, Arista 7000-series), PTP transparent clock and PTP slave device, independent of protocol or vendor
integrates third-party PTP network analyzers (e.g. Tektronix Prism)
out-of-the-box deployment (installation wizard, comprehensive set of information and alarm templates) facilitates rapid deployment
easy navigation using multiple pre-configured tab pages to drill down to every single PTP metric and PTP statistics
monitor current grandmaster, its profile, configuration (e.g. BMCA values & PTP message rates) and performance (e.g. mean path delay, offset)
PTP topology viewer indicating the current grandmaster and most severe alarm of every PTP node including alarms related to the network links
track all PTP-related changes such as GNSS loss, grandmaster change, PTP port changes (master, slave, passive)
consolidated view on all PTP-related alarms from all PTP nodes
compare settings between multiple grandmasters or boundary clocks
track master, slave or passive state for each network interface on every boundary clock
track configured and actual PTP message rates on each PTP interface
track network degradations
monitor PTP behavior and performance over time, store historical PTP data
monitor PTP lock state and the reported grandmaster ID of each PTP slave node
force “master only” setting on boundary clocks to avoid slave devices not supporting “slave only” becoming a grandmaster
APP KPIs
GrandMaster
PTP General
• Clock ID
• GM Name
• Profile
• Domain
• Clock Source
• Communication Mode
• Delay Mechanism
• Step Mode
• PTP State
PTP BMCA
• Priority 1
• Clock Class
• Clock Accuracy
• Clock Variance
• Priority 2
PTP Message Rates
• Announcement Message Rate
• Sync Message Rate
• Delay Request Message Rate
• Delay Response Message Rate
• Announce Receipt Timeout Rate
PTP Time Properties
• Current UTC Offset
• UTC Offset Valid
• Leap 59
• Leap 61
• Time Tracing
• Frequency Tracing
• TimeScale
Boundary Clock
PTP Source
• IP Address
• GM Clock ID / Name
• GM Priority 1
• GM Clock Class / Accuracy / Variance
• GM Priority 2
• Parent Clock ID / Name
• Port Number
• Parent Stats
• Observed Parent Clock Variance
• Observed Parent Phase Change Rate
PTP Local Clock
• Clock ID
• Domain
• Steps Removed
• Offset
• Mean Path Delay
• Skew
• Step Mode
• PTP Ports
• Priority 1
• Clock Class / Accuracy / Variance
• Priority 2
PTP Time Properties
• Clock Source
• Current UTC Offset
• UTC Offset Valid
• Leap 59
• Leap 61
• Time Tracable
• Frequency Tracable
• TimeScale
PTP Interfaces
• State (master / slave / passive / disabled …)
• Transport Protocol
• Delay Mechanism
• Delay Request Interval
• Announce Receipt Timeout
• Admin State
• PTP Role
• Sync Test
• Sync Interval
• PTP Mode
• Announce Messages Sent
• Announce Messages Received
• Sync Messages Sent
• Sync Messages Received
• Follow Up Messages Sent
• Follow Up Messages Received
• Delay Request Messages Sent
• Delay Request Messages Received
• Delay Response Messages Sent
• Delay Response Messages Received
• Peer Delay Request Messages Sent
• Peer Delay Request Messages Received
• Peer Delay Response Messages Sent
• Peer Delay Response Messages Received
• Peer Delay Response Follow Up Messages Sent
• Peer Delay Response Follow Up Messages Received
Slave
• Domain
• GM Clock ID
• GM Clock Name
• Slave Only
• Lock Status
• Offset
The above list shows the most important PTP KPIs supported by the DataMiner Precision Time Protocol app (subject to third-party API support)
PRECISION TIME PROTOCOL
Complex underlying network architectures, PTP-aware switches, a vast number of PTP slave devices from multiple vendors and the best master clock algorithm (BMCA): this combination makes it a challenge to properly configure and maintain a stable and reliable PTP ecosystem. 24/7 in-depth PTP monitoring, keeping track of the PTP configuration, behavior and performance of every single PTP node over time has become a must.
And that’s exactly what the DataMiner Precision Time Protocol app enables you to do.
The DataMiner Precision Time Protocol app can be combined with DataMiner IDP (Infrastructure Discovery and Provisioning) to automatically detect and configure new PTP nodes and their connectivity (via LLDP) in the media network
