Realize a Frequency Stability Measurement System With PTP

Author

Te-Kwei Wang ; Fan-Ren Chang ; Shinn-Yan Lin

Author_Institution

Ming Chi Univ. of Technol., New Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

62

Issue

6

fYear

2013

fDate

Jun-13

Firstpage

1563

Lastpage

1567

Abstract

The Precision Time synchronization Protocol (PTP) is designed to synchronize real-time clocks in the nodes of a distributed network system. In this paper, a frequency stability measurement system is examined. The key components of the proposed frequency stability measurement system are the receiver module and the printer port of a desktop computer. Sinusoidal signals generated by the measured oscillator are fed into the desktop computer via the self-designed receiver module and the printer port. From our results we find that the frequency stability measurement system can 1) obtain submicrosecond level time measurements and 2) accurately measure signals frequency stability.

Keywords

clocks; frequency measurement; protocols; synchronisation; timing; PTP; desktop computer; distributed network system; frequency stability measurement; precision time synchronization protocol; printer port; receiver module; signals frequency stability stability; sinusoidal signal; submicrosecond level time measurement; synchronize real-time clocks; IEEE 1588; Precision Time Protocol daemon (PTPd); p1588; receiver module;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2013.2253977

Filename

6504519