The following table lists terms used in the guide and their definitions.
Term | Definition |
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1PPS | 1 Pulse Per Second |
LACP | Link Aggregation Control Protocol, part of IEEE-802.3ad |
LRC |
Local Reference Clock The active clock to which all other clocks, on a PTP enabled server, are synchronized |
MTIE | Maximum Time Interval Error |
NSM | (Meinberg) NetSync Monitor |
NTP | Network Time Protocol |
PF | PCIe® Physical Function |
PHC | PTP Hardware Clock |
PID | Proportional, Integral, Differential filter |
PPB | Parts Per Billion |
PPM | Parts Per Million |
PTP | Precision Time Protocol |
ptpd2 | An implementation of IEEE-1588-2008 (PTP version 2) |
sfptpd |
Solarflare Enhanced PTP daemon An implementation of IEEE-1588-2008 (PTP version 2) |
TLV |
Type, Length, Value An element of a protocol or signaling message |
UUID | Universally Unique Identifier |
VF | PCIe Virtual Function |
VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
VM | Virtual Machine |