The following table lists terms used in the guide and their definitions.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |