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3.2
 
PTP (IEEE 1588)
RM Web
Release
 
6.0
 
07/2010
3.2.1 PTP Global (MS20/MS30, PowerMICE, 
MACH 104, MACH 1040)
The table below helps you to select the PTP version and the PTP mode. 
The PTP modes  
- v1-boundary-clock, 
- v2-boundary-clock-onestep, 
- v2-boundary-clock-twostep and 
- v2-transparent-clock 
enable you to optimize the accuracy of the time. 
You use these dialogs here
X Version 1
X Version 2 (Boundary Clock, BC)
X Version 2 Transparent Clock, (TC)
The PTP modes  
- v1-simple-mode and  
- v2-simple-mode 
allow you to use the plug-and-play start-up.
Version Mode Reference clock 
used
Device with 
timestamp
PTP messages
Version 1 v1-simple-mode Version 1 No —
v1-boundary-clock Version 1 Yes Process
Version 2 v2-simple-mode Version 2 No —
v2-boundary-clock-
onestep
Version 2 Yes Process
v2-boundary-clock-
twostep
Version 2 Yes Process
v2-transparent-clock Version 2 Yes Forward
Table 14: Selecting the PTP version and the PTP mode