Embedded SynUTC and IEEE 1588 clock synchronization for industrial Ethernet

Author

Höller, Roland ; Sauter, Thilo ; Kerö, Nikolaus

Author_Institution

Inst. of Comput. Technol., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

16-19 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

422

Abstract

This article describes the architecture and implementation of two systems on a chip, which support high accuracy clock synchronization over Ethernet networks. The synchronization is based on the SynUTC technology and on the novel IEEE 1588 standard for a precision clock synchronization protocol for networked measurement and control systems. The network interface node on one hand provides all necessary hardware support to be flexibly used in a broad range of applications. The switch add-on on the other hand accounts for the packet delay uncertainties of Ethernet switches and is crucial for high accuracy clock synchronization.

Keywords

field programmable gate arrays; local area networks; network interfaces; packet switching; protocols; synchronisation; system buses; system-on-chip; Ethernet switches; FPGA; IEEE 1588 clock synchronization; clock synchronization protocol; embedded synchronized universal time coordinated technology; field programmable gate arrays; hardware support; industrial Ethernet; network interface node; packet delay uncertainties; system-on-chip; Clocks; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Ethernet networks; Measurement standards; Packet switching; Protocols; Semiconductor device measurement; Switches; Synchronization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ETFA '03. IEEE Conference

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7937-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETFA.2003.1247737

Filename

1247737