zephyr/doc/reference/networking/gptp.rst

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.. _gptp_interface:
generic Precision Time Protocol (gPTP)
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Overview
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This gPTP stack supports the protocol and procedures as defined in
the `IEEE 802.1AS-2011 standard`_ (Timing and Synchronization for
Time-Sensitive Applications in Bridged Local Area Networks).
Supported features
*******************
The stack handles communications and state machines defined in the
`IEEE 802.1AS-2011 standard`_. Mandatory requirements for a full-duplex
point-to-point link endpoint, as defined in Annex A of the standard,
are supported.
The stack is in principle capable of handling communications on multiple network
interfaces (also defined as "ports" in the standard) and thus act as
a 802.1AS bridge. However, this mode of operation has not been validated on
the Zephyr OS.
Supported hardware
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Although the stack itself is hardware independent, Ethernet frame timestamping
support must be enabled in ethernet drivers.
Boards supported:
- :ref:`frdm_k64f`
- :ref:`sam_e70_xplained`
- :ref:`native_posix` (only usable for simple testing, limited capabilities
due to lack of hardware clock)
- :ref:`qemu_x86` (emulated, limited capabilities due to lack of hardware clock)
Enabling the stack
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The following configuration option must me enabled in :file:`prj.conf` file.
- :option:`CONFIG_NET_GPTP`
Application interfaces
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Only two Application Interfaces as defined in section 9 of the standard
are available:
- ``ClockTargetPhaseDiscontinuity`` interface (:cpp:func:`gptp_register_phase_dis_cb()`)
- ``ClockTargetEventCapture`` interface (:cpp:func:`gptp_event_capture()`)
Testing
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The stack has been informally tested using the
`OpenAVnu gPTP <https://github.com/AVnu/gptp>`_ and
`Linux ptp4l <http://linuxptp.sourceforge.net/>`_ daemons.
The :ref:`gPTP sample application <gptp-sample>` from the Zephyr
source distribution can be used for testing.
.. _IEEE 802.1AS-2011 standard:
https://standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/802.1AS-2011.html
API Reference
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.. doxygengroup:: gptp
:project: Zephyr