IEEE 1588 standard for a precision clock synchronization protocol for networked measurement and control systems

Authors: John C. Eidson, Kang Lee - 2nd ISA/IEEE Sensors for Industry Conference, 2002 cited by 696

This paper discusses the major features and design objectives of the IEEE-1588 standard. Recent performance results of prototype implementations of this standard in an Ethernet environment are presented. Potential areas of application of this standard are outlined.