White Rabbit Absolute Calibration

Authors: Henk Peek, Peter Jansweijer

Abstract:

White Rabbit (WR) is a widely used implementation to create high accuracy time dissemination networks. Onsite network calibration can be avoided when using absolute calibrated components, which can be freely exchanged without
recalibration. Absolute calibration of high accuracy time dissemination network components enables independent developers
and/or vendors to exchange their calibrated components while achieving absolute sub ns timing. Absolute calibration enforces
standardization. This paper presents procedures and methods for absolute calibration of time dissemination networks, in particular WR. Index Terms—timing, two-way time transfer, precision time protocol, network, time dissemination, fiber, propagation delay, white rabbit.

Publication Date: 22 November 2018

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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8543067

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