Nanosecond Range Windows Accuracy with TimeKeeper

Nanosecond Range Windows Accuracy with TimeKeeper FSMLabs has released a technical report validating reliable TimeKeeper® for Microsoft Windows clock accuracy to within one microsecond of UTC. TimeKeeper’s advanced clock steering algorithms exploit new Windows APIs (some not in general release yet) and Nvidia Networking Mellanox ConnectX® 10G adapters with hardware timestamp capability. TimeKeeper clock synchronization on Windows has been orders of magnitude…

Time Protection in Depth at Every Level with TimeKeeper

Time Protection in Depth at Every Level with TimeKeeper The TimeKeeper suite of hardware and software products create a time network that offers highly accurate synchronization, with error-checking, validation, protection and mitigation of time, and the ability to manage and audit the time network. In-depth time protection against GPS/GNSS, NTP/PTP and other network/machine-related vulnerabilities for…

TimeKeeper Competitive Survey

TimeKeeper Competitive Survey TimeKeeper time and clock synchronization sets the standard for Enterprise and for Financial Trading. TimeKeeper management, fault-tolerance, traceable audit, and superior accuracy are not matched by any other product. This technical note compares TimeKeeper’s operation in the presence of a common network issue with the operation of free software provided to purchasers…

Clock Sync in Finance and Beyond

Clock Synchronization in Finance and Beyond Introduction FSMLabs produces a suite of clock synchronization products under the name TimeKeeper®, primarily for customers in financial trading but also for a wide range of customers in other fields: from first responders to internet gaming providers, managers of big data systems, and radio/TV recording and broadcast. Clock synchronization…

Comparing NTP and PTP

Summary: 1. TimeKeeper synchronized clocks can be accurate to within 100 nanoseconds using either Network Time Protocol (NTP) or 1EEE 1588 Precise Time Protocol (PTP). 2. Most non-TimeKeeper implementations of NTP (such as NTPd or Chrony) are usually no better than 1millisecond in accuracy – this includes many GPS based NTP network clocks. 3. There…