Precision Timing for KPI Measurements

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Continuing to perfect the SLA measurements at AMS-IX, I looked into syncing the clocks of the measurements probes using PTP. This presentation details the findings.

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Michiel AppelmanNetwork Engineer

michiel.appelman@ams-ix.net

MORE-IP Tech Meeting - May 2012

Precision Timing

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Previously..

• SLA and KPI’s• Performance Measurements

–ITU-T Y.1731 • Challenges:

–Time Synchronization

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Frequency Drift

• Resync of NTP Daemon– Frequency offset maxed out

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-50.000,00

0

50.000,00

100.000,00

150.000,00

May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15

ppb

(par

ts p

er b

illion

)

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Frequency Drift

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-50.000,00

0

50.000,00

100.000,00

150.000,00

May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15

ppb

(par

ts p

er b

illion

)

• Fixed using firmware upgrade

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Unnatural Phenomenon

• One way delay < 0 µs

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The flip-side

• One way delay > Two way delay

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GPS Synchronization

✓Well known✗Not cheap

– Roof access– GPS antennas– Specialized devices

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SyncE

• Synchronous Ethernet• Layer 1 Technology✗Would require new hardware

– and infrastructure✗Focused on Frequency

– missing phase/time-of-day

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IEEE1588v2

• Precision Time Protocol✓Requires a clean network✗ or specialized hardware

✓Supported by Accedian• Master/slave protocol

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PTP Devices

• Two Grandmaster Clocks• Boundary Clocks?

– new switches• Multiple Vendors

– Meinberg• affordable• helpful• 2 test devices

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Tests

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msw-wes-01 msw-glo-01 msw-glo-02 msw-glo-03 msw-nik-02

msw-sar-02msw-tel-02 msw-eun-02 msw-eqx-01

msw-sar-01

msw-eun-01

msw-ixn-01

msw-tc4-01

msw-tel-01

Platform

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Management Network

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354,1

354,2

354,3

354,4

354,5

mic

rose

cond

s

• Delay between PTP Master & Slave

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Management Network

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• Phase Offset

-500

0

500

1000

1500

2000

nano

seco

nds

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Phase Offset

• Compared to Best NTP Peer

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-1.125,00

-750,00

-375,00

0

375,00

750,00

1.125,00

1.500,00

nano

seco

nds

Best NTP PTP

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Phase Offset

• Compared to Worst NTP Peer

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-20.000,00

-15.000,00

-10.000,00

-5.000,00

0

5.000,00

10.000,00

15.000,00

nano

seco

nds

Worst NTP PTP

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NTP Measurements

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PTP Measurements

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Procedure

• Further Testing• Upgrade Accedians

– to support PTP• Move towards PTP

– all at (about) the same time

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Questions?

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