Re: [Hampshire] ntpd vs. ptpd

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Author: James Courtier-Dutton
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To: lug, Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] ntpd vs. ptpd
On 25 January 2012 13:49, Vic <lug@???> wrote:
>
>>> This is a problem that has been solved in the MPEG Transport Stream.
>
>> No it is not.
>
> Yes it is.
>
>> The mpeg lip sync is only for the video and audio being
>> processed in a single box.
>
> It's also used for things like SCTE35 insertion points.
>
> The timestamp system is used in many places through the distribution
> chain. That you haven't dealt with such things does not mean they don't
> exist...
>


I thought that only worked when transmitted over a serial link, i.e. ATM or DVB.
It is not so effective on packet based links such as Ethernet.
I have never heard of those timestamps being used to synchronize
multiple endpoints.
I have only ever seen them used to do synchronization within each
device in the chain.

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