Moxa EDS-82810G [23/113] Can ethernet switches be designed to avoid the effects of these fluctuations

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Can Ethernet switches be designed to avoid the effects of these

fluctuations?

A switch may be designed to support IEEE 1588 to avoide the effects of queuing. In this case two modifications

to the usual design of an Ethernet switch are necessary:

• The Boundary Clock functionality defined by IEEE 1588 must be implemented in the switch, and

• The switch must be configured such that it does not pass IEEE 1588 message traffic using the normal

communication mechanisms of the switch.

Such an Ethernet switch will synchronize clocks directly connected to one of its ports to the highest possible

accuracy.

PTP Setting

Operation IEEE 1588/PTP

Setting Description Factory Default

Operation Disable or enable IEEE 1588(PTP) operation Disable