Spectracom Participates in the 2005 Conference on IEEE-1588
12.5.2005

IEEE-1588 is a new standard for precision clock synchronization protocol

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, December 5, 2005 — Spectracom Corporation, together with Rochester Institute of Technology, presented a paper at the 2005 Conference on IEEE-1588 in Winterthur, Switzerland in October. The paper, titled A Simulation Study - Performance of IEEE 1588 Over Ethernet and IEE, 802.11b WLANs, was presented by RIT Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Shenoy and was co-authored by Spectracom’s John Fischer, Paul Myers, and Zeping Qui.

IEEE-1588 is a new standard for synchronizing time in measurement and control systems. “Virtually all devices, such as computers, contain a clock,” explains Mr. Fischer, VP of Engineering for Spectracom. “These clocks are used to manage many tasks: distributing files, backup and recovery systems, and many other similar activities. Coordinating the timing between devices is becoming increasingly stringent for many applications.” The new protocol is expected to support system-wide synchronization accuracy in the sub-microsecond range versus the millisecond accuracy available from protocols currently in use.

The conference is a forum for reporting technical issues, product development, and application experience based on IEEE-1588. Two previous IEEE-1588 conferences were held in the United States. The 2005 conference was held in Europe, reflecting increasing European participation and contribution to the standard.