| .. _gptp-support: |
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| gPTP stack for Zephyr |
| ##################### |
| |
| Overview |
| ******** |
| |
| This gPTP stack supports the protocol and procedures as defined in |
| the `IEEE 802.1AS-2011 standard`_ (Timing and Synchronization for |
| Time-Sensitive Applications in Bridged Local Area Networks). |
| |
| Supported features |
| ******************* |
| |
| The stack handles communications and state machines defined in the |
| `IEEE 802.1AS-2011 standard`_. Mandatory requirements for a full-duplex |
| point-to-point link endpoint, as defined in Annex A of the standard, |
| are supported. |
| |
| The stack is in principle capable of handling communications on multiple network |
| interfaces (also defined as "ports" in the standard) and thus act as |
| a 802.1AS bridge. However, this mode of operation has not been validated on |
| the Zephyr OS. |
| |
| Supported hardware |
| ****************** |
| |
| Although the stack itself is hardware independent, Ethernet frame timestamping |
| support must be enabled in ethernet drivers. |
| |
| Boards supported: |
| |
| - :ref:`frdm_k64f` |
| - :ref:`sam_e70_xplained` |
| - :ref:`native_posix` (only usable for simple testing, limited capabilities |
| due to lack of hardware clock) |
| - :ref:`qemu_x86` (emulated, limited capabilities due to lack of hardware clock) |
| |
| Enabling the stack |
| ****************** |
| |
| The following configuration option must me enabled in :file:`prj.conf` file. |
| |
| - :option:`CONFIG_NET_GPTP` |
| |
| Application interfaces |
| ********************** |
| |
| Only two Application Interfaces as defined in section 9 of the standard |
| are available: |
| |
| - ClockTargetPhaseDiscontinuity interface (:cpp:func:`gptp_register_phase_dis_cb()`) |
| - ClockTargetEventCapture interface (:cpp:func:`gptp_event_capture()`) |
| |
| Function prototypes can be found in :file:`include/net/gptp.h` and in the |
| :ref:`networking_api` documentation. |
| |
| Testing |
| ******* |
| |
| The stack has been informally tested using the OpenAVB gPTP and |
| Linux ptp4l daemons. The :ref:`gptp-sample` sample application from the Zephyr |
| source distribution can be used for testing. |
| |
| .. _IEEE 802.1AS-2011 standard: |
| https://standards.ieee.org/findstds/standard/802.1AS-2011.html |
