Telestream SPG9000-LIC-PTP is a Licensed Option to activate and enable PTP (IEEE 1588) support for the SPG9000 (sold separately). With option SPG9000-PTP, the PTP 1 and PTP 2 ports are enabled. Each port corresponds to an independent PTP instance. Two SFP+ slots are provided for use with SFP modules (also sold separately) that can operate at 10 Gbps or 1 Gbps line speed depending on the SFP type.
Please Note: This SPG9000-PTP license must be purchased and enabled for the PTP ports to be operational on the SPG9000. This can be done when the SPG9000 is ordered or as an option added at a later time. Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is used to synchronize clocks using an IP network. The SPG9000 has two dedicated network interfaces for PTP. The instrument can then operate as a leader or grandmaster (GM), providing accurate time-of-day to a set of followers that are synchronized to it, or it can operate as a follower to another GM. Each PTP instance can also be configured as an Ordinary Clock that adapts between leader and follower in response to other PTP devices on the network. As either a leader or a follower, the SPG9000 outputs (black burst, time code, etc.) are synchronized to PTP time.