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PTP · Precision Time Protocol

IEEE-1588 time distribution using hardware timestamping in NIC and switch silicon; treat its offset bound under saturated load as a measured acceptance gate, not a configuration step.

Current numbers

~10 nsPTP accuracy held across an NVIDIA Spectrum switch (one-step, across speeds/FEC)as of 2025 · register ↗
~1 mstypical NTP accuracy over a LAN — 3–6 orders coarser than PTPas of 2025 · register ↗
~10 nsPTP accuracy held across a Spectrum switch; ConnectX-class NIC timestamping under ~4 ns varianceas of 2025 · register ↗

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