Re: [TICTOC] Unicast discovery in 1588

Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> Sat, 05 April 2014 15:17 UTC

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 17:17:07 +0200
From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
To: Douglas Arnold <doug.arnold2@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [TICTOC] Unicast discovery in 1588
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On Sat, Apr 05, 2014 at 08:03:39AM -0700, Douglas Arnold wrote:
> In the implementations I know of, unicast mode is assumed from the start
> and configured via the user interfaces of all devices involved.  The PTP
> management messages are not used.

Okay, I see.

Getting back to the 1588 standard, would you agree then that clause
17.5.1 doesn't make any sense?

Thanks,
Richard