<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">> Will you be writing up PTP (IEEE 1588) next? ;-)<br>
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</div>No.<br>
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In any case, there are various other peering systems appearing that are<br>
fully distributed that the MPAA and RIAA cannot so easily vandalise.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Martin, it seems you misunderstood.</div><div><br></div><div>PTP (IEEE 1588) is the Precision Time Protocol <a href="http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/ieee/ieee1588.cfm">http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/ieee/ieee1588.cfm</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:-webkit-left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">"</span><span style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:-webkit-left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:-webkit-left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="Addition" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:-webkit-left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">standard defines</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:-webkit-left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:-webkit-left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">a protocol enabling precise synchronization of clocks in measurement and control systems implemented with technologies such as network communication, local computing and distributed objects. The protocol will be applicable to systems communicating by local area networks supporting multicast messaging including but not limited to Ethernet. The protocol will enable heterogeneous systems that include clocks of various inherent precision, resolution and stability to synchronize. The protocol will support system-wide synchronization accuracy in the sub-microsecond range with minimal network and local clock computing resources. The default behavior</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;text-align:-webkit-left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> of the protocol will allow simple systems to be installed and operated without requiring the administrative attention of users."</span>
</div><div><br></div><div>PTP is basically trying to be a better (more accurate) NTP. It's not Peer-to-Peer as you seem to have read it.</div><div><br></div><div>-Michael</div><div> </div></div>