News from 2013-03-26


New Version of Meinberg's PTP Monitoring Tool Available for Download


Meinberg introduces the new version 1.1 of the PTP/IEEE 1588 Monitoring Software "mbgptpmon", which is available for download on Meinberg's software download page.

Bad Pyrmont, March 26, 2013 - Meinberg Radio Clocks, a leading manufacturer of time and frequency synchronization equipment, announces the new version 1.1 of Meinberg's "mbgptpmon", a tool for PTP monitoring in your network.

Meinberg's PTP/IEEE 1588 monitoring tool is a free utility that shows PTP activity in your network. It monitors all network traffic on a physical network interface (configurable), decodes all PTP messages and shows every detected PTP sending device in a well organized and simply to read tree view.

Meinberg's new version of the PTP monitoring tool includes following new features:

  • Devices are being ordered in a tree structure with the Grandmaster at the top
  • Unicast Signaling Messages are also sniffed and shown in the list overview
  • Undefined number of all kinds of PTP TLVs can be read in for Announce Messages & Signaling Messages
  • Devices, which only send P2P Delay Requests are not immediately classified as Slaves
  • Read in OUIs and other MAC address prefixes and replace them by the appropriate company names
  • Fixed evaluation of the correction field in Sync/Follow Up and PDelay Response Messages
  • Join IGMP PTP Multicast groups at capture start to subscribe all PTP messages for each interface
  • Added event log for events like state changes, address changes, subdomain changes of devices
  • Import PCAP files and treat them as sniffing interface
  • Special features for PCAP file import (Capture speed/Step to next packet/Step to end)
  • Current capture can be exported when capturing paused/stopped
  • Pause and resume feature for current capturing added

The PTP/IEEE 1588 Monitoring Tool can be downloaded at:

https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/sw/#ptp-mon

Please also read the news release "Software: IEEE 1588 Monitor Shows PTP Devices in Your Network" for more information.

About Meinberg Radio Clocks

Meinberg Radio Clocks is a successful high technology company offering network time synchronization solutions and a broad spectrum of GPS receivers, WWVB, DCF77(PZF) and MSF radio clocks, bus-level timing cards, and associated accessories. All products offered by Meinberg Radio Clocks are developed and manufactured in their plant located in Bad Pyrmont, Germany.

For more information please visit our website: https://www.meinbergglobal.com


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