Clearing Logs; Leap Second Occurrence; Reasons For A Leap Second Correction - Spectracom SecureSync User Reference Manual

4.12 Leap Second Occurrence
4.11.9

Clearing Logs

To clear all logs:
1.
Navigate to the Logs page through MANAGEMENT/OTHER/Log Configuration :
2.
In the Actions panel, click on the Clear All Logs button.
3.
In the message window that displays, click OK.
4.12

Leap Second Occurrence

4.12.1

Reasons for a Leap Second Correction

A Leap Second is an intercalary 1 one-second adjustment that keeps broadcast standards for time
of day close to mean solar time. Leap seconds are required to synchronize time standards with
civil calendars, thus keeping UTC time in sync with the earth's rotation.
If it has been determined by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
(IERS) that a Leap Second needs to applied, this time correction occurs only at the end of a UTC
month, and has only ever been inserted at the end of June 30 or December 31. A Leap Second may
1
Intercalary: (of a day or a month) inserted in the calendar to harmonize it with the solar year, e.g., February 29 in leap years.
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