Choosing Synchronisation Sources; Status Of Sources; Priority Of Sources - Bodet NETSILON 7 User Manual

4.5 Choosing synchronisation sources

To choose the synchronisation source(s), follow these steps:
1) TIME menu > Synchronisation

4.5.1. Status of sources

An overview is provided. This area shows whether or not the available synchronisation sources have been activated.

4.5.2. Priority of sources

The priority of synchronisation sources can be used to define the priorities between each available source, in order
to enable Netsilon to transmit a continuous, precise time signal.
In order to establish a priority for the synchronisation sources and to configure the holdover: Click
following window will appear:
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3 possible choices: AUTO
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3 possible choices: None
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Holdover is a status in which the time server continues to transmit a time signal without the presence of a
synchronisation source. By default, the holdover value is set at 300 minutes (5 hours). This depends on the
environment in which Netsilon is used and on user requirements in terms of time signal precision. This value is
sufficiently large to mask any mini-outages of the synchronisation source, but sufficiently low to ensure a high-
quality time signal.
See Chapter 8.1 annex 1: Synchronisation for an overview of the different synchronisation scenarios
In this mode, Netsilon automatically selects the most reliable source (with the highest quality) and automatically switches
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between the sources (if a source is lost).
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- GPS1 - NTP:
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- GPS1 - NTP:
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