[time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in antime sync piece of hardware?

[Bill Hawkins]

Perhaps you mean those features that are defined by the functionality
of the equipment? As if you were talking to a salesman in a high-end
audio store, or a car salesman?

Are you the person who was asking about time sync requirements for
government regulation agencies?

If so, that narrows the field a bit, but the functionality you need
is still not clear. Different equipment would be needed for power
line frequency regulation, transportation station clocks, broadcast
time signals (voice?), master clock for other regulatory clocks, etc.
Perhaps you want to synchronize time on a network of computers. If so,
how many computers?

Sometimes the features "required" are gathered from magazine articles
written by people who want to sell things by offering the most stuff.

In short, no one is going to be able to help you without knowing the
intended application for your hardware. "Time sync" only differentiates
your hardware from cars and audio-visual hardware, for example.

Is "Plug and Play" a feature?

Bill Hawkins
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gretchen Baxter

very true!

but looking for a basic feature set.