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Inspect PTP boundary clocks Configure Precision Time Protocol on Cisco Catalyst switches. Check the grandmaster, port roles and what changes when a PTP link is disabled and restored.
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Chapters 0:00 Prepare the boundary clocks 1:02 Inspect port roles and the grandmaster 1:38 Disconnect and restore the time path Open MP4 ·
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0:00 Connect three Cisco Catalyst switches in a chain for this PTP lab.
0:30 Enable boundary clock mode on each switch.
0:44 Give the first switch the lowest priority value so it becomes the grandmaster.
1:02 Check that the middle switch receives time upstream and provides it downstream.
1:19 The last switch sees the grandmaster through the middle switch.
1:38 Disable PTP on the link from the middle switch to the last switch.
1:52 The isolated switch now reports itself as grandmaster.
2:15 Reenable PTP on the link and check that the original grandmaster returns.
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