If you’ve ever experienced unexpected PTP behavior, reference mismatches, or unplanned grandmaster changeovers, you know they can disrupt operations and potentially compromise on-air stability.

Even if you haven’t dealt with those problems firsthand, you know they’re a risk when you’re planning a new IP installation, supporting an existing PTP network, or preparing for a phased migration.

On this Leader webinar, you’ll discover practical strategies for deploying and maintaining PTP-based timing infrastructures. Drawing on real-world experience from global installations, Leader experts Steve Holmes and Kevin Salvidge take a deep dive into the common PTP challenges you come up against.

You’ll also find out:

• How and why PTP reference mismatches occur
• What triggers unnecessary grandmaster switching
• How to recognize early warning signs before they escalate into service-affecting problems
• Why telecom-style “main/backup” switching philosophies can introduce risk in broadcast applications, where even the smallest timing disturbance can lead to lip-sync issues, video artifacts, or complete loss of synchronization
• What the recommended design principles for broadcast-focused PTP architectures are, including stable timing hierarchies, controlled changeover procedures, and robust monitoring strategies
• Best practices for ensuring consistent, deterministic synchronization across hybrid SDI/IP environments

You can find out more by visiting https://leaderphabrix.com/.

And sign up to get a copy of the Leader PTP white paper as soon as it’s available here: https://keap.page/bk673/leader-lt4670-white-paper-sign-up.html

They say time and tide wait for no man, and that was before they had to worry about PTP, black burst, and tri-level sync.
Managing multiple reference signals in hybrid broadcast environments has become a quagmire. If you’re stuck in the thick of it (or anticipate you could be soon), this webinar recording, Time & PTP Wait for No One: Hybrid Facilities Top Challenge, Multiple Reference Signals, could be your salvation.
On this recorded from live event, you’ll hear from Leader experts Kevin Salvidge and Steve Holmes as they speak with Ryan Morris and Gerard Philips of Arista Networks to discuss best practices when it comes to designing, deploying, and testing multi-tier reference systems that support both IP and SDI infrastructures.
You’ll also hear about:
— How to ensure failures don’t cascade into catastrophic loss across your facility
— Real world experiences managing PTP and black burst in hybrid environments
— How to integrate both SDI and IP reference systems
— What we can learn from other industries that have used PTP for years
— Timing takeaways that will prove invaluable and prevent future headaches
You can find out more by visiting https://leaderphabrix.com/. And sign up to get a copy of the Leader PTP white paper as soon as it’s available here: https://keap.page/bk673/leader-lt4670-white-paper-sign-up.html

If you’d like the Arista white paper mentioned during the call, you can find it here: https://www.arista.com/assets/data/pdf/SMPTE-ST2110-OB-truck-interconnectivity-Deployment_Guide.pdf

About Leader:

Leader has earned a worldwide reputation for designing and manufacturing highly accurate, practical, and powerful test & measurement instruments. Made for broadcast, production, post-production, research, product development, and service applications, Leader products are built for reliability and versatility. Leader has helped many customers manage their transition from analog to digital, from SD to HD, from HD to 4K/UHD, from SDR to HDR, and from BT.709 to BT.2020 wide color gamut. Leader also provides SMPTE ST2022-7 and ST2110 support for the transition from SDI to IP. Find out more at https://leaderphabrix.com/.

Remember back in the good old days of SDI when every signal had a clear path and you could patch anything through a jackfield to see exactly what was on it? SDI wasn’t perfect, but that kind of visibility had its advantages compared to the complexity of IP.

But now, you can reclaim the capability to view any IP stream, on any port, on any network switch, anywhere in your facility, thanks to IP JackfieldTM developed by Arista and Providius. And even better, you can have access to all of the analysis tools you’re familiar with from your PHABRIX QxL and QxP available to analyze any stream within your Providius GUI.

On this webinar, you’ll hear from Leader experts Kevin Salvidge and Steve Holmes as they speak with Ryan Morris of Arista Networks and Tony Zare of Providius as they answer questions from the audience, including:
—How does this integration bridge the gap between SDI and IP?
—What about NMOS? And health and monitoring capabilities?
—Is there a limit to the number of streams that can be monitored with IP Jackfield at one time?
—Can I maintain network integrity while diagnostics are performed?
—How do you track and measure latency and jitter that is added?

You’ll also get to see a demo of IP Jackfield, including how you can monitor, trace, and troubleshoot any stream using the PHABRIX QxL or QxP within the Providius GUI.

You can find out more by visiting https://leaderphabrix.com/.

About Leader:

Leader has earned a worldwide reputation for designing and manufacturing highly accurate, practical, and powerful test & measurement instruments. Made for broadcast, production, post-production, research, product development, and service applications, Leader products are built for reliability and versatility. Leader has helped many customers manage their transition from analog to digital, from SD to HD, from HD to 4K/UHD, from SDR to HDR, and from BT.709 to BT.2020 wide color gamut. Leader also provides SMPTE ST2022-7 and ST2110 support for the transition from SDI to IP. Find out more at https://leaderphabrix.com/.