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## White Rabbit Specification (WR Spec)
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White Rabbit Protocol is described in **White Rabbit Specification** (WR
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Spec) which describes:
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White Rabbit Protocol is described in the **White Rabbit Specification**
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(WR Spec) which describes:
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- hardware requirements which need to be fulfilled to implement WRPTP
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- protocol requirements which need to be fulfilled by a device to be
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WRPTP-compatible
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- protocol implementation requirements which need to be fulfilled to
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be WRPTP-compatible
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The latest version of WR Spec can be found "here": .
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The latest version of WR Spec can be found
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[here](https://www.ohwr.org/project/wr-std/wikis/Documents/White-Rabbit-Specification-(latest-version)).
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## White Rabbit Standardization
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Standardizing White Rabbit is unquestionably beneficial to the project
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and is expected to bring substantial boost to the number of applications
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of the protocol.
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and is expected to bring substantial boost to the number of WR's
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applications.
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Advantages of standardization:
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- easier co-operation with companies
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solution (favored by the potential users)
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- feedback of field's expert
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Standardization is a considerably long process which can be approach in
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various ways and from various directions. So far, a few potential paths
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for White Rabbit standardization has been identified. These include:
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Standardization is a considerably long process which can be approached
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in various ways and from various directions. So far, a few potential
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paths for White Rabbit standardization have been identified. These
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include:
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- Standardization at International Telecommunication Union -
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Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T),
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- [Standardization at International Telecommunication
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Union](http://www.itu.int/en/pages/default.aspx) - Telecommunication
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Standardization Sector (ITU-T),
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- within Telecom Profile (G.827x) - currently being developed
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- as a separate Profile (similar to Telecom)
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- Standardization at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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(IEEE)
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- [Standardization at Institute of Electrical and Electronics
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Engineers](http://www.ieee.org/index.html) (IEEE)
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- Standard within other standardization body/consortium
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## Goal of this project
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## Project's plan
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\# *White Rabbit Standardization Group* is to be established:
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\* representatives of Scientific Institutes (e.g. CERN, GSI)and
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companies (e.g. NI)
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\* members of WR Collaboration and external experts
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\* the responsibility of the group is to perform the further actions
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1. Each potential path for WR standardization needs to be identified,
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1. *White Rabbit Standardization Group* is to be established:
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- representatives of Scientific Institutes (e.g. CERN, GSI) and
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companies (e.g. NI)
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- members of WR Collaboration and external experts
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- the responsibility of the group is to perform the further
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actions
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2. Each potential path for WR standardization needs to be identified,
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studied and evaluated
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2. The most suitable path (in terms of costs, efforts, time) should be
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3. The most suitable path (in terms of costs, efforts, time) should be
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decided
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3. The standardization effort should be started
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4. An official White Rabbit standard will mark the end of the project
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4. The standardization effort should be started
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5. An official White Rabbit standard will mark the end of the project
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