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# White Rabbit Standardization in IEEE1588-2008
The White Rabbit extension of the IEEE1588-2008 standard is being
generalized into a text of the upcoming release of the standard. This
process is now in the final stage and it is due to finish around 2018,
publication of the standard in 2019. Once finished, the generalized
White Rabbit (under the name High Accuracy) will be the third default
PTP Profile included in Annex J of the IEEE1588.
The White Rabbit (WR) extension of the IEEE1588-2008 standard has being
generalized into a text of the 2019 edition of the standard (IEEE1588-2019).
The standardization process of WR has finished with the publication of IEEE1588-2019
on 15 June 2020. The generalized White Rabbit (under the name High Accuracy) is
the third default PTP Profile included in Annex I of the IEEE1588-2019.
This wiki page provides details regarding the White Rabbit extension and
its standardization in IEEE1588.
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*WRPTP is fully compatible with PTP and is currently being defined as a
PTP Profile.**
The solutions in WRPTP are now being included by the [P1588 Working
Group](https://ieee-sa.centraldesktop.com/1588public/) in the next
revision of the PTP standard.
The solutions in WRPTP are have been included by the [P1588 Working
Group](https://sagroups.ieee.org/1588/) in the next
revision of the PTP standard, i.e. IEEE1588-2019.
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Standardization is a considerably long process that can be approached in
various ways and from various directions. Potential paths (see
[presentation](https://www.ohwr.org/project/white-rabbit/uploads/b5d237adf2198f9da783fd44e87c4eeb/ITU-T_meetingReport.pdf))
for WR's standardization had been identified. These included:
for WR's standardization had been identified as follows:
- [Standardization at the International Telecommunication Union-
Telecommunication Standardization Sector
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evaluate White Rabbit extensions.
The revision process of the IEEE1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
standard started in mid-2013. The revision work is done by the [P1588
Working Group](https://ieee-sa.centraldesktop.com/1588public/), which
standard started in mid-2013. The revision work was performed by the [P1588
Working Group](https://sagroups.ieee.org/1588/), which
consists of over 180 members from all over the world representing
industry and science, including CERN. The Working Group is arranged in 5
industry and science, including CERN. The Working Group was arranged in 5
sub-committees focusing on different aspects of the PTP revision,
namely: Architecture, Management, Upkeep, Security and High Accuracy
Enhancements. The High Accuracy sub-committee is lead by CERN
representative. It is dedicated to generalizing White Rabbit solutions
to a broader range of applications and including these generalized
Enhancements. The High Accuracy sub-committee was lead by CERN
representative. It was dedicated to generalizing White Rabbit solutions
to a broader range of applications and include these generalized
solutions in the IEEE1588 standard.
- [P1588 Working
Group](https://ieee-sa.centraldesktop.com/1588public/)
- P1588 Subcommittee *High Accuracy*: Co-chairs: John MacKay
- [P1588 Working Group](https://sagroups.ieee.org/1588/)
- P1588 Subcommittee *High Accuracy*: Co-chairs: John MacKay
([Progeny Systems Corporation](http://www.progeny.net/)) and
Maciej Lipinski ([CERN](http://home.cern)). Sec/Editor: Geoff
Garner (Consultant for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)
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- [IEEE1588-2008
standard](http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4579760/), available
- [IEEE1588-2008 standard](http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4579760/), available
through IEEE Explore Digital Library (payable)
- The draft upcoming standard is not available to people outside
the Working Group.
- [*What’s coming In the Next Edition of
IEEE 1588?*](https://blog.meinbergglobal.com/2017/09/24/whats-coming-next-edition-ieee-1588/),
Douglas Arnold, Sept 2017
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## Project plan
1. Evaluation of standardization path/method
1. \_[White Rabbit Standardization Group](std-group)_ established
1. [White Rabbit Standardization Group](std-group) established
to help in evaluation (the end of April 2012):
1. representatives of Scientific Institutes (e.g. CERN, GSI)
- representatives of Scientific Institutes (e.g. CERN, GSI)
and companies (e.g. NI)
2. members of WR Collaboration and external experts
3. the responsibility of the group is to perform the further
- members of WR Collaboration and external experts
- the responsibility of the group is to perform the further
actions
2. Each potential path for WR standardization needs to be
identified, studied and evaluated
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2. Standardization of White Rabbit within
[P1588](https://ieee-sa.centraldesktop.com/1588public/)
1. The standardization effort started (February 2013)
2. An official standardization of White Rabbit will mark the end of
2. An official standardization of White Rabbit marks the end of
the project
## Project's timeline
||**Task**|* End date *|
||**Task**|**End date**|
|----|----|----|
|1.|Establishment of WR Standardization Group|end of April 2012|
|2.|Potential standardization path evaluation|end of September 2012|
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