An extended profile is specified for the use of Precision Time Protocol of IEEE Std 1588-2008 in power system protection, control, automation, and data communication applications utilizing an Ethernet communications architecture.
- Standard Committee
- PE/PSCC - Power System Communications and Cybersecurity
- Joint Sponsors
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PE/SUB
- Status
- Active Standard
- PAR Approval
- 2015-12-05
- Superseding
- C37.238-2011
- Amendment
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C37.238a-2023
- Board Approval
- 2017-03-23
- History
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- ANSI Approved:
- 2018-09-13
- Published:
- 2017-06-19
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Power and Energy Society
- Standard Committee
- PE/PSCC - Power System Communications and Cybersecurity
- Working Group
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P0_C37.238_WG - IEEE 1588 Profile for Protection Applications
- IEEE Program Manager
- Sandra Maru
Contact Sandra Maru - Working Group Chair
- Galina Antonova
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C37.238a-2023
IEEE Standard Profile for Use of IEEE 1588™ Precision Time Protocol in Power System Applications Amendment 1: Adding a Type-Length-Value (TLV) to Indicate the Latest International Earth Rotation Service (IERS)-Specified Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) Leap Second Event
This amendment to IEEE Std. C37.238™-2017 specifies a LEAP_SECOND_EVENT TLV to enable grandmaster-capable clocks to distribute leap second event and validity information in advance.
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