An Overview of Techniques and Applications of Precise Time and Time Interval

Gernot M. R. Winkler

Abstract:	Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) is an electronic specialty which originated with the availability of high performance oscillators and clocks. The widespread application of PTTI in modern electronic systems is due to the close connection of time measurement with distance measurement, the possibility of independent coordination of remote actions over extended periods of time, and better utilization of the time and spectrum domain. The great precision of modern clocks must be purchased, however, not only with dollars but also with greater sophistication of the necessary support. Automation can overcome some, but not all of this extra cost. Moreover, if indeed we depend on our clocks more than before, then we also have to assure that system time can be 11 kept with the greatest reliability. This also creates new and unusual requirements for a truly uninterrupted service. The basic concepts of PTTI are discussed.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 17th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting December 3 - 5, 1985 DuPont Plaza Hotel Washington, DC
Pages:	33 - 44
Cite this article:	Winkler, Gernot M. R., "An Overview of Techniques and Applications of Precise Time and Time Interval," Proceedings of the 17th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1985, pp. 33-44.
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