PRECISE TIME TRANSFER
Precise time and time synchronization are vital for military systems (e.g. tactical communications, navigation
systems, weapon-controlled and target tracking/identification systems) to ensure accurate data processing
and meaningful, reliable information transmission and reception. It is because mission-critical strikes and
decisions are required to be executed and made in a timely manner to maximize “red-force” loss and
minimize “blue-force” fatality. Precise time and time synchronization are also critical for various
commercial applications and systems (e.g. Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)-based communications
systems, power-grid control systems). It is precise time and network synchronization, not bandwidth that
determines the Quality-of-Service (QoS) of future networks.
