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`Strings Synchronization Model
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`Synopsis
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`This document describes a collection of beads and conventions developed to support
`multi-host synchronization in Strings.
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`Overview
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`The synchronization model consists of the following components:
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`An inter-host clock monitoring protocol, implemented in timesync, which
`determines the relative system-clock offset for each synchronized host.
`A sample-clock implementation (sampleclock), which distributes stream(cid:173)
`position information across all cooperating hosts. Each playout node has a
`'master' clock, which records the idealized playout position, and a 'render'
`which records the actual playout position. The clocksync bead provides a
`mechanism for propagating the path clocks across network boundaries, using
`data collected by timesync to convert remote system clock values into local
`system clock values.
`A media-specific mechanism for adjusting the playout rate of a given media
`type. For rgb video, the rghvideo times frame deliver based on the master
`clock, and sets the render clock. For pcm audio, the speaker bead sets the
`render clock, and the audiosync bead adjusts the playout rate of the sample
`stream to try to minimize the error between the master and render clocks.
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`One playout node is identified as the time master. For simple audio/video playout,
`generally the master will be the audio stream, since audio playout rates are effectively
`regulated by the consumption rate of the audio output device.
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`The master clock for synchronized streams is a reference to the single render clock for
`the master time source. Thus, the time master's clocks will match. All other streams
`vary playout rate to try to minimize the error between the render and master clocks.
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`Rate Adjustment
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`Consumer
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`Master Clock
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`TimeSync
`The TimeSync bead is used to create a database of clock offsets for all strings machines
`on the network. The protocol used to estimate clock offsets is based on the NTP
`protocol.
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`Periodically, each host broadcasts the current time, plus a list of all known remote hosts.
`The broadcast includes:
`1. A psuedo-random host identifier,
`2. The local system time at the time of sending.
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`For remote hosts known by the sender, the broadcast also includes:
`1. The unique identifier of the remote host,
`2. The send time from the most recently received broadcast from that host.
`3. The local system time when the most recent broadcast was received.
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`Computation of inter-host clock offset occurs whenever a broadcast is received from a
`remote host containing a host entry for the local host. Timing is derived from the round(cid:173)
`trip consisting of a prior broadcast from the local machine (BO) followed by the remote
`machines broadcast (Bl) which includes values from BO.
`TO is local time when BO was sent,
`Tl is the remote time when BO was received,
`T2 is the remote time when B 1 was sent,
`T3 is the local time when B 1 was received.
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`We want to compute an estimation for Toffset, such that Tremote + Toffset = Tlocal.
`Network latency is unknown and variable.
`LO is the latency for BO,
`L 1 is the latency for B 1.
`such that
`Tl+Toffset =TO+ LO
`T2+Toffset = T3 - Ll
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`From this we can determine bounds for Toffset:
`(Tl+Toffset) >= TO
`T2 >=Tl
`T3 >== (T2+Toffset)
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`And so:
`Toffset > TO-Tl
`Toffset < T3 - T2
`Since we have no way to devolve the effects of LO and LI, we assume they are
`approximately equal, and so
`Toffset ~= ( (T3-T2)- (TO-Tl))/ 2
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`Since latency does vary substantially over time, we reduce the error by averaging
`subsequent observations. Currently timesync uses the average of the last 8 observations.
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`Related Issues
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`Use of Durable Values
`To minimize the effects of latency on synchronization accuracy, all shared information is
`exchanged in terms of stationary or durable values - i.e. values that do not change rapidly
`over time, and do not assume instantaneous delivery. For example, sample clocks are
`computed from the following information:
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`1. The local system clock value at which the stream position was recorded,
`2. The sample position at that time,
`3. The nominal frequency at which the sample count is expected to be progressing.
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`From these three values the current playout position of a remote stream can be estimated
`based on the most recently received sample clock information. Assuming the actual
`playout rate is close to the nominal playout rate, the accuracy of the estimate does not
`degrade greatly with increased delivery latency. Use of this principal greatly increases
`the robustness of the synchronization model.
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`Clock Uncertainty
`The following types of timing uncertainties complicate synchronization:
`1. System clock values between machines may have a large relative offset, and a
`small drift relative to each other.
`2. Output devices do not necessarily consume media at exactly the correct rate. The
`output rate for audio is typically regulated by a DSP clock, not the system clock,
`and there may be substantial differences between them.
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