A network administrator at a broadcasting company needs to ensure that video streams and audio feeds are synchronized across various devices on the network. Which protocol would be most effective for achieving high-precision time synchronization necessary for this scenario?
Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
Global Positioning System (GPS) time synchronization
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is designed to provide highly accurate time synchronization across a network, making it ideal for environments where precise coordination of operations is critical, such as in video and audio broadcasting. It achieves clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond range, which is necessary for synchronizing video streams and audio feeds. NTP, while useful for general time synchronization, does not achieve the same level of precision as PTP. GPS synchronization provides accurate time but does not inherently synchronize separate devices' internal clocks to each other. DHCP is unrelated to time synchronization and is used for dynamic IP addressing.
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