Do you have an interest in precise Time & Frequency (T&F) technologies and services for networks? Our new Optical Time & Frequency Networks (OTFN) training programme will introduce you to this exciting and rapidly advancing field.
Take the first step by enrolling in the learning unit “Why Do We Need Precise Time?”. This unit is designed to help you familiarise with the issues of time measurement, and most importantly to present you with use cases where precise timing is essential. The course also includes a short video and a list of useful links for further reading around the topic. Finally, at the end of the learning unit, you will have a chance to test your knowledge with a quiz.
Access the unit here: https://e-academy.geant.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=521 (login required).
Course duration: 30 minutes
Trainers: Wojbor Bogacki and Krzysztof Turza (PSNC)1 and the Time and Frequency Networks Training Development Team
About the OTFN eAcademy
The Optical Time & Frequency Networks (OTFN) eAcademy is a new training programme in the GÉANT Network eAcademy, developed by the GÉANT Project’s Network Development team. The programme consists of eleven units, currently being released at a regular pace, covering different types of T&F services, monitoring, how-to cookbooks, and a specific focus on CERN’s White Rabbit technology.
You can find all courses and also the familiar course map – this time in a “clock format” – by visiting the Optical Time & Frequency Networks (OTFN) eAcademy. Follow the programme at your own pace – either by advancing through each learning unit clockwise or by simply selecting the units that interest you the most.
Visit the Network eAcademy training portal (part of the NETDEV wiki) to access the Network Automation eAcademy, the Quantum Tech eAcademy, and the OTFN eAcademy. If you have any questions, please contact network-eacademy@lists.geant.org.
If you would like to find out more about the Time and Frequency work in the GÉANT community, check the new Special Interest Group on Time and Frequency Network (SIG-TFN): community.geant.org/sig-tfn
The group met for the first time in Amsterdam last October. The second SIG-TFN meeting will now take place in Ispra, Italy on 12-13 March 2025, hosted by the European Commission Joint Research Center (EC JRC). Details of this meeting and future meetings can also be found on the SIG-TFN wiki.
1- The scientific work is published for the realisation of the international project co-financed by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education from financial resources of the programme entitled “PMW”
