Precision timing and network systems
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Kevin Stanton helps organizations design, troubleshoot, and explain complex synchronization systems across networks and computing platforms. The work spans open standards strategy, architecture review, implementation guidance, and difficult timing problems that need rigorous engineering judgment.
The practice is built around precision time as a system problem, from standards and architecture through silicon, PCIe, Linux, and deployment.
Guidance on precision timing design, IEEE 802.1 TSN adoption, distributed clocking, and how synchronized time changes the system architecture above the network.
Analysis of timing drift, sync instability, interoperability issues, timestamp accuracy, and the hard edge cases that appear between hardware, firmware, drivers, and software.
Clear technical support for product teams, leadership, industry groups, and legal matters where IEEE 1588/PTP, TSN, or computer timekeeping must be explained precisely.
Stanton Consulting is a solo practice led by Kevin Stanton. His work has included defining major parts of IEEE 802.1 Time-Sensitive Networking, contributing to IEEE 1588/PTP, and leading timekeeping efforts within Intel across CPU timekeeping, PCIe Precision Time Measurement, and Linux support.
That combination is unusual: standards leadership, platform architecture, silicon-aware timing design, and the ability to communicate specialized technical issues clearly to both engineers and non-specialists.
He also founded the TSN/A Conference in 2016 and helped found Avnu Alliance.
A small sample of public material spanning standards work, system timekeeping, PCIe PTM, and educational content.
OCP TAP presentation from August 23, 2023 focused on endpoint timing and PCIe Precision Time Measurement.
Watch the August 2023 talkA widely referenced tutorial covering the model, mechanisms, and practical foundations behind IEEE 802.1AS time synchronization.
Read the tutorialA published article on IEEE 802.1AS for a broader engineering audience. Depending on access, this may be behind a publisher paywall.
View the publicationOngoing educational videos that explain timing concepts, measurements, and demonstrations in a form accessible to practicing engineers.
Browse the playlistIf you need support around time synchronization, TSN, IEEE 1588/PTP, PCIe PTM, Linux timekeeping, or expert technical analysis, email a short summary of the problem or project. A free initial consultation is available to determine whether the work is a strong fit.