Clock synchronization monitoring system

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system including a reference processing device includes a reference hardware clock to maintain a reference clock value, and reference clock synchronization circuitry to discipline the reference hardware clock responsively to a remote clock, which is remote to the system, and a follower processing device including a follower hardware clock to maintain a follower clock value, and follower clock synchronization circuitry to synchronize the follower hardware clock to the reference hardware clock, and provide an indication about the follower clock value to the reference processing device, wherein the reference clock synchronization circuitry is configured to monitor a quality of the synchronization of the follower hardware clock to the reference hardware clock.