Everything that a secure, reliable and accurate time information enables, depending on your sector.

Without accurate time synchronisation, your network cannot function.

Services such as log files, event correlation, user authentication mechanisms, job scheduling use accurate timestamps to record events in chronological order and avoid conflicts with data replication. Our NTP time servers allow you to keep a chronological event log with an accuracy greater than one microsecond, thus optimising the time stamping and sequencing of activities on your computer network. Network events become traceable and easy to sort in chronological order.

What is a time server used for in industry? To improve your performance.

MORE COORDINATION.

A time server synchronises all the equipment on your IT network to give them an identical and accurate time information. Thus, your video surveillance equipment, access control, badge reader, computer system, machines and tools, robots, etc. are perfectly coordinated. They gain in automaticity and access an optimised production speed.

MORE REACTIVITY.

The time server also allows time stamping and tracing of events that have occurred on your network. In the event of an incident or for inspection purposes, it is a rich source of vital information for your decision-making, particularly for quality control.

MORE SECURITY.

And let’s not forget one of its essential functions: strengthening the security of your network. Using its own time base and physically installed within your company, the time server allows you to distribute a secure and reliable time information.

THE NEED FOR RELIABLE EQUIPMENT.

Known by the abbreviation ALCOA-CCEA (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate - Complete, Consistent, Enduring, Available), these requirements now oblige individual companies within the healthcare sector to ensure data integrity. And therefore to supply IT equipment that are efficient and reliable.

TIME STAMPING: AN IMPERATIVE.

So how can you fully ensure data integrity? It starts with associating each data with its precise date and time, know as timestamping. In other words, it means locating the data in time. And to do this properly, it requires precision. That’s why you need a time server: it timestamps every event on your computer network. It uses its own time base to ensure optimum reliability and security. It is among the technical devices deemed essential for compliance with the ALCOA-CCEA requirements. Bodet can assist you in choosing your time server with its Netsilon range.

ENABLING YOU TO DISTRIBUTE A PRECISE, LEGAL, IDENTICAL, ACCURATE TIME INFORMATION.

It’s a real deal maker, a tool to incite loyalty. Made possible by one easy-to-install device: a time server. So what does it do? It provides secure time distribution. All the clocks on your IT network will then show the exact same time information. Passengers in departures can keep their eye on the time and be certain not to miss their departure. They are free to relax and enjoy their shopping experience. Passengers arriving from different time zones can rely on accurate time displays. You will optimise the flow of passengers and offer a seamless customer experience. Keeping track of the time is reassuring and reduces stress levels. This is true for all modes of transport: airline, train, underground metro, tramway, coach, bus, etc.

FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION AND CARE.

The administration of medical care, particularly medicines, must adhere strictly to exact dosage requirements. The interval at which medicines are given to patients must be closely monitored in order to avoid overdosage or underdosage, which can in turn have grave consequences. By having access to a reliable and accurate time information, adherence to prescribed dosage is greatly facilitated. Patients benefit from quality care, and are guaranteed to receive the right treatment at the right time. Beyond the obvious human interest, time accuracy can also protect you in the event of possible legal action.

FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES.

An accurate time information is also vital in operating theatres. During surgery, it is important to monitor the duration of every surgical procedure. In anaesthesia, for example, it is important to administer the anaesthetic at the correct intervals. Or for resuscitation during a cardiac arrest.

ESSENTIAL TIME SYNCHRONISATION WITHIN BANKS

The Netsilon Time Server is an appropriate solution to provide the UTC time used during the timestamping of electronic transactions. It provides the time with accuracy of a millisecond (NTP) to the microsecond (PTP) compared to UTC. Connected directly to the bank’s IT server that timestamps events, the Bodet time server ensures a reliable timestamp with its precise time synchronisation. This synchronisation concerns regional banks, multinational investment banks and asset management companies.

A SOLUTION USED FOR SALES ROOMS

The Netsilon Time Server is a system perfectly suited to the timestamp required for oral transactions where human intervention is predominant. It allows timestamping of events to the second.

Provide an accurate time information for the radio broadcast

Millions of people tune in to radio and television programmes every day. Highly valued, TV channels and radio stations are keen to provide their viewers and listeners with the best of their service by providing them with reliable and precise information. This concerns news, the economy, the weather and also the time.

For example, radios use what is called a time signal (a musical jingle specific to each radio station). Broadcasted at different intervals, this sound signal periodically indicates the time. A time server is needed to guarantee the time signal is activated and communicates the right time. To make the best use of this time signal, Bodet provides Style Ellipse clocks specifically designed to display an accurate time in radio studios.

Efficient electricity grid monitoring

In general, electricity is not produced where it is needed and must be transported to end users. This is why energy suppliers develop regulation, transformation and distribution infrastructure. Electricity grids are deployed over very long distances. It is therefore important that operators continuously monitor their grids to ensure continuity of supply. The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems used and demand-side management (DSM) require a precise time source.

Controls are carried out on an ongoing basis to detect potential energy distribution defects. If the data are timestamped with precision using a time server, they can be analysed effectively when conducting a chronological search. Thanks to a reliable and consistent time delivered by the Netsilon, monitoring tools will be able to detect, identify, locate and resolve any problems that arise within an electricity grid.