[TangerineSDR] Updated Detailed Design Specification for PSWS Local Host (v0.1)
Rob Wiesler
robert.wiesler at case.edu
Mon Nov 18 16:27:36 EST 2019
On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 16:52:34 +0000, Engelke, Bill wrote:
> - We need another session or two, to discuss the time stamp. Here's
> where 128 bits came from - it depends on how much precision you want
> to have in the time stamp (assuming that it has to be finer than one
> second), and also that you don't want to deal with a rollover sooner
> than centuries from now. Also there was a point that if 64 bits was
> not sufficient for those considerations, 128 bits would work better
> that 96 bits with the common processors of today. There are many
> angles to this discussion, including those, plus what actually gets
> saved in Digital RF metadata. Once this year's choral season is over
> and I can start attending the Monday night telcos, we can hash this
> out better.
Okay. Again, I don't see anything particularly wrong with a 128-bit
timestamp, even from a disk usage perspective.
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