NEWS – CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, recently launched White Rabbit Collaboration

HIGHLIGHTS

• Technology Origins:
  • Developed at CERN in collaboration with institutes and companies.
  • Designed to synchronize devices in accelerators with high precision, considering the time light takes to travel through fiber-optic cables and electronic processing time.
  • Initially used in 2012, WR’s application has expanded beyond particle physics.
  • Included in the Precision Time Protocol (PTP), an industry standard governed by IEEE since 2020.
• White Rabbit Collaboration:
  • CERN launched the White Rabbit Collaboration, a global community focused on maintaining and promoting the open-source White Rabbit technology.
  • Aims to provide support, training, facilitate R&D projects, and establish trust in products using WR technology.
  • A key feature of White Rabbit is its open-source nature and adherence to standards.
  • Allows companies and institutes to customize and incorporate WR into their products while benefiting from a large developer community.
  • Used in finance, research infrastructures, and being evaluated for the future quantum internet.
  • Could play a vital role in global time dissemination technologies, especially via optical fiber, impacting critical national infrastructure.
  • WR Collaboration supports sectors transitioning to advanced timing technologies.
  • Provides a neutral platform for industry and stakeholders to collaborate, innovate, and establish a common vision for future developments.