Presentation: Time synchronization is one of the key imperatives of communications infrastructure. Real time persistence and near real time data processing are becoming essential to serve enhanced user experience in many industries. In this presentation, Dhiman Chowdhury will present sync plane design constructs for time aware non-deterministic networks across industry verticals. Note: This presenation was shared at Open Compute Project (OCP) Time Appliance Project (TAP). About Dhiman: Dhiman Deb Chowdhury manages Product Management and Strategic Marketing for Protempis (formerly Trimble’s Time and Frequency division). Prior to joining Trimble, Dhiman served as vice President of Product Marketing redefining edge networking and open networking and expanding IPI global presence. At Delta Electronics, Dhiman was instrumental to whitebox products and technology venture “Agema System''. He advocated open networking, network cloudification and whitebox solutions for different industry verticals as a thought leader. In this role, Dhiman oversaw the technology strategy and development of Agema open networking product solutions. Prior to joining Delta Electronics, Inc., Dhiman worked as Director of Technical Program (R&D) at Allied Telesis, Inc where defined and developed technology strategy, products and services for enterprise and service providers networks. In 2004, he spearheaded the development of Industry’s first residential VoIP gateway at Netgear where he started service provider product lines. Prior to this, he was a member of Nortel’s technology leadership team working as a principal architect to define protocol, product and technology. At Nortel, Dhiman participated in the development of Industry’s first hybrid VoIP Routing Systems. Dhiman has authored several technology books and written many scholarly articles. His recent publication “Nextgen Network Synchronization” provides a comprehensive overview of sync plane design for various network infrastructure and applications across industry verticals. Subsequently, some of his technology books on Unified and high-speed internetworking are continued to be reference handbooks for undergraduate studies globally. Dhiman studied Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at The Robert Gordon University (RGU) and MBA at University of Liverpool. Dhiman is an avid blogger on technology and a Philanthropist.