Fiber Optic Time Transfer from UTC(k) to a VLBI Antenna in a Coherent Communication Network

The local time scale at Onsala Space Observatory is connected to UTC(SP) through a White Rabbit time transfer system operating on the Swedish University Computer Network SUNET. The time transfer enables a robust synchronization of the VLBI and the IGS stations operating at the observatory and can potentially improve the reliability and availability of traceable time at sufficient accuracy. Several months of data are gathered to evaluate long term events and stability metrics.