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Internet time synchronization: the network time protocol

Mills, D.L.·1991·IEEE Transactions on Communications
DOI 10.1109/26.103043
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The network time protocol (NTP), which is designed to distribute time information in a large, diverse system, is described. It uses a symmetric architecture in which a distributed subnet of time servers operating in a self-organizing, hierarchical configuration synchronizes local clocks within the subnet and to national time standards via wire, radio, or calibrated atomic clock. The servers can also redistribute time information within a network via local routing algorithms and time daemons. The NTP synchronization system, which has been in regular operation in the Internet for the last several years, is described, along with performance data which show that timekeeping accuracy throughout most portions of the Internet can be ordinarily maintained to within a few milliseconds, even in cases of failure or disruption of clocks, time servers, or networks.>

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Authors
Mills, D. L.
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Communications
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
1991
Volume
39
Issue
10
Pages
1482-1493
ISSN
0090-6778 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1109/26.103043
OpenAlex
W2170715240
Cited by
1,859
References
1
FWCI
13.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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