ABSTRACT

What started with the sundial has, thus far, been refined to a level of precision based on atomic resonance: Time. Our obsession with time is evident in this continued scaling down to nanosecond resolution and beyond. But this obsession is not without warrant. Precision and time synchronization are critical in many applications, such as air traffic

chapter 1|14 pages

Basic Concepts

chapter 2|20 pages

How NTP Works

chapter 3|28 pages

In the Belly of the Beast

chapter 4|14 pages

Clock Discipline Algorithm

chapter 5|16 pages

NTP Subnet Configuration

chapter 6|20 pages

NTP Performance in the Internet

chapter 7|12 pages

Primary Servers and Reference Clocks

chapter 8|20 pages

Kernel Timekeeping Support

chapter 9|16 pages

Cryptographic Authentication

chapter 10|14 pages

Identity Schemes

chapter 11|12 pages

Analysis of Errors

chapter 12|16 pages

Modeling and Analysis of Computer Clocks

chapter 14|26 pages

NTP Reference Implementation

chapter 15|20 pages

Technical History of NTP