NTP Time Server

Network Time Protocol, NTP time server systems distribute accurate time received from an external time source to network time clients over an IP ethernet network.

There are a number of accurate external time sources available to ntp time server systems:

MSF-60 is a radio signal transmitted from Rugby in the UK, covering the British Isles and most of western Europe. Accuracy of the time signal is quoted a > 1msec.

DCF-77 is a radio signal transmitted from Frankfurt in Germany, covering 2000 Km incorporating most of central and western Europe. Accuracy of the time signal is quoted a > 1msec.

WWVB is US based radio time code transmitted, transmitting a 60KHz from Colorado. Coverage is most of the US and parts of Canada. Accuracy of the time signal is quoted a > 1msec.

A GPS time server is the most accurate time reference, which accuracies in the range of a few nanoseconds achievable. Coverage is world wide from the Global Positioning System.

NTP Time Server systems use the external accurate time reference to synchronise there internal systems clocks and use this to distribute accurate time around networks.

Fig: TimeTools NTPs5000 NTP Time Server

Reference Index

GMT time server
GPS time server
LINUX time server
Nettime server
NTP time server
SNTP server
SNTP time server
UK NTP time servers
UK time server
Windows 2000\2003 time server
Windows NTP server
Windows time server solutions
Windows XP time server