[e2e] Clock Synchronization Protocols/Algorithms

Bill Manning bmanning at ISI.EDU
Wed Oct 31 12:43:03 PST 2001


	How accurate do you need?   NTP can be very precise.


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% Hi Bob
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%   I know about NTP. I am looking for other protocols that can provide more
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%   Thanks
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%   Hesham
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%   *>    I am interested to find out what are the protocols (e.g. NTP) that
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%   *>    to reduce/eliminate the effect of jitter in the distribution of
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% <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi Bob</FONT>
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% <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; I know about NTP. I am looking for other =
% protocols that can provide more accurate clock synchronization.</FONT>
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% <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; Thanks</FONT>
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% <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; Hesham</FONT>
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% <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
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% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt; </FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am interested to =
% find out what are the protocols (e.g. NTP) that are</FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt; developed for clock synchronization and =
% their methods </FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to reduce/eliminate =
% the effect of jitter in the distribution of</FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt; clock/timestamp informations. This =
% jitter is due to queuing delays and</FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; S/W packet processing =
% overhead.</FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt; </FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks</FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt; </FONT>
% <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; *&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hesham</FONT>
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% <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Go to the RFC Editor Web page www.rfc-editor.org and =
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% <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Bob Braden</FONT>
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