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Time synchronisation<\/a> is often described as a \u2018headache\u2019 by network administrators. Keeping computers on a network all running the same time is increasingly important in modern network communications particularly if a network has to communicate with another network running independently.<\/p>\n

For this reason UTC<\/a> (Coordinated Universal Time) has been developed to ensure all networks are running the same accurate timescale. UTC is based on the time told by atomic clocks<\/a> so it is highly precise, never losing even a second. Network time synchronisation<\/a> is however, relatively straight forward thanks to the protocol NTP (Network Time Protocol).<\/p>\n

UTC time sources are widely available with over a thousand online stratum 1 servers available on the Internet. The stratum level describes how far away a time server <\/a>is to an atomic clock (an atomic clock<\/a> that generates UTC is known as a stratum 0 device). Most time servers available on the Internet are in fact not stratum 1 devices but stratum in that they get their time from a device that in turn receives the UTC time signal.<\/p>\n

For many applications this can be accurate enough but as these timing sources are on the Internet there is very little you can do to ensure both their accuracy and their precision. In fact even if an Internet source is highly accurate the distance away form it can cause delays int eh time signal.<\/p>\n

Internet time sources are also unsecure as they are situated outside of the firewall forcing the network to be left open for the time requests. For this reason network administrators serious about time synchronisation opt to use their own external stratum 1 server.<\/p>\n

These devices, often called a NTP server<\/a>, receive a UTC time source from a trusted and secure source such as a GPS satellite then distribute it amongst the network. The NTP server<\/a> is far more secure than an Internet based time source and are relatively inexpensive and highly accurate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time synchronisation is often described as a \u2018headache\u2019 by network administrators. Keeping computers on a network all running the same time is increasingly important in modern network communications particularly if a network has to communicate with another network running independently. For this reason UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) has been developed to ensure all networks are…<\/p>\n

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