
Customizing NTP Services
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Configuring Remote Time Servers
You configure remote time servers (peers) for time synchronization in unicast
client mode only. Configuring a remote time server involves:
• Adding remote time servers
• Specifying the configuration peer mode for the time server
• Setting the mode of operation of the router
• Specifying a source IP address for the time server
• Specifying peer preference
• Deleting peers
Adding Remote Time Servers
You add remote time servers to the router by specifying the IP address of each
time server (peer). NTP adds the IP address of the time server to a peer list, which
the local NTP client uses when querying remote time servers for time information.
NTP queries all the remote time servers in the peer list for time information and
then determines which time server to synchronize its internal clock to based on the
following criteria:
• Lowest stratum
• Closest in proximity to the primary time server
• Claimed highest precision
When the local NTP client queries the remote time servers from the peer list, the
servers respond with various timestamps, along with information about their
clocks, such as stratum, precision, and time reference. The local NTP client
reviews a list of responses from all the available servers and chooses one server as
the “best” time source from which to synchronize its internal clock.
Bay Networks recommends that you configure a minimum of three upper stratum
remote time servers (peers) for a router, because it can apply an agreement
algorithm to detect a problem on any part of the time source. You can, if
necessary, add a maximum of five remote time servers on a device (a router, for
example). Configuring multiple remote time servers ensures redundancy in case
one peer fails.
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