
Configuring IP Utilities
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NTP uses the following criteria to determine the time server whose time is best:
• Time server with the lowest stratum
• Time server closest in proximity to the primary time server (reduces network
delays)
• Time server offering the highest claimed precision
NTP prefers to have access to several (at least three) servers at the lower stratum
level, since it can apply an agreement algorithm to detect a problem on any part of
the time source.
NTP Modes of Operation
NTP provides three modes of operation (or associations) in which time servers
and NTP clients can communicate with each other in the synchronization subnet:
unicast client mode, broadcast client mode, and multicast client mode. Currently,
Bay Networks supports only NTP client mode.
NTP forms an association when two remote time servers exchange messages and
one or both of them create and maintain an instantiation of the router.
Unicast Client Mode
Unicast client mode is the recommended mode of operation. Use unicast client
mode to configure a set of remote time servers (or peers) for time synchronization.
You can also configure access control filters for time servers in unicast vlient
mode, but normally you would perform this operation in broadcast client or
multicast client mode. For more information on performing these tasks, see
Chapter 7.
When you configure a set of remote time servers (peers), NTP creates a peer list
that includes each time server’s IP address. The NTP client uses the peer list to
determine which remote time servers to query for time information. When the
NTP client queries the remote time servers, they respond with various time
stamps, along with information about their clocks, such as stratum, precision, and
time reference (F
igure 2-6). The NTP client reviews the list of responses from all
the available servers and chooses one as the “best” available time source from
which to synchronize its internal clock.
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