Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project: Research and Development for Global Time Synchronization
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gastonmorixe
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
The article introduces the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project, which conducts research and development on the NTP protocol used to synchronize computer clocks across networks. NTP ensures reliable timekeeping for billions of devices worldwide, including critical applications in satellites, GPS, 5G, financial services, and healthcare. The project produces open source reference implementations, maintains documentation, and develops the protocol standards.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledNTP is what ensures the reliability of billions of devices around the world, under the sea, and even in space.
Accurate timekeeping is vital to the many applications which have revolutionized and are essential to our daily lives: satellites, GPS, 5G, financial services, healthcare, and more.
The NTP Project produces an open source Reference Implementation of the NTP standard, maintains the implementation Documentation, and develops the protocol.
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