Connectivity Guide

Network Time Protocol
Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes timekeeping among a set of distributed time servers and clients. The protocol coordinates time
distribution in a large, diverse network. NTP clients synchronize with NTP servers that provide accurate time measurement. NTP clients
choose from several NTP servers to determine which oers the best available source of time and the most reliable transmission of
information.
To get the correct time, OS10 synchronizes with a time-serving host. For the current time, you can set the system to poll specic NTP
time-serving hosts. From those time-serving hosts, the system chooses one NTP host to synchronize with and acts as a client to the NTP
host. After the host-client relationship establishes, the networking device propagates the time information throughout its local network.
The NTP client sends messages to one or more servers and processes the replies as received. Information included in the NTP message
allows each client/server peer to determine the timekeeping characteristics of its other peers, including the expected accuracies of their
clocks. Using this information, each peer selects the best time from several other clocks, updates the local clock, and estimates its
accuracy.
NTP Fields
NOTE
: OS10 supports both NTP server and client roles.
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