fOn Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:06:27 -0500 in comp.protocols.time.ntp, Terje Mathisen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Ry wrote: >> Here's the actual link: >> http://research.microsoft.com/users/misard/papers/aes2004.pdf >> >> Basically, the MS guys moved most everything into a kernel mode driver >> and alter NTP to poll every 4 seconds. No problem for their >> application, since all devices are on the same LAN as the master audio >> clock. I can't decide if the ±50µs accuracy is impressive or not... >> but obviously they wouldn't have modified NTP so heavily if it would >> have met the application's needs out of the box. >They also claim to have invented 'burst' mode, i.e. they send 5 packets >during each polling period and select the median. :-) > >If the kernel timestamping and improved OS clock resolution is or could >become available in a standalone driver, then this would represent a big >boost for Windows-based NTP servers. Does anyone else want a bunch of Windows systems sending 5 packets every 4 seconds to NTP servers? ;^> -- Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian[dot]Inglis{at}SystematicSW[dot]ab[dot]ca) fake address use address above to reply _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
