unruh wrote:
On 2012-12-22, Mischanko, Edward T <[email protected]> wrote:
I do not doubt you, but if they are measuring different things
to represent the same thing, then there is a formula off
somewhere?
No, they do not "represent the same thing". They are different things.
One is the instantaneously measured offset between the local clock and
the servers. The other is the best estimate ntpd has for the difference
between the local clock and true UTC time.
I don't believe he is now comparing the overall estimate with the most
recent individual measurements. I think he is comparing the best
estimate for an individual source, with the ntpq peers, most recent
offset for that source.
The formula for an individual filtered offset is something like:
(z ^ n) * Offset
where z is the Z-Transform operator and n is an natural number <= 7,
such that (z ^ n) * estimated-offset-error is minimal. Of course, it
is not described that way in the actual code, and I don't think it is
described that way in the documentation.
I believe the error estimate includes the round trip delay, and the
stratum, but it is that sort of thing that is subject to change.
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