Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread Terje Mathisen
pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, circuit switched networks don't have this problem, for sure. If, for example, having a GPS on S1, and using it as a timeserver for X1, and considering the incoming and outgoing delay on that path are equal, when measuring the OWD between S1 and X1, I would get a me

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
Ok, thanks for clearing that up for me. Makes sense :-) On Saturday, October 27, 2012 8:35:40 PM UTC+1, unruh wrote: > On 2012-10-27, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Yes, circuit switched networks don't have this problem, > > > for sure. > > > If, for example, having a GPS on S1, and using i

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread unruh
On 2012-10-27, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: > Yes, circuit switched networks don't have this problem, > for sure. > If, for example, having a GPS on S1, and using it as a > timeserver for X1, and considering the incoming and outgoing > delay on that path are equal, when measuring the OWD > between

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread David Woolley
pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, circuit switched networks don't have this problem, for sure. If, for example, having a GPS on S1, and using it as a timeserver for X1, and considering the incoming and outgoing delay on that path are equal, when measuring the OWD between S1 and X1, I would get a

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
Yes, circuit switched networks don't have this problem, for sure. If, for example, having a GPS on S1, and using it as a timeserver for X1, and considering the incoming and outgoing delay on that path are equal, when measuring the OWD between S1 and X1, I would get a measurement with an accuracy

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread unruh
On 2012-10-27, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: > The accuracy requirement is not written on stone, > but <1ms would be the goal we're aiming for. > > I think you made some confusions on the units > there (usec and sec, when I think those are in ms), usec and msec I should have said. > but I got your

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > Then you surely have read Dr. Mills' book. Pedro writes: > Unfortunately, I have not, I've only wandered through his website. Can > you give me a pointer to it? Mills, David L. Computer Network Time Synchronization: The Network Time Protocol Taylor & Francis / CRC Press ISBN 0-8493-58

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
The accuracy requirement is not written on stone, but <1ms would be the goal we're aiming for. I think you made some confusions on the units there (usec and sec, when I think those are in ms), but I got your point. The way NTP works, it estimates the one-way delays as RTT/2 and uses that to corr

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread unruh
On 2012-10-27, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: > Gotcha. There's no hidden agenda though, the purpose > is to replace an old and proprietary system (QoSMetrics) > which is being used to measure these OWD's and do monthly > reports about the quality of the links being measured. > QoSMetrics used QTP,

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
Hahah, nice one :-) And yes, I believe the "old" S1 and S2 currently have an external timing source attached to them (GPS, I think). So I'll try to use those in the way you mentioned, when we replace them. Thank you for your input! On Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:28:33 PM UTC+1, unruh wrote: >

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread unruh
On 2012-10-27, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: > Unfortunately, I have not, I've only wandered through > his website. Can you give me a pointer to it? It is mentioned there But by going to Amazon.com Computer Network Time Synchronization: The Network Time Protocol on Earth and in Space, Second Editio

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread unruh
On 2012-10-27, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: > OWAMP can refer to One-Way Active Measurement Protocol, > see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4656, or the tool that follows > that protocol to measure one-way delay, > see http://www.internet2.edu/performance/owamp/ > > NREN, as stated before, means Nati

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
Unfortunately, I have not, I've only wandered through his website. Can you give me a pointer to it? Pedro On Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:56:42 PM UTC+1, John Hasler wrote: > pret3nder writes: > > > I won't have time to investigate the deeps of NTP, but I do want to > > > know the basics, as th

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread John Hasler
pret3nder writes: > I won't have time to investigate the deeps of NTP, but I do want to > know the basics, as that's one of the objectives of my thesis. Then you surely have read Dr. Mills' book. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA _

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
Gotcha. There's no hidden agenda though, the purpose is to replace an old and proprietary system (QoSMetrics) which is being used to measure these OWD's and do monthly reports about the quality of the links being measured. QoSMetrics used QTP, a proprietary time protocol. So, although that is a

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread David Woolley
pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: David Woolley is right, the project is about making the measurements, although I don't like the idea of doing them blindly, without knowing how to interpret the results. I won't have time to investigate the deeps of NTP, but I do want to know the basics, as that's one

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
OWAMP can refer to One-Way Active Measurement Protocol, see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4656, or the tool that follows that protocol to measure one-way delay, see http://www.internet2.edu/performance/owamp/ NREN, as stated before, means National Research and Education Network. @unruh: yes, I w

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread unruh
On 2012-10-27, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello all, and thank you again for your valuable insight > on this matter, it's been a great help to me. > I'll now try to reply to all your comments, please excuse > me if I missed a particular comment. > > Indeed I was wrong about the tunnel referenc

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread Richard B. Gilbert
On 10/26/2012 6:47 PM, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry, I'm not following you. What delay asymmetry are you refering to? OWAMP does rely on accurate time stamps, see http://www.internet2.edu/performance/owamp/index.html If I have S1 and X1 synching to the same time reference (in this case

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread Richard B. Gilbert
On 10/26/2012 5:56 PM, pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, and thank you for your answers. I'm afraid I might not have been clear about my objectives, so I'll try to explain clearer. I'll also try and keep the lines smaller, and please, excuse me if I make any mistakes, as english is not my native

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread pret3nder
Hello all, and thank you again for your valuable insight on this matter, it's been a great help to me. I'll now try to reply to all your comments, please excuse me if I missed a particular comment. Indeed I was wrong about the tunnel reference, that won't correct the fact that a delay asymmetry

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread John Hasler
Terje Mathisen writes: > The crux is this: You _MUST_ have a path to an absolute time > reference, at both ends, which is totally independent of the path you > are trying to measure! And a tunnel is _not_ an independent path. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread Terje Mathisen
pret3n...@gmail.com wrote: An NREN is a National Research and Education Network. We are talking about 26 servers spread all over the country and in the islands, so your figures are a bit off, I'm afraid. $50 don't cover the expenses associated with getting a GPS for every single server, and like

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread David Woolley
unruh wrote: Then after a few days of running, plot the offset against the delay, and look at that graph. You may well notice wings on that graph with slope of 1/2 . Those are asymmetric delays. The spread of the central blob will also give you an idea of the noise on your connection. Essen

Re: [ntp:questions] NTP tunning for OWD measurements

2012-10-27 Thread Hans Jørgen Jakobsen
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:40:30 GMT, Kennedy, Paul wrote: > > > Pk>>By controlling which refclocks the various test sites use, you > should see they synch up well enough. We do this regularly. Unruh makes > a very good point on the delay Vs Offset. You should certainly be doing > this as it will rev