Protocols and time transfer

NTP

Also: Network Time Protocol

NTP synchronises the clock of computers and devices over the network with a time server. It measures the round-trip delay and corrects the local clock in small steps.

Over the internet, NTP typically achieves an accuracy of a few milliseconds; on a local network, better. NTP works hierarchically through stratum levels.

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