[ntp:questions] NTP architecture recommendation

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Sun Aug 19 01:21:58 UTC 2007


Harlan Stenn wrote:
>>>>In article <46C74566.8050101 at comcast.net>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
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> Richard> Harlan Stenn wrote:
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>>>>>>In article <46C6DB58.6050602 at comcast.net>, "Richard B. Gilbert"
>>>>>><rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
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> Richard> I suspect that the precision desired was that of position rather
> Richard> than time.
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>>>Have you read any of Judah Levine's posts on this subject?  H
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> Richard> Instead of cryptic questions, how about just saying what you mean?
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> I recall what he said boils down to: time == position .
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> H
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Well, time is certainly one of the four variables that a four satellite 
fix gives you, the others being latitude, longitude, and elevation, but 
I don't see that time is in any way equal to position!  UTC is the same 
in Paris, New York, and Los Angeles and those three positions are in no 
way equal!




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