[ntp:questions] Strange NTP problem on AMD Geode LX cards.

Unruh unruh-spam at physics.ubc.ca
Sat Oct 3 18:09:06 UTC 2009


"Maarten Wiltink" <maarten at kittensandcats.net> writes:

>"Unruh" <unruh-spam at physics.ubc.ca> wrote in message
>news:k8yxm.46291$Db2.44060 at edtnps83...
>[...]
>> No idea what "spread spectrum " means for a clock.

>That there is a certain jitter explicitly introduced in its
>effective frequency. Probably in the form of a random offset,
>that averages to zero, to every tick, so you're certain that
>the long-term frequency doesn't change.

I am afraid I am left as confused as before. HOw introducing random
offsets would stop the frequency from changing I have no idea. It sounds
like a terrible idea, but that may be ignorance.



>Groetjes,
>Maarten Wiltink





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