[ntp:questions] Can NTP sync within 1ms

Rob nomail at example.com
Sun Apr 27 18:36:38 UTC 2014


jimp at specsol.spam.sux.com <jimp at specsol.spam.sux.com> wrote:
>>> Your transmitters will have to be contained within a circle of 3.6km, 
>>> reduced by the timing errors in the modulation at 0.3km/microsecond.
>> 
>> This turns out to be not the case.  Networks like this have been operating
>> for decades, only those were constructed using analog leased lines so
>> there was no relation to ntp, soundcards etc.
>
> Just what part, given your original conditions, is not true about this?

It turns out to be working even though there are differences in path
lengths, but for it to be working well one must not start off with a
large difference in modulation timing.  The goal is to be within 12us.



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