[ntp:questions] Jitter versus polling interval
David J Taylor
david-taylor at blueyonder.neither-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk
Sat Mar 7 08:49:04 UTC 2009
David Woolley wrote:
> Danny Mayer wrote:
>
>> Increased polling frequency increases jitter.
>
> I think jitter was being used loosely here, not with the specific
> sense of high frequency variations.
Yes, my original question referred to looking at a graph of offset plotted
over a day (sampling at 5-minute intervals) and trying to judge the amount
of short-term oscillation as opposed to the longer-term drifts (e.g. those
caused by temperature variations). I was not meaning the "jitter" figures
reported by NTP. I was actually thinking about my Windows Vista system:
http://www.satsignal.eu/mrtg/gemini_ntp.html
where the average offset (on a scale from -100 to + 100ms) is zero, but
there is noticeable jitter. I was playing with maxpoll, and the jitter
seems worse with increased polling interval.
The performance with Vista is now substantially improved since Dave Hart's
version became available, and I am seeing good performance making a
Windows system into a stratum 1 server with a GPS/PPS source. I may even
be able to switch off my old FreeBSD system (which have given excellent
service).
Cheers,
David
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