Articles, tagged with "timing reference", page 4

GPS Timing For NTP Servers

Many time critical computer network systems, such as NTP servers, utilise the GPS system as a precise timing reference. This article describes how the Global Positioning System can be used to provide a precise timing reference and provides an overview ... Read >
Author: Dave

GPS Time Servers For Network Time Synchronisation

The GPS system is a satellite navigation system operated by the United States military. The system is also available for civilian use without any subscription requirement. The GPS system is primarily intended as a highly accurate global positioning system... Read >
Author: Dave

NTP Server Installation

NTP or Network Time Protocol servers are network devices that are designed to distribute accurate time to network time clients and other network infrastructure. This article describes how to configure and install NTP server systems on a network and discus... Read >
Author: Dave

How to use the GPS Clock

The Global positioning System (GPS) is a US military system primarily intended for global navigation. The system provides highly accurate positioning information for navigation. The GPS system consists of a constellation of 24 orbiting satellites. Each sa... Read >
Author: Dave

How To Decode The MSF-60 Radio Time Signal

The MSF-60 atomic clock synchronised radio time transmission is utilised by many NTP Time Server and PC computer systems to provide accurate synchronisation of time critical applications. This article describes how the MSF-60 time signal is decoded by NTP... Read >
Author: Dave

Synchronised Digital Clock Systems

Synchronised digital clocks allow a number of individual time clock displays to show identical accurate time. Individual stand-alone digital clocks each drift at different rates eventually all display differing times. This article discusses the methods ut... Read >
Author: Dave

How to Configure a Linux NTP Server

Network Time Protocol (NTP) provides algorithms and defines messages for the synchronisation of time clients to an accurate time reference. This article discusses how to configure a Linux NTP Time Server to synchronise time with an Internet based public N... Read >
Author: Dave

Atomic Clock Systems

An atomic clock provides an extremely accurate source of time. There are various types of atomic clock, mostly found in laboratories: Caesium Clocks; Hydrogen Clocks; and Rubidium Clocks. Most commercially available atomic clock time synchronisation syste... Read >
Author: Dave

Decoding the DCF-77 Radio Time Signal

The DCF-77 radio time transmission is utilised by many NTP server and PC computer systems to provide accurate synchronisation of time critical applications. This article describes how the DCF-77 time signal is decoded by NTP server and computer systems to... Read >
Author: Dave

NTP Server Static GPS Antenna Systems

The Global positioning System (GPS) is often used by computer equipment, such as NTP Server systems, to provide an accurate timing reference for time critical applications. This article provides an overview of GPS for timing applications and describes the... Read >
Author: Dave

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