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NG7M Stratum 1 NTP Server Syracuse Utah

Report generated: Sat May 4 00:00:01 2024 UTC
Start Time: Fri May 3 00:00:01 2024 UTC
End Time: Sat May 4 00:00:01 2024 UTC
Report Period: 1.0 days

Local Clock Time/Frequency Offsets

local offset plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Time Offset -4,180.000 -807.000 -343.000 25.000 230.000 381.000 1,011.000 573.000 1,188.000 216.084 -5.005 ns -8.657 90.26
Local Clock Frequency Offset 23.987 24.796 26.840 36.728 41.214 41.809 41.885 14.374 17.013 4.374 36.184 ppb 405.5 3090

The time and frequency offsets between the ntpd calculated time and the local system clock. Showing frequency offset (red, in parts per million, scale on right) and the time offset (blue, in μs, scale on left). Quick changes in time offset will lead to larger frequency offsets.

These are fields 3 (time) and 4 (frequency) from the loopstats log file.



Local RMS Time Jitter

local jitter plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local RMS Time Jitter 79.000 96.000 120.000 225.000 486.000 743.000 2,309.000 366.000 647.000 151.886 257.467 ns 7.204 59.61

The RMS Jitter of the local clock offset. In other words, how fast the local clock offset is changing.

Lower is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0μs.

RMS jitter is field 5 in the loopstats log file.



Local RMS Frequency Jitter

local stability plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 14.000 19.000 23.000 39.000 91.000 130.000 370.000 68.000 111.000 27.095 45.915 10e-12 6.649 49.51

The RMS Frequency Jitter (aka wander) of the local clock's frequency. In other words, how fast the local clock changes frequency.

Lower is better. An ideal clock would be a horizontal line at 0ppm.

RMS Frequency Jitter is field 6 in the loopstats log file.



Local Clock Time Offset Histogram

local offset histogram plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Offset -4,180.000 -807.000 -343.000 25.000 230.000 381.000 1,011.000 573.000 1,188.000 216.084 -5.005 ns -8.657 90.26

The clock offsets of the local clock as a histogram.

The Local Clock Offset is field 3 from the loopstats log file.



Server Offsets

peer offsets plot

The offset of all refclocks and servers. This can be useful to see if offset changes are happening in a single clock or all clocks together.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 192.168.1.203

peer offset 192.168.1.203 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 192.168.1.203 -69.714 -27.991 -21.206 -5.255 12.369 18.216 73.016 33.575 46.207 10.979 -4.707 µs -6.241 23.02

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 192.168.1.205

peer offset 192.168.1.205 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 192.168.1.205 -72.667 -70.048 -66.887 -55.706 -42.632 -39.245 -24.385 24.255 30.803 7.694 -55.261 µs -572.1 4879

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 192.168.1.206

peer offset 192.168.1.206 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 192.168.1.206 -85.832 -82.338 -78.250 -64.623 -49.151 -44.159 -35.065 29.099 38.179 8.695 -64.322 µs -617.2 5392

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 198.60.22.240

peer offset 198.60.22.240 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 198.60.22.240 6.830 6.878 7.144 7.734 8.325 8.440 8.457 1.181 1.562 0.348 7.736 ms 9657 2.066e+05

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 216.239.35.8

peer offset 216.239.35.8 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 216.239.35.8 -392.785 -388.747 -325.002 -103.808 203.701 275.652 313.216 528.703 664.399 154.056 -90.518 µs -8.378 21.67

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset PPS(0)

peer offset PPS(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset PPS(0) -4,181.000 -808.000 -344.000 26.000 231.000 382.000 1,012.000 575.000 1,190.000 216.702 -4.854 ns -8.622 89.49

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitters

peer jitters plot

The RMS Jitter of all refclocks and servers. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 192.168.1.203

peer jitter 192.168.1.203 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 192.168.1.203 2.148 3.450 4.756 10.334 23.073 50.642 611.719 18.317 47.192 40.038 14.231 µs 12.05 176

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 192.168.1.205

peer jitter 192.168.1.205 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 192.168.1.205 0.965 1.803 3.162 8.240 19.154 26.327 738.888 15.992 24.524 28.541 10.413 µs 22.51 569.6

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 192.168.1.206

peer jitter 192.168.1.206 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 192.168.1.206 1.238 2.458 3.758 9.421 20.375 26.344 31.011 16.617 23.886 5.355 10.461 µs 4.712 13.94

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 198.60.22.240

peer jitter 198.60.22.240 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 198.60.22.240 6.284 9.429 13.229 41.929 114.055 309.994 1,804.475 100.826 300.565 140.787 61.652 µs 9.311 113.2

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 216.239.35.8

peer jitter 216.239.35.8 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 216.239.35.8 76.956 94.671 116.404 214.138 511.548 951.664 1,061.470 395.144 856.993 150.886 255.049 µs 5.074 22.38

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter PPS(0)

peer jitter PPS(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter PPS(0) 28.000 54.000 77.000 176.000 554.000 946.000 4,245.000 477.000 892.000 200.871 229.294 ns 6.35 80.14

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Summary


Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Frequency Offset 23.987 24.796 26.840 36.728 41.214 41.809 41.885 14.374 17.013 4.374 36.184 ppb 405.5 3090
Local Clock Time Offset -4,180.000 -807.000 -343.000 25.000 230.000 381.000 1,011.000 573.000 1,188.000 216.084 -5.005 ns -8.657 90.26
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 14.000 19.000 23.000 39.000 91.000 130.000 370.000 68.000 111.000 27.095 45.915 10e-12 6.649 49.51
Local RMS Time Jitter 79.000 96.000 120.000 225.000 486.000 743.000 2,309.000 366.000 647.000 151.886 257.467 ns 7.204 59.61
Server Jitter 192.168.1.203 2.148 3.450 4.756 10.334 23.073 50.642 611.719 18.317 47.192 40.038 14.231 µs 12.05 176
Server Jitter 192.168.1.205 0.965 1.803 3.162 8.240 19.154 26.327 738.888 15.992 24.524 28.541 10.413 µs 22.51 569.6
Server Jitter 192.168.1.206 1.238 2.458 3.758 9.421 20.375 26.344 31.011 16.617 23.886 5.355 10.461 µs 4.712 13.94
Server Jitter 198.60.22.240 6.284 9.429 13.229 41.929 114.055 309.994 1,804.475 100.826 300.565 140.787 61.652 µs 9.311 113.2
Server Jitter 216.239.35.8 76.956 94.671 116.404 214.138 511.548 951.664 1,061.470 395.144 856.993 150.886 255.049 µs 5.074 22.38
Server Jitter PPS(0) 28.000 54.000 77.000 176.000 554.000 946.000 4,245.000 477.000 892.000 200.871 229.294 ns 6.35 80.14
Server Offset 192.168.1.203 -69.714 -27.991 -21.206 -5.255 12.369 18.216 73.016 33.575 46.207 10.979 -4.707 µs -6.241 23.02
Server Offset 192.168.1.205 -72.667 -70.048 -66.887 -55.706 -42.632 -39.245 -24.385 24.255 30.803 7.694 -55.261 µs -572.1 4879
Server Offset 192.168.1.206 -85.832 -82.338 -78.250 -64.623 -49.151 -44.159 -35.065 29.099 38.179 8.695 -64.322 µs -617.2 5392
Server Offset 198.60.22.240 6.830 6.878 7.144 7.734 8.325 8.440 8.457 1.181 1.562 0.348 7.736 ms 9657 2.066e+05
Server Offset 216.239.35.8 -392.785 -388.747 -325.002 -103.808 203.701 275.652 313.216 528.703 664.399 154.056 -90.518 µs -8.378 21.67
Server Offset PPS(0) -4,181.000 -808.000 -344.000 26.000 231.000 382.000 1,012.000 575.000 1,190.000 216.702 -4.854 ns -8.622 89.49
Summary as CSV file

Glossary:

frequency offset:
The difference between the ntpd calculated frequency and the local system clock frequency (usually in parts per million, ppm)
jitter, dispersion:
The short term change in a value. NTP measures Local Time Jitter, Refclock Jitter, and Server Jitter in seconds. Local Frequency Jitter is in ppm or ppb.
kurtosis, Kurt:
The kurtosis of a random variable X is the fourth standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses the Pearson's moment coefficient of kurtosis. A normal distribution has a kurtosis of three. NIST describes a kurtosis over three as "heavy tailed" and one under three as "light tailed".
ms, millisecond:
One thousandth of a second = 0.001 seconds, 1e-3 seconds
mu, mean:
The arithmetic mean: the sum of all the values divided by the number of values. The formula for mu is: "mu = (∑xi) / N". Where xi denotes the data points and N is the number of data points.
ns, nanosecond:
One billionth of a second, also one thousandth of a microsecond, 0.000000001 seconds and 1e-9 seconds.
percentile:
The value below which a given percentage of values fall.
ppb, parts per billion:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ppb, one in one billion, 1/1,000,000,000, 0.000,000,001, 1e-9 and 0.000,000,1%
ppm, parts per million:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ppm, one in one million, 1/1,000,000, 0.000,001, and 0.000,1%
‰, parts per thousand:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ‰. one in one thousand, 1/1,000, 0.001, and 0.1%
refclock:
Reference clock, a local GPS module or other local source of time.
remote clock:
Any clock reached over the network, LAN or WAN. Also called a peer or server.
time offset:
The difference between the ntpd calculated time and the local system clock's time. Also called phase offset.
σ, sigma:
Sigma denotes the standard deviation (SD) and is centered on the arithmetic mean of the data set. The SD is simply the square root of the variance of the data set. Two sigma is simply twice the standard deviation. Three sigma is three times sigma. Smaller is better.
The formula for sigma is: "σ = √[ ∑(xi-mu)^2 / N ]". Where xi denotes the data points and N is the number of data points.
skewness, Skew:
The skewness of a random variable X is the third standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses the Pearson's moment coefficient of skewness. Wikipedia describes it best: "The qualitative interpretation of the skew is complicated and unintuitive."
A normal distribution has a skewness of zero.
upstream clock:
Any server or reference clock used as a source of time.
µs, us, microsecond:
One millionth of a second, also one thousandth of a millisecond, 0.000,001 seconds, and 1e-6 seconds.



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