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time server
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time server

A device that obtains the time of day for synchronizing PCs, servers, routers and switches on the local network. It picks up the time from the GPS satellites as well as NTP servers on the Internet. GPS time is the most accurate, but Internet time is used for backup. Using GPS time as a benchmark, time servers can monitor various Internet NTP servers and determine which is the most accurate. See NTP, UTC and GPS.

GPS Time Server
Network time servers such as this unit from Symmetricom provide the most accurate time for synchronization. The small, white GPS antenna (in rear) is like the one used in car navigation systems. (Image courtesy of Symmetricom, Inc., www.symmetricom.com)



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External time sources can include Internet time servers or reliable local time sources such as GPS or clock cards.
Network Time Systems for 9X/ME/NT/2000/XP. (Network News) by Database and Network Journal
Deployed in more than 90 countries, the company's synchronization solutions include primary reference sources, building integrated timing supplies (BITS), GPS timing receivers, time and frequency distribution systems, network time servers and ruggedized oscillators.
Symmetricom, Inc. Fiscal 2008 First Quarter Financial Results ... by Business Wire
The SyncServer S300/S350 are ultra-precise network time servers that use the latest Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize time on servers, workstations and a variety of network elements for expanding IT enterprises.
Symmetricom Receives 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Excellence Award by Business Wire
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