Computer Network Time Synchronization The Network Time Protocol on Earth and in Space, Second Edition

Basic Concepts
How NTP Works
In the Belly of the Beast
Clock Discipline Algorithm
NTP System Engineering and Configuration
NTP Performance in the Internet
Primary Servers and Reference Clocks
Kernel Timekeeping Support
Cryptographic Authentication
Identity Schemes
Analysis of Errors
Modeling and Analysis of Computer Clocks
Metrology and Chronometry of the NTP Timescale
NTP Reference Implementation
Precision System Clock Architecture
NTP Interleaved Modes
Time Transfer for Space Data Links
Time Transfer for Deep-Space Missions
Technical History of NTP

Biography

Dr. David L. Mills is professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering and computer and information sciences at the University of Delaware. He has been an active contributor for many years to the field of Internet technology, particularly computer network time synchronization. He is the original developer of the Network Time Protocol and has authored over 30 articles and technical reports on the subject, including the current operative standards documents. His doctoral degree in computer science was conferred by the University of Michigan in 1971. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow in both the Association for Computing Machinery and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

praise for the first edition

"…a valuable book for those that are serious about network time synchronization. David Mills, the author of the book, is one of the pillars of the network time synchronization community, and an original developer of the IETF-based network time protocol (NTP). The book is the summation of his decades of experience and a detailed look at how to use NTP to achieve highly accurate time on your network. …clearly the indisputable reference on the subject, given its extraordinary depth and breadth.

"…For those that are simply interested in how time synchronization works, or are responsible for time synchronization in their organization, Computer Network Time Synchronization: The Network Time Protocol is the most comprehensive guide available to using NTP. For those that need an exhaustive tome on all of the minutiae related to NTP and synchronization, this is the source. Short of a vendor and product analysis, the book covers every detail within NTP and is the definitive title on the subject. …this book should be considered the last word on the topic."
-- Ben Rothke on Slashdot.org

This is the bible of the subject….it contains enough information to take you just as far as you want to go….Dr. Mills is the original developer of NTP."
Books On-Line June 21, 2006