Working Mode
Location and
Synchronization Direction
Working Principle
Multicast Mode
In this mode, you need to
configure both, the server and
the client.
The client can be synchronized
with the server but the server
cannot be synchronized with the
client.
1. The server periodically
sends clock
synchronization packets
to the configured
multicast IP address.
2. The client senses
multicast packets from
the server.
3. After receiving the first
multicast packet, to
estimate the network
delay, the client enables
a temporary server/client
model for exchanging
messages with the
remote server.
4. The client works in
multicast client mode,
and continues to sense
the incoming multicast
packets to synchronize
the local clock.
2.3 Configuring Basic NTP Functions
This section describes how to configure basic NTP functions.
Applicable Environment
. Select a proper mode based on the networking topology to
meet various clock synchronization requirements.
In unicast server/client mode and peer mode, NTP packets can have the same source IP address.
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring basic functions of NTP, you need to complete the following tasks:
l
Configuring the link layer protocol for the interface
l
Configuring an IP address and a routing protocol for the interface to ensure that NTP packets
can reach destinations
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Configuration Guide - System Management
2 NTP Configuration
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