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NTP5: RPi3B+, Uputronics MAX-M8Q, NTPSec
Three Day - May 01, 2026 19:00 UTC

Report generated: Fri May 1 19:12:21 2026 UTC
Start Time: Tue Apr 28 19:12:09 2026 UTC
End Time: Fri May 1 19:12:09 2026 UTC
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Section Time Frame NTP Server
Local Clock Time/Frequency Offsets One Hour NTP0: x86 SBC, Undisciplined, NTPSec
Local RMS Time Jitter Three Hour NTP1: RPi4B, Uputronics M8, NTPSec
Local RMS Frequency Jitter Six Hour NTP2: CM4, Bollar ZED-F9T, NTPSec
Local Clock Time Offset Histogram Twelve Hour NTP3: CM5, TimeHat LEA-M8T, NTPSec
Local Temperatures One Day NTP4: SecureSync, Rubidium, NTP (Classic)
Local Frequency/Temp Two Day NTP5: RPi3B+, Uputronics MAX-M8Q, NTPSec
Local GPS Three Day NTP6: CM4, TimeBeat OTC Mini, PTP
Server Offsets Seven Day NTP7: LeoNTP, Standalone GNSS, Firmware
Server Jitters Fourteen Day (Updated Daily)
Summary One Month (Updated Daily)
NTPQ Stats
GNSS Performance

NTP5 is a Raspberry Pi 3B+ with an older model Uputronics GNSS HAT v. 4.1 using a u-blox MAX-M8Q receiver.

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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 -19.586 -3.563 -2.557 0.088 2.150 3.093 17.875 4.707 6.656 1.269 -0.000 µs -0.4621 6.047
Local Clock Frequency Offset 4.487 4.878 4.911 5.000 5.093 5.132 5.730 0.182 0.254 0.056 5.001 ppm 0.2023 4.924

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 0.487 0.673 0.782 1.193 1.823 2.160 11.047 1.041 1.487 0.356 1.240 µs 2.767 40.39

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 3.478 4.993 5.691 9.185 14.342 16.383 176.651 8.651 11.390 3.316 9.524 ppb 10.65 389.9

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 -19.586 -3.563 -2.557 0.088 2.150 3.093 17.875 4.707 6.656 1.269 -0.000 µs -0.4621 6.047

The clock offsets of the local clock as a histogram.

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



Local Temperatures

local temps plot

Local temperatures. These will be site-specific depending upon what temperature sensors you collect data from. Temperature changes affect the local clock crystal frequency and stability. The math of how temperature changes frequency is complex, and also depends on crystal aging. So there is no easy way to correct for it in software. This is the single most important component of frequency drift.

The Local Temperatures are from field 3 from the tempstats log file.



Local Frequency/Temp

local freq temps plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Frequency Offset 4.487 4.878 4.911 5.000 5.093 5.132 5.730 0.182 0.254 0.056 5.001 ppm 0.2023 4.924
Temp CPU 58.500 59.100 59.100 60.100 60.100 60.700 61.800 1.000 1.600 0.453 59.801 °C

The frequency offsets and temperatures. Showing frequency offset (red, in parts per million, scale on right) and the temperatures.

These are field 4 (frequency) from the loopstats log file, and field 3 from the tempstats log file.



Local GPS

local gps plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
nSats 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 16.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 12.001 nSat 65.6 4305
TDOP 0.470 0.500 0.530 0.640 0.820 0.890 1.070 0.290 0.390 0.085 0.653 0.8484 4.095

Local GPS. The Time Dilution of Precision (TDOP) is plotted in blue. The number of visible satellites (nSat) is plotted in red.

TDOP is field 3, and nSats is field 4, from the gpsd log file. The gpsd log file is created by the ntploggps program.

TDOP is a dimensionless error factor. Smaller numbers are better. TDOP ranges from 1 (ideal), 2 to 5 (good), to greater than 20 (poor). Some GNSS receivers report TDOP less than one which is theoretically impossible.



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 10.0.0.240

peer offset 10.0.0.240 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 10.0.0.240 -1.000 -0.058 -0.048 -0.028 -0.008 0.001 481.603 0.039 0.059 2.720 -0.013 ms 177.1 3.136e+04

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 10.0.0.241

peer offset 10.0.0.241 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 10.0.0.241 -0.525 -0.067 -0.049 -0.013 0.016 0.033 481.444 0.065 0.100 2.833 0.003 ms 169.9 2.888e+04

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 10.0.0.242

peer offset 10.0.0.242 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 10.0.0.242 -0.294 -0.076 -0.068 -0.026 0.007 0.022 481.434 0.075 0.098 2.832 -0.011 ms 170 2.889e+04

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 10.0.0.243

peer offset 10.0.0.243 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 10.0.0.243 -0.299 -0.056 -0.044 -0.019 0.006 0.015 481.487 0.050 0.071 2.818 -0.003 ms 170.8 2.919e+04

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 10.0.0.244

peer offset 10.0.0.244 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 10.0.0.244 -0.250 -0.077 -0.069 -0.027 -0.002 0.011 481.464 0.067 0.087 2.755 -0.014 ms 174.7 3.053e+04

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 10.0.0.246

peer offset 10.0.0.246 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 10.0.0.246 -0.944 -0.061 -0.052 -0.029 -0.007 0.002 481.531 0.045 0.063 2.816 -0.013 ms 171 2.925e+04

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 SHM(0)

peer offset SHM(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset SHM(0) -249.317 -177.811 -163.936 -155.912 -150.901 -148.776 -145.190 13.036 29.035 5.251 -156.634 ms -3.708 32.54

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 SHM(1)

peer offset SHM(1) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset SHM(1) -19.587 -3.593 -2.571 0.090 2.170 3.129 20.448 4.741 6.722 1.355 0.006 µs 0.3922 19.77

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 10.0.0.240

peer jitter 10.0.0.240 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 10.0.0.240 0.000 0.008 0.010 0.020 0.277 1.700 481.626 0.267 1.692 2.963 0.107 ms 146.2 2.286e+04

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 10.0.0.241

peer jitter 10.0.0.241 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 10.0.0.241 0.000 0.014 0.020 0.041 0.662 2.505 481.508 0.642 2.491 3.104 0.182 ms 137.9 2.058e+04

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 10.0.0.242

peer jitter 10.0.0.242 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 10.0.0.242 0.000 0.012 0.017 0.038 0.633 2.338 481.494 0.616 2.327 3.499 0.174 ms 122 1.549e+04

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 10.0.0.243

peer jitter 10.0.0.243 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 10.0.0.243 0.000 0.012 0.018 0.037 0.490 2.307 481.514 0.473 2.294 3.188 0.159 ms 132.7 1.892e+04

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 10.0.0.244

peer jitter 10.0.0.244 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 10.0.0.244 0.000 0.009 0.014 0.044 0.426 2.024 481.529 0.413 2.016 3.301 0.151 ms 121.1 1.614e+04

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 10.0.0.246

peer jitter 10.0.0.246 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 10.0.0.246 0.000 0.010 0.014 0.032 0.424 2.513 481.557 0.411 2.503 3.083 0.152 ms 139 2.088e+04

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 SHM(0)

peer jitter SHM(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter SHM(0) 0.098 0.519 0.935 2.313 8.082 16.646 87.895 7.148 16.126 3.212 3.301 ms 5.234 59.47

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 SHM(1)

peer jitter SHM(1) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter SHM(1) 0.083 0.355 0.493 1.331 3.575 4.552 19.154 3.082 4.197 0.975 1.567 µs 1.598 9.886

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 4.487 4.878 4.911 5.000 5.093 5.132 5.730 0.182 0.254 0.056 5.001 ppm 0.2023 4.924
Local Clock Time Offset -19.586 -3.563 -2.557 0.088 2.150 3.093 17.875 4.707 6.656 1.269 -0.000 µs -0.4621 6.047
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 3.478 4.993 5.691 9.185 14.342 16.383 176.651 8.651 11.390 3.316 9.524 ppb 10.65 389.9
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.487 0.673 0.782 1.193 1.823 2.160 11.047 1.041 1.487 0.356 1.240 µs 2.767 40.39
Server Jitter 10.0.0.240 0.000 0.008 0.010 0.020 0.277 1.700 481.626 0.267 1.692 2.963 0.107 ms 146.2 2.286e+04
Server Jitter 10.0.0.241 0.000 0.014 0.020 0.041 0.662 2.505 481.508 0.642 2.491 3.104 0.182 ms 137.9 2.058e+04
Server Jitter 10.0.0.242 0.000 0.012 0.017 0.038 0.633 2.338 481.494 0.616 2.327 3.499 0.174 ms 122 1.549e+04
Server Jitter 10.0.0.243 0.000 0.012 0.018 0.037 0.490 2.307 481.514 0.473 2.294 3.188 0.159 ms 132.7 1.892e+04
Server Jitter 10.0.0.244 0.000 0.009 0.014 0.044 0.426 2.024 481.529 0.413 2.016 3.301 0.151 ms 121.1 1.614e+04
Server Jitter 10.0.0.246 0.000 0.010 0.014 0.032 0.424 2.513 481.557 0.411 2.503 3.083 0.152 ms 139 2.088e+04
Server Jitter SHM(0) 0.098 0.519 0.935 2.313 8.082 16.646 87.895 7.148 16.126 3.212 3.301 ms 5.234 59.47
Server Jitter SHM(1) 0.083 0.355 0.493 1.331 3.575 4.552 19.154 3.082 4.197 0.975 1.567 µs 1.598 9.886
Server Offset 10.0.0.240 -1.000 -0.058 -0.048 -0.028 -0.008 0.001 481.603 0.039 0.059 2.720 -0.013 ms 177.1 3.136e+04
Server Offset 10.0.0.241 -0.525 -0.067 -0.049 -0.013 0.016 0.033 481.444 0.065 0.100 2.833 0.003 ms 169.9 2.888e+04
Server Offset 10.0.0.242 -0.294 -0.076 -0.068 -0.026 0.007 0.022 481.434 0.075 0.098 2.832 -0.011 ms 170 2.889e+04
Server Offset 10.0.0.243 -0.299 -0.056 -0.044 -0.019 0.006 0.015 481.487 0.050 0.071 2.818 -0.003 ms 170.8 2.919e+04
Server Offset 10.0.0.244 -0.250 -0.077 -0.069 -0.027 -0.002 0.011 481.464 0.067 0.087 2.755 -0.014 ms 174.7 3.053e+04
Server Offset 10.0.0.246 -0.944 -0.061 -0.052 -0.029 -0.007 0.002 481.531 0.045 0.063 2.816 -0.013 ms 171 2.925e+04
Server Offset SHM(0) -249.317 -177.811 -163.936 -155.912 -150.901 -148.776 -145.190 13.036 29.035 5.251 -156.634 ms -3.708 32.54
Server Offset SHM(1) -19.587 -3.593 -2.571 0.090 2.170 3.129 20.448 4.741 6.722 1.355 0.006 µs 0.3922 19.77
TDOP 0.470 0.500 0.530 0.640 0.820 0.890 1.070 0.290 0.390 0.085 0.653 0.8484 4.095
Temp CPU 58.500 59.100 59.100 60.100 60.100 60.700 61.800 1.000 1.600 0.453 59.801 °C
nSats 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 16.000 0.000 0.000 0.061 12.001 nSat 65.6 4305
Summary as CSV file

Our production NTP servers share the same mast-mounted Tallysman Accutenna® TW3972 Triple Band GNSS Antenna + L-band Correction Services antenna using a Tallysman TW164 1-to-4 Port Smart Power GNSS Signal Splitter. No external NTP servers are contacted and all servers, with the exception of NTP6, the LeoNTP 1200, poll each other. Internal NTP clients poll NTP4 or NTP6.

The LeoNTP 1200 is a black-box appliance that doesn't support timing reporting. Its status can be checked by viwing the Server Jitter & Offset from any of the other servers. It can be found at NTP7 or 10.0.50.55. The LeoNTP link above will take you to the Server Jitter between the LeoNTP and the currently selected server.

NTPQ Stats

NTPQ Statistics are not not available for this NTP server.'

GNSS Performance

GNSS Performance is not available for this NTP server.'

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.
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 FIsher-Pearson moment of skewness. There are other different ways to calculate Skewness Wikipedia describes Skewness best: "The qualitative interpretation of the skew is complicated and unintuitive."
A normal distribution has a skewness of zero.
Kurtosis, Kurt:
The kurtosis of a random variable X is the fourth standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses standard Kurtosis. There are other different ways to calculate 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".
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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