The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over packet-switched, variable- latency data networks.

Dec 6, 2025 · NTP is what ensures the reliability of billions of devices around the world, under the sea, and even in space. Accurate timekeeping is vital to the many applications which have revolutionized …

Jul 23, 2025 · Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol that helps the computers clock times to be synchronized in a network. This protocol is an application protocol that is responsible for the …

To overcome such issues, NTP (Network Time Protocol) is developed. With NTP, the times on various network devices in a network is synronized. NTP (Network Time Protocol) uses UDP (User …

Sep 5, 2024 · Network Time Protocol (NTP) allows network infrastructure device to keep its system time synchronized to an external accurate time source. For network devices like routers, switches, or …

Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol devised to synchronize the clocks of computers over a data network. Originally developed by David L. Mills in 1985, NTP operates over the User …

Network Time Protocol (NTP) keeps all devices in sync with a common, accurate time source. With NTP in place, the whole network stays aligned. The IETF standardized NTP in in RFC 5905, with NTPv4 …

NTP is only a protocol, and each organization can define and establish their own NTP network. To synchronize time from an NTP server, the client must also speak NTP, which defines the data …

Sep 17, 2025 · Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a standard internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computer systems across a data network. Accurate and synchronized time is critical for a …

Sep 17, 2025 · NTP uses UDP connectionless communications for low-latency data exchanges that help prevent time drift between client and time server devices. It uses port 123/udp, so plan accordingly …