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Report generated: Fri Jun 6 08:00:02 2025 UTC
Start Time: Wed Jun 4 23:00:01 2025 UTC
End Time: Fri Jun 6 08:00:01 2025 UTC
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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 -50.777 -30.239 -19.730 -1.193 14.469 25.196 45.047 34.199 55.435 9.989 -1.643 µs -5.453 17.37
Local Clock Frequency Offset 12.913 12.916 12.929 13.043 13.099 13.110 13.111 0.170 0.194 0.056 13.029 ppm 1.227e+07 2.829e+09

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 0.557 0.723 0.983 7.929 15.938 19.276 22.938 14.955 18.553 4.844 7.925 µs 2.434 5.519

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 0.079 0.094 0.135 0.547 1.012 1.243 1.421 0.877 1.149 0.273 0.554 ppb 4.473 11.18

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 -50.777 -30.239 -19.730 -1.193 14.469 25.196 45.047 34.199 55.435 9.989 -1.643 µs -5.453 17.37

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 12.913 12.916 12.929 13.043 13.099 13.110 13.111 0.170 0.194 0.056 13.029 ppm 1.227e+07 2.829e+09
Temp LM0 41.000 41.000 41.000 41.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 1.000 1.000 0.425 41.237 °C
Temp LM1 20.000 20.000 21.000 23.000 25.000 28.000 29.000 4.000 8.000 1.227 23.000 °C
Temp LM2 34.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 1.000 2.000 0.485 35.217 °C
Temp LM3 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 1.000 2.000 0.521 35.685 °C
Temp LM4 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 37.000 1.000 2.000 0.398 34.123 °C
Temp LM5 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °C
Temp LM6 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp LM7 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 38.000 40.000 2.000 6.000 1.003 33.894 °C
Temp LM8 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 38.000 40.000 2.000 6.000 1.010 33.909 °C
Temp LM9 29.000 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 3.000 5.000 0.953 31.242 °C
Temp ZONE0 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp ZONE1 32.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 35.000 38.000 39.000 3.000 6.000 0.957 33.831 °C
Temp ZONE2 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °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 6.000 6.000 7.000 9.000 10.000 11.000 11.000 3.000 5.000 1.007 8.591 nSat 449.5 3558
TDOP 0.550 0.580 0.630 0.890 1.400 1.710 3.150 0.770 1.130 0.277 0.942 23.65 109.3

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.



Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0)

peer offset 127.127.28.0 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) -690.311 -668.143 -651.141 -610.937 -575.417 -559.343 -531.907 75.724 108.799 23.057 -611.902 ms -2.097e+04 5.797e+05

The offset of a local refclock in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local serial GPS 200 ms; local PPS 20µs.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file.



Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1)

peer offset 127.127.28.1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) -50.778 -30.240 -19.731 -1.194 14.470 25.197 45.048 34.201 55.437 9.990 -1.643 µs -5.453 17.37

The offset of a local refclock in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local serial GPS 200 ms; local PPS 20µs.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 139.143.5.31

peer offset 139.143.5.31 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 139.143.5.31 -181.157 -27.614 190.535 364.292 440.089 477.497 573.650 249.554 505.111 89.447 351.836 µs 31.21 105.6

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 193.67.79.202

peer offset 193.67.79.202 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 193.67.79.202 -489.428 -422.938 -217.752 -46.572 26.040 75.241 233.109 243.792 498.179 87.093 -58.350 µs -12.14 52.44

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 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk)

peer offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) -126.898 -32.215 161.346 375.279 477.427 505.922 596.559 316.081 538.137 101.458 358.285 µs 21.75 67.4

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 81.187.26.174

peer offset 81.187.26.174 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 81.187.26.174 -526.438 -509.786 -246.375 -103.617 -32.231 -6.895 8.771 214.144 502.891 83.801 -117.611 µs -23.92 108.1

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.



Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0)

peer jitter 127.127.28.0 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) 0.874 2.350 4.152 11.861 25.559 32.892 51.712 21.407 30.542 6.517 12.942 ms 4.99 15.81

The RMS Jitter of a local refclock. 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.



Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1)

peer jitter 127.127.28.1 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) 0.119 0.213 0.419 6.946 26.139 35.250 62.597 25.720 35.037 8.691 8.959 µs 1.356 5.096

The RMS Jitter of a local refclock. 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 139.143.5.31

peer jitter 139.143.5.31 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 139.143.5.31 0.013 0.015 0.022 0.057 0.406 1.416 13.390 0.384 1.401 0.651 0.139 ms 15.39 314.1

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 193.67.79.202

peer jitter 193.67.79.202 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 193.67.79.202 13.000 15.352 22.836 56.541 313.160 445.697 1,731.347 290.324 430.345 131.300 88.504 µs 7.409 88.8

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 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk)

peer jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) 8.182 12.805 19.476 49.197 252.468 432.833 1,187.834 232.992 420.028 90.785 73.186 µs 4.988 48.61

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 81.187.26.174

peer jitter 81.187.26.174 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 81.187.26.174 0.009 0.014 0.022 0.055 0.267 19.466 25.836 0.244 19.452 2.517 0.377 ms 5.266 50.38

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 12.913 12.916 12.929 13.043 13.099 13.110 13.111 0.170 0.194 0.056 13.029 ppm 1.227e+07 2.829e+09
Local Clock Time Offset -50.777 -30.239 -19.730 -1.193 14.469 25.196 45.047 34.199 55.435 9.989 -1.643 µs -5.453 17.37
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 0.079 0.094 0.135 0.547 1.012 1.243 1.421 0.877 1.149 0.273 0.554 ppb 4.473 11.18
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.557 0.723 0.983 7.929 15.938 19.276 22.938 14.955 18.553 4.844 7.925 µs 2.434 5.519
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) -690.311 -668.143 -651.141 -610.937 -575.417 -559.343 -531.907 75.724 108.799 23.057 -611.902 ms -2.097e+04 5.797e+05
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) -50.778 -30.240 -19.731 -1.194 14.470 25.197 45.048 34.201 55.437 9.990 -1.643 µs -5.453 17.37
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) 0.874 2.350 4.152 11.861 25.559 32.892 51.712 21.407 30.542 6.517 12.942 ms 4.99 15.81
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) 0.119 0.213 0.419 6.946 26.139 35.250 62.597 25.720 35.037 8.691 8.959 µs 1.356 5.096
Server Jitter 139.143.5.31 0.013 0.015 0.022 0.057 0.406 1.416 13.390 0.384 1.401 0.651 0.139 ms 15.39 314.1
Server Jitter 193.67.79.202 13.000 15.352 22.836 56.541 313.160 445.697 1,731.347 290.324 430.345 131.300 88.504 µs 7.409 88.8
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) 8.182 12.805 19.476 49.197 252.468 432.833 1,187.834 232.992 420.028 90.785 73.186 µs 4.988 48.61
Server Jitter 81.187.26.174 0.009 0.014 0.022 0.055 0.267 19.466 25.836 0.244 19.452 2.517 0.377 ms 5.266 50.38
Server Offset 139.143.5.31 -181.157 -27.614 190.535 364.292 440.089 477.497 573.650 249.554 505.111 89.447 351.836 µs 31.21 105.6
Server Offset 193.67.79.202 -489.428 -422.938 -217.752 -46.572 26.040 75.241 233.109 243.792 498.179 87.093 -58.350 µs -12.14 52.44
Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) -126.898 -32.215 161.346 375.279 477.427 505.922 596.559 316.081 538.137 101.458 358.285 µs 21.75 67.4
Server Offset 81.187.26.174 -526.438 -509.786 -246.375 -103.617 -32.231 -6.895 8.771 214.144 502.891 83.801 -117.611 µs -23.92 108.1
TDOP 0.550 0.580 0.630 0.890 1.400 1.710 3.150 0.770 1.130 0.277 0.942 23.65 109.3
Temp LM0 41.000 41.000 41.000 41.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 1.000 1.000 0.425 41.237 °C
Temp LM1 20.000 20.000 21.000 23.000 25.000 28.000 29.000 4.000 8.000 1.227 23.000 °C
Temp LM2 34.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 1.000 2.000 0.485 35.217 °C
Temp LM3 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 37.000 38.000 1.000 2.000 0.521 35.685 °C
Temp LM4 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 37.000 1.000 2.000 0.398 34.123 °C
Temp LM5 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °C
Temp LM6 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp LM7 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 38.000 40.000 2.000 6.000 1.003 33.894 °C
Temp LM8 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 38.000 40.000 2.000 6.000 1.010 33.909 °C
Temp LM9 29.000 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 3.000 5.000 0.953 31.242 °C
Temp ZONE0 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 29.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 29.800 °C
Temp ZONE1 32.000 32.000 32.000 34.000 35.000 38.000 39.000 3.000 6.000 0.957 33.831 °C
Temp ZONE2 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 27.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 27.800 °C
nSats 6.000 6.000 7.000 9.000 10.000 11.000 11.000 3.000 5.000 1.007 8.591 nSat 449.5 3558
Summary as CSV file


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.
kurtosis, Kurt:
The kurtosis of a random variable X is the fourth standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses the Pearson's moment coefficient of 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".
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 Pearson's moment coefficient of skewness. Wikipedia describes it best: "The qualitative interpretation of the skew is complicated and unintuitive."
A normal distribution has a skewness of zero.
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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