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Report generated: Sat Jun 7 10:00:01 2025 UTC
Start Time: Fri Jun 6 01:00:01 2025 UTC
End Time: Sat Jun 7 10:00:01 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 -26.741 -18.126 0.831 16.497 26.302 42.427 34.623 53.043 9.775 0.579 µs -3.903 12.16
Local Clock Frequency Offset 12.911 12.914 12.917 13.027 13.070 13.082 13.088 0.153 0.168 0.054 12.997 ppm 1.37e+07 3.277e+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 0.532 0.670 1.004 7.131 16.186 19.121 22.938 15.182 18.451 4.769 7.475 µs 2.364 5.583

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 0.078 0.121 0.187 0.499 0.997 1.140 1.495 0.810 1.019 0.257 0.539 ppb 5.101 13.39

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 -26.741 -18.126 0.831 16.497 26.302 42.427 34.623 53.043 9.775 0.579 µs -3.903 12.16

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 12.911 12.914 12.917 13.027 13.070 13.082 13.088 0.153 0.168 0.054 12.997 ppm 1.37e+07 3.277e+09
Temp LM0 40.000 41.000 41.000 41.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 1.000 1.000 0.316 41.106 °C
Temp LM1 20.000 21.000 21.000 23.000 24.000 27.000 28.000 3.000 6.000 1.118 22.866 °C
Temp LM2 34.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 38.000 1.000 1.000 0.350 35.078 °C
Temp LM3 35.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 38.000 1.000 1.000 0.457 35.224 °C
Temp LM4 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 35.000 37.000 0.000 1.000 0.288 34.050 °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 36.000 38.000 2.000 4.000 0.863 33.824 °C
Temp LM8 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 38.000 2.000 4.000 0.873 33.829 °C
Temp LM9 29.000 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 3.000 5.000 0.896 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 33.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 38.000 2.000 4.000 0.899 33.841 °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 5.000 6.000 7.000 8.000 10.000 11.000 11.000 3.000 5.000 1.005 8.444 nSat 428.2 3338
TDOP 0.550 0.580 0.640 0.880 1.540 2.130 3.020 0.900 1.550 0.294 0.948 19.92 85.27

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) -692.410 -659.812 -645.281 -608.364 -571.980 -557.661 -531.491 73.301 102.151 22.060 -608.833 ms -2.348e+04 6.739e+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 -26.742 -18.127 0.832 16.498 26.303 42.428 34.625 53.045 9.775 0.579 µs -3.903 12.16

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 -141.319 -27.614 158.442 361.911 435.199 467.377 519.494 276.757 494.991 90.881 347.601 µs 28.36 93.26

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 -431.042 -406.341 -284.536 -43.150 30.804 103.211 164.507 315.340 509.552 86.220 -59.281 µs -12.08 49.45

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) -203.578 -55.518 115.472 398.406 496.215 533.541 618.159 380.743 589.059 115.806 369.160 µs 15.18 42.43

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 -602.056 -491.680 -398.473 -102.886 -33.319 3.952 40.839 365.154 495.632 93.031 -120.174 µs -21.67 95.67

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) 0.859 2.388 4.093 11.896 25.364 34.127 51.588 21.271 31.739 6.579 13.010 ms 4.985 16

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 0.298 0.529 4.969 25.649 33.307 62.597 25.120 33.009 8.537 8.354 µs 1.268 4.776

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 13.041 15.475 22.509 59.024 277.468 423.175 515.547 254.959 407.700 80.551 82.672 µs 2.965 12.34

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 0.010 0.015 0.021 0.054 0.285 0.409 8.906 0.264 0.394 0.574 0.116 ms 11.92 181.8

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 13.908 20.450 52.591 320.945 415.735 3,520.415 300.495 401.827 238.236 90.165 µs 10.64 152.1

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 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 0.014 0.016 0.021 0.053 0.381 1.068 14.883 0.360 1.052 1.286 0.202 ms 7.653 87.59

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 12.911 12.914 12.917 13.027 13.070 13.082 13.088 0.153 0.168 0.054 12.997 ppm 1.37e+07 3.277e+09
Local Clock Time Offset -50.777 -26.741 -18.126 0.831 16.497 26.302 42.427 34.623 53.043 9.775 0.579 µs -3.903 12.16
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 0.078 0.121 0.187 0.499 0.997 1.140 1.495 0.810 1.019 0.257 0.539 ppb 5.101 13.39
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.532 0.670 1.004 7.131 16.186 19.121 22.938 15.182 18.451 4.769 7.475 µs 2.364 5.583
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) -692.410 -659.812 -645.281 -608.364 -571.980 -557.661 -531.491 73.301 102.151 22.060 -608.833 ms -2.348e+04 6.739e+05
Refclock Offset 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) -50.778 -26.742 -18.127 0.832 16.498 26.303 42.428 34.625 53.045 9.775 0.579 µs -3.903 12.16
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.0 SHM(0) 0.859 2.388 4.093 11.896 25.364 34.127 51.588 21.271 31.739 6.579 13.010 ms 4.985 16
Refclock RMS Jitter 127.127.28.1 SHM(1) 0.119 0.298 0.529 4.969 25.649 33.307 62.597 25.120 33.009 8.537 8.354 µs 1.268 4.776
Server Jitter 139.143.5.31 13.041 15.475 22.509 59.024 277.468 423.175 515.547 254.959 407.700 80.551 82.672 µs 2.965 12.34
Server Jitter 193.67.79.202 0.010 0.015 0.021 0.054 0.285 0.409 8.906 0.264 0.394 0.574 0.116 ms 11.92 181.8
Server Jitter 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) 8.182 13.908 20.450 52.591 320.945 415.735 3,520.415 300.495 401.827 238.236 90.165 µs 10.64 152.1
Server Jitter 81.187.26.174 0.014 0.016 0.021 0.053 0.381 1.068 14.883 0.360 1.052 1.286 0.202 ms 7.653 87.59
Server Offset 139.143.5.31 -141.319 -27.614 158.442 361.911 435.199 467.377 519.494 276.757 494.991 90.881 347.601 µs 28.36 93.26
Server Offset 193.67.79.202 -431.042 -406.341 -284.536 -43.150 30.804 103.211 164.507 315.340 509.552 86.220 -59.281 µs -12.08 49.45
Server Offset 2001:8b0:0:23::205 (ntp2.aa.net.uk) -203.578 -55.518 115.472 398.406 496.215 533.541 618.159 380.743 589.059 115.806 369.160 µs 15.18 42.43
Server Offset 81.187.26.174 -602.056 -491.680 -398.473 -102.886 -33.319 3.952 40.839 365.154 495.632 93.031 -120.174 µs -21.67 95.67
TDOP 0.550 0.580 0.640 0.880 1.540 2.130 3.020 0.900 1.550 0.294 0.948 19.92 85.27
Temp LM0 40.000 41.000 41.000 41.000 42.000 42.000 42.000 1.000 1.000 0.316 41.106 °C
Temp LM1 20.000 21.000 21.000 23.000 24.000 27.000 28.000 3.000 6.000 1.118 22.866 °C
Temp LM2 34.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 38.000 1.000 1.000 0.350 35.078 °C
Temp LM3 35.000 35.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 38.000 1.000 1.000 0.457 35.224 °C
Temp LM4 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 35.000 37.000 0.000 1.000 0.288 34.050 °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 36.000 38.000 2.000 4.000 0.863 33.824 °C
Temp LM8 32.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 38.000 2.000 4.000 0.873 33.829 °C
Temp LM9 29.000 29.000 30.000 31.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 3.000 5.000 0.896 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 33.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 38.000 2.000 4.000 0.899 33.841 °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 5.000 6.000 7.000 8.000 10.000 11.000 11.000 3.000 5.000 1.005 8.444 nSat 428.2 3338
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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