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Re: NTP, possible solutions, and best implementation
- From: just me
- Date: Thu Oct 02 16:10:34 2003
On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Eliot Lear wrote:
Michael.Dillon@radianz.com wrote:
> Beware the single point of failure. If all your clocks come from GPS, then
> GPS is the SPOF.
Can you describe what would be involved to cause this sort of single
point of failure to fail?
Eliot
- Antenna failure
- Radio failure
- Unforseen GPS protocol issues
see:
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gpseow.htm
http://www.sustainableworld.com/y2kgps/gpseng/
The basic idea is that putting all your eggs in one basket is rarely
a good plan.
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thing/Don't be afraid now/Just walk on in. #include <disclaim.h>
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