[PROPOSED] * tz-link.html (Precision timekeeping): Mention Huygens.
--- tz-link.html | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tz-link.html b/tz-link.html index 548fbba..7ed1efd 100644 --- a/tz-link.html +++ b/tz-link.html @@ -813,11 +813,15 @@ title="Network Time Protocol">NTP</abbr>: The Network Time Protocol</a> (Internet <abbr>RFC</abbr> 5905) discusses how to synchronize clocks of Internet hosts.</li> +<li>The <a href="https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/nsdi18/nsdi18-geng.pdf"><font style="font-variant: small-caps">Huygens</font></a> +family of software algorithms can achieve accuracy to a few tens of +nanoseconds in scalable server farms without special hardware.</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.nist.gov/intelligent-systems-division/ieee-1588">Precision Time Protocol</a> (<abbr title="Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers">IEEE</abbr> 1588) -can achieve submicrosecond clock accuracy on a local area network.</li> +can achieve submicrosecond clock accuracy on a local area network +with special-purpose hardware.</li> <li><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4833">Timezone Options for <abbr title="Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol">DHCP</abbr></a> -- 2.17.1
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Paul Eggert