NTP (stands for Network Time Protocol) is a networking protocol used to synchronize computer clock times in a network of computers. Accurate time across a network is important for many reasons and even small fractions of a second can create problems. For example, time stamps on files may become confused if a file server and its clients have different times. Security mechanisms (such as Kerberos) depend on coordinated times across the network.
NOTE – NTP uses User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port 123.
NTP uses a hierarchical system of time sources. At the top of the structure are highly accurate time sources – typically atomic or GPS clocks, referred to as stratum 0 time servers. Stratum 1 servers are directly linked to atomic or GPS clocks. These stratum 1 computers run NTP servers that deliver the time to stratum 2 servers, and so on (Photo credit: Wikipedia):
NOTE – the term NTP also applies to the client/server programs that run on computers.
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