What is SNTP (compared to NTP)?
Cuckoo is an SNTP server, not an NTP server. Some basic terms and concepts: • NTP stands for Network Time Protocol, and is the industry standard method of synchronizing computer time. • SNTP stands for Simple Network Time Protocol. • Any machine on your network that needs to get accurate time is an NTP or SNTP Client. • SNTP servers and clients are fully compatible with NTP servers and clients. The protocol used between the NTP and SNTP is identical. The “Simple” part of SNTP refers to the fact that the server operates in a standalone mode, and does not apply the NTP filtering algorithms to the clock source. Unlike NTP, SNTP does not rely on (and in fact cannot use) external NTP servers, or “peers”. NTP specifies a number of filters and calculations required to gather those independent times from multiple servers, sift good time sources from bad time sources, and regulate the clock. SNTP consults and trusts a single time source. Cuckoo relies on its ability to always have a connection
