Using NTP for long term network monitoring

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From: Edward Vielmetti
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 06:24

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Hi.  We have some long-haul connections that are not behaving as
well as I think they should be, and I'd like to get some long term
baseline performance data on the links to see if my suspicions
are correct.

Does anyone have tools already put together to generate
reports out of cron-scheduled 'ntpdc' billboard dumps?  The idea
is to snapshot the clocks every so often and see how delay and
dispersion move over the course of the day, day of the week,
phase of the moon and all that.  This should be able to catch
network bobbles that the usual quick 'ping' bursts don't find.

Thanks for any help or suggestions you might have.  I don't know 
that I've heard of NTP written up anywhere as a network diagnostic
tool, if anyone can chase down any papers (usenix, sug, ietf or
what have you) that would be great.  

  Edward Vielmetti, vice president for research, Msen Inc. emv@Msen.com
        Msen Inc., 628 Brooks, Ann Arbor MI  48103 +1 313 998 GLOB

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Subject: Using NTP for long term network monitoring
Date: 18 Nov 1992 06:24:14 GMT
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