[Ntp] Antw: [EXT] Re: NTPv5 Loop Detection without Stratum ‑ Why do we want this?

[Ulrich Windl <[e-mail]>]

>>> Danny Mayer <[e-mail]> schrieb am 07.09.2022 um 01:22 in
Nachricht <[e-mail]>:

> On 9/6/22 6:15 AM, kristof.teichel=[e-mail] wrote:

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> No, that isn't always true. Sometimes the lower stratum results have too 
> much jitter, dispersion, too far off, etc. Some of that could be because 
> of network traffic or connectivity and a thousand other possibilities. 

I find it quite confusing that "lower stratum" means higher stratum number", but it's the way it's defined, it seems:

"Primary servers are assigned stratum one; secondary servers at each lower level
are assigned stratum numbers one greater than the preceding level." (RFC 5905, page 7)

So a server at a "lower level" has a higher stratum number. The definition does not actually define "lower stratum" maning a higher number ;-)

> Stratum is only one measure to be considered.

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Regards,
Ulrich