Modelling and Analysis of Computer Network Clocks
In the 1992 report Modelling and Analysis of Computer Network Clocks, David L. Mills describes analytical models and design methodologies for computer clocks synchronized to other clocks in a computer network or internetwork. This requires each clock to function as a disciplined oscillator which can be adjusted in both time and frequency to compensate for the intrinsic errors of the onboard frequency source. It also requires the use of a time-synchronization protocol such as the Network Time Protocol.