[j-nsp] NTP Sources placement in MPLS network

Yham yhameed81 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 18 17:54:59 EST 2013


Thank Jared,

NTP is only needed to synchronize the logs so on event of failure, logs
from related devices can be correlated.

Thanks



On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Jared Mauch <jared at puck.nether.net> wrote:

> This all depends on what you need the clocking for.
>
> If you want just generic time for accurate logs?
>
> Depending on what you want to do, there's cheap NTP clocks like this:
>
> http://www.netburnerstore.com/product_p/pk70ex-ntp.htm
>
> For about $350 (including S/H in the US) you get a GPS clock.  With the
> right location/antenna you can get signal through some roofs.
>
> There's a variety of higher-end timing options depending on what you need.
>
> - Jared
>
> On Nov 18, 2013, at 2:33 PM, Yham <yhameed81 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> >
> > In a SP environment where there are hundreds of PEs and P devices that
> got
> > hundreds of customers VRFs, what is the best place to connect NTP
> sources.
> > The place i can think of is connecting with VPNv4 Route Reflectors
> because
> > they exist on top of hierarchy and so clock can travel downward from RR
> to
> > PEs and P and from PEs to CEs and further down if required.
> >
> > Any thoughts on this please.
> >
> > Regards
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