Time and Timing Servers

Thu Jul 11 15:14:55 UTC 2019

On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 10:30 AM Mike Hammett <nanog at ics-il.net> wrote:

> There were a lot of NTP threads several weeks ago, but I didn't get an
> answer to my question amongst all of the other chatter.
>
> I'm looking for a device that can receive GPS inside a building without
> the assistance of an external antenna (Frontier says they no longer allow
> external antenna), will provide traditional NTP services, and will provide
> a timing signal that my Metaswitch can work with.
>
> I know that MicroSemi via Symmetricom makes these kinds of devices, but
> I'm hoping to look at multiple manufacturers and compare.
>

I have a Symmetricom S250 with the Rb option -- it has an active antenna;
while it does *technically* work inside buildings it really needs to be
jammed right up against a window to work. In my (top floor in my house)
office it gets no reception unless against a window...

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> Thanks.
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