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By Pritam Kandel, Applications Engineer

Network time service is not something many businesses think about as a key component of their critical infrastructures. In fact, it is often overlooked entirely, and in error. As a result, the network architect or engineer often defaults to an easy alternative: using a server or network switch as the source of the network clock and synchronizing these sources to Internet time servers using Network Time Protocol (NTP). This white paper discusses the risks of, and alternative solutions to, “NTP Over the Internet.”


About Pritam Kandel

Pritam Kandel is an Applications Engineer with over a decade of experience working in design, assessment and implementation of TCP/IP routing and switching infrastructure for network cores/backbones, datacenters, Internet edge and WAN. He is experienced with maintaining IT infrastructure, including Internet peering and ISP services, MPLS and carrier networks, and VoIP global infrastructure. He holds certifications in CCNP, CCNA, JNCIA, MPLS Deployment, Alcatel Lucent and NIX platforms. Pritam is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with an MBA in Technology Management and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in IT from Pokhara University.

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