Time Server Solutions | Precise Synchronisation for Business
Time server
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is an essential component of modern networking, ensuring precise synchronisation of clocks across systems, whether over local networks or the internet.
Developed in the 1980s by Dr David Mills at the University of Delaware, NTP is one of the oldest networking protocols still in active use. Its fundamental aim is to align all participating devices to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), thereby making operations reliable and keeping data integrity across networks. It’s worth noting that Dr Mills, who passed away in January 2024, is fondly remembered as the internet’s “father time” for his work on NTP.
The transport and logistics sector is a critical driver of the global economy, facilitating the movement of goods and people while contributing significantly to national GDPs. It is also becoming an attractive target for cybercriminals. In the last two years transportation has been one of the most attacked sectors after manufacturing. The consequences of these incidents, from data breaches to operational disruptions, show the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures.
Time precision is important to everyone in a transport hub. As a traveller, you want to make sure you don’t miss your plane or train. As a transport operator, you need your passengers to be confident that the time displayed is correct, and be able to keep your services running on time.
To do this, all devices on your IT network must receive a single time reference that is constantly available, accurate and reliable. A time server will help; here we examine exactly how.
