Netgear GS728TS(B) – ProSAFE 24-Port Gigabit Stackable Smart Switch with 4 SFP uplinks ソフトウェアガイド

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GS728TS, GS728TPS, GS752TS, and GS752TPS Gigabit Smart Switches 
Time
The GS728TS, GS728TPS, GS752TS, and GS752TPS switch software supports the Simple 
Network Time Protocol (SNTP). You can also set the system time manually.
SNTP assures accurate network device clock time synchronization up to the millisecond. 
Time synchronization is performed by a network SNTP server. The GS728TS, GS728TPS, 
GS752TS, and GS752TPS switches operate only as SNTP clients and cannot provide time 
services to other systems.
Time sources are established by Stratums. Stratums define the accuracy of the reference 
clock. The higher the stratum (where zero is the highest), the more accurate the clock. The 
device receives time from stratum 1 and above since it is itself a stratum 2 device. 
The following is an example of stratums: 
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Stratum 0: A real-time clock is used as the time source, for example, a GPS system. 
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Stratum 1: A server that is directly linked to a Stratum 0 time source is used. Stratum 1 
time servers provide primary network time standards. 
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Stratum 2: The time source is distanced from the Stratum 1 server over a network path. 
For example, a Stratum 2 server receives the time over a network link, via NTP, from a 
Stratum 1 server.
Information received from SNTP servers is evaluated based on the time level and server 
type.
SNTP time definitions are assessed and determined by the following time levels: 
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T1: Time at which the original request was sent by the client.
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T2: Time at which the original request was received by the server.
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T3: Time at which the server sent a reply.
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T4: Time at which the client received the server's reply.
The device can poll Unicast server types for the server time.
Polling for Unicast information is used for polling a server for which the IP address is known. 
SNTP servers that have been configured on the device are the only ones that are polled for 
synchronization information. T1 through T4 are used to determine server time. This is the 
preferred method for synchronizing device time because it is the most secure method. If this 
method is selected, SNTP information is accepted only from SNTP servers defined on the 
device using the SNTP Server Configuration page.
The device retrieves synchronization information, either by actively requesting information or 
at every poll interval.