NTP Pool
What is an NTP Pool?
The NTP pool is a worldwide system of voluntarily operated time servers that use the Network Time Protocol to provide precise time information. The aim of this system is to enable accurate and reliable time synchronization for network devices and computer systems worldwide.
How does an NTP pool work?
The NTP pool functions like a dynamic network in which servers from different regions and organizations join together. These servers make their time resources available to create a decentralized and widely distributed time base.
Each server in the NTP pool is operated by individuals or organizations who have voluntarily decided to contribute to the accuracy and availability of the global time network. Users who wish to synchronize their devices with the NTP pool can simply access these servers to update and synchronize their system clock. By utilizing the DNS-based round-robin system, the NTP pool can respond efficiently to a large number of requests by distributing the load across multiple servers, which prevents individual servers from being overloaded.
