Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-282) and index.
Basic concepts -- How NTP works -- In the belly of the beast -- Clock discipline algorithm -- NTP subnet configuration -- NTP performance in the Internet -- Primary servers and reference clocks -- Kernel timekeeping support -- Cryptographic authentication -- Identity schemes -- Analysis of errors -- Modeling and analysis of computer clocks -- Metrology and chronometry of the NTP timescale -- NTP reference implementation -- Technical history of NTP.