Timing & Syncronization
Network Time Servers
Your IT network deserves the highest performing, most flexible, easiest to manage, most secure and provably accurate network timekeeping. And as Next Generation IT networks grow larger and faster, the need for accurate, reliable and secure time becomes more critical.

Symmetricom offers the first comprehensive network time synchronization solutions that are ready for Next Generation Networks. These solutions are critical for network security, server log file accuracy, billing systems, electronic transactions, database integrity, software development, and many more essential applications. Our network time synchronization products include dedicated GPS network time servers and easy to manage synchronization, management and monitoring software that synchronizes the time on IT devices such as workstations, servers and routers - all designed to improve and secure your IT system's performance.
Product Line
Symmetricom
To review the current lineup of Symmetricom Network Time Servers, you can visit their website at ntp-systems.com
Resources & Information
* Cisco IP Telephony Clock Synchronization Best Practices [Download]
Here we have one of the industry giants Cisco, clearly stating that time is needed in VoIP networks for logging and billing needs.
It demonstrates a huge performance advantage using a proper NTP TimeServer (Symmetricom) vs. using Mircosoft Windows TimerServer WT32.
The paper concludes that NTP is needed for 1 ms accuracy, where as WT32 can drift 100-1000's of ms. CISCO then says NTP is the best practice. This is great news!
Many of our telecom sync products combine Frequency and Time with the NTP, e.g. SSU2000 and TimeProvider 3.0, in a package that offers redundancy and network management.

* Intro to Networking and NTP [Download]
A Powerpoint presentation introducing the subject of Networking and NTP
Note: to recieve a copy of the complete presentation, contact Focus Telecom

* Microsoft Highly Recommends [Download]
Read an acrobat document where the Microsoft Corporation highly recommends a secure method of gathering time for a network.