Re: [j-nsp] [c-nsp] NTP Sources placement in MPLS network

2013-11-20 Thread Saku Ytti
On (2013-11-19 18:01 -0500), Yham wrote: > Do you really think enabling NTP service on routers can burdening them. I > mean in hierarchical way where RR and directly connected with ntp sources > and then all PEs use RR as ntp master and CEs further down use PEs as NTP > master? It'll probably wor

Re: [j-nsp] [c-nsp] NTP Sources placement in MPLS network

2013-11-20 Thread Mark Tinka
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 02:32:05 AM Jared Mauch wrote: > Everything you ask a router to do burdens it, including > adding new prefixes, increasing traffic through natural > growth and other things. I'm happy to burden the data plane, because in basic terms, that could mean that my busin

Re: [j-nsp] [c-nsp] NTP Sources placement in MPLS network

2013-11-20 Thread Mark Tinka
On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 01:01:40 AM Yham wrote: > Do you really think enabling NTP service on routers can > burdening them. I mean in hierarchical way where RR and > directly connected with ntp sources and then all PEs use > RR as ntp master and CEs further down use PEs as NTP > master? L

Re: [j-nsp] [c-nsp] NTP Sources placement in MPLS network

2013-11-19 Thread Jared Mauch
On Nov 19, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Yham wrote: > Hi Mark, Jared, > > Do you really think enabling NTP service on routers can burdening them. I > mean in hierarchical way where RR and directly connected with ntp sources and > then all PEs use RR as ntp master and CEs further down use PEs as NTP mast

Re: [j-nsp] [c-nsp] NTP Sources placement in MPLS network

2013-11-19 Thread Yham
Hi Mark, Jared, Do you really think enabling NTP service on routers can burdening them. I mean in hierarchical way where RR and directly connected with ntp sources and then all PEs use RR as ntp master and CEs further down use PEs as NTP master? Jared, Quick question, why you think anycast IP on

Re: [j-nsp] [c-nsp] NTP Sources placement in MPLS network

2013-11-19 Thread Mark Tinka
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 02:02:43 PM Jared Mauch wrote: > We have servers in each location with NTP synced to local > stratum 1 or 2 clocks. Customers are given an anycast ip > that points to these for time sources. We configure > routers to point at these local sources. Agree - better to pu