[LinuxPPS] interpreting the allan deviation graph of the ntp loopstats-file

Folkert van Heusden folkert at vanheusden.com
Tue Jan 6 18:06:15 CET 2009


> >>> But: now what? What do these graphs tell me?
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_variance
> > 
> > Yes, they measure the stability of a clock. But how? What does that line
> > in my graphs tell me? Bad clock? Good clock? Degrading clock?
> 
> A low Allan variance is a characteristic of a clock with good stability 
> over the measured period.

Ok but what is low? Too ambigue!


Folkert van Heusden

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