Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 294)

NTP Information Menu
Page 12-16
Server (4) This type of association is ordinarily created upon arrival of a
client request message and exists only in order to reply to that
request, after which the association is dissolved. By operating
in this mode the host, usually a LAN time server, announces its
willingness to synchronize, but not be synchronized by the
peer.
Broadcast (5) A host operating in this mode sends periodic messages regard-
less of the reachability state or stratum of the peers. By operat-
ing in this mode, the host, usually a LAN time server operating
on a a high-speed broadcast medium, announces its willing-
ness to synchronize all peers, but not be synchronized by any
of them.
♦ Note ♦
The mode of the switch in relation to the remote asso-
ciation is determined when you create the association.
See NTP Configuration Menu on page 12-6 for more
information on creating
NTP associations.
Display Peer Summary Information
The ntppeers command displays a more detailed version of the ntplpeers command. To
display a list of peers that includes summary information, enter the ntppeers command at the
system prompt. A screen similar to the following appears:
remote local st poll reach delay offset disp
======================================================================
= 1.1.1.1
0.0.0.5 16 64 0 0.00000 0.00000 16.0000
+ 1.1.1.2 0.0.0.5 1 64 0 0.00000 0.00000 16.0000
= 1.1.1.3 0.0.0.5 2 64 0 0.00000 0.00000 16.0000
The symbols at the very left of this table note the relationship (mode) of the switch to the
remote association. The section below is a key for interpreting these symbols:
+ The switch is in symmetric active mode.
- The switch is in symmetric passive mode.
= The switch is in client mode.
^ The switch is broadcasting to this address.
~ The switch is receiving broadcasts from this address.
* The switch is currently synchronizing with this address.