Eksempler på bruk av Leap second på Engelsk og deres oversettelse til Norsk
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revelry the end of December brought with the addition of another Leap Second to UTC time(Coordinated Universal Time).
Failure to insert a leap second would mean that UTC would drift away from GMT(Greenwich Meantime)- often referred to as UT1.
While NTP will automatically account for leap seconds with signals like the MSF it can often take some time as there is no Leap Second announcement.
When NTP discovers a leap second is added, it automatically adjusts all devices on a network by repeating a second. .
from the GPS network the signal will automatically carry the Leap Second announcement.
Other devices will simply alter the time by a second once a leap second occurs.
twice a year(Leap Second).
The short answer is that the leap second will have no impact on the delivery of NTP.
automatic leap second calculations are done by the hardware ensuring all devices are kept accurate and precise to UTC.
called has recommended abolishing the leap second.
A leap second is normally inserted at the end of December in the last hour(although occasionally it has been done in June,
For instance, the most recent leap second was added on 31 December
This announcement normally allows NTP to prepare for the leap second(which normally occurs in the last second of the last day in June or December).
download Galleon Systems'-‘Leap Second Tutorial'- white paper here.
NTP will eventually discover the leap second and adjust the network clocks.
The fact is though, the abolition of the leap second is being given serious consideration
when a Leap Second is added,
extra seconds have to be added to the length of a day- The leap second.
While Leap Second introduction is a rare event,
they would have been premature this year as there was an extra second added to last year- the leap second.