BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CSL-TR-83-247
       ENTRY:: December 01, 1994
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Computer Systems Laboratory
       TITLE:: MAINTAINING THE TIME IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM
        TYPE:: Technical Report
      AUTHOR:: Marzullo, Keith
      AUTHOR:: Owicki, Susan
        DATE:: August 1983
       PAGES:: 13
    ABSTRACT:: To a client, one of the simplest services provided by a
               distributed system is a time service. A client simply
               requests the time from any set of servers, and uses any
               reply. The simplicity in this interaction, however,
               misrepresents the complexity of implementing such a service.
               An algorithm is needed that will keep a set of clocks
               synchronized, reasonably correct and accurate with respect to
               a standard, and able to withstand errors such as
               communication failures and inaccurate clocks. This paper
               presents a partial solution to the problem by describing two
               algorithms which will keep clocks both correct and
               synchronized.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19941201]
         END:: STAN//CSL-TR-83-247