The general descriptive term ‘network time server’ can apply to any instance of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server software running on a computer/server platform. NTP Can be used to monitor clock Drifts.
The product term, NTP Server generally applies to a network appliance (rack or tray mount), that acquires time from an external source, maintains time in its internal local clock, and supplies time to a connected network using the network time protocol NTP.
NTP Can be used to monitor clock Drifts
