Cristian's algorithm
Algoritmo de Cristian
- Date
- 1989 · confidence high
- Place
- San Jose, California, United States
- Credited to
- Flaviu Cristian
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
A probabilistic algorithm for synchronizing a client computer's clock with a time server over a network, by estimating the request's round-trip time; particularly suited to low-latency networks.
What it led to
- Basis for later network time synchronization methods
- Use in low-latency distributed systems
- Influenced the design of clock synchronization protocols