Estimating the Instability of a Composite Clock

C. A. Greenhall

Abstract:	A composite clock created from a local clock ensemble is known by its time offsets from the ensemble clocks. By a geometrical argument, estimates for the instability of the composite clock are calculated from the instabilities of the ensemble clocks, individually and against the composite clock. The method is illustrated by examples using simulated and real ensembles.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 36th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting December 7 - 9, 2004 Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C.
Pages:	465 - 474
Cite this article:	Greenhall, C. A., "Estimating the Instability of a Composite Clock," Proceedings of the 36th Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 2004, pp. 465-474.
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