# The issue of NTP requests exceeding bandwidth load

**URL:** <https://community.ntppool.org/t/the-issue-of-ntp-requests-exceeding-bandwidth-load/3588>\
**Category:** Server operators\
**Created:** [November 3, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/the-issue-of-ntp-requests-exceeding-bandwidth-load/3588 "2024-11-03T10:32:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![summer76527](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.ntppool.org/summer76527/32/1522_2.png) [@summer76527](https://community.ntppool.org/u/summer76527)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://community.ntppool.org/t/the-issue-of-ntp-requests-exceeding-bandwidth-load/3588/2 "2024-11-03T10:37:13Z")

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This has forced me to pause (or even consider leaving the project). The peak request rate from NTP has reached hundreds of Mbps, and even the average request rate almost saturates my entire available bandwidth.

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