| ## Basic DTS Concepts The following subtopics describe system clock and network characteristics, DTS synchronization concepts, DTS clock adjustment, and DTS time representations. System managers need to read these subtopics to gain a basic understanding of DTS concepts before progressing to the topic on managing the DCE Distributed Time Service. More: Time Measurement Factors Inaccuracy Values Synchronizing System Clocks How DTS Adjusts System Clocks DTS Time Representation ###