Steering algorithms & filters

Pick a steering algorithm, configure the outlier filter (including per-peer exemptions), enable algorithm logging and offset-arrival-driven servo, and override the clock quality.

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These knobs control how Timebeat actually steers the clock: which algorithm it uses, how it filters bad samples, whether the servo reacts on offset arrival or on a fixed cadence, and what clock quality it advertises to downstream PTP slaves.

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