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Network Time Protocol (Version 3) Specification, Implementation and Analysis (1992)
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@TECHREPORT{Mills92networktime,
author = {David L. Mills},
title = {Network Time Protocol (Version 3) Specification, Implementation and Analysis},
institution = {},
year = {1992}
}
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Abstract
Note: This document consists of an approximate rendering in ASCII of the PostScript document of the same name. It is provided for convenience and for use in searches, etc. However, most tables, figures, equations and captions have not been rendered and the pagination and section headings are not available. This document describes the Network Time Protocol (NTP), specifies its formal structure and summarizes information useful for its implementation. NTP provides the mechanisms to synchronize time and coordinate time distribution in a large, diverse internet operating at rates from mundane to lightwave. It uses a returnable-time design in which a distributed subnet of time servers operating in a selforganizing, hierarchical-master-slave configuration synchronizes local clocks within the subnet and to national time standards via wire or radio. The servers can also redistribute reference time via local routing algorithms and time daemons. Status of this Memo This RFC specifies an IAB standards track protocol for the Internet community and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the <169>IAB Official Protocol Standards<170> for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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network time protocol summarizes information national time standard current edition request discussion internet community standardization state approximate rendering diverse internet operating coordinate time distribution hierarchical-master-slave configuration returnable-time design formal structure postscript document time daemon local clock iab official protocol standard section heading please refer iab standard track protocol time server distributed subnet reference time
