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	Title		: Pulse-Per-Second API for UNIX
	Author(s)	: J. Mogul, D. Mills, J. Brittenson
	Filename	: draft-mogul-pps-api-00.txt
	Pages		: 13
	Date		: 11-Sep-97
	
        RFC1589 describes a UNIX kernel implementation model for
        high-precision time-keeping.  This is meant for use in
        conjunction with the Network Time Protocol (NTP, RFC1305),
        or similar time synchronization protocols.  One aspect of
        this model is an accurate interface to the high-accuracy,
        one pulse-per-second (PPS) output typically available from
        precise time sources (such as a GPS or GOES receiver).
        RFC1589 did not define an API for managing the PPS
        facility.  This document specifies such an API.

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