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Re: [Ntp] Antw: Re: Antw: [EXT] NTPv5 Loop Detection without Stratum

Danny Mayer <mayer@pdmconsulting.net> Mon, 05 September 2022 19:57 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Ntp] Antw: Re: Antw: [EXT] NTPv5 Loop Detection without Stratum
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On 8/31/22 3:25 AM, Miroslav Lichvar wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 01:51:43PM -0700, Hal Murray wrote:
> Or maybe even 2 separate RFCs. The idea being that SNTP will be much 
> easier
>> to understand and we can target it for a longer lifetime.  In particular, it
>> wouldn't have to say anything about loop detection.
> I don't like duplicating text or code. We just need to make sure the
> document is clear on what parts are not required for client-only
> implementations.
>
> I think SNTP vs NTP is more about algorithms, not the protocol.
> Without the symmetric mode, NTPv5 will be very easy to implement.
>
SNTP is defined in RFC5905 Section 14. You don't need anything more than 
that.

Danny

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