[Ntp] draft-ietf-ntp-roughtime-05: GREASE-type tags?

JP Sugarbroad <taralx@gmail.com> Tue, 21 September 2021 04:09 UTC

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Subject: [Ntp] draft-ietf-ntp-roughtime-05: GREASE-type tags?
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I notice there is a requirement to ignore unknown tags. However, with the
existence of a defined padding tag, I worry that implementations will not
necessarily abide by this requirement, making future extensions difficult
to deploy.

Perhaps a GREASE-type tag space would be beneficial?

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