[Ntp] Antw: [EXT] Re: NTPv5: big picture

[Ulrich Windl <[e-mail]>]

>>> Doug Arnold <[e-mail]> schrieb am 01.01.2021 um 17:14
in
Nachricht <[e-mail]>:
> I would say that the unifying themes for ntpv5 are greater flexibility, and

> higher accuracy, compared to ntpv4.  

I'd like to add: Updated monitoring and management capabilities.
Should dynamic addition, reconfiguration and deletion of time sources be a
SHOULD for v5 at least?

> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> On 12/31/20, 9:54 PM, "ntp on behalf of Hal Murray" <[e-mail]
on 
> behalf of [e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Do we have a unifying theme?  Can you describe why we are working on 
> NTPv5 in 
>     one sentence?
> 
>     I'd like to propose that we get rid of leap seconds in the basic 
> protocol.
> 
>     Unfortunately, we have a huge installed base that works in Unix time 
> and/or 
>     smeared time.  Can we push supporting that to extensions?  Maybe even a

>     separate document.
> 
>     --------
> 
>     Part of the motivation for this is to enable and encourage OSes to 
> convert to 
>     non-leaping time in the kernels.  Are there any subtle details in this 
> area 
>     that we should be aware of?  Who should we coordinate with?  ...
> 
>     ---------
> 
>     I think this would bring out another important area: How does a client 
>     discover if a server supports an option and/or discover servers that do

>     support it?
> 
>     I'd like the answer to be authenticated.  It seems ugly to go through 
> NTS-KE 
>     if the answer is no.  Maybe we should distribute the info via DNS where

> we can 
>     use DNSSEC.
> 
>     Again, that can be a separate document.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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