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NTPv4 Protocol Draft draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv4-proto-02

NTPv4 Protocol Draft draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv4-proto-02. Jim Martin jim@netzwert.ag Jack Burbank Jack.Burbank@jhuapl.edu. NTPv4 Protocol Specification – Document Status. New revision at: http://www.innovationslab.net/~brian/drafts/draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv4-proto-02.txt Numerous changes since -01

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NTPv4 Protocol Draft draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv4-proto-02

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  1. NTPv4 Protocol Draftdraft-ietf-ntp-ntpv4-proto-02 Jim Martin jim@netzwert.ag Jack Burbank Jack.Burbank@jhuapl.edu

  2. NTPv4 Protocol Specification – Document Status • New revision at: http://www.innovationslab.net/~brian/drafts/draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv4-proto-02.txt • Numerous changes since -01 • Removal of unnecessary and inappropriate text • Addition of clarifying material

  3. NTPv4 Protocol Specification – Updates • Removal of ‘NTP Security’ section text • Removal of AutoKey material • Optional authentication field now a placeholder for TBD method • Additional text on symmetric peer operations • Removal of implementation-specific text • Removal of ‘Other Considerations’ section • Portions pulled into appropriate field description sections • Updated figure showing different timestamp formats • Additional discussion of protocol operation and relationship to NTP algorithms and NTP state variables • Correction of field range values • Updated references (RFC 4330 published) • Incorporation of comments from D. Mills

  4. NTPv4 Protocol Specification – To Do • Document NTPv4 Extensions • Definition of extension fields • Description of already-defined extensions • Determine what elements should be IANA managed • Reference IDs? • Kiss codes? • Other? • Guidance on poll interval • Currently: minimum of (TBD) seconds

  5. NTPv4 Protocol Specification – To Do (continued) • Identify way forward for optional authentication field and coupling with extension fields • Authentication field mandatory when extensions are present • Copyedit for overall cohesion

  6. NTPv4 Protocol Specification – Way Forward • Goal is to move this document to WG Last Call in near future • Review and feedback/input by WG members is critical • Thus far, comments from two individuals • Please review and comment!

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