[ntpwg] AW: WG Review: Network Time Protocol (ntp)

Wed Mar 23 19:30:22 UTC 2005

This is the mailing list to discuss this work. We've been a bit quiet,
but I expect that will change. We had a short face to face at the last
IETF (minutes coming soon). The next face to face will probably not
happen until IETF63 this summer.

Regards,
Karen

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ntpwg-bounces at support.ntp.org]On Behalf Of Feld Joachim
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> Subject: [ntpwg] AW: WG Review: Network Time Protocol (ntp) 
> 
> 
>  Hello,
> 
> Is there a special mailing list to get involved into the 
> discussion that take place in this working group? We 
> currently use NTP in our products and I will stay informed of 
> new requirements or changes as soon as possible.
> 
> Are there any face-to-face meetings planned?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Joachim Feld 
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> Betreff: WG Review: Network Time Protocol (ntp) 
> 
> A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Internet Area.  
> The IESG has not made any determination as yet. The following 
> description 
> was submitted, and is provided for informational purposes 
> only. Please send 
> your comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg at ietf.org) by 
> February 16th.
> 
> +++
> 
> Network Time Protocol (ntp)
> ==========================
> 
> Current Status: Proposed Working Group
> 
> Description of Working Group: 
> 
> The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is widely deployed and used 
> in the Internet. However, the standardization status of this 
> protocol has lagged in the IETF. RFC 1305 (NTP version 3) was 
> published in March 1992 and remains unchanged and at Draft 
> Standard status. RFC 1305 represents the majority of full NTP 
> implementations deployed today. RFC 2030 (SNTP version 4) 
> was published as an Informational RFC in October 1996 as a 
> lightweight version of NTP for deployments not requiring the full 
> functionality of NTP. SNTP now represents the majority of both 
> NTP traffic and NTP implementation issues on the Internet. A 
> good deal of work has been produced in the NTP community 
> updating both NTPv3 and SNTPv4. This work is ongoing and 
> available through the collaborative development effort in the NTP 
> community, but it has not been reflected back into the NTP 
> specifications. 
> 
> The goal of this working group is to document NTPv4 based on 
> the extensive work of the NTP community and to advance the 
> standardization status of NTP. It is an explicit goal of this 
> effort to have NTPv4 interoperate with the deployed base avoiding 
> any backwards-incompatible changes. 
> 
> A number of topics have been raised as potential work items for an
> update to NTP including support for IPv6, security considerations,
> automatic configuration, and algorithm improvements. This working
> group will focus first on delivering NTPv4 and will defer additional
> development efforts until after the delivery of NTPv4.  Support for
> IPv6 and defining mechanisms for securing NTP transactions is
> considered part of the core NTPv4 functionality.  Potentials further
> modifications and additions to the NTP protocol will be documented for
> possible further work beyond the initial NTPv4 effort.
> 
> The working group will initially focus on the following 
> deliverables:  
> 1.  NTPv4 Scope and Requirements Document (documenting the 
> scope of the NTPv4 update and identifying issues deferred for 
> future work).
> 2.  NTPv4 Protocol Specification (documenting the protocol 
> on the wire)
> 3.  NTPv4 Architecture and Algorithms Specification 
> (documenting the architecture, mathematical algorithms, 
> and behavior of NTP servers and clients)  
> 4.  NTPv4 MIB (provision for management and monitoring 
> of NTP via SNMP) 
> 
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