[ntpwg] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5905 (3007)

[Brian Haberman]

Ralph (& Jari),
     This errata has been discussed (and verified) on the NTP mailing
list.  Please reclassify this errata report as "Verified".

Regards,
Brian

On 10/28/11 5:16 PM, RFC Errata System wrote:
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5905,
> "Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification".
> 
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> You may review the report below and at:
> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=5905&eid=3007
> 
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> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Danny Mayer <mayer at ntp.org>
> 
> Section: 7.4
> 
> Original Text
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> b.  For kiss code RATE, the client MUST immediately reduce its
>        polling interval to that server and continue to reduce it each
>        time it receives a RATE kiss code.
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> b.  For kiss code RATE, the client MUST immediately increase its
>        polling interval to that server and continue to increase it each
>        time it receives a RATE kiss code.
> 
> Notes
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> The client needs to poll the server for new timestamps less often
> 
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> RFC5905 (draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv4-proto-13)
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> Title               : Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification
> Publication Date    : June 2010
> Author(s)           : D. Mills, J. Martin, Ed., J. Burbank, W. Kasch
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : Network Time Protocol
> Area                : Internet
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG