1985/09/01 by David L. Mills · 2 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Network Time Synchronization Technologies #Mobile Agent-Based Network Management #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
paper · doi:10.17487/rfc0958
openalex publication_date 1985/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/04/21
This document describes the Network Time Protocol (NTP), a protocol for synchronizing a set of network clocks using a set of distributed clients and servers. NTP is built on the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which provides a connectionless transport mechanism. It is evolved from the Time Protocol and the ICMP Timestamp message and is a suitable replacement for both. This RFC suggests a proposed protocol for the ARPA-Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.