Hello,
I have just reviewed Date and Time on the Internet:Timestamps
<draft-ietf-impp-datetime-05.txt>. Are there any accuracy considerations
with respect to these timestamps? Do they need to be accurate to some level
of precision (minutes, seconds?) or is the standard attempting to define a
format only? Section 4.4 Unqualified Local Time asserts machines using
local time MUST synchronize with a UTC source. NTP is asserted as a
mechanism to obtain UTC and it follows that this introduces some degree of
accuracy. Should this be defined? I am very interested in your thoughts on
this.
Thanks,
Paul Skoog
Product Manager, IP Network Timing
TrueTime, Inc.
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