Symmetricom Time Server Network Card User Manual


 
6000-100AppA.fm Rev. C TimeVault™ User’s Manual A-95
SNTP V 3.0 Data Format per RFC-2030 Appendix A: NTP Version 3, NTPQ, and NTPDC
A.2 SNTP V 3.0 Data Format per RFC-2030
When TimeVault replies to requests from SNTP clients, the packet format is the same as
the NTP packet format described above, with the following differences:
Leap Indicator
TimeVault sets these 2 bits to either 0 (normal) or 3 (unsynchronized) only
Version Number
TimeVault copies this field from the client request packet and returns it in this field.
Reference Timestamp
This field is set to the time that the reply left TimeVault’s server host.
Receive Timestamp
This field is set to the time that the reply left TimeVault’s server host.
Transmit Timestamp
This field is set to the time that the reply left TimeVault’s server host.
Authenticator
This field is not used in SNTP.