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RFC 1361: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1769.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 5905 — Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memorandum describes the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), which is an adaptation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) used to synchronize computer clocks in the Internet. This memorandum does not obsolete or update any RFC. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Discussion of the standardization process and the RFC document series is presented first, followed by an explanation of the terms. Sections 6.2 - 6.9 contain the lists of protocols in each stage of standardization. Finally come pointers to references and contacts for further information. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1361
Published
August 1992
Authors
D. Mills
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
10
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 1769

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 9 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 958 (1985)
  2. RFC 1059 (1988)
  3. RFC 1119 (1989)
  4. RFC 1305 (1992)
  5. RFC 1361 (1992)
  6. RFC 1769 (1995)
  7. RFC 2030 (1996)
  8. RFC 4330 (2006)
  9. RFC 5905 (2010) ✓

Read the full history of Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification →

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