Network Time Protocols (ntp) working group - Feb 2024 Virtual Interim

Thursday, 29 February 2024
17:00 - 18:30 UTC
(via meetecho - link TBS)

Administrative and Agenda Bashing (Chairs)

• Minutes:
  https://notes.ietf.org/notes-ietf-interim-2024-ntp-02-ntp?edit

• Agenda Bashing: Additional topic: Current discussion about NTS for
  NTP pools

NTP/TICTOC WG Document Status Review/Update (Chairs)

NTP Registries

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-update-registries/

• Is with the AD for further processing
• Rich: Erik has a question regarding citation of pre-RFC5378 work.
  Rich and Dieter believe this is not necessary. Feedback from Erik is
  expected.

Enterprise Profile

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tictoc-ptp-enterprise-profile/

• The LC of this documents ends 5 March.
• After publishing the TICTOC WG will be closed.

Khronos

• Kronos has been published RFC 9523!
• Update on implementations status of Khronos to the WG would be
  appreciated.

NTP over PTP

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-over-ptp/

• Some editorial changes are outstanding.
• After that, the draft is ready to go to the IESG

NTPv5 Requirements

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv5-requirements/
Karen:

• Some members of the WG have concerns that not all comments are
  considered adequately
• Kristof: Every blocking issues are resolved (with minimum effort)
• Karen: There is still a need for coordination with the AD before it
  goes to the IESG

Ongoing working group efforts (any updates?)

NTPv5 Protocol Specification

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-ntpv5/#
Karen: Miroslav didn't provide a update since the last interim

Roughtime

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-roughtime/
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ntp-roughtime-ecosystem/
No update of these documents

NTS for PTP

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-langer-ntp-nts-for-ptp-07
Martin:

• Many architectural changes
• Comments from David
• I consider it to be ready for adoption
• Implementation effort is ongoing
  Karen: Will initiate a adoption call

NTS for NTP pools

• Karen: there has been intense discussion on the mailing list
• Martin: there are currently different proposals. WG still need to
  agree on the best approach.

AOB and Way Forward

• We will not have a meeting in Brisbane
• We shall have a interim at 11 April probably
• Will probably have a side meeting in Brisbane