Time Protocol

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Time Protocol is a simple network protocol defined in RFC 868 that allows clients to obtain the current time from a server as a 32-bit value representing seconds since a fixed epoch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf application layer protocol
network protocol
canBeImplementedOn clients
servers
category Internet protocol
time synchronization protocol
defaultTCPPort 37
defaultUDPPort 37
definedIn RFC 868 NERFINISHED
epoch 1900-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
firstPublicationMedium RFC series NERFINISHED
hasLimitation 32-bit wraparound after 2^32 seconds from epoch
no error correction or delay compensation
no mechanism for clock discipline
hasRFCNumber 868
IANAServiceName time
isConnectionless true (over UDP)
isConnectionOriented true (over TCP)
isStatelessOnServer true
isSupersededBy Network Time Protocol NERFINISHED
Simple Network Time Protocol NERFINISHED
isUsedFor obtaining current time from remote host
maximumRepresentableTimeSpan 2^32 seconds
approximately 136 years
messageFormat no header, only 32-bit time value
operatesAtOSIModelLayer application layer
represents seconds since epoch
requestFormat empty TCP/UDP payload
requestResponseModel client-server
requires IP network connectivity
responseFormat 4-octet time value
responseSize 4 bytes
returnsDataType 32-bit unsigned integer
specifiedBy Internet Engineering Task Force NERFINISHED
status historic
supportsAuthentication false
supportsDateInfo implicitly via seconds since epoch
supportsEncryption false
supportsLeapSecondInfo false
supportsSubSecondPrecision false
supportsTimeZoneInfo false
timeZone UTC NERFINISHED
transportLayerPortRange well-known port
usesByteOrder big-endian
usesTransportProtocol TCP NERFINISHED
UDP NERFINISHED
wasDesignedFor simple time synchronization

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RFC 868 title Time Protocol
RFC 868 specifies Time Protocol
RFC 866 relatedTo Time Protocol
RFC 867 relatedTo Time Protocol