Telnet Timing Mark Option
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The Telnet Timing Mark Option is a protocol extension that allows a Telnet client and server to coordinate and measure end-to-end transmission delays by inserting special timing mark commands into the data stream.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telnet Timing Mark option | 1 |
| Telnet option negotiation for Timing Mark | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Telnet option
ⓘ
protocol extension ⓘ |
| appliesTo | interactive terminal sessions ⓘ |
| author | Jon Postel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToProtocolSuite | TCP/IP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | application-layer protocol feature ⓘ |
| commandPrefix | IAC ⓘ |
| definedIn | RFC 860 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | TM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
allow correlation of user input with server response time
ⓘ
allow measurement of round-trip delay ⓘ insert special timing mark commands into the data stream ⓘ |
| hasName | Timing Mark ⓘ |
| hasNumericValue | Telnet option number 6 ⓘ |
| hasOptionCode | 6 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
coordinate end-to-end transmission delay measurement
ⓘ
measure interactive response time ⓘ support performance measurement over Telnet connections ⓘ |
| hasRFCTitle | Telnet Timing Mark Option NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insertsInto | Telnet data stream ⓘ |
| introduced | 1983 ⓘ |
| isObsoletedBy | modern performance measurement tools ⓘ |
| layer | application layer ⓘ |
| measurementType | end-to-end transmission delay ⓘ |
| negotiatedUsing | Telnet option negotiation mechanism ⓘ |
| operatesBetween |
Telnet client
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telnet server ⓘ |
| partOf | Telnet protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Telnet Echo Option
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telnet protocol options ⓘ |
| requires | support from both Telnet client and Telnet server ⓘ |
| securityConsideration |
can reveal timing characteristics of a connection
ⓘ
does not provide encryption ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| status | historic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interactive session tuning
ⓘ
network delay analysis ⓘ performance diagnostics ⓘ |
| usesCommand |
IAC DO TIMING-MARK
ⓘ
IAC DONT TIMING-MARK ⓘ IAC TIMING-MARK ⓘ IAC WILL TIMING-MARK ⓘ IAC WONT TIMING-MARK ⓘ |
| usesTransportProtocol | TCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.