> Peter Barany wrote: > > Hi, > > Two questions about this I-D: > > (1) In Section 3.2.3 "Sample Code for Pseudo-Random Global ID Algorithm", step (1) > of the algorithm states: > "Obtain the current time of day in 64-bit NTP format (NTP)" > Question: Would it be possible to have the I-D specify that "how the current time of > day is obtained is beyond the scope of > this document"?
What is specified is the format, not the source. It's necessary to specify a format in order to specify an algorithm. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brian E Carpenter Distinguished Engineer, Internet Standards & Technology, IBM NEW ADDRESS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PLEASE UPDATE ADDRESS BOOK -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
