| Description | The association mode of the NTP server, with values
coded as follows,
0, unspecified
1, symmetric active - A host operating in this mode
sends periodic messages regardless of the
reachability state or stratum of its peer. By
operating in this mode the host announces its
willingness to synchronize and be synchronized
by the peer
2, symmetric passive - This type of association is
ordinarily created upon arrival of a message
from a peer operating in the symmetric active
mode and persists only as long as the peer is
reachable and operating at a stratum level
less than or equal to the host; otherwise, the
association is dissolved. However, the
association will always persist until at least
one message has been sent in reply. By
operating in this mode the host announces its
willingness to synchronize and be synchronized
by the peer
3, client - A host operating in this mode sends
periodic messages regardless of the
reachability state or stratum of its peer. By
operating in this mode the host, usually a LAN
workstation, announces its willingness to be
synchronized by, but not to synchronize the peer
4, server - This type of association is ordinarily
created upon arrival of a client request message
and exists only in order to reply to that
request, after which the association is
dissolved. By operating in this mode the host,
usually a LAN time server, announces its
willingness to synchronize, but not to be
synchronized by the peer
5, broadcast - A host operating in this mode sends
periodic messages regardless of the
reachability state or stratum of the peers.
By operating in this mode the host, usually a
LAN time server operating on a high-speed
broadcast medium, announces its willingness to
synchronize all of the peers, but not to be
synchronized by any of them
6, reserved for NTP control messages
7, reserved for private use.
When creating a new peer association, if no value
is specified for this object, it defaults to
symmetricActive(1). |
| Syntaxe | Enumeration (0-unspecified, 1-symmetricActive, 2-symmetricPassive, 3-client, 4-server, 5-broadcast, 6-reservedControl, 7-reservedPrivate) |