A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8186 Title: Support of the IEEE 1588 Timestamp Format in a Two-Way Active Measurement Protocol (TWAMP) Author: G. Mirsky, I. Meilik Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: June 2017 Mailbox: gregimirsky@gmail.com, israel@broadcom.com Pages: 8 Characters: 17818 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-ippm-twamp-time-format-06.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8186 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8186 This document describes an OPTIONAL feature for active performance measurement protocols that allows use of the Precision Time Protocol timestamp format defined in IEEE 1588v2, as an alternative to the Network Time Protocol that is currently used. This document is a product of the IP Performance Metrics Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC