org.apache.commons.net.ntp

Class NTPUDPClient

public final class NTPUDPClient extends DatagramSocketClient

The NTPUDPClient class is a UDP implementation of a client for the Network Time Protocol (NTP) described in RFC 1305 as well as the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) in RFC-2030. To use the class, merely open a local datagram socket with open and call getTime to retrieve the time. Then call close to close the connection properly. Successive calls to getTime are permitted without re-establishing a connection. That is because UDP is a connectionless protocol and the Network Time Protocol is stateless.

Version: $Revision: 165675 $ $Date: 2005-05-02 15:09:55 -0500 (Mon, 02 May 2005) $

Author: Jason Mathews, MITRE Corp

Field Summary
static intDEFAULT_PORT
The default NTP port.
Method Summary
TimeInfogetTime(InetAddress host, int port)
Retrieves the time information from the specified server and port and returns it.
TimeInfogetTime(InetAddress host)
Retrieves the time information from the specified server on the default NTP port and returns it.
intgetVersion()
Returns the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet that is sent to remote host (e.g.
voidsetVersion(int version)
Sets the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet communicate with remote host.

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PORT

public static final int DEFAULT_PORT
The default NTP port. It is set to 123 according to RFC 1305. **

Method Detail

getTime

public TimeInfo getTime(InetAddress host, int port)
Retrieves the time information from the specified server and port and returns it. The time is the number of miliiseconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 UTC, as specified by RFC 1305. This method reads the raw NTP packet and constructs a TimeInfo object that allows access to all the fields of the NTP message header.

Parameters: host The address of the server. port The port of the service.

Returns: The time value retrieved from the server.

Throws: IOException If an error occurs while retrieving the time.

getTime

public TimeInfo getTime(InetAddress host)
Retrieves the time information from the specified server on the default NTP port and returns it. The time is the number of miliiseconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 UTC, as specified by RFC 1305. This method reads the raw NTP packet and constructs a TimeInfo object that allows access to all the fields of the NTP message header.

Parameters: host The address of the server.

Returns: The time value retrieved from the server.

Throws: IOException If an error occurs while retrieving the time.

getVersion

public int getVersion()
Returns the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet that is sent to remote host (e.g. 3=NTP v3, 4=NTP v4, etc.)

Returns: the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet.

See Also:

setVersion

public void setVersion(int version)
Sets the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet communicate with remote host.

Parameters: version the NTP protocol version number