Analysis of NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations

Jeonggyu Song; Jonghoon Kwon; Junbeom Hur

doi:10.1145/3492866.3558586

Analysis of NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations

Jeonggyu Song, Jonghoon Kwon, Junbeom Hur

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

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Abstract

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a server-client-based time synchronization protocol that transmits time information over a network, and is used in various applications on the Internet. Especially, the NTP Pool Project is designed to connect NTP servers that provide accurate time to millions of clients, and balance the load on the NTP servers using the NTP pool. The NTP pool operates the NTP pool monitor system to evaluate the time accuracy and availability of the NTP servers registered with the NTP pool. There are currently two operating environments for monitoring systems in practice: one is a single monitoring system, which is officially operating, and the other is a multiple-monitoring system, which is now under beta testing. In this study, we investigate the NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations, which is expected to be deployed soon in the real world. We then discuss possible threats and their security implications when the current single monitoring system extends to the multiple-monitoring system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MobiHoc 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 23rd International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	259-264
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450391658
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3492866.3558586
Publication status	Published - 2022 Oct 3
Event	23rd ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing, MobiHoc 2022 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2022 Oct 17 → 2022 Oct 20

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)

Conference

Conference	23rd ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing, MobiHoc 2022
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	22/10/17 → 22/10/20

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by IITP grant funded by the MSIT, Ko-rea (No.2019-0-00533, 2022-0-00411) and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation funded by the Ministry of Education, Korea (NRF-2021R1A6A1A13044830)

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© 2022 ACM.

Keywords

network protocol security
network security
network time protocol

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Computer Networks and Communications
Software

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Song, J., Kwon, J., & Hur, J. (2022). Analysis of NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations. In MobiHoc 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 23rd International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing (pp. 259-264). (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3492866.3558586

Analysis of NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations. / Song, Jeonggyu; Kwon, Jonghoon; Hur, Junbeom.
MobiHoc 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 23rd International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing. Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. p. 259-264 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Song, J, Kwon, J & Hur, J 2022, Analysis of NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations. in MobiHoc 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 23rd International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc), Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 259-264, 23rd ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing, MobiHoc 2022, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 22/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3492866.3558586

Song J, Kwon J, Hur J. Analysis of NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations. In MobiHoc 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 23rd International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing. Association for Computing Machinery. 2022. p. 259-264. (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)). doi: 10.1145/3492866.3558586

Song, Jeonggyu ; Kwon, Jonghoon ; Hur, Junbeom. / Analysis of NTP pool monitoring system based on multiple monitoring stations. MobiHoc 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 23rd International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing. Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. pp. 259-264 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc)).

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