What Is DTS?
There are several different components that comprise the DCE Distributed Time Service:
· Time clerk
· Time servers
- Local time server
- Global time server
- Courier time server
- Backup courier time server
· DTS application programming interface
· Time provider interface (TPI)
· Time format, which includes inaccuracy
The active components are the time clerk and different kinds of time servers. There are two interfaces - a programming interface (DTS API) and an interface (TPI) to an external time provider. Finally, DTS defines a new format for expressing time.
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DTS Application Programming Interface