How NTP protocol works? [closed]

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I try to find ant NTP documentation for "dummies", I don't understand how NTP works. I need to write an NTP client which should just print current local time. What should I send to the server? What will I receive?

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If you want to implement your own client then you need the RFC 5905 - Network Time Protocol Version 4 which specifies the protocol and algorithms of NTP. This document describes exactly what you should send to the server and what you will receive.