Chapter 3 Managing Cisco SIP IP Phones

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Table 3-3 lists the actions that take place when a valid IP address is specified in the sntp_server parameter.

Table 3-3 Actions Based on sntp_mode When the sntp_server Parameter is Set to an IP Address

sntp_server

sntp_mode=

sntp_mode=

sntp_mode=

sntp_mode=

= 0.0.0.0

unicast

multicast

anycast

directedbroadcast

 

 

 

 

 

Sends

SNTP request to the

Nothing.

SNTP request to the

SNTP packet to the

 

SNTP server.

When in multicast

SNTP server.

SNTP server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode, SNTP

 

After the first SNTP

 

 

requests are not sent.

 

response is received,

 

 

 

 

the phone switches

 

 

 

 

to multicast mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Receives

SNTP response from

SNTP data via the

SNTP response from

SNTP data from the

 

the SNTP server and

SNTP/NTP

the SNTP server and

SNTP/NTP

 

ignores responses

multicast address

ignores responses

multicast address

 

from other SNTP

from the local

from other SNTP

and the local

 

servers.

network broadcast

servers.

network broadcast

 

 

address.

 

address and ignores

 

 

 

 

responses from other

 

 

 

 

SNTP servers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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