doc: mention RFC on interleaved modes

The specification of the interleaved modes is now published as
RFC 9769.
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Miroslav Lichvar
2025-05-26 08:43:44 +02:00
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@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ authenticated source to be safely combined with unauthenticated sources in
order to improve the accuracy of the clock. They can be selected and used for
synchronisation only if they agree with the trusted and required source.
*xleave*:::
This option enables the interleaved mode of NTP. It enables the server to
respond with more accurate transmit timestamps (e.g. kernel or hardware
timestamps), which cannot be contained in the transmitted packet itself and
need to refer to a previous packet instead. This can significantly improve the
accuracy and stability of the measurements.
This option enables the interleaved mode of NTP (RFC 9769). It enables the
server to respond with more accurate transmit timestamps (e.g. kernel or
hardware timestamps), which cannot be contained in the transmitted packet
itself and need to refer to a previous packet instead. This can significantly
improve the accuracy and stability of the measurements.
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The interleaved mode is compatible with servers that support only the basic
mode. Note that even