| ### 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. More: Time Clerk Time Servers DTS Application Programming Interface Time Provider Interface DTS Time Format ####