Network device which selects a time service provider
US5694537A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1443
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of selecting one time service provider from a plurality of time service providers accessible over a local area network (LAN). The method includes a storing step which stores, in a memory, a list identifying plural time service providers accessible over the LAN, the list identifying plural time service providers in order from a highest priority time service provider to a lowest priority time service provider. A determining step determines, via a LAN interface, a highest priority time service provider which is available in the list identifying plural time service providers, and a selecting step selects, via the LAN interface, the highest priority time service provider which is available in the list identifying plural time service providers.
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