Synchronization of nodes on a network
US8089989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/0664
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for synchronizing at least two nodes on a network including one network node acting as a master node, the master node setting a base time T0,master, and sending elapsed time since T0,master to at least one other node acting as a slave node, and the at least one other node acting as the slave node receiving the elapsed time, and estimating and setting a value of a base time T0,slave based, at least partly, on the received elapsed time. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
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