Coordinated timing network having servers of different capabilities

US8416811B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Scott M. Carlson · Tucson, US
• Donald Crabtree · Port Ewen, US
• Dennis J. Dahlen · Rhinebeck, US
• Noshir R. Dhondy · Saugerties, US
• Michel H. T. Hack · Somers, US
• Denise M. Sevigny · Wappingers Falls, US
• Judith A. Wierbowski · Owego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 17, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L69/24
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Communication and processing within a timing network that supports servers having different capabilities are facilitated. Individual servers of the network are dynamically updated without disrupting the operational characteristics of the timing network. New capabilities are not utilized between two servers until it is known that both servers are capable of supporting the new features. One server communicates to another server at an acceptable level of the another server.